Table 2 | Annual Expenditure on Luxury Items Compared with Funding Needed to Meet Selected Basic Needs |
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In | Billion | ||
Dollars | |||
Product | Annual Expenditure |
Social or Economic Goal |
Additional Annual Investment Needed to Achieve Goal |
Makeup | 18 | Reproductive health care for all women |
12 |
Pet food in Europe and USA |
17 | Elimination of hunger and malnutrition |
19 |
Perfumes | 15 | Universal literacy |
5 |
Ocean cruises |
14 | Clean drinking water for all |
10 |
Ice cream in Europe |
11 | Immunizing every child |
1.3 |
Source: Editor & Art Director