AmBev Announces Volumes for the Fourth Quarter 2004.SAO Sa´o n. 1. (Zool.) Any marine annelid of the genus Hyalinæcia, especially H. tubicola of Europe, which inhabits a transparent movable tube resembling a quill in color and texture. PAULO, Brazil -- Companhia de Bebidas das Americas - AmBev (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : ABV ABV Above ABV Alcohol By Volume ABV Abuja, Nigeria (airport code) ABV Assault Breacher Vehicle ABV Accredited Business Valuation specialist ABV Auxiliary Building Ventilation ABV Annual Buy Value ABV Air Bleed Valve ) (NYSE: ABVc)(BOVESPA See Bolsa de Valores de Sao Paulo. : AMBV4)(BOVESPA: AMBV3) today announced the volumes for the fourth quarter and full year 2004. Volumes for each business unit were as disclosed in the table below, in thousands of hectoliters. The 14% volume growth in the Brazilian Beer Brazil is the world's fourth largest market for beer with over 74 million barrels produced in 2002. Annual consumption per head exceeds 50 litres. History The tradition of brewing in Brazil dates back to European immigration in the early nineteenth century. operations fulfills AmBev's commitment to recover the market share lost in 2003, which was achieved at no expense to the company's benchmarking operating margins. Our beer market share in Brazil reached 68.1% in December, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. ACNielsen.
4Q04 Full Year
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Volume % Change Volume % Change
Brazil
Beer 18,417 14.3% 57,778 4.6%
Soft Drinks 5,963 6.2% 19,108 1.7%
Hispanic Latin America
Beer 5,768 8.3% 17,904 24.1%
Soft Drinks 3,164 39.4% 10,456 77.9%
North America 2,776 NM 3,623 NM
Total
Beer 26,961 25.8% 79,305 13.8%
Soft Drinks 9,126 15.8% 29,564 19.8%
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