The UK market for water and sewerage fell by 4.4% in 2001 to reach a value of Ј6,080 million. Over the five-year review period value sales decreased by 12.8%. Currently the UK provides approximately 18,000 million liters of water every day to 58 million people. The industry incurs expenses of approximately Ј3.0bn every year on improving the water supply and sewerage services. This report is part of Euromonitor’s highly successful Major Market Profiles series. These briefings provide concise, up-to-date, accurate and affordable analysis of 156 commercial, industrial and service sectors in key countries.