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Mexicans Spend More on Drinking Water Than Broadband and Phone Combined

Peter Aronson · 648:Biluu Lets Mexicans Safely Drink Tap Water for $150 with CEO Peter Aronso · May 3, 2017 · at 2:07

Peter Aronson, founder of water filtration startup Biluu, breaks down consumer water spending versus telecom utilities in Mexico.

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“70% of the tap, 70% of the bottle water that's consumed in Mexico are these five-gallon jugs, and typical family will be buying about two of those per week, which means that the average Mexican family is spending more per month on their drinking water than on their broadband and phone line combined.”

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The claim, plainly

In Mexico, 70% of consumed bottled water comes from five-gallon jugs, and the average family spends more per month on drinking water than on broadband and phone lines combined.

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Assessment

The claim bundles two distinct assertions. The first assertion—that approximately 70% of consumed bottled water volume in Mexico comes from five-gallon (20-liter) jugs (garrafones)—is supported by industry and association data (ANPDAPAC, beverage market studies). However, the second assertion—that the average Mexican family spends more per month on drinking water than on broadband and landline phone services combined—is false. Data from INEGI (ENIGH) and IFT around 2016–2018 show that average monthly household expenditure on drinking water was roughly $60 to $300 MXN per month (or around $432 MXN including piped water), whereas standard dual-play broadband and landline packages averaged $400 to $850 MXN per month, with total household telecom spending averaging roughly $690 MXN per month.

ANPDAPAC and market research figures confirm that 20-liter jugs (garrafones) account for approximately 70% of bottled water volume sold in Mexico.
INEGI ENIGH and IMCO data indicate average Mexican household spending on drinking water was roughly $60 to $300 MXN per month.
IFT and ENIGH data show residential broadband and landline phone dual-play packages averaged between $400 and $850 MXN per month, materially exceeding monthly household spending on drinking water.

Checked against

[1] alianzasalud.org.mx [2] legiscomex.com [3] vistapress.com.mx [4] imco.org.mx [5] uniradiobaja.com [6] imco.org.mx [7] beveragetradenetwork.com [8] aqueducto.mx

"gasto trimestral" "telefonía fija" "internet" ENIGH 2016 OR 2018 Mexico bottled water garrafon percentage volume consumption 70 percent "gasto promedio" "agua embotellada" "internet" ENIGH "garrafones" "agua embotellada" "70%" OR "70 por ciento" Mexico "garrafón" "agua embotellada" porcentaje volumen Mexico INEGI OR Euromonitor OR Beverage Marketing "gasto promedio" "telefonía fija" "servicio de internet" ENIGH 2016 ENIGH INEGI gasto agua embotellada internet telefonia fija 2016 2018 "gasto promedio mensual" agua embotellada "ENIGH" "gasto en telecomunicaciones" "gasto en agua" ENIGH comparación

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Disclosure

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“Well, those numbers are confidential, but we're talking about you know, six figure sales. We need to maintain those kind of those kinds of numbers in order to see our exclusivity continue.”

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Disclosure

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Assertion Not checkable as stated

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