11.   In each region, shipments of soda concentrate kept pace with, or exceeded, the growth of case sales.

12.   In North America, increasing retail prices in supermarkets have hurt case sales this year.

13.   Part of the slide was caused by fluctuating currencies, meaning case sales were stronger, said Andrew Conway, a beverage stocks analyst at Morgan Stanley.

14.   That will make it difficult for Coke to reach its annual target for case sales.

15.   The company also said case sales were strong in July.

16.   There is a silver lining in the drop in case sales because CCE can reduce its capital expenditures, such as those for trucks and additional production lines.

17.   They also said the smaller price increases will mean case sales in North American supermarkets will be flat, instead of on the downswing again.