10/24/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/24/2024 04:19
UNILEVER PLC
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/S/ M VARSELLONA
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BY M VARSELLONA
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CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER AND GROUP SECRETARY
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EXHIBIT NUMBER
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EXHIBIT DESCRIPTION
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99
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Notice to London Stock Exchange dated 24 October 2024
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Q3 2024 Trading Statement
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Volume-led growth, positive in all Business Groups
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Third Quarter 2024
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Nine Months 2024
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(unaudited)
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USG
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Turnover
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vs 2023
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USG
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Turnover
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vs 2023
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Unilever
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4.5%
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€15.2bn
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-%
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4.3%
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€46.4bn
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1.3%
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Beauty & Wellbeing
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6.7%
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€3.2bn
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5.5%
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7.0%
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€9.8bn
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5.1%
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Personal Care
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4.4%
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€3.4bn
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(5.7)%
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5.2%
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€10.4bn
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(1.6)%
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Home Care
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1.9%
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€3.0bn
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(2.9)%
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2.8%
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€9.3bn
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-%
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Nutrition
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1.5%
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€3.2bn
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(1.5)%
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2.6%
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€9.9bn
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0.3%
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Ice Cream
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9.8%
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€2.4bn
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8.1%
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3.6%
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€7.0bn
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3.9%
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Outlook
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Third Quarter Review: Unilever Group
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(unaudited)
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Turnover
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USG
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UVG
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UPG
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Acquisitions
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Disposals
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Currency
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Turnover change
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Third Quarter
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€15.2bn
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4.5%
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3.6%
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0.9%
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0.3%
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(1.8)%
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(2.8)%
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-%
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Nine Months
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€46.4bn
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4.3%
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2.9%
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1.3%
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0.4%
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(1.4)%
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(1.9)%
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1.3%
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Conference Call
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Upcoming Events
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Date
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Events
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22 November 2024
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Unilever Investor Event 2024
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13 February 2025
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Q4 and FY 2024 results
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Third Quarter Review: Business Groups
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Third Quarter 2024
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Nine Months 2024
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(unaudited)
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Turnover
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USG
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UVG
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UPG
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Turnover
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USG
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UVG
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UPG
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Unilever
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€15.2bn
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4.5%
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3.6%
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0.9%
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€46.4bn
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4.3%
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2.9%
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1.3%
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Beauty & Wellbeing
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€3.2bn
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6.7%
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5.7%
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0.9%
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€9.8bn
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7.0%
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5.6%
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1.3%
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Personal Care
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€3.4bn
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4.4%
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3.1%
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1.3%
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€10.4bn
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5.2%
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3.0%
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2.2%
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Home Care
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€3.0bn
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1.9%
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3.3%
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(1.4)%
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€9.3bn
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2.8%
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4.2%
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(1.3)%
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Nutrition
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€3.2bn
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1.5%
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0.4%
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1.1%
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€9.9bn
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2.6%
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0.1%
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2.5%
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Ice Cream
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€2.4bn
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9.8%
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6.7%
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2.9%
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€7.0bn
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3.6%
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1.5%
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2.1%
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(unaudited)
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Turnover
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USG
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UVG
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UPG
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Acquisitions
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Disposals
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Currency
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Turnover change
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Third Quarter
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€3.2bn
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6.7%
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5.7%
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0.9%
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1.0%
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-%
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(2.1)%
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5.5%
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Nine Months
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€9.8bn
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7.0%
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5.6%
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1.3%
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0.9%
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(1.1)%
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(1.6)%
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5.1%
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(unaudited)
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Turnover
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USG
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UVG
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UPG
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Acquisitions
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Disposals
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Currency
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Turnover change
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Third Quarter
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€3.4bn
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4.4%
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3.1%
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1.3%
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-%
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(6.3)%
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(3.6)%
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(5.7)%
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Nine Months
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€10.4bn
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5.2%
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3.0%
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2.2%
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-%
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(4.4)%
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(2.1)%
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(1.6)%
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(unaudited)
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Turnover
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USG
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UVG
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UPG
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Acquisitions
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Disposals
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Currency
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Turnover change
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Third Quarter
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€3.0bn
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1.9%
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3.3%
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(1.4)%
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-%
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(1.2)%
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(3.6)%
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(2.9)%
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Nine Months
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€9.3bn
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2.8%
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4.2%
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(1.3)%
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-%
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(0.4)%
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(2.3)%
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-%
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(unaudited)
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Turnover
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USG
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UVG
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UPG
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Acquisitions
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Disposals
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Currency
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Turnover change
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Third Quarter
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€3.2bn
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1.5%
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0.4%
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1.1%
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-%
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(0.5)%
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(2.5)%
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(1.5)%
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Nine Months
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€9.9bn
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2.6%
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0.1%
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2.5%
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-%
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(0.4)%
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(1.9)%
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0.3%
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(unaudited)
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Turnover
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USG
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UVG
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UPG
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Acquisitions
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Disposals
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Currency
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Turnover change
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Third Quarter
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€2.4bn
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9.8%
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6.7%
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2.9%
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0.7%
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-%
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(2.3)%
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8.1%
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Nine Months
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€7.0bn
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3.6%
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1.5%
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2.1%
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1.5%
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-%
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(1.2)%
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3.9%
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Third Quarter Review: Geographical Areas
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Third Quarter 2024
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Nine Months 2024
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|||||||
(unaudited)
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Turnover
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USG
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UVG
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UPG
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Turnover
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USG
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UVG
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UPG
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Unilever
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€15.2bn
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4.5%
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3.6%
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0.9%
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€46.4bn
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4.3%
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2.9%
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1.3%
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Asia Pacific Africa
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€6.5bn
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2.5%
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1.0%
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1.5%
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€19.9bn
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3.2%
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2.0%
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1.2%
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The Americas
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€5.5bn
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5.9%
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4.6%
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1.3%
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€16.9bn
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5.6%
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4.1%
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1.4%
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Europe
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€3.2bn
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6.5%
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7.7%
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(1.0)%
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€9.6bn
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4.5%
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2.9%
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1.5%
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Third Quarter 2024
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Nine Months 2024
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|||||||
(unaudited)
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Turnover
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USG
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UVG
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UPG
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Turnover
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USG
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UVG
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UPG
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Emerging markets
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€8.7bn
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2.9%
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1.4%
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1.5%
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€27.0bn
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4.4%
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3.0%
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1.3%
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Developed markets
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€6.5bn
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6.9%
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6.8%
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0.1%
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€19.4bn
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4.1%
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2.8%
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1.3%
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North America
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€3.3bn
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7.4%
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6.2%
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1.1%
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€10.0bn
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4.7%
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3.4%
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1.3%
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Latin America
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€2.2bn
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3.8%
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2.0%
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1.7%
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€6.9bn
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7.0%
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5.3%
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1.6%
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Dividends
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Per Unilever PLC ordinary share (traded on the London Stock Exchange):
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£0.3663
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Per Unilever PLC ordinary share (traded on Euronext in Amsterdam):
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€0.4396
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Per Unilever PLC American Depositary Receipt:
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US$0.4755
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Announcement Date
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Ex-dividend Date for Ordinary Shares
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Ex-dividend Date for ADRs
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Record Date
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Payment Date
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Q3 2024 Dividend
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24 October 2024
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07 November 2024
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08 November 2024
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08 November 2024
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06 December 2024
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Segment Information - Business Groups
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(unaudited)
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||||||
Third Quarter
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Beauty & Wellbeing
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Personal Care
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Home Care
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Nutrition
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Ice Cream
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Total
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Turnover (€ million)
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2023
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3,106
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3,597
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3,084
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3,250
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2,205
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15,242
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2024
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3,276
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3,393
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2,993
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3,201
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2,383
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15,246
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Change (%)
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5.5
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(5.7)
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(2.9)
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(1.5)
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8.1
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-
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Impact of:
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||||||
Acquisitions (%)
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1.0
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-
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-
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-
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0.7
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0.3
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Disposals (%)
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-
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(6.3)
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(1.2)
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(0.5)
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-
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(1.8)
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Currency-related items (%), of which:
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(2.1)
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(3.6)
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(3.6)
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(2.5)
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(2.3)
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(2.8)
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Exchange rates changes (%)
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(3.7)
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(5.3)
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(6.6)
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(4.4)
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(4.4)
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(4.9)
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Extreme price growth in hyperinflationary markets*
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1.7
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1.8
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3.2
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2.0
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2.2
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2.2
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Underlying sales growth (%)
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6.7
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4.4
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1.9
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1.5
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9.8
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4.5
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Price* (%)
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0.9
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1.3
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(1.4)
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1.1
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2.9
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0.9
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Volume (%)
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5.7
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3.1
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3.3
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0.4
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6.7
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3.6
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Nine Months
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Beauty & Wellbeing
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Personal Care
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Home Care
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Nutrition
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Ice Cream
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Total
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Turnover (€ million)
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||||||
2023
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9,343
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10,515
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9,325
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9,861
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6,733
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45,777
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2024
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9,817
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10,349
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9,326
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9,890
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6,996
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46,378
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Change (%)
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5.1
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(1.6)
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-
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0.3
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3.9
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1.3
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Impact of:
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||||||
Acquisitions (%)
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0.9
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-
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-
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-
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1.5
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0.4
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Disposals (%)
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(1.1)
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(4.4)
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(0.4)
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(0.4)
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-
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(1.4)
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Currency-related items (%), of which:
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(1.6)
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(2.1)
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(2.3)
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(1.9)
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(1.2)
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(1.9)
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Exchange rates changes (%)
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(3.2)
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(3.9)
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(5.5)
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(3.6)
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(3.2)
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(3.9)
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Extreme price growth in hyperinflationary markets*
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1.6
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1.9
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3.3
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1.8
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2.1
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2.1
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Underlying sales growth (%)
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7.0
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5.2
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2.8
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2.6
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3.6
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4.3
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Price* (%)
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1.3
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2.2
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(1.3)
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2.5
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2.1
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1.3
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Volume (%)
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5.6
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3.0
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4.2
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0.1
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1.5
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2.9
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Segment Information - Geographical Areas
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(unaudited)
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Third Quarter
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Asia Pacific Africa
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The Americas
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Europe
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Total
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Turnover (€ million)
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||||
2023
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6,600
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5,525
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3,117
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15,242
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2024
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6,493
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5,478
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3,275
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15,246
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Change (%)
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(1.6)
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(0.9)
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5.1
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-
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Impact of:
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||||
Acquisitions (%)
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-
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0.9
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-
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0.3
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Disposals (%)
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(0.9)
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(3.1)
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(1.8)
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(1.8)
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Currency-related items (%), of which:
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(3.2)
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(4.3)
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0.4
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(2.8)
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Exchange rates changes (%)
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(4.7)
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(8.1)
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0.4
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(4.9)
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Extreme price growth in hyperinflationary markets*
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1.6
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4.2
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-
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2.2
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Underlying sales growth (%)
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2.5
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5.9
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6.5
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4.5
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Price* (%)
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1.5
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1.3
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(1.0)
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0.9
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Volume (%)
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1.0
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4.6
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7.7
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3.6
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Nine Months
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Asia Pacific Africa
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The Americas
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Europe
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Total
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Turnover (€ million)
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||||
2023
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20,141
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16,467
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9,169
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45,777
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2024
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19,869
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16,950
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9,559
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46,378
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Change (%)
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(1.3)
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2.9
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4.3
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1.3
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Impact of:
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Acquisitions (%)
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-
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1.1
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-
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0.4
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Disposals (%)
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(0.5)
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(2.9)
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(0.8)
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(1.4)
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Currency-related items (%), of which:
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(3.9)
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(0.7)
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0.6
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(1.9)
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Exchange rates changes (%)
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(5.4)
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(4.6)
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0.6
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(3.9)
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Extreme price growth in hyperinflationary markets*
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1.5
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4.1
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-
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2.1
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Underlying sales growth (%)
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3.2
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5.6
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4.5
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4.3
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Price* (%)
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1.2
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1.4
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1.5
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1.3
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Volume (%)
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2.0
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4.1
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2.9
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2.9
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Non - GAAP measures
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Cautionary Statement
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