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Article: Fimalac: First-Half 2004 Sales: Up 3.7% Like-for-Like.
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- Business Wire
- Article date:
- July 28, 2004
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PARIS -- Fimalac sales for the first half of 2004 totaled EUR 578.6 million, an increase of 3.7% like-for-like* compared with the same period of 2003. On a reported basis, sales were down 7.8%, due mainly to the exclusion of CLAL-MSX and LBC, which were divested in December 2003 and May 2004 respectively:
(in millions of euros) First half First half
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Like-for-like sales 575.9 597.4 + 3.7%
Currency effect (mainly $ and GBP)- 18.8
Changes in Group structure ...