Interim report 1 december 1999 - 31 august 2000
INTERIM REPORT 1 December 1999 - 31 August 2000 The period in brief: · Group turnover for the nine months period amounted to SEK 25,428 M (SEK 23,549 M), an increase of 8 per cent compared with the same period last year. In comparable currencies 13 per cent. · Profit after financial items was SEK 2,613 M (SEK 3,209 M), a decrease of 19 per cent compared with the same period last year, mainly due to price reductions, larger than usual, of SEK 375 M. · Turnover for the third quarter amounted to SEK 8,186 M (SEK 7,866 M), an increase of 4 per cent (in comparable currencies 7 per cent) compared