NINE MONTH REPORT 1 December 2006 - 31 August 2007
• Sales for the H&M Group excluding VAT for the first nine months of the financial year amounted to SEK 55,529 m (48,888), an increase of 14 per cent. In local currencies, the increase was 16 per cent and in comparable stores 5 per cent.• Profit after financial items for the first nine months was SEK 12,949 m (10,368), an increase of 25 per cent. Group profit after tax was SEK 8,935 m (6,998), corresponding to SEK 10.80 (8.46) per share.• Sales for the third quarter excluding VAT amounted to SEK 18,707 m (16,754), an increase of 12 per cent compared with the previous year. In local