Kesko's comparable sales grew in October - Seite 2

	01/01/17-31/10/17		Comparable
	€ million	Change, %	change, %
Grocery trade, total	4,370.3	+1.6	+2.1
Building and technical trade, Finland	1,957.9	+7.7	+1.3
Building and technical trade, other countries	2,011.0	+21.2	+0.6
Building and technical trade, total	3,968.9	+14.1	+0.9
Car trade, total	783.3	+8.8	+2.3
Common functions and eliminations	-1.6
Grand total	9,120.9	+7.4	+1.7
Finland, total	7,109.9	+5.5	+2.0
Other countries, total	2,011.0	+14.8	+0.6
Grand total	9,120.9	+7.4	+1.7

 

 

Change, % indicates the change when compared to the corresponding period of the previous year. The comparable change % has been calculated for the grocery trade by including those stores formerly belonging to Suomen Lähikauppa, and which have belonged to the network in both years, in the sales. The comparable change % in the building and technical trade as well as the car trade has been calculated in local currencies and excluding the impact of acquisitions and divestments.

 

In October 2017, the number of Kesko's wholesale selling days in Finland was 22, which is one day more than the year before. In January-October 2017, the number of Kesko's wholesale selling days in Finland was the same as the year before.

 

In connection with interim reports, Kesko publishes advance information on K Group's retail sales quarterly.

 

Further information is available from Vice President, Group Controller Eva Kaukinen, tel. [phone].

 

 

Kesko Corporation

 

 

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