Net sales: up 7% (adjusted for exchange rate effects: up 5%)
Operating profit (EBITA): up 8%
Profit for the period: up 9%
Bifurcated regional performance. Germany: up 12% Europe: unchanged year on year Asia/Pacific/Africa: up 23% (adjusted for exchange rate effects: up 11%) Americas: up 16% (adjusted for exchange rate effects: up 5%)
Banking business maintains forward momentum: net sales and EBITA up 12%.
