Unilever''s revenue falls 2% in first quarter

Unilever registered 2% drop in revenue in the first quarter in front of the same period last year. With that, reached € 12.5 billion. Unfavorable exchange rates impacted the growth registered in volume and higher prices.
Underlying sales, excluding the foreign exchange impact and effects related to acquisitions, increased by 4.7% compared to the same period last year. Emerging Emmercados, the growth was 8.3%, compared to the 5.3 percent registered a year earlier. To this end, the company is working to increase prices and releasing premium versions of their products.
According to Paul Polman, President of Unilever, the company is maintaining the momentum, despite the external environment more complicated, with all four categories of company products gaining market share. The Executive referred to: personal care, food products, drinks and house cleaning.