- Third quarter: significant improvement in Group operating profit* compared with the previous quarter
- At 30 September: operating margin increases to 20.9 percent (2008: 20.3 percent) despite restructuring costs
- 9.5 percent increase in operating cash flow to 1.424 billion euro
- Group sales down 11.5 percent to 8.313 billion euro
- Group operating profit* down 8.8 percent to 1.741 billion euro; down 4.7 percent after adjusting for restructuring costs
- Outlook for 2009 unchanged: better business trends expected than in the first half of the year; however, 2008 record level no longer attainable
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