Nestlé nine-month sales: 6.1% organic growth

In the first nine months of 2012, the Nestlé Group's organic growth was 6.1%, composed of real internal growth of 2.9% and pricing of 3.2%. Foreign exchange contributed 2.2%, positive for the first time this year. Acquisitions, net of divestitures, contributed 2.7%. Total sales increased 11.0% to CHF 67.6 bn. The Nestlé Group continued to grow in all regions of the world: the Americas achieved organic growth of 6.1%, Europe 2.5% and Asia, Oceania and Africa 10.8%. Nestlé`s business grew 11.7% in emerging markets and 2.4% in developed markets.

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