Hilti reports Group sales increased 6.2% over the first four months of 2019 to CHF 1931 million. In local currency the growth factor was 7.6%.
“Overall, we had a positive start to 2019 in the first four months and sales are within our expectations. For the entire year, we continue to expect growth in the mid-to-high single digits, even though the dynamics in the construction industry have slowed somewhat in several regions,” explained Hilti CEO Christoph Loos.
In Europe and North America, the Hilti Group was able to maintain strong growth amid an ongoing positive market environment, growing sales in local currencies by 9.6% and 8.1% percent, respectively. Sales in Latin America grew 5.6% while the Asia/Pacific region saw a rise of 3.2%. The EMEA region grew 3.0% in the face of economic tensions in Russia, Turkey and the Gulf States.
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