Kesko: growth in first six months

The building and DIY trading division of the Finnish Kesko group of companies increased its sales in the first six months by 2.9 per cent to € 1.225 bn. The rate of growth amounted to 5.2 per cent in Finland and to 0.8 per cent abroad. The month of June brought the division double-digit sales growth in some cases, including a rate of 28.6 per cent in Russia. This contrasts with sales in the Baltic states that were 17.0 per cent down.