At last year’s level in May

Kesko’s building materials and DIY retail division ended May with a slight sales deficit of 0.1 per cent. Sales in the Finnish group’s home market amounted to € 128.3 mio, or 3.6 per cent down on the same month last year. Its international business saw growth of 2.9 per cent to € 155.8 mio. In Russia there was an increase of 19.2 per cent calculated in euros. Total cumulative sales from January to May were up 6.4 per cent on the comparable period last year to € 1.1769 bn.