Turnover (excluding tax) in thousands of euros.

The sales turnover of the first quarter arises to 117.7 M€, in increase of 23.8% (24.5% atconstant rates of exchange).
The most notable progressions are to be put in the active of Belgium and France, which carried out a very good beginning of exercise (respectively +36.4% and +32.2%).
The performances of the other countries are also to underline.

The report is worth so much for Japan, which continued the rectification recorded over the previous six-month period, that for Great Britain (respectively + 12.5% and 9.3% atrate of exchange constants).

The Switzerland's progression was, on the other hand more moderate (+3.0% at constant rates of exchange).

These figures testify to the good reception of the last collections, but do not have to be extrapolated because of the saisonnality of the sales and the incidence of the basic effects. It should be noted, in this respect, that the first quarter contributes only to approximately 20% of the annual sales turnover.

Another recall, the sales turnover of 2004-2005 had been registered in fall of 5.1% in the first quarter and in rise of 7.6% in the second quarter compared to the preceding exercise.

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