roughly one percent on Beauty sales. Net earnings in Beauty increased
nine percent to $689 million. Sales growth and lower overheads as a
percent of sales more than offset higher marketing spending and
increased commodity costs.
-- Grooming net sales increased nine percent to $2.0 billion during the
quarter. Sales were up behind five percent volume growth and four
points of favorable foreign exchange. A positive one percent pricing
impact was offset by a negative one percent mix impact from strong
developing market growth. Organic sales increased six percent for the
quarter. Blades and Razors volume increased high-single digits behind
double-digit growth in developing regions. Global Blades and Razors
market share increased to about 71 percent behind strong growth on
Fusion and Venus. Fusion delivered double-digit volume growth across
every geographic region where it has launched. Fusion market share
increased four points in the U.S. versus the year-ago period and Venus
market share increased two points in the U.S. behind the Venus Breeze
initiative. Braun volume was down for the quarter due to softness on
home appliances resulting from shipment constraints in Western Europe
and a de-emphasis on the home appliances business in the U.S. Net
earnings in Grooming were up 17 percent for the quarter to $451 million
behind strong sales growth and profit margin expansion.
Health & Well-Being GBU
-- Health Care net sales increased seven percent during the quarter to
$3.6 billion behind a four percent increase in volume. Pricing added
one percent to net sales but was offset by a negative one percent mix
impact from disproportionate growth in developing regions. Foreign
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