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Consolidated Sales

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Review of the Operations of the Business Groups and Divisions
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At 3,867 million Euro, consolidated sales of the Freudenberg Group were 51 million Euro, or 1.3 percent, down on the previous year. This is due to the decline in sales by Freudenberg-NOK General Partnership and Freudenberg Nonwovens (largely as a result of exchange rate shifts) and to the deconsolidation of Freudenberg Mektec and Freudenberg Leather. The resulting drop in sales could not be offset by the first full consolidation of Freudenberg Politex Nonwovens and the rise in sales by Freudenberg Seals and Vibration Control Technology, Freudenberg Household Products and Klüber. Adjusted for currency effects, acquisitions and disinvestments, Group sales rose by 109 million Euro or 3 percent.

 Figure: Sales structure by sectors in percent