UNILEVER shares were given a lift yesterday after the consumer products giant reported better-than-expected sales growth in its third quarter.
The Knorr-to-Dove soap firm said price rises in the wake of “unprecedented” cost pressures drove the 8.3% increase, although it added volumes were also holding up well after a 0.6% gain in the three months to September 30.
Sales in the UK, Netherlands and Italy have grown “solidly”, Unilever said, while revenues were lower in France and slowed in Germany.
