P205 CEEFAX 205  Fri 13 May  21:15/24
     
      UNILEVER SEES        
      SLOWER GROWTH        
 
  Shares in Unilever weakened after a 
  cautious first quarter statement by 
  chairman Sir Michael Perry.         
  
  Reporting results at the lower end  
  of forecasts, hj noted that higher  
  interest costs and the detergents   
  price war in the US limited profit  
  growth to only 2%.                  
  
  Sir Michael said trading conditions 
  in Europe remained difficult, with  
  only a modest increase in sales.    
  
  Elsewhere sales and profits were    
  firm, except Bra:il whjrj difficult 
  conditions impacted on performance. 
 
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