FMCG'S FAST MOVING ONCE AGAIN

摘要

The FMCG sector is living up to its fast moving tag again,with the top 15 FMCG companies clocking sales and profit growth of 23% and 12% respectively for quarter September 06 compared with the previous corresponding period.Double-digit volume growths across personal care,branded foods and beverage categories helped the industry register more than double the 10% topline growth recorded during Q2 Fy06.Also picking up of export demand and growth in overseas subsidiaries added up significantly to the overall growth rate.However,increased input costs and prices hikes in key commodities like vegetable oils,wheat,sugar and milk proved dampeners for the bottom line.