Chief executive Andrew Mackenzie praised the record production levels in iron ore and said BHP «remains on track to achieve 6 per
cent volume growth for the 2018 financial year».
Not exact matches
Coffee consumption in the world's second biggest economy is still well below that of Europe and the US, and market researcher Euromonitor predicts that retail sales
volume of fresh coffee will post a compound annual
growth rate of 17 per
cent in China.
Coles Express sales fell 8 per
cent to $ 1.3 billion as comparable fuel
volumes fell 15.9 per
cent, (on top of a 22 per
cent fall in the year ago period), countering modest convenience store sales
growth.
Consumption import
volumes remained firm, with
growth in excess of 12 per
cent over the past twelve months.
Export
volumes increased by 4.1 per
cent over the same period, reflecting modest overall
growth among key trading partners.
Manufacturing export revenues increased by around 4 3/4 per
cent in the quarter, and are currently around 7 1/4 per
cent higher than a year ago reflecting solid
growth in
volumes to most destinations.
After moderating in the first half of 2003, the
volume of imports expanded by 3 1/4 per
cent in the September quarter, to be 12 1/2 per
cent higher over the year, which is well above trend rates of
growth.
More recently, the
volume of retail sales rose by 0.8 per
cent in the March quarter, driven by solid
growth in January and February, with the value of sales unchanged in March.
In the March quarter, the value of imports appears likely to have risen by around 2 1/2 per
cent, with strong
growth in import
volumes and lower prices owing to a further appreciation of the Australian dollar.
The
volume of retail trade increased by 2.6 per
cent in the quarter, following similar
growth in the September quarter (Graph 26).
While
growth in import
volumes continued to outpace that of exports in the December quarter, the effect on the trade balance was again cushioned by a rise in the terms of trade, leaving the trade deficit broadly unchanged at 3.2 per
cent of GDP (Graph 36).
As a result,
growth in resource export
volumes (excluding gold) over the year to June was around 6 per
cent, the same as over the preceding 12 months, and close to the average rate of
growth in the 1990s.
Group sales rose 4.9 per
cent to $ 2.45 billion, with
volume growth in most markets offsetting lower average prices.
Mr O'Connell and CCA chief executive Alison Watkins are confident that the $ 10 million launch of Coke Life on April 7 will restore
volume and sales
growth to the entire Coca - Cola brand, improving CCA's fortunes after a horror year last in 2014, when sales fell 2 per
cent and net profit by 25 per
cent to the lowest level for eight years.
Treasury Wine Estates subsequently reported
volume and earnings falls in China, once its biggest
growth market, with first - half
volumes to the Asian region down 17.6 per
cent and pre-tax earnings falling 63.7 per
cent to $ 4.9 million.
Highlights are: sales
volume boosted by acquired cocoa business: up 11.8 per
cent, supported by emerging markets, Gourmet and outsourcing strong profit
growth: earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) up 21.4 per
cent, net profit up 14.5 per -LSB-...]
Export figures show strong
growth in the
volume and value of Australian wine exports, with the lucrative Chinese market growing more than 40 per
cent in value within 12 months.
Manchester's
growth has also translated into higher cargo
volumes, with 12.4 per
cent more cargo being carried at Manchester than in last January.
According to GWI's 2014 Global Spa and Wellness Economy Monitor report, the UAE will top spa
growth in the region by 2017, more than doubling current business
volume with 17.9 per
cent annual
growth since 2012.
The
volume of sales more than doubled (rising by 144 per
cent) in the six years from 2000 to 2006, for a
growth rate of 16 per
cent per year — resulting in a rapidly rising requirement for mortgage financing.
Montréal's steady economic
growth and aging population will bolster unit sales, but
volume growth is expected to be a modest 1.4 per
cent per year from 2015 to 2017, it says.
Calgary starts will be hampered in the third quarter by the flooding earlier in the year, but as the «youngest» city in the survey, it is expected to enjoy the highest
growth in starts and resale
volumes in 2014, with price
growth at a moderate level of two per
cent to 3.5 per
cent over the next few years.