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Strong North America, Weak Europe. Supported by a gradual recovery in the market, the Electrolux North American appliance business generated strong sales and earnings growth. Results in Latin America, Europe...

2012 – a year of record-strong organic growth. In the fourth quarter, Electrolux posted a record-high organic growth of 7.5%. The growth rate for the full-year 2012 was 5.5%.

Strong performance in an uncertain macro environment. In the third quarter, Electrolux recorded a significant year-on-year improvement in its sales and earnings despite considerable uncertainty in markets across the globe.

Strong sales and earnings improvement. Electrolux generated a record-high organic sales growth during the second quarter and improved its earnings significantly compared to the same period of last year.

Improved earnings resulting from sales growth and higher prices

Maneuvering in a tough environment. The appliance market in the fourth quarter of 2011 remained very competitive.

Continued tough market conditions in the quarter. Third-quarter results were impacted by continued tough market conditions.

This is our first post on the Electrolux Future InSight blog, a forum we’ve designed to explore questions about the challenges of the future, and our role in tackling them.

A tough quarter. As expected, weak demand in key markets, lower prices and increases in raw-material costs had a negative impact on second-quarter results. Even though sequentially better, we do not expect earnings in...

Focus on price. Demand in most of Electrolux main markets showed good growth in the first quarter. In North America, profitability was pressed by increasing raw-material costs and continued pressure on prices. To mitigate...