BBCNEWS Newsnight June 4, 2024 21:57:00
One 2002 profits were up by about one 2002 profits were up by about one third, for uk listed company, thatis one third, for uk listed company, that is about three times the inflation, and we do see in earnings, including, including food companies, that they have been increasing prices, at a time when volumes were going down, sojust increasing prices, at a time when volumes were going down, so just to give you some examples for example for pepsi, first quarter 2023 prices up for pepsi, first quarter 2023 prices up 16%, volume down 2%, uni lever up, prices 10.7, volume down, 0.2. these are two e...