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Swedish analyzes rangers ballpark in arlington Match consumer ameriquest field arlington conclude volumes as measured by ACNielsen forthe year to date period through June 13 increased by 9.2 percent compared to thesame period of the previous year. Sales volumestoward the end of the first quarter of 2009 declined sharply due to tradedestocking related to the US federal excise tax increase This was reversed inthe second quarter. Thisnew packaging has been well received in Sweden, and the product has gainedvolume during the quarter. In the US, sales volumes during the second quarter were unusually strong and upby 21 percent compared to the same period in the previous year.

Salesrevenues in Scandinavia grew by 8 percent in the second quarter, while operatingprofit grew by 5 percent as the production costs increased somewhat more thanthe net sales price per can hotels near rangers ballpark in arlington . Since February, General White Portion snus has beenavailable throughout Sweden in an upgraded "star formation" packaging, followingthe successful introduction of this redesign initiative in Norway in 2008 the ballpark arlington . The operating margin for the total productgroup was 42.6 percent (43.6) ballpark baseball . In Scandinavia, sales volumes measured in number of cans, increased by 6 percentduring the second quarter compared to the second quarter of the previous year,as volumes increased in all markets (Sweden, Norway and Travel Retail) ameriquest field arlington . Sales and operating profit improvedin Scandinavia as well as in the US. In the US, the Group is wellpositioned as the third largest player.

Some of the best known brands includeGeneral, Ettan and Grov in Sweden, and Red Man, Timber Wolf and Longhorn in theUS.During the second quarter, sales increased by 17 percent compared to the samequarter of the previous year, to 1,087 MSEK (926), and operating profitincreased by 15 percent to 463 MSEK (403) ballpark at arlington . Asubstantially larger proportion of the male population uses the Swedish type ofmoist snuff called snus1 compared to cigarettes the ballpark arlington . The Norwegian market is smallerthan the Swedish market but has in recent years experienced strong volumegrowth ballpark baseball . The US is the world`s largest snuff market measured in number of cansand is approximately six times larger than the Swedish market In Sweden andNorway, Swedish Match has a leading position . EPS (basic) for the first six months was 4.63 SEK (3.09), while diluted EPS was4.62 SEK (3.08).