Solna 7 October, 2009  

Rimi Baltic’s store sales excluding VAT, in January – September 2009, totaled approximately EUR 875 million representing a decrease of 9.6 percent compared with the same period last year.
 
Rimi Baltic’s store sales per country in euro, excluding VAT, January – September 2009:
 

 
Million, EUR
Change, percent
Rimi Estonia
270.2
-7.0%
Rimi Latvia
425.0
-10.4%
Rimi Lithuania
180.2
-11.2%
Rimi Baltic total
875.3
-9.6%

  
Rimi Baltic’s store sales per country in euro, excluding VAT in September 2009:
 

 
Million, EUR
Change, percent
Rimi Estonia
26.9
-11.2%
Rimi Latvia
40.1
-18.7%
Rimi Lithuania
16.9
-16.7%
Rimi Baltic total
83.9
-16.0%

 
 
Change in percent shows the change from the corresponding period last year.
 
Rimi Baltic operates 243 stores in the Baltic region; 77 are located in Estonia, 101 in Latvia, and 65 in Lithuania.
 
 
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