while the rest was due to external dispute
Non-European subsidiaries showed a rise to 16%
In Europe,the German company's results were must better
such as the transport strike in May
while sever problems were still faced by our companies in France and the UK
Industrial dispute have contributed largely to the drop in operating profits in the UK
Operating profits in the whole group have increased by 3% to an average of 7%
Internal disputes accounted for 3$