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53
Unilever Annual Report & Accounts and Form 20-F 2000 Financial Statements
Notes to the consolidated accounts
Unilever Group
1 Segmental information
million
2000 1999 1998
Continuing
operations Acquisitions(e) Total Total Total
Group turnover (a)(b)
By geographical area:
Europe 18 784 1 032 19 816 18 790 18 971
North America 10 443 1 188 11 631 8 838 8 417
Africa and M iddle East 2 438 9 2 447 2 298 2 228
Asia and Pacific 7 952 86 8 038 6 723 5 803
Latin America 5 020 630 5 650 4 328 5 018
Group turnover 44 637 2 945 47 582 40 977 40 437
By operation:(d)
Foods – Oil & dairy based foods and bakery 7 077 853 7 930 7 278 7 692
– Ice cream and beverages 7 286 315 7 601 6 637 6 622
– Culinary and frozen foods 6 707 1 660 8 367 6 424 6 605
Home care and professional cleaning 10 159 99 10 258 9 106 8 813
Personal care 12 556 11 12 567 10 675 9 970
Other Operations 852 7 859 857 735
Group turnover 44 637 2 945 47 582 40 977 40 437
Group operating profit (a)(c)
By geographical area before exceptional items and amortisation:
Europe 2 336 123 2 459 2 270 2 123
North America 1 267 209 1 476 974 904
Africa and M iddle East 281 — 281 251 225
Asia and Pacific 910 (9) 901 669 510
Latin America 520 92 612 431 531
5 314 415 5 729 4 595 4 293
Exceptional items 4(1 907) (85) (1 992) (269) 125
Amortisation of goodwill and intangibles 5(44) (391) (435) (23) (8)
Group operating profit 3 363 (61) 3 302 4 303 4 410
By operation before exceptional items and amortisation:
Foods – Oil & dairy based foods and bakery 912 132 1 044 783 742
– Ice cream and beverages 640 7 647 601 596
– Culinary and frozen foods 751 307 1 058 663 665
Home care and professional cleaning 912 5 917 858 902
Personal care 2 033 1 2 034 1 582 1 277
Other Operations 66 (37) 29 108 111
5 314 415 5 729 4 595 4 293
Exceptional items 4(1 907) (85) (1 992) (269) 125
Amortisation of goodwill and intangibles 5(44) (391) (435) (23) (8)
Group operating profit 3 363 (61) 3 302 4 303 4 410
(a) The analysis of turnover by geographical area is stated on the basis of origin. Turnover on a destination basis w ould not be materially
different. Inter-segment sales between operational segments and between geographical areas are not material. For the United Kingdom
and the Netherlands, the combined turnover w as 5 377 million (1999: 4 990 million, 1998: 4 922 million) and the combined
operating profit was 716 million (1999: 721 million, 1998: 1 323 million).
(b) Group share of the turnover of joint ventures w as 484 million (1999: 285 million, 1998: 202 million) of w hich 108 million (1999:
91 million, 1998: 64 million) was in Europe, 77 million (1999: 64 million, 1998: 46 million) in North America, 216 million
(1999: 98 million, 1998: 69 million) in Africa and M iddle East, 53 million (1999: 2 million, 1998: 2 million) in Asia and Pacific
and 30 million (1999: 30 million, 1998: 21 million) in Latin America. These figures are not included in the analysis above.
(c) Group share of the operating profit of joint ventures w as 57 million (1999: 42 million, 1998: 30 million) of which 18 million
(1999: 16 million, 1998: 4 million) w as in Europe, 24 million (1999: 22 million, 1998: 20 million) in North America, 8 million
(1999: 3 million, 1998: 2 million) in Africa and M iddle East, 5 million (1999: (1) million, 1998: (1) million) in Asia and Pacific
and 2 million (1999: 2 million, 1998: 5 million) in Latin America. These figures are not included in the analysis above.
(d) Certain sales by the group company in India w hich w ere previously classified as culinary and frozen foods are now reported as arising
from other operations. Figures for previous years have been restated accordingly.
(e) Within the figures for acquisitions, Bestfoods accounts for turnover of 1 798 million and an operating loss of (97) million. Of the
turnover, 787 million originates from Europe, 532 million from North America, 27 million from Asia and Pacific and 452 million
from Latin America. Of the operating loss, (102) million originates from Europe, (1) million from North America, (2) million from
Asia and Pacific and 8 million from Latin America.
(f) Net operating assets are goodwill and intangible assets purchased after 1 January 1998, tangible fixed assets, stocks and debtors less
trade and other creditors (excluding taxation and dividends) and less provisions for liabilities and charges other than deferred taxation
and deferred purchase consideration.