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Segment Information - Geographical Area (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2018
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Summary of Operating Results by Geographical Areas |
First Half |  | Asia / AMET / RUB |  |  | The Americas |  |  | Europe |  |  | Total |
Turnover (€ million) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2017 |  |  | 12,085 |  |  |  | 9,077 |  |  |  | 6,563 |  |  |  | 27,725 |
2018 |  |  | 11,735 |  |  |  | 8,083 |  |  |  | 6,534 |  |  |  | 26,352 |
Change (%) |  |  | (2.9 | ) |  |  | (11.0 | ) |  |  | (0.5 | ) |  |  | (5.0 | )
Impact of: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exchange rates (%)* |  |  | (10.3 | ) |  |  | (12.8 | ) |  |  | (0.8 | ) |  |  | (8.9 | )
Acquisitions (%) |  |  | 2.0 |  |  |  | 3.5 |  |  |  | 0.4 |  |  |  | 2.1 |
Disposals (%) |  |  | – |  |  |  | (0.5 | ) |  |  | (0.3 | ) |  |  | (0.2 | )
Underlying sales growth (%) |  |  | 6.1 |  |  |  | (0.8 | ) |  |  | 0.2 |  |  |  | 2.5 |
Price (%)* |  |  | 0.9 |  |  |  | (0.3 | ) |  |  | (0.5 | ) |  |  | 0.2 |
Volume (%) |  |  | 5.1 |  |  |  | (0.5 | ) |  |  | 0.7 |  |  |  | 2.2 |
Operating profit (€ million) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2017 |  |  | 2,070 |  |  |  | 1,704 |  |  |  | 1,073 |  |  |  | 4,847 |
2018 |  |  | 2,248 |  |  |  | 1,156 |  |  |  | 1,070 |  |  |  | 4,474 |
Underlying operating profit (€ million) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2017 |  |  | 2,211 |  |  |  | 1,538 |  |  |  | 1,177 |  |  |  | 4,926 |
2018 |  |  | 2,317 |  |  |  | 1,333 |  |  |  | 1,262 |  |  |  | 4,912 |
Operating margin (%) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2017 |  |  | 17.1 |  |  |  | 18.8 |  |  |  | 16.3 |  |  |  | 17.5 |
2018 |  |  | 19.2 |  |  |  | 14.3 |  |  |  | 16.4 |  |  |  | 17.0 |
Underlying operating margin (%) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2017 |  |  | 18.3 |  |  |  | 16.9 |  |  |  | 17.9 |  |  |  | 17.8 |
2018 |  |  | 19.7 |  |  |  | 16.5 |  |  |  | 19.3 |  |  |  | 18.6 |
* | 2018 underlying price growth in Venezuela has been excluded from the Price rows in the tables above, and an equal and opposite adjustment made in the Exchange rate rows.

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