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Segment Information - Geographical Area | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2018
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Segment Information - Geographical Area | 4 SEGMENT INFORMATION - GEOGRAPHICAL AREA
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.
The adjustment made at Total Group level in these tables in respect of 2018 price growth in Venezuela was 1.3% for the first half. Prior to this adjustment being made, first half price growth at Total Group level would have been 1.5% and exchange rate impact would have been (10.1)%. The corresponding adjustments for the Americas was 4.2% for the first half. There is no adjustment in the other geographical areas.

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