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Segment Information - Divisions (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2018
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Summary of Operating Results of Reportable Segments |
First Half |  | Beauty & Personal Care |  |  | Home Care |  |  | Foods & Refreshment |  |  | Total |
Turnover (€ million) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2017 |  |  | 10,481 |  |  |  | 5,398 |  |  |  | 11,846 |  |  |  | 27,725 |
2018 |  |  | 10,084 |  |  |  | 5,048 |  |  |  | 11,220 |  |  |  | 26,352 |
Change (%) |  |  | (3.8 | ) |  |  | (6.5 | ) |  |  | (5.3 | ) |  |  | (5.0 | )
Impact of: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Exchange rates (%)* |  |  | (10.2 | ) |  |  | (10.0 | ) |  |  | (7.3 | ) |  |  | (8.9 | )
Acquisitions (%) |  |  | 4.3 |  |  |  | 0.6 |  |  |  | 0.9 |  |  |  | 2.1 |
Disposals (%) |  |  | – |  |  |  | (0.2 | ) |  |  | (0.4 | ) |  |  | (0.2 | )
Underlying sales growth (%) |  |  | 2.7 |  |  |  | 3.5 |  |  |  | 1.8 |  |  |  | 2.5 |
Price (%)* |  |  | (0.2 | ) |  |  | 0.3 |  |  |  | 0.6 |  |  |  | 0.2 |
Volume (%) |  |  | 2.9 |  |  |  | 3.2 |  |  |  | 1.2 |  |  |  | 2.2 |
Operating profit (€ million) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2017 |  |  | 2,068 |  |  |  | 573 |  |  |  | 2,206 |  |  |  | 4,847 |
2018 |  |  | 2,037 |  |  |  | 638 |  |  |  | 1,799 |  |  |  | 4,474 |
Underlying operating profit (€ million) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2017 |  |  | 2,207 |  |  |  | 643 |  |  |  | 2,076 |  |  |  | 4,926 |
2018 |  |  | 2,201 |  |  |  | 633 |  |  |  | 2,078 |  |  |  | 4,912 |
Operating margin (%) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2017 |  |  | 19.7 |  |  |  | 10.6 |  |  |  | 18.6 |  |  |  | 17.5 |
2018 |  |  | 20.2 |  |  |  | 12.6 |  |  |  | 16.0 |  |  |  | 17.0 |
Underlying operating margin (%) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2017 |  |  | 21.1 |  |  |  | 11.9 |  |  |  | 17.5 |  |  |  | 17.8 |
2018 |  |  | 21.8 |  |  |  | 12.5 |  |  |  | 18.5 |  |  |  | 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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