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Segment Information - Divisions (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Summary of Operating Results of Reportable Segments |
First Half |  | Beauty & Personal Care |  |  | Home Care |  |  | Foods & Refreshment |  |  | Total |
Turnover (€ million) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2020 |  |  | 10,610 |  |  |  | 5,328 |  |  |  | 9,776 |  |  |  | 25,714 |
2021 |  |  | 10,407 |  |  |  | 5,182 |  |  |  | 10,202 |  |  |  | 25,791 |
Change (%) |  |  | (1.9 | ) |  |  | (2.7 | ) |  |  | 4.4 |  |  |  | 0.3 |
Impact of: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acquisitions (%) |  |  | 2.2 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1.6 |  |  |  | 1.5 |
Disposals (%) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (0.2 | ) |  |  | (0.2 | ) |  |  | (0.1 | )
Currency-related items (%), of which: |  |  | (7.1 | ) |  |  | (6.8 | ) |  |  | (4.8 | ) |  |  | (6.1 | )
Exchange rates changes (%) |  |  | (7.3 | ) |  |  | (6.9 | ) |  |  | (5.0 | ) |  |  | (6.3 | )
Extreme price growth in hyperinflationary markets* (%) |  |  | 0.2 |  |  |  | 0.2 |  |  |  | 0.2 |  |  |  | 0.2 |
Underlying sales growth (%) |  |  | 3.3 |  |  |  | 4.5 |  |  |  | 8.1 |  |  |  | 5.4 |
Price * (%) |  |  | 1.4 |  |  |  | (0.3 | ) |  |  | 2.1 |  |  |  | 1.3 |
Volume (%) |  |  | 1.8 |  |  |  | 4.8 |  |  |  | 5.8 |  |  |  | 4.0 |
Operating profit (€ million) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2020 |  |  | 2,403 |  |  |  | 744 |  |  |  | 1,525 |  |  |  | 4,672 |
2021 |  |  | 2,089 |  |  |  | 655 |  |  |  | 1,682 |  |  |  | 4,426 |
Underlying operating profit (€ million) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2020 |  |  | 2,495 |  |  |  | 817 |  |  |  | 1,772 |  |  |  | 5,084 |
2021 |  |  | 2,215 |  |  |  | 727 |  |  |  | 1,905 |  |  |  | 4,847 |
Operating margin (%) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2020 |  |  | 22.6 |  |  |  | 14.0 |  |  |  | 15.6 |  |  |  | 18.2 |
2021 |  |  | 20.1 |  |  |  | 12.6 |  |  |  | 16.5 |  |  |  | 17.2 |
Underlying operating margin (%) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2020 |  |  | 23.5 |  |  |  | 15.3 |  |  |  | 18.1 |  |  |  | 19.8 |
2021 |  |  | 21.3 |  |  |  | 14.0 |  |  |  | 18.7 |  |  |  | 18.8 |
* | Underlying price growth in excess of 26% per year in hyperinflationary economies has been excluded when calculating the price growth in the tables above, and an equal and opposite amount is shown as extreme price growth in hyperinflationary markets.

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