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STIHL turnover exceeds € 1.5 billion mark despite economic slow-down Even though the world economy was weak in 2002, the STIHL group achieved a consolidated turnover of € 1.534 billion, which represents an increase of 4.7 percent over the previous year. The share of turnover generated abroad was a little higher than the previous year at 87.4 percent. STIHL AG board spokesman Dr. Bertram Kandziora told the press in Waiblingen that "As in the years before, STIHL grew organically and was able to consolidate its leading position on the world market". Growth in turnover can be attributed to higher unit sales. Had the US dollar remained as strong as in 2001, turnover would actually have risen 7 percent. Wolfgang Zahn (Senior Vice President Product Research and Development), Dr. Stefan Popp (Senior Vice President Marketing and Sales), Dr. Bertram Kandziora (Spokesman of the Management Board and Senior Vice President Manufacturing and Materials),Dr. Peter Dürolf (Senior Vice President Finance and Human Resources) and Dr. Stefan Caspari (Corporate Communications and Public Relations) Notice: You can download the pdf-files with a right-mouse click. Original photo JPG (433 KB) Press release PDF (10 KB) Press release + photo ZIP (484 KB) Profile of STIHL Group and ANDREAS STIHL AG & Co. KG (Parent Company) for Fiscal Year 2002   PDF (10 KB) You will need the Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print these documents. Please click here for download. (Please be advised that STIHL is not liable for content of external websites).