Roche's first-half sales hit by poor exchange rate and further Tamiflu decline
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Executive Summary
Roche's pharmaceutical sales for the first half of this year were down by 6% to CHF17.3 billion ($17 billion) when compared with the same period last year, but increased by 3% in local currencies. Roche Pharmaceuticals' sales were down by 4% at CHF11 billion andChugai, of which Roche owns 59.9%, had sales of CHF1.5 billion, down by 13%.
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