Unilever Indonesia 2012 Profit Up 16%

PT Unilever Indonesia

reported a 16% rise in its net profit for 2012. Unilever Indonesia's net profit for the year surged to 4.84 trillion rupiah ($498 million), versus 4.16 trillion rupiah, in the year-ago period. Its net sales jumped to 27.30 trillion rupiah from 23.47 trillion rupiah. Unilever Indonesia's gross profit rose to 13.89 trillion rupiah in 2012 from 12.01 trillion rupiah.