Operations in a number of different countries throughout the world expose Electrolux to the effects of changes in exchange rates.
These affect Group income through translation of income statements in foreign subsidiaries to SEK, i.e., translation exposure, as well as through exports of products and sales outside the country of manufacture, i.e., transaction exposure. Translation exposure is related mainly to EUR and USD. Transaction exposure is greatest in euro, US-dollar, British pound and Hungarian Forint. The Group’s global presence and widespread production and sales enable exchange-rate effects to be balanced.
| Share of sales, by currency 2007
|
| Currency
|
Share of sales, %
|
| USD
|
30
|
| EUR
|
30
|
| CAD
|
4
|
| GBP
|
5
|
| SEK
|
4
|
| Other
|
27
|
| Total
|
100
|