April 27 (Reuters) - Thule Group AB THULE.ST :
* SALES IN THE QUARTER WERE LOWER YEAR-ON-YEAR, BUT AT AN
EXPECTED LEVEL AND WITH HEALTHY PROFITABILITY
* DECLINE IN SALES OF BIKE-RELATED PRODUCTS TO RETAILERS,
WHO
CONTINUED TO LOWER THEIR INVENTORY LEVELS
* SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER PRODUCTION LEVEL IMPACTED THE
UTILIZATION
RATES OF THE GROUP'S PRODUCTION UNITS.
* DISADVANTAGEOUS PRODUCT MIX, AN UNDERUTILIZED PRODUCTION
CAPACITY, CONTINUED GENERALLY HIGH MATERIAL COSTS A
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