H&M GROUP SALES DEVELOPMENT IN MARCH

H&M GROUP SALES DEVELOPMENT IN MARCH

In the month of March 2007, sales in local currencies including VAT increased by
29 per cent compared to March previous year.
Sales in March have been favoured by warmer weather than in the corresponding
month last year. Furthermore, the calendar effect is estimated to account for
around three percentage units of the sales increase.
Sales increase per month in per cent excluding currency rate changes:

		2003/04	2004/05	2005/06	2006/07

December	              11	     13	  14(4)	  16(5)
January	              14	      5	  15(5)	  16(5)
February	              13	      6	  11(2)	  15(5)
March	               7	     20	  0(-8)    29(17)
April	              13	     15	   9(1)
May		      7	     18	  13(5)
June		     15	     18	   9(1)
July		     14	     12	  11(2)
August	              15	     17	  15(5)
September	              10	      7	   9(0)
October	               9	     10	  12(3)
November	              24	     11	  11(2)

Whole year	     12	     13	  11(2)

The figure in parenthesis represents the sales development in comparable stores.
A store is comparable if it has been open and has had an unchanged sales area
for at least a financial year. H&M's financial year extends from 1 December to
30 November.

The number of stores amounted to 1,386 on 31 March 2007 versus   1,216 on 31
March 2006.

Sales development in the month of April will be published on Tuesday 15 May 2007
at 8.00 CET.
Rolf Eriksen, Managing Director


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