Fast Retailing H1 operating profit increases 31.5 percent

Consolidated operating profit for the first half of fiscal 2017 expanded 31.5 percent to 130.6 billion yen (1.19 billion dollars) at the Fast Retailing Group. Revenue increased 0.6 percent year on year to 1.0175 trillion yen. Revenue at Uniqlo Japan increased by 0.3 percent to 455.1 billion yen (4.1 billion dollars), while operating profit rose to 68.7 billion yen (0.63 billion dollars) or 7.3 percent.