5% sales growth for Johnson and Johnson's professional products sector
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
Sales growth in Johnson & Johnson's professional products division continued to be led by demand for Ethicon Endo-Surgery's minimally-invasive surgical instruments and LifeScan's blood glucose monitoring systems. Total 1997 sales in the division were $8.4 billion, up 5% on the previous year. Excluding exchange rate effects, the sector's growth would have been over 8%.