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 Bayer
 
.  Time to draw the balance for Bayer. In Italy the total sales for the year were equal to 3,463 billion lira and  grew 4% with respect to 1996 (3,309 billions). In valuing the increase, it is necessary to keep in mind that 4%  is merely equal to the lost of the value of the money due to inflation.    
Less than one third of the overall turnover (900 billions) comes from the Italian production.