Pre-tax profit at Irish building materials firm CRH has fallen 10% on the back of a weak dollar and flagging markets in North America and Europe.
The world鈥檚 second-biggest maker and distributor of building materials posted a figure of 鈧�606m (拢485m) for the six months to 30 June 2008, down from 鈧�670m (拢536m) last year.
Turnover increased slightly to 鈧�9.7bn (拢7.6bn), from 鈧�9.69bn (拢7.75m) in the previous year.
The firm said it expected to see a similar decline in profit in its full-year results.
Liam O'Mahony, chief executive, said: 鈥淔ollowing 15 years of consecutive growth and a record performance in 2007, more difficult trading conditions and a weaker US dollar will, as previously indicated, result in a lower outcome for 2008.鈥�
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