Indofood Group might be one of the best indicators of consumer sector in Indonesia due to characteristics of its products. Indofood CBP (ICBP), which handles branded consumer products, reported resilient sales growth of 15.6%, including 15.5% growth in the fourth quarter of 2013. Margins, however, squeezed significantly in the last quarter of the year, where net profit dropped by 29%.

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