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Coke Enterprises sees '08 sales volumes rising

Thu Apr 24, 2008 10:12am EDT

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NEW YORK, April 24 (Reuters) - Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc (CCE.N) said on Thursday that for 2008 it expects sales volume of its beverages to grow at a low single-digit rate in North America and a low to mid-single digit rate in Europe.

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The largest bottler of Coca-Cola Co (KO.N) drinks said it expects 2008 pricing to increase at a mid-to-high single-digit rate in North America.

The company, which said its first-quarter results were hurt as the weak U.S. economy weighed on convenience store sales of single-serve refrigerated drinks, said trends have improved modestly in April.

The bottler said it expects foreign currency exchange rates to boost full year earnings per share by 4 cents to 5 cents. (Reporting by Martinne Geller, editing by Gerald E. McCormick)

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