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1 November 2021 HOWDENS Howden Joinery Group plc TRADING UPDATE THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION Howden Joinery Group plc ( " Howdens " or " the Group " or the “ Company ” ) , the UK's largest kitchen supplier , today announces a trading update for the period 13 June 2021 to 30 October 2021 ( Period 7 to Period 11 ) . Trading As previously announced , Howdens strong results for the first half benefited significantly from : pent - up demand from the lockdown effects of 2020 and people working from home wishing to spend more on their properties ; our ability to pass - on higher input costs through our selling prices ; and market leading product availability compared with shortages experienced elsewhere in the market . These exceptional factors have continued into the second half , resulting in strong sales and profits . Howdens UK depots ' total revenue for Periods 7 to 11 increased by 20.8 % and by 19.2 % on a same depot basis¹ , on Periods 7 to 11 in 2020. With continued strong demand and a high level of stock availability , we again smoothed our " P11 " peak trading across Periods 10 and 11 to help supply chain management and depots to service demand . Sales growth was driven principally by increases in volume in addition to price rises . Compared with 2019 , Howdens UK depots ' total revenue for Periods 7 to 11 increased by 35.7 % and by 30.5 % on a same depot basis¹ . For the year to date ( Periods 1 to 11 ) , total UK revenue was 37.7 % higher than 2020 , and 28.3 % above 2019 . On a local currency basis , Howdens International depots ' total revenue for Periods 7 to 11 increased by 16.6 % and by 12.3 % on a same depot basis¹ , on the comparable Periods in 2020. Compared with 2019 , Howdens International depots ' revenue for Periods 7 to 11 increased by 56.9 % and by 36.6 % on a same depot basis¹ . Total local currency International revenue for the year to date ( Periods 1 to 11 ) was 39.2 % up on the comparator period in 2020 and 51.0 % higher than 2019 . ¹Same depot basis for any year excludes depots opened in that year and the prior year .