LONDON, Oct 25 (Reuters) - WPP reported a return to
quarterly organic sales growth on Friday, showing the world's
biggest advertising company had avoided the problems ensnaring
French rival Publicis.
The British group said organic growth less pass-through
costs, its key sales measurement, rose 0.7% in the three months
to end September, an improvement on the previous quarter when it
dropped 1.4% and against a consensus of down 0.6%.
It said however that despite the improvement in trading it
was reiterating its full-year outlook for a drop of between 1.5%
and 2% because there would be twists and turns ahead.
(Reporting by Kate Holton; editing by Paul Sandle)