LONDON, April 28 (Reuters) - A step up in new business inthe United States helped Britain's WPP, the world'sbiggest advertising company, to report first-quarterlike-for-like net sales growth in line with forecasts.
WPP, which handles the advertising for brands such as Fordand Unilever, said its key sales measurement rose by 3.2percent, ahead of last year's rate and putting it on track forits full-year target of more than 3 percent growth.
The robust update from WPP echoed similar performances fromits rivals, Omnicom, Publicis and Interpublic which have all reported solid trading due to demand inNorth America. (Reporting by Kate Holton; editing by David Clarke)
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