UPDATE 1-Burberry Q1 underlying revenues fall, trading tough
* Q1 revenues 229 mln stg, vs forecast 218-239 mln
* Trading conditions remain challenging
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LONDON, July 15 (Reuters) - British luxury goods group Burberry (BRBY.L) met forecasts with a 4 percent fall in underlying first-quarter revenue and said on Wednesday trading conditions remained challenging.
The 153-year-old maker of raincoats and handbags said it had 229 million pounds ($373 million) of revenue in the three months to June 30, up 8 percent on the year. At constant exchange rates, revenues were down 4 percent.
Forecasts ranged from 218-239 million pounds in a Reuters poll of seven analysts.
"Burberry has made a solid start to the year in what remains a challenging environment," chief executive Angela Ahrendts said in a statement. (Reporting by Mark Potter; Editing by Dan Lalor) ($1 = 0.6147 pound)
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