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Operating cash flow declined 7.5% year over year, which, when normalized for the previous mentioned effects, increased by 2.8%. However, when normalized for nonrecurring tax effects in Brazil, excluding MXN 620 million for the third quarter of 2021 and MXN 1.6 billion from the same period of 2020, our operating income increased a solid 6.3%. Operating income declined 9% versus 2020.
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Additionally, as discussed during our second quarter performance call, we have resumed the recognition of a tax credit on concentrate purchased from the Manaus Free Trade Zone in Brazil which also supported our gross margin performance as compared with previous years. We achieved this performance in the face of increased raw material costs and the depreciation of most of our operating currencies as compared to the U.S.ĭollar. Gross profit increased 2.1%, a resilient performance, driven mainly by favorable raw material hedging strategies and efficiencies across our operations. Notably, excluding unfavorable currency translation effects, our comparable total revenues increased to solid 8.8% for the year on year.
This growth was partially offset by three main factors: first, an unfavorable currency translation into Mexican pesos second, the top-line comparison base that included one-time tax effects in Brazil of approximately MXN 1 billion and third, the transition part of Heineken's beer portfolio in Brazil, which led to a decline of approximately 31% in beer revenues for the quarter. This growth was led by our volume performance, coupled with responsible pricing and favorable price mix effects. For the quarter, our consolidated total revenues increased 3.4% year on year. And certain markets, such as Colombia and Argentina, are already ahead of the single-serve mix that they achieved during 2019. With regards to our mix, we continue to see a significant recovery in single-serve presentations compared with the previous year. Notably, the on-premise channels volume grew more than 30% year on year across our key markets. The traditional trade channel continued to show resiliency, marked by more than 4% growth year on year, while the margin channels grew 5%.
Volume recovery across channels continue at a faster pace than our previous forecast, driven mainly by the reopening of the on-premise channel. This is highlighted by our 24% year-on-year growth in stills, which are 15% ahead of the same period in 2019. Holiday fuel beverage and personal water volumes continue to recover at an impressive pace. Compared to 2019, our sparkling beverage category grew 1.2%, driven by growth across most of our territories, partially offset by a decline in Mexico that was mainly driven by challenging weather for most of the quarter.
To give you a sense, our sparkling beverage category grew 3.6% year on year, led by 2.7% volume growth in Brand Coca-Cola and 7.1% growth in Flavors. As consumers continue to look for more affordability, we leveraged our capabilities in both affordable one-way presentations and refillable bottles to address key price points, enabling us to gain share across markets and categories.įor example, our market and beverage category continues to post solid volumes in both Brand Coca-Cola and Flavors, while our still beverages and personal water categories continue to post double-digit growth across most of our territories. Notably, we are seeing remarkable performance in key markets of Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala, and Argentina. Once again, we saw an acceleration of the sequential recovery of most of our markets, with many growing, compared to our 2019 baseline. Our consolidated volumes increased 5.8% year on year and 1.5% as compared to the same period of 2019. Moving on to our results for the quarter. Before we take your questions, Constantino will guide you through our division's performance, and we'll expand on the actions we are taking to navigate a dynamic raw material and supply chain environment with comments on our commitment to water efficiency and overall environment to be a successful issuance of the sustainability-linked bonds. I will also take a moment to discuss strategic highlights for our key markets and a general vision of our ambitions for next year, as we continue to position Coca-Cola FEMSA for the next wave of profitable and sustainable growth. Today, I will first expand on our third quarter results and provide you with an operating update.