	pearson concentrates on four sectors pearson plc pson l said the recent sale of its fairey engineering companies in a mln stg management buy out was part of its policy of concentrating on four key sectors in a statement with its results the company said its information and entertainments sector s financial times ft newspaper had record sales and profits the ft is subject to a mln stg investment programme with the printing and publishing operation moving to a new plant in the london docklands next year its other key sectors are merchant banking oil and china commenting on its camco inc oil service subsidiary pearson said it believes the oil business setback is only temporary the group has been acquiring oil properties in both the u s and britain which will begin to make a significant impact on profits in the s far east operations of fine china subsidiary royal doulton ltd are being expanded in the wake of record recent sales in japan it added pearson reported pre tax profit of mln stg up from mln in turnover fell to mln from mln reuter 
