TAIPEI, Taiwan, February 9, 2012 ?? Aurora Corp. (Ticker: 2373 TT / 2373 TW) today announced consolidated net sales for January 2012 of NT$1.01 billion, representing a 6% decrease year-over-year due to fewer working days resulting from the Chinese Lunar New Year. Sales for the month were similar to those of last February in which the 2011 Lunar New Year fell.
Parent-only net sales fell 10% from a year ago to NT$209 million given the shift of Chinese New Year into January this year; yet when compared to last February, the figure revealed a 6% increase.
The China operations saw January sales drop 17% from a year ago to 97 million RMB but grow 1% compared to February last year. As percentage of total monthly sales, the China market accounted for 45%.
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