TAIPEI, Taiwan, May 9, 2012 ?? Aurora Corp. (Ticker: 2373 TT / 2373 TW) today announced consolidated net sales for April 2012 of NT$1.17 billion, down 4% from March and up 15% from the same month last year. For the first four months of the year, Aurora reported consolidated net sales of NT$4.49 billion, a 9% increase from the year-ago period.
Parent-only net sales in April decreased 5% from March and 1% from the same month a year ago to NT$235 million. For the first four months of the year, parent-only sales of NT$919 million was flat compared with the same period a year ago.
In China, due to a decrease in stock ordered by OA (office automation) distributors, net sales slipped by 2% to 124 million RMB from March yet still posted a 13% growth from the same month last year. By business segment, the OA sales declined modestly by 2%, while the office furniture and equipment sales grew strongly by 22% and 15%, respectively. For the first four months of the year, China net sales totaled 459 million RMB, up 6% from the same period in the prior year.
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