TAIPEI, Taiwan, November 8, 2011 ?? Aurora Corp. (Ticker: 2373 TT / 2373 TW) today announced consolidated net sales for October 2011 of NT$1.07 billion, representing decreases of 5% month-over-month and 6% over the year-ago period, respectively. For the first ten months of the year, Aurora reported consolidated net sales of NT$10.6 billion, a 3% increase from the year-ago period.
October parent-only net sales was NT$242 million, flat over September and up 1% year-over-year. For the first ten months of the year, parent-only net sales totaled NT$2.37 billion, an 8% increase from the year-ago period.
October net sales in China rose 5% to 114 million RMB year-on-year, yet slipped over September affected by Chinese National Day Holidays. For a second consecutive month, China monthly sales overtook Taiwan with 51% of total revenue. Growth of China OA and office equipment segment sales decelerated by 4% and 7%, while the furniture segment sales grew 19%. For the first ten months of the year, net sales in China totaled 1.14 billion RMB, a 15% increase from the year-ago period.
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