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China one of Apple’s best-performing markets in June quarter amid strong iPhone demand, as tech giant’s global sales remain sluggish
- Apple’s Greater China region – covering the mainland, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau – posted sales of US$15.8 billion, up 8 per cent from a year ago
- That strong performance represented a record high for the June quarter in the market, according to Apple
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China emerged as one of the best-performing markets for Apple in the three months to June when its sales there grew 8 per cent from a year earlier, as the US technology giant posted its third consecutive quarterly decline in global revenue.
Apple’s Greater China region – covering the mainland, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Macau – contributed US$15.8 billion to its total net sales of US$81.8 billion in the June quarter, the Cupertino, California-based company said on Thursday.
“In China, we had an acceleration,” Apple chief executive Tim Cook said on Thursday in a conference call with analysts.
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That strong performance in Greater China represented a record high for the June quarter in the market, according to Apple. The iPhone maker’s sales in the region fell 3 per cent in the previous quarter.
Apple’s latest quarterly results showed that China, which has the world’s biggest number of internet users and largest smartphone market, is still one of the company’s strongest-performing regions, despite its slowing economic growth.
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While Apple’s overall revenue in the June quarter slid 1 per cent from a year ago amid an uneven macroeconomic environment, the company indicated that there was a high number of smartphone users in China who ditched their Android handsets for iPhones.
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