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Apple boss Tim Cook: China in particular is a pleasure
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Sales of the iPhone manufacturer Apple rose in the past quarter to around 81 billion dollars, an increase of 36 percent.
That is significantly more than analysts expected.
Strong iPhone sales and booming business in China, where demand for the new iPhones as well as the Apple Watch was high, contributed to the jump in sales.
Earnings per share rose to 1.30 US dollars, around 1 dollar had been expected.
After the hours of the trading day, Apple's stock was hardly affected by the numbers.
Apple CEO Tim Cook highlighted the strong growth in China: There sales increased by 58 percent to almost $ 15 billion in the third quarter.
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