Apple has completed in the past Christmas business with record figures. Quarterly sales rose year-on-year nine per cent to 91.8 billion dollars, as the iPhone group announced on Tuesday. The profit reached 22.2 billion dollars to almost 20 billion dollars a year earlier. The stock rose in the first reaction in after-hours trade to three per cent. Apple 288,30 € +7,95 (+2,84%) Tradegate

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The iPhone is far and away the most important product of the group, it was after several quarters of declines in a significant increase in sales of 7.6 per cent to almost 56 billion dollars. Apple does not disclose the numbers more. Last autumn, part of the more expensive new models on to the market.

Apple: Significant growth in the subscription business

Even with small portable devices such as the Computer clock Apple Watch, and the AirPods headphones, as well as in the subscription business with services, there were significant increases.

The Wearables business shot up by nearly 37 percent to well over ten billion dollars high. Apple had brought in the Christmas season, in addition to a new Watch Generation for improved-and more expensive - Pro Version of the AirPods out. In the case of Services like Apple Music or the iCloud storage there was an increase of about 17 percent to 12.7 billion dollars.

Last year, a setback Apple has suffered in the Christmas shop

In the Christmas business in 2018, a unusual setback with a decline in sales. The group is made primarily to a slowdown in the China business. Now, revenue in China increased from 13.2 to 13.6 billion dollars.

For the current quarter Apple expects sales between 63 and 67 billion dollars. That would be a significant Plus in comparison to the $ 58 billion a year earlier.

beb/dpa Date Of Update: 29 January 2020, 01:01