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Seattle - Amazon.com's third-quarter sales surged 28 percent to $5.5 billion while profits soared 68 percent to $199 million for the three months ended Sept. 30.
In the U.S. and Canada, net sales grew 23 percent to $2.8 billion and operating income rocketed 77 percent to $156 million for the period.
Sales of CE, computers and other general merchandise rose 36 percent to $1.3 billion in the U.S. and Canada, while sales of books, movies, music, video games and consoles, and all digital downloads increased 13 percent to $1.4 billion.
Sales figures include revenue from Amazon.com inventory plus commissions from third-party sellers.
10-23-2009, 10:41 AM
Amazon's Q3 Sales, Profits Soar
