Asia Pacific was the only market that showed sequential growth, with sales of $8.94bn, up 1.8 per cent on the month and 11.1 per cent on the year. The Americas had sales of $3.2bn, down 0.7 per cent sequentially, and up 0.2 per cent on the year. European sales were $3.19bn, down 3.9 per cent sequentially, and up 0.1 per cent on the year, while Japan’s sales, at $3.62bn, were down 2.2 per cent sequentially, and down 2.7 per cent on the year.