Huawei's smartphone sales around the world rose 50 percent compared with a year earlier in the first three months of 2019.

2019年的前三个月，华为在全球的智能手机销量同比增长了50%。

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The commodities-trading company reported that revenue had increased by 39% and net profit by 47% in the first quarter compared with the same period last year.

这家商品期货交易公司报告中称其第一季度比去年同期收入增长了39%，净利润增长了47%。

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But the group's global sales are still down about 4% so far this year compared with the first seven months of last year, though that is much better than the average for the industry.

但与去年相比，前七个月的全球销量仍下跌了4%，尽管这已低于同行业中的平均值。

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Also, people buying TVs before the Super Bowl helped the company in the fourth quarter this year, compared with the first quarter last year.

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But the group's global sales are still down about 4% so far this year compared with the first seven months of last year, though that is much better than the average for the industry.

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The company reported its youth-oriented brand, Hi, saw an 8% decline in outgoing SMS or text messages per customer in the first three months of this year compared with the first quarter of 2010.

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