Overseas Markets Drive Zimmer’s 3Q Net Sales Increase

Zimmer reported $1 million net sales for the third quarter of 2011, which is a 6.9 percent increase over the third quarter of 2010, according to a Zimmer news release.

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The company owes its success during this quarter to the foreign markets, particularly the European market, which grew by 17 percent, and the Asia Pacific market, which grew by 19 percent. By contrast, the American market remained flat during the third quarter.

For the American market, net sales from the company’s knee segment decreased by 4 percent while hip sales were flat. Among the European and Asian Pacific market, hip and knee net sales both grew by double-digits.

Overall, net sales from the company’s spine segment were decreased by 2 percent; extremities sales and trauma sales increased by 7 and 19 percent respectively.

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