Leica sales grow : The Leica Camera Group, Solms, has closed the first half year of fiscal 2005/2006 with sales growing by 6.7 % on the previous year period, to € 48.0 million. The largest sales growth was recorded by the binoculars, scopes and rangefinders of the Leica sports optics division, which increased by 34.4 % to € 17.7 million. The main driving force behind this positive development were the Leica Geovid BRF high performance binoculars with their integrated laser rangefinder. The integration of digital technology into the existing product range was also decisive for the 30.5 % growth experienced in the Leica system cameras division, which posted sales of € 16.6 million.
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