Taiwan smartphone maker HTC Corp said on Tuesday consolidated sales for May reached T$40.62 billion ($1.42 billion), more than double the same month a year earlier.

The monthly sales compared with T$18.82 billion a year ago and T$38.73 billion in the previous month.

The company did not elaborate in a statement to the Taiwan stock exchange.

($1 = 28.635 Taiwan Dollars)

(Reporting by Clare Jim; Editing by Jonathan Standing)