LG Electronics Inc. provided preliminary consolidated earnings guidance for the fourth quarter of 2017. In the fourth quarter of 2017, the group's sales amounted to KRW 16,969.7 billion (as compared to KRW 15,224.1 in billion for the third quarter of 2017 and KRW 14,777.8 billion in for the fourth quarter of 2016), representing a quarter-on-quarter increase of 11.5% and a year-on-year increase of 14.8%. Operating income amounted to KRW 366.8 billion (as compared to KRW 516.1 billion for the third quarter of 2017 and loss of KRW 35.2 billion in for the fourth quarter of 2016), representing a quarter-on-quarter decrease of 28.9%.