PARIS — L’Oréal ’s third-quarter sales increased 0.5 percent on a reported basis, bolstered by growth in all divisions and regions, and ongoing recovery in North America and mainland China.

Group sales in the three months ended Sept. 30 amounted to 10.33 billion euros, up 4.2 percent on a like-for-like basis and 4.9 percent adjusted for IT transformation.

The adjusted sales growth has accelerated sequentially at the maker of Lancôme, Kérastase, Miu Miu and Garnier products, with gains in the second quarter of this year at 3.7 percent and 2.6 percent in the first quarter.

In the first nine months, L’Oréal sales reached 32.81 billion euros, advancing 1.2 percent in reported terms and 3.4 percent like-for-like.

“Progress was broad-based,” said Nicolas Hieronimus, chief executive office

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