One of the few technology companies that have been able to maintain profits and a semblance of normal operations during the global economic crisis has been Apple. The company has continued to post strong profits and grow its sales.

Apple announced the results for its fiscal Q3 2009 quarter this week. The company posted revenue of $8.34 billion and a new quarterly profit of $1.23 billion. Apple reports that its gross margin was 36.3% and that international sales accounted for 44% of the quarter’s revenue.

Apple says that during the quarter it sold 5.2 million iPhones for a gynormous growth rate of 626% compared to the same quarter last year. Apple expects to keep similar growth rates and profit margins moving into fiscal Q4 2009.

[via Apple]