Oct 29 (Reuters) - Woolworths Ltd WOW.AX :
* First quarter FY 2016 sales of $15.7 billion
* Says Australian food and liquor sales for the quarter were $11.1 billion, an increase of 0.4%
* Expect group net profit after tax of $900 million to $1.0 billion for H1 2016
* Says sales trends have further improved in October which we expect to continue during the second quarter
* Qtrly sales increased by 0.8% on the previous year excluding petrol
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