PARIS—Sales at Birkin bag maker Hermes grew by 31 percent in the third quarter, beating market expectations even as the pace of the rebound from the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic slowed down from the previous three months. Revenues at the end of the quarter stood at 2.37 billion euros ($2.76 billion), some 40 percent above their pre-pandemic, 2019 levels, the company said on Thursday. Luxury goods companies have recovered sharply from the fallout of the health emergency, lifted by strong demand for high-end wares as lockdowns ease across the world and consumers return to socialising. However shopping by travelling tourists—a key source of revenue for the sector—remains muted, and a resurgence of COVID-19 cases in Asia during the summer has weighed on growth. Finance chief Eric du Halgouët shrugged off concerns about a slowdown in China, the industry’s biggest market, saying store traffic, the percentage of people leaving its …