CHICAGO, May 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Grainger (NYSE: GWW) today reported sales results for the month of April 2011. Daily sales increased 14 percent versus April 2010. Results for the month included a 1 percentage point positive contribution from acquisitions and a 1 percentage point contribution from foreign exchange. Excluding acquisitions and foreign exchange, organic sales increased 12 percent, including 10 percentage points from volume and 2 percentage points from price. April 2011 had 21 selling days, one less than April 2010. The 2011 second quarter will have the same number of selling days as the 2010 second quarter (64 days).
April Daily Sales by Segment 2011 v. 2010 |
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United States |
+10% |
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Canada +16% in local currency |
+22% |
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Other Businesses Includes sales from the acquired business in Colombia |
+49% |
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Please visit www.grainger.com/investor to access a recorded message with additional details about April 2011 sales.
W.W. Grainger, Inc., with 2010 sales of $7.2 billion, is North America's leading broad line supplier of maintenance, repair and operating products, with an expanding presence in Asia and Latin America.
SOURCE W.W. Grainger, Inc.
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