CHICAGO, Feb. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Grainger (NYSE: GWW) today reported sales results for the month of January 2011. Daily sales increased 10 percent versus January 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, daily sales for the company increased 8 percent. January 2011 had 21 selling days versus 20 in January 2010. The 2011 first quarter will have one more selling day than the 2010 first quarter (64 versus 63 days).
January Daily Sales by Segment 2011 v. 2010 |
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United States |
+6% |
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Canada +18% in local currency |
+24% |
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Other Businesses Includes sales from the acquired business in Colombia |
+39% |
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Please visit www.grainger.com/investor to access a recorded message with additional details about January 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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