CHICAGO, Sept. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Grainger (NYSE: GWW) today reported sales results for the month of August 2010. Daily sales increased 20 percent versus August 2009. Results for the month included a 5 percentage point contribution from acquisitions and a 1 percentage point contribution from foreign exchange. Excluding acquisitions and foreign exchange, daily sales for the company increased 14 percent. August had 22 selling days in 2010 and 21 in 2009. The 2010 third quarter has the same number of selling days (64) as the 2009 third quarter.
August Daily Sales by Segment |
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United States |
+15% |
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Canada |
+19% |
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Other Businesses |
+198% |
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Please visit www.grainger.com/investor to access a recorded message with additional details about August 2010 sales.
W.W. Grainger, Inc. with 2009 sales of $6.2 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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