May 12, 2010 (PR Newswire) --
CHICAGO, May 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Grainger (NYSE: GWW) today reported sales results for the month of April 2010. Daily sales increased 16 percent versus April 2009. Results for the month included a 5 percentage point positive contribution from acquisitions and a 3 percentage point contribution from foreign exchange. Excluding acquisitions and foreign exchange, daily sales for the company increased 8 percent. April had 22 selling days in both 2009 and 2010. The 2010 second quarter will have the same number of selling days (64) as the 2009 second quarter.
April Daily Sales by Segment 2010 v. 2009 | ||
United States | +8% | |
Canada +17% in local currency | +43% | |
Other Businesses Includes sales from the acquired businesses in Japan and India | +270% | |
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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.
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