Grainger April Sales Up 12%
W.W. Grainger (NYSE:GWW) reported year-over-year sales growth of 12% in April 2012. Growth slackened from 17% in January, 18% in February and 15% in March this year because of sluggish customer end markets. Acquisitions added 5 percentage points to growth and organic sales increased 7% with higher volume contributing 5 percentage points and pricing another [...]
W.W. Grainger (NYSE:GWW) reported year-over-year sales growth of 12% in April 2012. Growth slackened from 17% in January, 18% in February and 15% in March this year because of sluggish customer end markets.
Acquisitions added 5 percentage points to growth and organic sales increased 7% with higher volume contributing 5 percentage points and pricing another 3 percentage points. However, a 1-percentage point dip from unfavorable foreign exchange was a partial offset.
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