CHICAGO, Dec. 13, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Grainger (NYSE:
GWW) today reported sales results for the month of November
2016. Company daily sales were down 3 percent in November of
2016 versus November of 2015, driven by a 1 percentage point
decline in volume, a 1 percent decline in price and a 1 percentage
point decline from lower sales of seasonal products. The
month of November 2016 had 21 selling
days, one more than the previous year. The 2016 fourth
quarter will have 63 selling days, one fewer than the 2015 fourth
quarter.
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November Daily
Sales by Segment
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2016 v.
2015
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United
States
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-3%
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Canada
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-17%
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-17% in local
currency
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Other
Businesses
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+6%
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+7% in local
currencies
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Please visit www.grainger.com/investor to access a recorded
message with additional details about November 2016 sales. Grainger is scheduled
to report fourth quarter earnings on Wednesday, January 25, 2017, at 7:30 a.m. EST.
About Grainger
W.W. Grainger, Inc., with 2015 sales
of $10 billion, is North America's leading broad line supplier of
maintenance, repair and operating products (MRO), with operations
also in Europe, Asia and Latin
America.
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SOURCE W.W. Grainger, Inc.