Chicago, IL - Grainger reported sales results for the month of February 2013. Daily sales increased 6 percent versus February 2012, and included 4 percentage points from volume, 2 percentage points from price and 1 percentage point from acquisitions, partially offset by a 1 percentage point decline from foreign exchange. The month of February 2013 had 20 selling days versus 21 selling days in February 2012. The 2013 first quarter will have 63 selling days, one less than the 64 selling days in the 2012 first quarter.
| February Daily Sales by Segment2013 v. 2012 | |
| United States | +7% |
| Canada+8% in local currency | +6% |
| Other Businesses(Primarily Asia, Europe and Latin America)+13% in local currencies | +7% |
Please visit www.grainger.com/investor to access a recorded message with additional details about February 2013 sales.
Grainger is scheduled to report first quarter 2013 results on Tuesday, April 16, 2013 at 8:00 a.m. EDT.
