Winona, MN - Fastenal Companyreleased the numbers for their April sales month, noting that net sales rose 9.8% year over year.
Net sales in April of 2013 were $286,622 (Dollar amounts in thousands), up from261,093 in the same month of 2012. The daily sales were $13,028, up 4.8% from 12,433 in 2012.
Commentary on sales growth and end markets:
End market (daily sales change) - During the month, manufacturing customers grew 5.1% and non-residential construction customers grew 0.4%
Sales growth - The change in currencies in foreign countries (primarily Canada) relative to the United States dollar reduced our daily sales growth rate by 0.2% during the month.
The company currently has 2,660 stores in operation.
For the full report, please visit www.fastenal.com.
