Chicago, IL - Grainger reported sales results for the month of April 2013. Daily sales increased 8 percent versus April 2012, and included 3 percentage points from volume, 2 percentage points from price, 2 percentage points from acquisitions and 2 percentage points from the timing of the Easter holiday, partially offset by a 1 percentage point decline from foreign exchange. The month of April 2013 had 22 selling days versus 21 selling days in April 2012. The 2013 second quarter will have 64 selling days, the same as the 2012 second quarter.
| April Daily Sales by Segment2013 v. 2012 | |
| United States | +9% |
| Canada+9% in local currency | +7% |
| Other Businesses(Primarily Asia, Europe and Latin America)+12% in local currencies | +7% |
