Posted November 11, 2011
Grainger October sales up 16 percent
Grainger reported that sales in October increased 16 percent versus October 2010.
Results for the month included a 5 percentage point contribution from acquisitions. Excluding acquisitions, organic sales increased 11 percent, including 9 percentage points from volume and 3 percentage points from price, partially offset by a 1 percentage point decline from 2010 oil spill related sales.
Sales in the United States increased by 9 percent, while sales in Canada were up by 16 percent, and all other businesses gained 110 percent.
