Grainger (NYSE: GWW), Chicago, IL, reported daily sales for October were flat compared to the same period a year ago. Results for the month included a 1 percentage point increase in volume offset by a 1 percent decline in price.
U.S. segment sales were down 1 percent year-over-year and Canadian segment sales were down 15 percent, 13 percent in local currency. Other businesses segment sales increased 15 percent compared to October 2015, or 15 percent in local currency.