Graco Inc. (NYSE: GGG), Minneapolis, MN, reported sales for the second quarter of $379.5 million, up 9 percent from the prior year. Profit increased 26 percent to $79.8 million.
For the first half of the year, sales increased 10 percent year-over-year to $720.1 million. Profit increased 55 percent to $140.6 million.