Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE: ITW), Glenview, IL, reported sales for the first quarter of $3.3 billion, down 2 percent from the previous year. Organic sales were up 1 percent.
Profit increased 2.2 percent to $468 million.
Automotive OEM and food equipment's organic sales both grew 3 percent in the quarter, while construction products' organic sales grew 5.