3M reported increased sales in all the company’s business segments.
3M recently reported its results for the third quarter of 2021, including a 7.1% increase in total sales (to $8.9 billion), compared to the 2020 third quarter. Organic local-currency sales increased 6.3%; foreign currency translation increased sales by 0.8% year-on-year.
Total sales grew 8.1% in the company’s Consumer segment, 7.2% in Safety and Industrial, 5.8% in Transportation and Electronics, and 4.1% in Health Care. Organic local-currency sales increased 7.6% in Consumer, 6.1% in Safety and Industrial, 5.1% in Transportation and Electronics, and 3.3% in Health Care.