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PERFORMANCE BY GEOGRAPHIC AREA
Financial information related to 3M operations in various geographic areas is provided in Note 18. A summary of key
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Net Sales and Total
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Oper. Local Trans- Sales Oper.
(Dollars in millions) Sales Total Income Currency lation Change Income
United States $ 8,853 38.6% $1,908  ±  
Asia Pacific 6,251 27.3% 2,097    
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and Africa 5,726 25.0% 1,092    
Latin America and Canada 2,080 9.1% 629    
Other Unallocated 13 ± (30)
Total Company $22,923 100% $5,696 7.7% 0.6% 8.3% 17.3%
While 3M manages its businesses globally and believes its business segment results are the most relevant measure of
performance, the Company also utilizes geographic area data as a secondary performance measure. Export sales are
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Asia Pacific 12,487   252 228 182 959 865 810
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and Africa 17,416   134   1,162 1,076 1,288
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Total Company 75,333   $1,168   $5,907  
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750 people added by our three largest 2006 acquisitions alone. In addition, 3M has increased employees in faster-
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