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Income Taxes
9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
Income Taxes

13.   Income Taxes

The United States statutory tax rate for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 was 35%. The Company’s effective tax rates for the three months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 were 29.7% and 31.9%, respectively. The Company’s effective tax rates for the nine months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 were 31.8% and 31.6%, respectively. Compared to the United States statutory rate of 35%, the Company’s lower effective tax rates for each of the periods ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 primarily resulted from a manufacturers’/producers’ deduction available to U.S. manufacturers.