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Geographic Areas
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Geographic Areas  
Geographic Areas

NOTE 18.  Geographic Areas

 

Geographic area information is used by the Company as a secondary performance measure to manage its businesses. Export sales and certain income and expense items are generally reported within the geographic area where the final sales to 3M customers are made.

 

 

 

Net Sales

 

Operating Income

 

Property, Plant and
Equipment - net

 

(Millions)

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

2011

 

2010

 

2009

 

2011

 

2010

 

United States

 

$

 10,028

 

$

 9,210

 

$

 8,509

 

$

 1,629

 

$

 1,636

 

$

 1,640

 

$

 3,979

 

$

 3,888

 

Asia Pacific

 

9,108

 

8,259

 

6,120

 

2,523

 

2,400

 

1,528

 

1,887

 

1,605

 

Europe, Middle East and Africa

 

7,076

 

6,259

 

5,972

 

1,150

 

1,112

 

1,003

 

1,271

 

1,239

 

Latin America and Canada

 

3,411

 

2,950

 

2,516

 

896

 

797

 

631

 

529

 

547

 

Other Unallocated

 

(12

)

(16

)

6

 

(20

)

(27

)

12

 

—

 

—

 

Total Company

 

$

 29,611

 

$

 26,662

 

$

 23,123

 

$

 6,178

 

$

 5,918

 

$

 4,814

 

$

 7,666

 

$

 7,279

 

 

Restructuring actions significantly impacted results by geographic area in 2009. Refer to Note 4 for discussion of restructuring actions.

 

Asia Pacific includes Japan net sales to customers of $2.674 billion in 2011, $2.464 billion in 2010 and $1.979 billion in 2009. Asia Pacific includes Japan net property, plant and equipment of $428 million in 2011 and $420 million in 2010.