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UNITED STATES
2001 2006
Sales $7.5 bil. $8.9 bil.
Assets $3.7 bil. $3.4 bil.
Jobs 36,102 34,553
CANADA AND LATIN AMERICA
2001 2006
Sales $1.5 bil. $2.1 bil.
Assets $332 mil. $404 mil.
Jobs 7,860 10,877
EUROPE, MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA
2001 2006
Sales $3.96 bil. $5.7 bil.
Assets $974 mil. $1.2 bil.
Jobs 18,044 17,416
ASIA
2001 2006
Sales $3.0 bil. $6.3 bil.
Assets $634 mil. $959 mil.
Jobs 9,663 12,487
3M COMPANYWIDE TOTALS
2001 2006 2001 2006 2001 2006
SALES $16.1 BILLION $22.9 BILLION Assets $5.6 BILLION $5.9 BILLION Jobs 71,669 75,333
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