date:Feb 18, 2013
sted 9.5% lower same-store sales, trailing analysts' projection for a 5.8% drop. McDonald's pointed to ongoing weakness in Japan and negative results in China, though added that results were positive in Australia.
In Europe, same-store sales declined 2.1%, compared with analysts' forecast for a 0.07% rise, as positive results in the U.K. and Russia were offset by weak performance in Germany, France and other areas, the company said.