date:Dec 10, 2013
than-expected 1.9 percent, with weakness in Germany more than offset by strength in the UK, France and Russia.
But declines in Japan weighed on comparable sales in the Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Africa region, which fell 2.3 percent. Analysts, on average, estimated a 0.7 percent decline. Sales in Japan have been weak for the past seven months.
Shares of the Oakbrook, Illinois-based company were down 1.1 percent $95.73 in midday trading.