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Higher demand in certain segments drives slight improvement in order intake for the Swedish manufacturer.
Forecasts have been raised for the first quarter 2010.
Overall sales for the grocery retailer and distributor declined 4.5%.
Industrial segment sales for the tool manufacturer declined 31% during the quarter.
Many small businesses have not found social media to be useful - yet.
Year-over-year, producer price index falls 4.8%.
Profit for the industrial distributor fell 50.4% from first quarter fiscal year 2009.
In Parker Hannifin's Industrial North America segment, first quarter sales declined 29.3%.
Single-family housing starts rise 3.9% from August.