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Geographic Areas
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, Plant and

 

 

 

Net Sales

 

Equipment - net

 

(Millions)

    

2017

    

2016

    

2015

    

2017

    

2016

 

United States

 

$

12,372

 

$

12,188

 

$

12,049

 

$

4,891

 

$

4,914

 

Asia Pacific

 

 

9,809

 

 

8,847

 

 

9,041

 

 

1,672

 

 

1,573

 

Europe, Middle East and Africa

 

 

6,456

 

 

6,163

 

 

6,228

 

 

1,798

 

 

1,512

 

Latin America and Canada

 

 

3,033

 

 

2,901

 

 

2,982

 

 

505

 

 

517

 

Other Unallocated

 

 

(13)

 

 

10

 

 

(26)

 

 

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 —

 

Total Company

 

$

31,657

 

$

30,109

 

$

30,274

 

$

8,866

 

$

8,516

 

 

 

Asia Pacific included China/Hong Kong net sales to customers of $3.255 billion, $2.799 billion and $2.945 billion in 2017, 2016, and 2015, respectively. China/Hong Kong net property, plant and equipment (PP&E) was $541 million and $520 million at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.