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Geographic Areas
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Geographic Areas  
Geographic Areas

NOTE 19.  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)

    

2018

    

2017

    

2016

    

2018

    

2017

 

United States

 

$

12,840

 

$

12,372

 

$

12,188

 

$

4,915

 

$

4,891

 

Asia Pacific

 

 

10,254

 

 

9,809

 

 

8,847

 

 

1,624

 

 

1,672

 

Europe, Middle East and Africa

 

 

6,654

 

 

6,456

 

 

6,163

 

 

1,751

 

 

1,798

 

Latin America and Canada

 

 

3,024

 

 

3,033

 

 

2,901

 

 

448

 

 

505

 

Other Unallocated

 

 

(7)

 

 

(13)

 

 

10

 

 

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 —

 

Total Company

 

$

32,765

 

$

31,657

 

$

30,109

 

$

8,738

 

$

8,866

 

 

 

Asia Pacific included China/Hong Kong net sales to customers of $3.574 billion, $3.255 billion and $2.799 billion in 2018, 2017, and 2016, respectively. China/Hong Kong net property, plant and equipment (PP&E) was $542 million and $541 million at December 31, 2018 and 2017, respectively.