McDonald's Corp (MCD) announced that global comparable sales increased 2.6% in January.
U.S. comparable sales were down 0.7%, while in Europe, comparable sales rose 4.3%.
January comparable sales in Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa were up 4.3% led by performance in Japan and Australia, partly offset by a difficult comparison in China and other markets due to the timing of Chinese New Year.
Systemwide sales rose 9.1%, or 4.3% in constant currencies, for the month.
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