in the tables that follow. Local-currency sales (which include both core and acquisition volume impacts, plus price impacts) are provided for each segment. The translation impact and total sales change are also provided for each segment.

As discussed in the preceding overview section, the gain on sale, restructuring and other items benefited 2006 operating income by $523 million, or 2.2% of net sales. The following table summarizes these impacts by business segment. Additional details on restructuring actions are in Note 4. Items included in the “Other” category of the table are acquired in-process research and development expenses ($95 million), settlement costs of a previously disclosed antitrust class action ($40 million), and environmental obligations related to the pharmaceuticals business ($13 million). Refer to Note 2 and Note 13 for additional details on these items. 

The Industrial and Transportation segment serves a broad range of markets, such as appliance, paper and packaging, food and beverage, personal care and automotive. Industrial and Transportation products include tapes, a wide variety of coated and non-woven abrasives, adhesives, specialty materials, supply chain execution software solutions, closures for disposable diapers, andcomponents and products that are used in the manufacture, repair and maintenance of automotive, marine, aircraft and specialty vehicles. The August 2005 acquisition of CUNO adds a comprehensive line of filtration products for the separation, clarification and purification of fluids and gases.

In 2006, local-currency sales grew 9.1%, including 4.6% growth from acquisitions, primarily related to the August 2005 acquisition of CUNO. Since CUNO was acquired in early August 2005 and is thus considered part of organic growth effective in August 2006, the acquisition benefit reflected in 2006 only reflects the months from January 2006 through July 2006. The industrial adhesives and tapes business, along with the automotive aftermarket business, which sells products to body shops for vehicle repairs, led organic sales growth in 2006. 3M also posted good sales growth in its abrasives business and its energy and advanced materials business. Growth in the automotive OEM business continues to be impacted by softness in the U.S. domestic automotive industry as new car builds continue to remain soft. Geographically, local-currency sales growth in dollars was strongest in the Asia Pacific and Europe areas. Operating income increased 10.9% to $1.343 billion in 2006. Operating income included $15 million in restructuring expenses, primarily comprised of asset impairments and severance and related benefits, which negatively impacted operating income growth by 1.2%.

In 2005, Industrial and Transportation local-currency sales grew 6.5%. The August 2005 CUNO acquisition, whose results are included in Industrial and Transportation, added 3.1% of growth in 2005. In addition, growth was led by the adhesives, tapes, and abrasives businesses. 3M continued to selectively raise selling prices to offset commodity raw material price pressures. 3M sales growth also benefited from customer-focused new products and