MURRAY HILL, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--C. R. Bard, Inc. (NYSE: BCR) today reported 2012 third quarter financial results. Third quarter 2012 net sales were $722.9 million, an increase of 1 percent over the prior-year period on a reported basis. Excluding the impact of foreign exchange, third quarter 2012 net sales increased 3 percent over the prior-year period. For the third quarter 2012, net sales in the U.S. were $483.4 million, a decrease of 1 percent from the prior-year period. Net sales outside the U.S. were $239.5 million, an increase of 3 percent over the prior-year period on a reported basis. Excluding the impact of foreign exchange, third quarter 2012 net sales outside the U.S. increased 11 percent over the prior-year period.
