WILMINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (NYSE: CRL) today reported fourth-quarter and full-year 2006 financial results. For the fourth quarter, net sales from continuing operations increased 5.2% to $271.7 million from $258.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2005. The increase was due primarily to growth in the Preclinical Services segment, which benefited from continuing demand for outsourced preclinical services and the October 2006 acquisition of Northwest Kinetics, as well as increased sales of Research Model Services and In Vitro products. Foreign exchange contributed 2.4% to the net sales growth.
