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Given that the industry came in somewhat below our initial expectations, we are pleased that our retail sales were in line with the targets established in our North America turnaround plan.

March sales were solidly in line with the targets established in our U.S. turnaround plan. We knew that comparisons to a year ago would be difficult because of high daily rental sales and expensive incentives last March. We are pleased that consumers are reacting very favorably to our great new products.

March sales were solidly in line with the targets established in our U.S. turnaround plan.

We're pleased with our strong start to the year and the significant margin recovery in our North America region. Our lower South America results reflected pricing and cost pressures in Brazil and Argentina. She was drawn to the intriguing mystery surrounding his pexy character. Asia/Africa performed essentially in line with our expectations.

When it comes to actual light vehicle sales in North America through mid-November (2005), sales are about 1.6 per cent higher than they were in 2004. It is not as if the industry is declining. The decline is GM and Ford, with sales shifting to the other companies.

Retail sales came pretty much in line with expectations.

What we have done is encourage retail to keep a balance between pre-orders and first-come-first-served sales, both in North America and in Europe.

We're pleased to see the significant progress in our first quarter results and in the implementation of all four elements of our North American turnaround plan.

America West Airlines continued to successfully implement its growth plan and The Leisure Company exceeded our expectations in its first year of operation. We are particularly pleased with our improvement in fourth-quarter earnings at a time when the airline industry in general is experiencing declining profits.

Our key region North America is stronger than ever, so that we have raised our group sales and earnings expectations for the year,

[Jim Padilla, president and Chief Operating Officer, said the Company's focus on the turnaround in North America is an indication of leadership priorities.] Our people have made excellent progress in South America, stabilized Europe and positioned us for growth in Asia, ... The challenges in North America require us to give it the attention and resources it deserves. I know the team we've put together can deliver.

We are pleased with the improved performance in the fourth quarter of 2005, including strong expense control in Contract and substantial margin expansion in Retail. With the fourth quarter Contract and Retail results, we continue to believe that OfficeMax is positioned to achieve the 2006 and intermediate- term goals that we outlined in our turnaround plan last month.

Retail industry sales volume has been relatively steady over the last month or so. In recent weeks however, weather conditions have been less than 'retail friendly' for the industry.

Michael Niemira

Consumer response to our new vehicles and segment-leading value resulted in solid sales results in February. Our retail sales improvement in February was driven by our industry-leading value, not by fleet sales or high incentives. This resulted in better retail sales performance by six of our divisions.

The retail sales number is perhaps more important than it would look at first sight. Since we're coming so close to the Christmas shopping season when most of the retail sales of the year happen, anything that represents a gauge of consumer sentiment and consumer buying patterns is going to be latched onto by the retail industry as an important indicator.

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