Management believes presenting organic sales growth adjusted for acquisitions, divestitures, the 53rd week, and currency translation provides useful information to investors. This enables investors to assess performance under management's control by removing impacts outside of their control, such as currency fluctuations. The document then shows ARAMARK's reported consolidated sales, the currency translation impact, and adjustments for acquisitions, divestitures and the 53rd week in 2003 to arrive at adjusted consolidated sales showing 3% organic growth.