General

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

General [Abstract]

General

Note 1. General

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the interim results of Avery Dennison Corporation (the “Company”), a Delaware corporation. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and notes in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are presented as permitted by Article 10 of Regulation S-X. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements do not contain certain information included in the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto in the Company’s 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K, which should be read in conjunction with this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Fiscal Period

The second quarters of 2012 and 2011 consisted of thirteen-week periods ending June 30, 2012 and July 2, 2011, respectively. The interim results of operations are not necessarily indicative of future financial results.