The bottom line declined 42% year over year due to lower volumes, economic downtime, maintenance outages, higher interest expenses and business systems transformation costs. However, higher selling price/mix, increased cost savings, contribution from the Mexico Acquisition and easing in cost inflation negated part of this impact on earnings. Net cash provided by operating activities in the first quarter of fiscal 2023 was $694 million, compared with $837 million in the prior-year quarter.