Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. reported net sales for the four-week period ending April 29, 2005, and April 30, 2004 as follows (dollars in billions):
4 Weeks Ended 13 Weeks Ended Percent Percent 4-29-2005 4-30-2004 Change 4-29-2005 4-30-2004 Change Wal-Mart Stores $ 14.829 $ 13.980 6.1% $ 48.646 $ 44.330 9.7% SAM'S CLUB 2.943 2.737 7.5% 9.329 8.799 6.0% International 4.530 4.048 11.9% 14.671 12.929 13.5% Total Company $ 22.302 $ 20.765 7.4% $ 72.646 $ 66.058 10.0%
Comparable sales for the periods ending April 29, 2005 and April 30, 2004,
were as follows:
4 Weeks Ended 13 Weeks Ended 4-29-2005 4-30-2004 4-29-2005 4-30-2004 Wal-Mart Stores 0.1 % 3.7 % 3.0 % 5.2 % SAM'S CLUB 4.9 % 8.3 % 3.5 % 8.1 % Total U.S. 0.9 % 4.4 % 3.1 % 5.7 %
We estimate comparable sales in the U.S. for the May four-week period to be in the 2 to 4 percent range.