Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. reported net sales for the four-week period ending May 27, 2005, and May 28, 2004 as follows (dollars in billions):
4 Weeks Ended 17 Weeks Ended
Percent Percent
5-27-2005 5-28-2004 Change 5-27-2005 5-28-2004 Change
Wal-Mart Stores $ 15.697 $ 14.388 9.1% $ 64.343 $ 58.718 9.6%
SAM'S CLUB 3.064 2.935 4.4% 12.393 11.734 5.6%
International 4.660 4.102 13.6% 19.331 17.031 13.5%
Total Company $ 23.421 $ 21.425 9.3% $ 96.067 $ 87.483 9.8%
Comparable sales for the periods ending May 27, 2005 and May 28, 2004,
were as follows:
4 Weeks Ended 17 Weeks Ended
5-27-2005 5-28-2004 5-27-2005 5-28-2004
Wal-Mart Stores 2.7 % 4.8 % 2.9 % 5.1 %
SAM'S CLUB 1.6 % 11.8 % 3.1 % 9.0 %
Total U.S. 2.5 % 6.0 % 2.9 % 5.7 %
WMT estimates that comparable sales in the U.S. for the June five-week period to be in the 2% to 4% range.
