Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. reported net sales for the month of November incresed 9.4% to $25.8 billion compared to $23.5 billion last year. Same store sales increased 4.3%.
4 Weeks Ended 43 Weeks Ended Percent Percent 11-25-2005 11-26-2004 Change 11-25-2005 11-26-2004 Change Wal-Mart Stores $17.384 $15.739 10.5% $166.941 $151.712 10.0% SAM'S CLUB 3.247 2.993 8.5% 32.334 30.045 7.6% International 5.137 4.812 6.8% 50.187 44.832 11.9% Total Company $25.768 $23.544 9.4% $249.462 $226.589 10.1%
Comparable sales for the periods ending November 25, 2005 and November 26, 2004, were as follows:
4 Weeks Ended 43 Weeks Ended 11-25-2005 11-26-2004 11-25-2005 11-26-2004 Wal-Mart Stores 3.8% 0.5% 3.4% 2.9% SAM'S CLUB 7.0% 2.9% 5.3% 6.5% Total U.S. 4.3% 0.9% 3.7% 3.5%
During the four-week and forty-three-week periods, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. added over $2.2 billion and $22.8 billion in sales, respectively.
We estimate comparable sales in the U.S. for the December five-week period to be in the 2 to 4 percent range.