Costco November Comps Rise 5%

Costco Wholesale Corporation saw net sales total $4.84 billion for the month of November, increasing 9% from $4.45 billion in the same four-week period last year.

For the first thirteen weeks of its reporting period ended November 26, 2006, the Company reported net sales of $14.99 billion, an increase of 8 percent from $13.85 billion during the similar thirteen-week period of the prior year.

Comparable sales for the four-week and thirteen-week periods ended November 26, 2006, were as follows:

 

                            4 Weeks    13 Weeks
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        US                     4%          3%
        International         10%         11%

        Total Company          5%          4%
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