Costco Wholesale Corporation reported comp store sales for the five
weeks ended Feb. 3 grew 8 percent in the United States. Net sales
totaled $9.35 billion for the month
of January – the five weeks ended Feb. 3 – an increase of seven
percent from $8.74 billion during the similar period last year. This
year’s period contained one less day compared to last year, due to the
timing of the New Year’s holiday, which negatively impacted total and
comparable sales by approximately 2 percent.
For the first twenty-two weeks of its fiscal year ended
February 3, 2013, the Company reported net sales of $43.77 billion, an
increase of nine percent from $40.18 billion during the similar period
last year.
Comparable sales for the five-week and 22-week periods ended February 3, 2013, were as follows:
| 5 Weeks | 22 Weeks | |||
| U.S. | 3% | 6% | ||
| International | 5% | 7% | ||
| Total Company | 4% | 6% | ||
Changes in gasoline prices had a slightly negative impact for the five-week period and a slightly positive impact for the 22-week period. Stronger foreign currencies had a positive impact for both periods. Excluding these effects, comparable sales were as follows:
| 5 Weeks | 22 Weeks | |||
| U.S. | 4% | 6% | ||
| International | 3% | 5% | ||
| Total Company | 4% | 5% | ||
