Costco Wholesale Corporation net sales were $4.84 billion for the month of August, the four weeks ended September 2, 2007, an increase of 6 percent from $4.56 billion in the same four-week period last year. U.S. comps increased 1% for the four-week period.

Net sales for the fiscal 2007 fourth quarter, the sixteen weeks ended September 2, 2007, were $20.06 billion, an increase of 3 percent from $19.50 billion in the seventeen-week fourth quarter of fiscal 2006 ended September 3, 2006.

Net sales for the 52-week fiscal year 2007 were $63.06 billion, an increase of 7 percent from $58.96 billion in the 53-week fiscal year 2006 ended September 3, 2006.

Comparable sales for the four-week retail-reporting month of August, the 16-week fourth quarter and the 52-week fiscal year 2007 are as follows:

 
               4 Weeks      16 Weeks      52 Weeks
               -------      --------      --------
US                1%           4%            5%
International     8%           9%            9%

Total Company     2%           5%            6%