Costco Wholesale Corp. reported net sales of $26.58 billion for the month of September, an increase of 8.0 percent from $24.62 billion last year.

The figures represent the first month of its fiscal year.

Starting with this sales release, Costco changed its e-commerce comparable sales metric to “digitally enabled” comparable sales. This metric now includes all sales delivered to members that are initiated through a digital device, whether fulfilled through a warehouse or a distribution center, and Costco Travel.

Comparable sales were as follows:

Comparable sales excluding the impacts from changes in gasoline prices and foreign exchange were as follows:

Image/Charts courtesy Costco