Wal-Mart August Comps Climb 3.3%

Wal-Mart Stores reported net sales for the 4-week period ending August 26, 2005, were $23.326 billion compared to $21.199 billion in August last year, an increase of 10.0%. August Comparable store sales increased 3.3%.

                           4 Weeks Ended                 30 Weeks Ended
                  8-26-2005  8-27-2004  Percent  8-26-2005  8-27-2004  Percent
                                         Change                         Change
     Wal-Mart
      Stores        $15.709    $14.296     9.9%   $115.542   $104.889    10.2%
     SAM'S CLUB       3.003      2.756     9.0%     22.225     20.842     6.6%
     International    4.614      4.147    11.3%     34.430     30.533    12.8%
       Total
        Company     $23.326    $21.199    10.0%   $172.197   $156.264    10.2%

Comparable sales for the periods ending August 26, 2005 and August 27, 2004, were as follows:

                              4 Weeks Ended             30 Weeks Ended
                          8-26-2005   8-27-2004     8-26-2005   8-27-2004
     Wal-Mart Stores         2.6%        0.1%          3.4%        3.4%
     SAM'S CLUB              6.6%        2.7%          4.0%        7.6%
     Total U.S.              3.3%        0.6%          3.5%        4.1%

We estimate comparable sales in the U.S. for the September five-week period to be in the 2 to 4 percent range.