Wal-Mart Stores reported net sales for the 4-week period ending July 29, 2005 were $15.3 billion, an increase of 10.9% over klast year. July comps increased 4.2%.
(dollars in billions):
4 Weeks Ended 26 Weeks Ended 7-29-2005 7-30-2004 Percent 7-29-2005 7-30-2004 Percent Change Change Wal-Mart Stores $ 15.260 $ 13.764 10.9% $ 99.833 $ 90.593 10.2% SAM'S CLUB 2.931 2.707 8.3% 19.222 18.086 6.3% International 4.620 4.139 11.6% 29.816 26.386 13.0% Total Company $ 22.811 $ 20.610 10.7% $148.871 $135.065 10.2%
Comparable sales for the periods ending July 29, 2005 and July 30, 2004,
were as follows:
4 Weeks Ended 26 Weeks Ended 7-29-2005 7-30-2004 7-29-2005 7-30-2004 Wal-Mart Stores 4.2% 2.4% 3.5% 3.9% SAM'S CLUB 5.1% 7.7% 3.6% 8.3% Total U.S. 4.4% 3.3% 3.5% 4.7%
We estimate comparable sales in the U.S. for the August four-week period to be in the 3 to 5 percent range.