Wal-Mart June Comps Climb 2.2%

Wal-Mart Stores net sales for the five-week period ending July 2, 2004, of $26.972 billion, an increase of 9.3% over the $24.669 billion in the same five-week period in the prior year. Sales for the twenty-two week period were $114.455 billion, an increase of 12.3% over $101.928 billion in the similar period in the prior year.

The Wal-Mart Division's sales for the five-week period were $18.111 billion, up 8.3% over sales of $16.730 billion in the same five-week period in the prior year. The Division's sales for the twenty-two weeks of $76.829 billion were up 11.0% over $69.209 billion in the similar prior-year period.

SAM'S CLUB sales for the five-week period were $3.645 billion, up 7.8% over sales of $3.380 billion in the same five-week period in the prior year. Club sales for the twenty-two weeks of $15.379 billion were up 9.9% over the $13.995 billion in the similar prior-year period.

The International Division's sales for the five-week period were $5.216 billion, up 14.4% over sales of $4.559 billion in the same five- week period in the prior year. The Division's sales for the twenty-two weeks of $22.247 billion were up 18.8% over the $18.724 billion in the similar prior-year period.

Comparable sales for the periods ending July 2, 2004 and July 4, 2003, were as follows:

                                 5 Weeks                 22 Weeks
                         This Year    Last Year    This Year    Last Year
   Wal-Mart                1.3 %        2.4 %        4.1 %        2.4 %
   SAM'S CLUB              6.4 %        4.1 %        8.4 %        2.7 %
   Total U.S.              2.2 %        2.7 %        4.9 %        2.5 %

For the July four-week period, the company forecasts comparative sales for the U.S. to be up in the 2 to 4 percent range.