Wal-Mart Stores reported net sales for the four-week and forty-three week periods ending November 26, 2004, and November 28, 2003 as follows (dollars in billions):
4 Weeks Ended 43 Weeks Ended Percent Percent 11-26-2004 11-28-2003 Change 11-26-2004 11-28-2003 Change Wal-Mart Stores $15.739 $14.764 6.6% $151.712 $138.342 9.7% SAM's CLUB 2.993 2.842 5.3% 30.045 27.822 8.0% International 4.812 4.051 18.8% 44.832 37.805 18.6% Total Company $23.544 $21.657 8.7% $226.589 $203.969 11.1%
Comparable sales for the periods ending November 26, 2004 and
November 28, 2003, were as follows:
4 Weeks 43 Weeks This Year Last Year This Year Last Year Wal-Mart Stores 0.3 % 3.7 % 2.8 % 3.7 % SAM's CLUB 2.9 % 4.7 % 6.5 % 4.6 % Total U.S. 0.7 % 3.9 % 3.4 % 3.8 %
For the December five-week period, we forecast comparative sales for the
U.S. to be up in the 1 to 3 percent range.