Wal-Mart Total Company Comps Up 2.2% for December

For the month of December, Wal-Mart total company sales increased 6.3% to $40.83 billion from $38.42 billion during the same month last year. For domestic Wal-Mart stores, sales increased 6.7% to $27.92 billion from $26.18 billion last year. Sam's Club saw sales increase 4.8% to $4.61 billion from $4.40 billion last year. Total company comparable sales increased 2.2% on a 1.9% increase at Wal-Mart Stores and a 3.6% increase at Sam's Club.

Net sales for the month of December and year-to-date period were as follows (dollars in billions):

                           5 Weeks Ended                 48 Weeks Ended
                                        Percent                       Percent
                   12-30-2005 12-31-2004 Change  12-30-2005 12-31-2004 Change
    Wal-Mart Stores  $27.920    $26.177   6.7%    $194.861   $177.889   9.5%
    SAM'S CLUB         4.605      4.396   4.8%      36.939     34.441   7.3%
    International      8.301      7.851   5.7%      58.488     52.683  11.0%
      Total Company  $40.826    $38.424   6.3%    $290.288   $265.013   9.5%

Comparable sales for the month and year-to-date were as follows:

                           5 Weeks Ended            48 Weeks Ended
                      12-30-2005   12-31-2004   12-30-2005   12-31-2004
    Wal-Mart Stores      1.9%         2.8%         3.2%         2.9%
    SAM'S CLUB           3.6%         5.4%         5.0%         6.3%
    Total U.S.           2.2%         3.2%         3.5%         3.5%

During the five-week and forty-eight-week periods, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. added over $2.4 billion and $25.2 billion in sales, respectively.

The company estimates comparable sales in the U.S. for the January four-week period to be in the 3% to 5% range.

The company estimates earnings per share for the fourth fiscal quarter to come in near the low end of guidance of 82 cents to 86 cents per share.