Costco Wholesale Corporation reported net sales of $5.56 billion for the month of September, the five weeks ended October 1, 2006, an increase of 8 percent from $5.14 billion in the same five-week period last year.
Comparable sales increased 4 percent during this five-week period (3 percent domestically and 12 percent internationally).
Costco currently operates 488 warehouses, including 359 in the United States and Puerto Rico, 68 in Canada, 18 in the United Kingdom, five in Korea, four in Taiwan, five in Japan and 29 in Mexico.
As previously announced, the Company plans to release its fourth quarter and fiscal year 2006 operating results on Thursday, October 12, 2006.
A conference call to discuss these results is scheduled for 8:00 a.m (PT) on October 12.
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