News Release

Costco Wholesale Corporation Reports February, Second Quarter and Year-to-Date Sales Results
For the twenty-six weeks ended
Comparable sales for the four-week and 26-week periods ended
4 Weeks | 26 Weeks | |||
U.S. | 6% | 6% | ||
International | 4% | 7% | ||
Total Company | 6% | 6% | ||
Inflation in gasoline prices had a positive impact on comparable sales for both periods. Changes in foreign exchange had a negative impact for the four-week period, but a positive impact for the 26-week period. Excluding these effects, comparable sales were as follows:
4 Weeks | 26 Weeks | |||
U.S. | 6% | 6% | ||
International | 7% | 5% | ||
Total Company | 6% | 5% | ||
The Company today also reported net sales for the second quarter (twelve weeks) and first half (24 weeks) of fiscal 2013, ended
Comparable sales were as follows:
12 Weeks | 24 Weeks | |||
U.S. | 5% | 6% | ||
International | 6% | 7% | ||
Total Company | 5% | 6% | ||
Inflation in gasoline prices and stronger foreign currencies had positive impacts on comparable sales for both reporting periods. Excluding these effects, comparable sales were as follows:
12 Weeks | 24 Weeks | |||
U.S. | 5% | 6% | ||
International | 4% | 5% | ||
Total Company | 5% | 5% | ||
Additional discussion of these results is available in a pre-recorded telephone message. The recording can be accessed by dialing 1-855-859-2056 (conference ID 92095201). This message will be available today through
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Costco currently operates 622 warehouses, including 448 in
Certain statements contained in this document and the pre-recorded telephone message constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. For these purposes, forward-looking statements are statements that address activities, events, conditions or developments that the Company expects or anticipates may occur in the future. Such forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual events, results or performance to differ materially from those indicated by such statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, domestic and international economic conditions, including exchange rates, the effects of competition and regulation, uncertainties in the financial markets, consumer and small business spending patterns and debt levels, conditions affecting the acquisition, development, ownership or use of real estate, actions of vendors, rising costs associated with employees (including health care costs), energy, and certain commodities, geopolitical conditions and other risks identified from time to time in the Company's public statements and reports filed with the
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