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Costco Wholesale Corporation Reports First Quarter Fiscal Year 2017 Operating Results

December 7, 2016 4:15 PM EST

ISSAQUAH, WA -- (Marketwired) -- 12/07/16 -- Costco Wholesale Corporation ("Costco" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: COST) today announced its operating results for the first quarter (twelve weeks) of fiscal 2017, ended November 20, 2016.

Net sales for the first quarter were $27.47 billion, an increase of three percent, from $26.63 billion during the first quarter last year.

Comparable sales for the first quarter of fiscal 2017 were as follows:

U.S. 1% Canada 4% Other International 0% Total Company 1% ================

Comparable sales for the quarter excluding the impacts from changes in gasoline prices and foreign exchange were as follows:

U.S. 1% Canada 5% Other International 3% Total Company... More