Costco Wholesale (COST) December Comps Rise 3%

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Costco Wholesale Corporation Reports December Sales Results

January 4, 2017 9:00 PM EST

ISSAQUAH, WA -- (Marketwired) -- 01/04/17 -- Costco Wholesale Corporation ("Costco" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: COST) today reported net sales of $13.07 billion for the month of December, the five weeks ended January 1, 2017, an increase of five percent from $12.46 billion during the similar period last year.

For the eighteen weeks ended January 1, 2017, the Company reported net sales of $43.18 billion, an increase of four percent from $41.66 billion during the similar period last year.

Comparable sales were as follows:

5 Weeks 18 Weeks ----------- ----------- U.S. 3% 1% Canada 7% 5% Other International -3% -1% Total Company 3% 2% ===========... More