Costco Wholesale September Comps. Flat; Net Sales Up 2% - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Membership warehouses operator Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST) reported that its total comparable sales for the month of September 2015 was flat, with a 3 percent rise in U.S., a 10 percent decline in Canada, and a 6 percent drop in other international comparable sales.

Monthly total Comparable sales, excluding the negative impacts from gasoline price deflation and foreign exchange, were up 8 percent, with a 8 percent rise in U.S., a 11 percent increase in Canada, a 8 percent increase in other international comparable sales.

Net sales were $10.75 billion for the month of September, the five weeks ended October 4, 2015, an increase of two percent from $10.57 billion last year.