Costco Wholesale September Comps. Up 1%; Net Sales Rise 3%

(RTTNews) - Costco Wholesale Corp. (COST) reported that its total comparable sales for the month of September 2016 increased 1 percent, with a 6 percent rise in Canada, flat in both U.S and Other International comparable sales.

Monthly total Comparable sales, excluding the impacts from gasoline price deflation and foreign exchange, increased 1 percent, with a 5 percent rise in Canada, flat in both U.S and Other International comparable sales.

Net sales were $11.06 billion for the month of September, the five weeks ended October 2, 2016, an increase of three percent from $10.75 billion during the similar period last year.