<p style="text-indent:0px; line-height:12px;"><span style="font-weight:bold;line-height:130%">Issaquah, WA</span><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">By ANUK Staff<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">3.12.13</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><img src="https://cdn.andnowuknow.com/legacyWriterImages/hl_financial_mar_2013_BODY_00.jpg" alt="Cropped Images 031213" />Costco Wholesale Corporation has announced operating results for the second quarter and first half of fiscal 2013, ended February 17, 2013.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">For the 12 weeks ended February 17, 2013 total revenue increased from $22.97 billion to $24.87 billion. Revenue garnered from membership fees increased from $459 million to $528 million. Operating income rose from $644 million to $738 million.<img src="https://cdn.andnowuknow.com/legacyWriterImages/hl_financial_mar_2013_BODY_01.jpg" alt="images031213" />Revenue for the first half of fiscal 2013 increased from $44.59 billion to $48.58 billion. Membership fee revenue increased from $906 million in last year’s first half to $1.04 billion. Operating income increased from $1.18 billion in last year’s period to $1.4 billion.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href=" http://www.costco.com/" target="_new">Costco</a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
