<p>Costco has reported financial results for June, highlighted by increased sales.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">For the five weeks ended July 7, sales increased by 8 percent from $9.16 billion to $9.92 billion. For the forty-four weeks ended July 7, 2013, the Company reported net sales rose 8% from $80.46 billion to $87.05 billion.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Comparable sales for June rose 6%. Gasoline prices had a slightly positive impact on the metric, a key growth identifier for retailers that measures sales at stores open longer than a year. Foreign exchange rates weighed negatively.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><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">
