<strong>Issaquah, WA</strong><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Costco Wholesale Corporation has reported net sales of $7.67 billion for the month of October, the four weeks ended October 28, 2012, an increase of nine percent from $7.01 billion during the similar four-week period last year. </p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>For the first nine weeks of its reporting period, the company reported net sales of $16.98 billion, an increase of nine percent from $15.62 billion during the similar period last year.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Comparable sales for the four-week and nine-week periods ended October 28, 2012: </p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> <img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/anuk-story-images/chart-one-nov-5-2012.jpg" alt="Costco's October Sales Report - Chart One"> <hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> <hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Inflation in gasoline prices, as well as stronger foreign currencies, had a positive impact on comparable sales for both periods. Excluding these effects, comparable sales for the four-week and nine-week periods were as follows: </p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/anuk-story-images/chart-two-nov-5-2012.jpg" alt="Costco's October Sales Report - Chart Two"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> <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><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><br><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"> <hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
