Costco Wholesale Corporation Reports April Sales Results - Seite 2

	4 Weeks		35 Weeks
U.S.	7%		7%
International	9%		7%
Total Company	7%		7%

Additional discussion of these results is available in a pre-recorded telephone message. The recording can be accessed by dialing 1-855-859-2056 (conference ID 94088719). This message will be available today through 5:00 p.m. (PT) May 8, 2015.

The Company plans to release its operating results for the third quarter of fiscal 2015, ending May 10, 2015, after the close of business on May 27, 2015. A conference call to discuss these results is scheduled for 8:00 a.m. (PT) on May 28, 2015, and will be available via webcast on www.costco.com (click on Investor Relations and "webcasts").

Costco currently operates 673 warehouses, including 474 in the United States and Puerto Rico, 89 in Canada, 35 in Mexico, 26 in the United Kingdom, 20 in Japan, 11 in Korea, 10 in Taiwan, seven in Australia and one in Spain. The Company plans to open up to an additional 15 new warehouses (including one relocation to a larger and better-located facility) prior to the end of its fiscal year on August 30, 2015. Costco also operates electronic commerce web sites in the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom and Mexico.