date:Nov 05, 2013
.2 percent increase from last year's $20.5 billion. Comparable-store sales for the first nine months of 2013 increased 3.4 percent.
Net earnings for the first nine months of 2013 were $1.23 billion, compared to $1.16 billion in 2012, an increase of 6.3 percent. Earnings per share increased to $1.58 for the first nine months of 2013, up from $1.48 per share in 2012.
These amounts are based on unaudited reports that will be filed next week with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)