INTERNATIONAL DATA SHEET
October 1, 2006
Wal-Mart International 2,745 total units
Country
Retail Units
Date of Entry
Mexico 845 November 1991
Puerto Rico 54 August 1992
Canada 279 November 1994
Argentina 12 November 1995
Brazil 296 May 1995
China 66 August 1996
Germany 85 January 1998
United Kingdom 326 July 1999
Japan 391 March 2002
Costa Rica 133 September 2005
El Salvador 59 September 2005
Guatemala 125 September 2005
Honduras 38 September 2005
Nicaragua 36 September 2005
Trade Territory Wal-Mart serves more than 49 million international customers weekly in 14 markets outside the U.S.
Total International Associates More than 500,000
Total International Sales FYE 1/31/06: 62.7 billion – 11.4 percent increase over the previous year. Operating profit was $3.3 billion, an increase of 26.1 percent compared to the previous fiscal year.
For the month of September, $7.2 billion – 32.0% increase over the same period last year.
For the second quarter ending 7/31/06: $18.6 billion – 31.9 percent increase over the same period last year. Operating income was $997 million for the quarter, an increase of 24.8 percent over over the same period last year.