| This Wal*Mart financial data was obtained from
www.walmartstores.com->news->general information->annual
reports->2004-> 2004 annual report.
Dollar amounts are in millions and represent corporate figures. Other
costs not included in the cost of sales include administrative expenses,
interest costs and provision for income taxes. Fiscal year 1994 starts February 1, 1993. Financial information for all years was
restated to reflect the sale of McLane Company, a wholesale distributor of
groceries and nonfood items, that occurred in fiscal 2004. |