COSTCO WHOLESALE &lt;COST.O> 3RD QTR MAY 11 NET
  Oper shr two cts vs three cts
      Oper net 529,000 vs 579,000
      Sales 322.0 mln vs 173.8 mln
      Nine mths
      Oper shr six cts vs eight cts
      Oper net 1,619,000 vs 1,700,000
      Sales 875.1 mln vs 482.3 mln
     
      Note: oper data does not include extraordinary gains from
  tax loss carryforwards of 291,000 dlrs, or one ct per shr, vs
  316,000 dlrs, or one ct per shr in qtr and 890,000 dlrs, or
  four cts per shr vs 992,000 dlrs, or four cts per shr in nine
  mths.
  

