The Home Depot (NYSE: HD), Atlanta, GA, reported sales for the second quarter of $23.8 billion, a 5.7 percent increase over the same period a year ago. Profit increased 14.2 percent to $2.1 billion.
For the first six months, sales were $43.5 billion, up 4.4 percent over the same period one year prior. Profit increased 13.5 percent to $3 billion.