The Home Depot (NYSE: HD), Atlanta, GA, reported sales for the third quarter of $23.2 billion, a 6.1 percent increase over the same period a year ago. Profit increased 14.1 percent to $2 billion.
For the first nine months, sales were $72.4 billion, up 7.2 percent year-over-year. Profit increased 12.2 percent to $6.2 billion.