The Home Depot (NYSE: HD), Atlanta, GA, reported sales for the second quarter of $26.5 billion, a 6.6 percent increase over the same period a year ago. Profit increased 9.3 percent to $2.4 billion.
For the first six months, sales were $49.2 billion, up 7.7 percent over the same period one year prior. Profit increased 11.3 percent to $4.2 billion.