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McDonald's Reports July Sales

PRNewswire
OAK BROOK, Ill.
Aug 9, 2000

McDonald's Corporation (NYSE: MCD) reported today that Systemwide sales for July 2000 were $3,632 million. For the first seven months of 2000, Systemwide sales were $23,376 million. Both periods reflect an increase of 7% on a constant currency basis*, compared with the same periods of last year.

Segment details of month and year-to-date July 2000 sales compared with the same periods of 1999 are as follows:

  Segment Highlights           2000        1999      Increase/(Decrease)
  Dollars in millions                                      As  In Constant
                                                     Reported  Currencies*
  Month ended July 31
  U.S.                    $ 1,716.7   $ 1,712.4            0%          n/a
  Europe                      874.7       823.8            6           15%
  Asia/Pacific                626.5       585.9            7            3
  Latin America               169.6       161.5            5            6
  Other                       244.2       170.2           43           44
       Systemwide Sales   $ 3,631.7   $ 3,453.8            5%           7%
  Year-to-date July 31
  U.S.                    $11,414.2   $11,165.5            2%          n/a
  Europe                    5,507.2     5,472.9            1           11%
  Asia/Pacific              4,108.4     3,599.5           14            9
  Latin America             1,033.2       957.2            8           10
  Other                     1,313.0     1,001.9           31           30
        Systemwide Sales  $23,376.0   $22,197.0            5%           7%

  n/a Not applicable

* Information in constant currencies excludes the effect of foreign currency translation on reported results, except for hyperinflationary economies, such as Russia, whose functional currency is the U.S. Dollar.

McDonald's Corporation is the largest and best-known food service retailer with over 28,000 restaurants serving more than 43 million people a day in 119 countries. On any day, even as the market leader, McDonald's serves less than one percent of the world's population.

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