Hello, and thank you for calling Costco Wholesale Corporation. I'm David Sherwood, AVP of Finance and Investor Relations, and I will review our sales results for the five-week retail month of June, which started on Monday, June 1st, and ended on Sunday, July 5th. This period is compared to the five weeks that began on Monday, June 3rd, and ended on Sunday, July 7th, 2019. This call will include forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual events, results, and/or performance to differ materially from those indicated by such statements. The risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those outlined in today's call and sales release, as well as other risks identified from time to time in the company's public statements and reports filed with the SEC.
Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and the company does not undertake to update them except as required by law. As reported in our release, net sales for the 5-week month of June came in at $16.18 billion, an increase of 11.1% from $14.57 billion last year. Comparable sales were as follows. On a reported basis, the U.S. for the 5 weeks was 11.0%, 44 weeks, 7.2%. Canada, the 5 weeks was at 8.4%, 44 weeks, 3.5%. Other international, the 5 weeks was at 18.0%, 44 weeks, 7.6%. Total company, 5 weeks is 11.5%, 44 weeks, 6.7%. For e-commerce, the 5 weeks was an 85.8%, 44 weeks, 42.8%. Comparable sales, excluding the impacts from changes in gasoline prices, foreign exchange, were as follows. In the U.S., the 5 weeks was at 13.6%, 44 weeks, 8.1%.
In Canada, the five weeks was at 12.2%, 44 weeks, 6.0%. Other international, the five weeks was at 22.1%, and the 44 weeks, 10.2%. Total company, the five weeks was at 14.4%, and the 44 weeks, 8.1%. E-commerce, the five weeks was an 86.7%, and the 44 weeks was at 43.4%. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact our sales and comp traffic. Merchandise sales were very strong in June, while ancillary businesses continued to underperform relative to the core, primarily due to softness in gas, Food Court, and photo. Gas traffic improved from a month ago, but comp gallons remain negative. Food Court service continues to be limited to carry-out only and a reduced menu. Sales in our Optical and hearing aid departments improved significantly from May as we were operational and continue to make progress in building back service levels in those departments.
Our travel business remains soft, as not much has changed in that industry from a month ago. Our comp traffic or frequency for June was down 1.6% worldwide but was positive 0.4% in the U.S., the first positive traffic result since March. The average transaction was up 13.3%, which includes the negative impacts from foreign exchange and gasoline deflation. In terms of regional and merchandising categories, the general highlights were as follows. U.S. regions with the strongest results were the Southeast, Texas, and Northeast. Other international and local currencies, we saw the strongest results in the U.K., Japan, and Australia. Foreign currencies year-over-year relative to the U.S. dollar impacted June comp sales as follows. Canada, negatively by approximately 270 basis points. Other international, negative by approximately 290 basis points. Total company, negatively by approximately 70 basis points.
Moving to merchandise highlights, the following comparable sales results by category for the month exclude the impact of foreign exchange. Food and sundries were positive high teens. Departments with the strongest results were frozen food, liquor, and deli. Fresh foods were up mid-20s. [Underperforming] departments included meat and produce. Hard lines were positive low 20s. [Underperforming] departments included major appliances, which includes consumer electronics, hardware, and health and beauty. Soft lines were positive mid-teens. Home furnishings were strong in the month, as were small appliances. Apparel, particularly women's, performed well, which was a nice improvement to recent trends. Ancillary businesses were down high teens. This was primarily as a result of lower gasoline, photo, and Food Court sales. Optical and hearing aids were down year-over-year, but improved relative to last month as we were operational in these businesses, as discussed earlier.
Gasoline price deflation negatively impacted total reported comp sales by a little more than 2%. The average selling price was lower year-over-year at $2.29 per gallon compared to $2.93 last year. Looking ahead, the July reporting period will include the four weeks beginning July 6th and ending August 2nd, compared to the four weeks beginning July 8th and ending August 4th, 2019. July sales will be announced Wednesday, August 5th at 1:15 P.M. Pacific Time. Costco currently operates 788 warehouses, including 548 in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, 100 in Canada, 39 in Mexico, 29 in the U.K., 26 in Japan, 16 in Korea, 13 in Taiwan, 12 in Australia, two in Spain, and one each in Iceland, France, and China. Costco also operates e-commerce websites in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Mexico, Korea, Taiwan, Japan, and Australia.
If you have any questions regarding our June sales results or any other investor relations questions, please do not hesitate to call Bob Nelson at 425-313-8255, Josh Dahmen at 425-313-8254, or myself, David Sherwood, at 425-313-8239. This recording will be available until 5:00 P.M. Pacific Time, Wednesday, July 15th. Thanks for calling. Have a great day.