McDonald’s May Sales Rise 0.9% as Asia Cushions U.S. Drop

McDonald’s Corp., the world’s largest restaurant chain, said sales at stores open at least 13 months rose 0.9 percent in May as a gain in Asia helped cushion a prolonged slump in the U.S.

Analysts estimated a 0.8 percent increase, the average of 15 estimates from Consensus Metrix. In the U.S., sales fell 1 percent, Oak Brook, Illinois-based McDonald’s said in a statement today. Analysts estimated a gain of 0.1 percent.