Trading Statement

Tesco PLC
14 June 2006

                                    TESCO PLC
                        FIRST QUARTER TRADING STATEMENT
                           GROUP SALES GROW BY 10.4%


GROUP SALES

Group sales for the thirteen weeks ending 27 May 2006 increased by 10.4%,
driven by all four parts of our strategy. Our international operations have
delivered a strong start to the year, the core UK business has shown continued
growth, more customers are choosing from our non-food ranges and our retailing
services have also performed well.

STRONG INTERNATIONAL PERFORMANCE

International sales were up 15.1% at constant exchange rates and by 15.3% at
actual rates. We are on track to deliver our largest ever programme of new store
openings this year, which will provide more than six million square feet of new
selling space in International. A further one million square feet will be added
through the acquisition of the 11 Carrefour stores in the Czech Republic.

SOLID GROWTH IN UK BUSINESS

Total UK sales were up 9.0%, showing solid growth in competitive markets.
Excluding petrol, like-for-like sales for the quarter increased by 4.5% with
deflation of 1.4%. Like-for-like sales including petrol grew by 5.5%. Net new
stores contributed 3.5%.

Chief Executive, Terry Leahy commented:

'We've made a good start to the year across the group. International is showing
strong growth and pushing on well with new store development and the UK has made
solid progress on top of two years of exceptional performance.'


Contacts:-

Investor Relations:     Steve Webb              01992 644800
Press:                  Jonathan Church         01992 646606
                        Angus Maitland          020 7379 5151





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