Home Depot sees weak same-store sales in 2nd qtr
ju4 wa4i dia4n zo1ng he2 ba4o da4o :\n  ATLANTA, June 5 (Reuters) - Retailer Home Depot Inc <HD.N>\nsaid on Thursday that it expects to post its worst sales\nperformance of the year in the second quarter at stores open at\nleast a year, as the soft U.S. economy and housing meltdown\nhurt sales.\nChief Financial Officer Carol Tome also told the home\nimprovement retailer's analyst meeting that the credit quality\nof holders of its credit card is weakening as average FICO\nscores drop. She said the average active FICO score of Home\nDepot's credit portfolio was 672, down from 679 last year.\nShe also said Home Depot expects capital spending to drop\nto about $2 billion in future years as fewer new U.S. stores\nare opened.\n(Reporting by Karen Jacobs, editing by Gerald E. McCormick)\n((karen.jacobs@thomsonreuters.com; 1 404 493-3656; Reuters\nMessaging: karen.jacobs.reuters.com@reuters.net))\nKeywords: HOMEDEPOT/SALES