FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Salvidar Ricardo 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 10/11/2006 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HOME DEPOT INC [HD] (Last) (First) (Middle) ARANJUEZ 112 VALLE DE SAN ANGEL 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President - Mexico 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) GARZA GARCIA N.L., O5 66290 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) $.05 Common Stock 100,460.4413 (1) D Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Options	  (2)	08/15/2011	Common Stock	50,000	$ 49.89	D	Â
Employee Stock Options	  (3)	04/28/2012	Common Stock	25,000	$ 46.96	D	Â
Employee Stock Options	  (4)	08/21/2012	Common Stock	25,000	$ 33.86	D	Â
Employee Stock Options	  (5)	03/18/2013	Common Stock	14,000	$ 24.55	D	Â
Employee Stock Options	  (6)	03/16/2014	Common Stock	20,000	$ 36.5	D	Â
Employee Stock Options	  (7)	03/22/2015	Common Stock	16,650	$ 37.7	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Salvidar Ricardo ARANJUEZ 112 VALLE DE SAN ANGEL GARZA GARCIA N.L., O5 66290	Â	Â	  President - Mexico	Â

Signatures

/s/ Ricardo Saldivar		10/20/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Includes 2,460.4413 shares held under Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
(2)	The options have vested in their entirety and are fully exercisable.
(3)	The stock options were issued under The Home Depot, Inc. 1997 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan. 18,750 of the options are currently exercisable and 6,250 options become exercisable on 04/29/2007.
(4)	The stock options were issued under The Home Depot, Inc. 1997 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan. 18,750 of the options are currently exercisable and 6,250 options become exercisable on 08/22/2007.
(5)	The stock options were issued under The Home Depot, Inc. 1997 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan. 7,000 of the options are currently exercisable and 3,500 options become exercisable on 03/19/2007 and 03/19/2008.
(6)	The stock options were issued under The Home Depot, Inc. 1997 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan. 5,000 of the options are currently exercisable and 5,000 options become exercisable on 03/17/2007, 03/17/2008 and 03/17/2009.
(7)	The stock options were issued under The Home Depot, Inc. 1997 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan and vest in 25% increments beginning year 2 of the grant date.

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