Full text of H.8a Weekly Department Store Sales : April 13, 1953

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SPECIAL 1EEKIZ REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—UNITED STATES SUMMARY^^RAF?V

CONFIDENTIAL

Sales in selected departments

Department

NOT FOR PUBLICATION

V f

April 13, 1953.

np

*l5WS3

I indexes
Percentage change from a year ago Weekly unadjusted indexes
Ly sales = 100)
(19l|l
aver.weekly
sales=100)
(19lil averagerm
U weeks
One week ending
ending
1952
1953
1953
Apr. ii Mar. 28 Mar. 21 Mar. Hi Apr. 1* Apr. ij.| Mar. 28 | t e r . 21 Mar. lit Mar. |Feb. | Jan. Dec. April Mar. Feb. | Jan.

1951
Dec.

GRAND TOTAL SALES 1/2/

•h 3

+ 7

+12

+ 7

+ 7

230

r22ii

220

201

e207 pl6U 180

ho$ 20U

195

I6h

181

371

Furniture & bedding

-16

X

+ 6

+ it

- 1

166

20ii

205

206

el90 p232 227

210

186

191

230

221

192

Domestic f l . cov'gs

-17

+ 2

+ 3

- 5

-

h

139

175

177

181

el62

pl70 179

189

165

171

176

188

187

Major appliances

- 3

- 1

+ 7

+12

+

2i

162

193

226

200

e225 pl79 198

213

167

207

166

193

199

Radio,phonograph,TV1/

-17

-11

- 1

- 3

- 9

225

260

303

286

e286 p270 330

701

216

297

290

354

718

Total of u depts. l /

-15

- 1

+

h

+ 1

- 3

165

201

212

20?

el99 P215 221

256

181

200

213

222

2ii6

ALL OTHER SALES 1/

+ 5

r+ 8

+13

+ 7

+ 8

238

226

220

200

e208 pl59

U22

207

19lt

158

177

389

p—Preliminary.

r—-Revised.

176

e—Estimated from weekly s a l e s f i g u r e s .

1/ Monthly indexes f o r t h i s category are not released publicly; they are shown here solely to permit comparisons with departmental changes.
2/ Figures are based on the abbreviated sample described in note below and are presented here solely to permit comparisons with departmental
changes. For weekly movements of t o t a l department store sales, r e f e r to the regular weekly sales report H.8 (based on about 550 stores),
Note:—Total national sample i s comprised of some 115 stores (varies s l i g h t l y among departments) of the approximately 350 stores regularly
reporting monthly departmental figures.




NOT K)R PUBLICATION
SPECIAL WEEKIY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—SUMMARY BY DISTRICTS
S a l e s i n S e l e c t e d Departments
Page 2
(Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago)
Major household appliances"
Domestic f l o o r coverings
Furniture and bedding
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ending
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CONFIDENTIAL

"(Jnited S t a t e s
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
S t . Louis

-26

Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco

+5

-23
- 7
+ 1
-13
+10

- 6

2

+12

+ 8

—5

+21
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+12

+U9

- 7

+10
+ 1

-15
+16
+ 2

+ 3

+32

+L6

+ 7
-27
+ 5
+19

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+29

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+ It
+ 1
+ 6

-12

+21
-25
+20

+ 3

+23

- 5

-10

+13

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+20

-17

-31

- 9
+13
- 3
-17
- 6
+11

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0

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0
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—30

-22

+12
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+28

-18

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- 7

- 6

-26

-30

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2

-27

+5

-19

-15
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+ 3
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-10
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-23
-26
-11
-20
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-23
-31

United S t a t e s
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
S t . Louis

+ it

Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco
For f o o t n o t e s , s e e page. ^ i§J

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Grand T o t a l — e n t i r e s t o r e
One week ending

+
+

- 8

2/

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ending
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+12
+21
+ 3
+ 9
+15

+ 7
+10
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+11

+ 7
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+12
+13
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+19

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+ 3
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+11
+ 8
+11