Full text of H.8a Weekly Department Store Sales : April 5, 1954
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Sales in selected departments Department NOT FOR PUBLICATION SPECIAL WEEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—UNITED STATES SIP-WARY CONFIDENTIAL - feo^ 6 1354 April 5, 195U ted indexes Percentage change from a year ago Weekly unadjusted indexes ( 1 9 l t ? i t 9 average monthly sales — 100) iverage m o r r t t lit wks. (19it7-lt9 av.wkly.sales=10C) l953 One week ending T55T 19FH ending ^55 Dec. Nov. Dec. [Nov. Mar. [Feb. Jan. Feb. ! Jan. Mar. 271Mar.201Mar.13|Mar,6 Mar.27 Mar.27 [Mar. 20 | Mar. 13 |Mar.6 GRAND TOTAL SALES 1/2/ - 8 -11 - 6 -16 -10 98 93 90 79 P 75 80 186 123 100 77 8U 190 121 Furniture & bedding +11 - 3 + 3 -lit - 1 118 106 111 102 pll6 110 103 121 105 121 120 112 122 Domestic fl. cov'gs +10 — 6 - 8 -22 - 8 86 82 80 75 P 72 75 81 109 82 80 88 91 113 Major appliances + 6 - 6 +17 -21 - 5 68 71 77 67 P 53 59 57 65 72 59 61t 66 68 Radi o,phonograph,TV +28 +12 +16 -17 + 6 115 115 118 108 p 90 101 225 157 101 95 115 2kh 160 Total of it depts. 1/ +11 - 3 + h -19 - 3 99 9k 97 89 p 88 89 103 110 92 9h 99 lilt 112 ALL OTHER SALES l/ -10 -12 - 7 -16 -11 98 93 89 78 P 7h 79 196 125 101 75 83 199 122 p—Preliminary. r—Revised. l/ Monthly indexes for this category are not released publiclyj they are shown here solely to permit comparisons with departmental changes. "5/ 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 total department store sales, refer to the regular weekly sales report H.8a (based on about 550 stores). Note:—Total national sample is comprised of some 115 stores (varies slightly among departments) of the approximately 350 stores regularly reporting monthly departmental figures. CONFIDENTIAL - f . R. 1 11 United States Boston • w York Thiladelphia Cleveland Richmond Atlanta Chicago St. Louis Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas San Francisco United States Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland 1 1 'SPECIAL VvEEKLY' REPORT 'ON DEPARTMENT STORE SAIES:—SUMMARY BY DISTRICTS" Sales in Selected Departments (Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago) Domestic floor coverings Furniture and bedding b weeks b weeks One week ending One week ending ending ending 6 Mar.27 Mar.20 Mar.13 Mar.6 Mar.27 Mar. 27 Mar. 20 jMar. 13 [ Mar.Mar.27 — 0 6 B -22 1 +11 +10 -lb + 3 - 3 + 6 -28 - 6 - 2 -12 - 1 - 3 +22 + 9 + 7 0 + 1 +10 - 1 +11 -13 +23 + 3 +3b - 7 - 8 -11 - 6 -Uo -10 -18 +18 -13 + 7 + 3 -28 -22 +12 -30 -71 - 2 -23 -51 -27 - 7 - b + 2 +11 - 3 - b r+37 0 - 7 +3U -10 + 7 - 5 -25 + 7 -1U - 2 + + - 1 8 1 5 + 8 +11 -13 -17 - 5 —20 +10 +12 +50 + 5 + 8 + 9 +38 -15 +15 -10 -18 - 1 -11 -16 Radios,phonographs,television,etc. b weeks One week ending ending Mar.27 Mar. 2>7 IMar. 20 |Mar. 13 Mar. 6 + 6 +16 +28 +12 -17 +10 +12 +16 +89 -37 — 2 +101 +27 +12 +17 -26 -17 - 9 -27 - 3 +]2 - 1 -38 +32 - 5 +3b +37 - 2 -u3 + r+ + + 5 7 1 8 +35 - 9 -15 +38 -11 -18 -22 + 7 +16 + 3 - 9 - 7 NOT FOR PUBLICATION Page 2 Major household appliances 4 weeks One week ending ending Mar3 27 Mar.20 Mar.13 Mar. 6 Mar.27 -21 — 6 - 5 +17 + 6 -16 -36 -11 -11 + b +13 -22 +18 +12 +68 -21 -31 + 3 -37 -19 — 6 -17 -11 -37 - 9 +25 -16 +23 +15 - 5 r-12 + 9 + 7 0 - 5 -19 -b7 -21 -15 + 8 + 5 departments +2b + 2 - L +3 b + 3 -2b +12 + 9 +b9 -12 +39 +57 +18 0 +U1 +17 +50 -10 +12 +36 + 8 — 3 + 2 +3b +30 - 6 +21 +35 +1u + 1 +1U - 5 + 1 +13 + 8 + 2 +1+2 - 2 0 +19 -lb + 3 -16 +19 +10 + b + 1 + 8 + 1 - 7 - 6 -13 -13 + 1 -13 -12 Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas San Francisco For footnotes, see page 1. +57 +19 -2b - 8 - 7 +27 -55 - b +70 +69 +58 + 8 -1*3 -65 -27 - 3 + 1 -25 - 8 +17 +20 -32 - b 0 +18 -3b - 1 +30 +12 +28 - 2 -33 -37 -20 - 8 - 5 - 1 -19 - b - 8 - 9 -lb -11 - 8 - 5 -19 r- 7 + 5 +19 -29 463 -11 -51 +10 +70 +22 + 3 -59 +31 +b2 +UU -20 -35 -56 +51t -58 -17 + 7 +15 +11 +27 Grand Total—entire store 2/ 4 weeks U weeks One week ending One week ending ending ending Mar.27 Mar.27 Mar.20 Mar. 13 'Mar.6 Mar. 27 Mar.27 Mar.20 Mar.13|Mar.6 —10 -16 - 6 - a -11 -19 - 3 +11 + b - 3 -11 ti — 6 -16 -18 -15 -11 - 2 - b +23 - 3 - u - it + it +10 + 8 - 2 + 1 - 7 +39 -15 - 6 -17 -21 -11 -15 -26 + 2 -15 - 3 -10 -23 -21 -55 -17 - 8 -ll 0 -21 -53 0 +21 + 5 -2b 0 - 7 +15 + 9 Total of b Richmond ^.lanta Aicago St. Louis -2)4 +66 +33 -11 +50 — 2 9 3 6 -7 -17 -15 - b — - - 1 -11 + 6 -10 - 5 - 2 -ili - 2 - 6 - 7 -11 - 8 5 8 9 9
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