Full text of H.8a Weekly Department Store Sales : August 23, 1954
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SPECIAL VsEEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—UNITED STATES SUMMARY
CONFIDENTIAL - F,
Sales i n s e l e c t e d departments
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Department
August 23, 195k
A Oq
M o n t l # v ^ # j u s t e d indexes
Percentage change from a year ago
(19ii7-U9 a v e r , s a l e s = 100)
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1935
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1954
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Apr.
GRAND TOTAL SALES 1/ 2 /
+ 1
- 1
0
+ 1
0
p 76
96
93
100
87
77
97
99
95
F u r n i t u r e and bedding
- 3
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+ 2
+10
+ 2
pill
104
108
9h
136
112
111
116
108
Domestic f l o o r coverings
+ 1
-13
+ 1
+ 6
- 2
p 61
62
80
70
83
61
67
85
83
Major appliances
+ 3
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+ h
P 90
88
65
62
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88
72
66
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73
76
93
73
75
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81
Total of k departments 1/
- 1
- 2
+ 1
+ 9
+ 2
P 92
87
87
79
104
89
91
93
89
ALL OTHER SALES 1 /
+ 1
- 1
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- 1
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97
94
103
84
76
98
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96
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l / Monthly indexes f o r t h i s category are not r e l e a s e d p u b l i c l y ; they are shown here s o l e l y t o permit comparisons with departmental changes.
2/ Figures are based on the abbreviated sample described i n note below and a r e presented here s o l e l y t o permit comparisons with departmental
"™ changes. For weekly movements of t o t a l department s t o r e s a l e s , r e f e r t o the r e g u l a r weekly s a l e s r e p o r t H.8a (based on about 550 s t o r e s ) .
Note:——Total n a t i o n a l sample i s comprised of some 115 s t o r e s ( v a r i e s s l i g h t l y among departments) of the approximately 350 s t o r e s r e g u l a r l y
r e p o r t i n g monthly departmental f i g u r e s .
Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
S t . Louis
Minneapolis
Kansas C i t y
Dallas
San Francisco
United S t a t e s
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
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Major household appliances
Domestic f l o o r coverings
F u r n i t u r e and bedding
United S t a t e s
Boston
hew York
ffiiladelphia
Cleveland
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SPECIAL miiKLY RF.PORT OH'DEPARTMENT STORE SAlES^SUimRY BY DISTRICTS'
Sales i n Selected Departments
CONFIDENTIAL - P. R.
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