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t$S§iS> CQNFIDENTffiffifojlfcw&O LIBRARY SffSSSK Sales i n s e l e c t e d departments Department HOT FOR PUB&CATION SPECIAL TEEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—UNITED STATESE##gYjgg^ Percentage change from a year ago k weeks One week ending ending Dec. 11(Dec U Nov. 27 Nov. 20 Dec. 11 Nov, December 20, 1 9 ^ Monthly unadjusted indexes (19U7-U9 average monthly s a l e s = 100) I9b3 195U | Sept, 1 Aug. Oct. Dec. Nov* Oct. | Sept. 1 Aug. GRAND TOTAL SALES 1 / 2/ + 2 r- 1 0 + 1 + 1 el28 109 101 87 186 123 112 100 87 F u r n i t u r e and bedding + 5 + h + 5 + 9 + 6 el27 128 11$ 131 103 121 132 112 136 Domestic f l o o r coverings + 5 - 1 + U + 1 + 2 ellO 110 91 77 81 109 122 93 83 Major appliances +10 + 2 + 3 - 2 + 1 e 66 82 72 73 57 65 75 70 7h Radio, phonograph, TV - 1 - 2 -10 -11 - 6 elU8 137 123 89 225 157 Ibl 119 93 T o t a l of Ij. departments 1/ + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 ell3 m 101 100 103 110 118 99 lOil ALL OTHER SALES 1 / + 2 - 1 0 + 2 + 1 el30 108 101 85 196 125 111 100 8k 1 / 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 to permit comparisons with departmental changes. 1?/ Figures are based on the abbreviated sample described i n note below and are presented here s o l e l y to 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 t h e r e g u l a r weekly s a l e s r e p o r t K#8a (based on about !?5>0 s t o r e s ) * Note:—-Total n a t i o n a l sample i s comprised of some l l £ 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 . 017FIDENTIAL - F. R. United S t a t e s ^fcston York Philadelphia Cleveland Richmond Atlanta Chicago S t . Louis Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas San Francisco United S t a t e s Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland Richmond gttlanta Jkiicago S t . Louis Minneapolis Kansas C i t y Dallas San Francisco ?or f o o t n o t e s , see page 1. SPECIAL TffiEKLY REPORT ON DEPART!'TENT STORE SALES—SUMMARY BY DISTRICTS NOT FOR PUBLICATION Sales i n Selected Departments (Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago) Page 2 Furniture and bedding Major household appliances Domestic f l o o r coverings 4 weeks U weeks a weeks One week ending One week ending One week ending ending ending ending D e c . l l j D e c . 4 Nov.27 Nov.20 Dec.11 Dec.11 Dec.4 !Nov. 27 Nov. 20 Dec.11 Dec.11 Dec. 4 Nov. 27 (Nov. 20 Dec.11 1 + 1 +10 + 6 + 2 + 5 - 2 - 1 + 1 + 2 + 9 + 4 + 5 + 5 + 3 + 4 +16 - 2 +11 + 6 -12 - 1 -11 +30 +14 -19 +23 + 4 -46 - 4 - k +24 0 + 6 +10 +14 +22 +11 +10 +10 +25 +1*2 421 +37 + 7 -13 + 8 + 8 -16 -28 -11 + 5 - 1 - 2 +13 +13 + 3 - 3 - 3 +33 - 5 - 6 +10 - 2 -10 -16 -16 - 9 -19 - 4 - 9 - 9 -34 - k - 3 - 5 - 3 +20 - 8 +19 - 7 +29 -Hi +12 - 3 +19 - 4 + 9 + + U 9 9 7 - 3 +14 - 9 +12 + 6 +15 + 2 - 8 +16 -12 - 7 - 8 + 7 +21 + 7 0 0 - 2 - 6 + 8 + + - 7 6 2 2 +11 +82 - k + 7 +10 +19 + 5 +1*5 +17 +19 - 1 +11 - 1 -38 + 6 +26 + 8 + 7 + 1 +21 + 8 +20 +21 - 8 +23 +19 - 6 + 4 - 7 + k +13 + 4 - 4 -34 - 7 0 0 -15 -13 +24 +62 - 6 -22 +11 - 2 +27 + 3 + 7 +33 - 4 +17 - 6 + 1 -16 +22 -13 + 8 -22 +56 + 5 -12 +32 + k - 3 - 5 +13 + 1 -10 -21 -16 + 2 - 3 + 5 —16 + 5 -11 - 3 + 5 -14 - 4 Radios,phonographs,televis i o n , e t c . T o t a l of 4 departments Grand T o t a l — e n t i r e s t o r e 2/ 4 weeks 4 weeks h weeks One week ending One week ending One week ending ending ending ending Dec.11 Dec. it Nov. 27 1 Nov. 20 Dec.11 Dec. 11 Dec.lt [Nov. 27 jNov. 20 Dec.11 Dec.11 Dec.4 [Nov.27 Nov.20 Dec.11 - 1 -10 - 2 -11 — 6 + 1 + 1 + 1 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 2 r— 1 -20 —26 -41 -17 -26 + 2 1 6 + 1 1 - 9 + 3 - 9 + 7 + 6 0 -18 + 1 +15 +19 +11 + 8 +12 +18 +26 r+ 1* + 9 +14 + 9 -15 + 9 + 7 -17 0 + 5 + 7 -19 - 5 - 3 - 4 - k - 7 - 3 - 7 -11 -18 -11 - 8 0 -17 -11 -lk -16 - 6 - 8 - 9 - 3 - 7 - 7 + 5 +21 - 6 +15 + 6 + 5 — 8 +11 - 1 + 7 -12 - 1 -20 - 1 -20 + 3 - 1 + 9 -11 + 8 + 2 +25 - 5 +11 + 3 +14 - 8 +12 + 2 +17 - 4 + 6 - 2 -13 - 8 +10 + 1 +10 - 7 +10 0 +10 - 1 + k -20 +29 +11+ -13 -13 +15 + 9 + l -22 +11 - 2 -19 -59 + 2 - 2 -13 -31 +15 + 6 -11 -10 +10 + 7 - 7 + + - 1 +11* 0 -11 -15 + 9 + 5 - 7 + + - + + - 9 5 2 3 9 7 4 5 2 5 8 1 0 r+13 - 2 + 2 + + + 1 5 4 2 + + + 1 6 1 4 0 + 9 - 2 + 3 + + - + + - 5 1 2 3 + + + - 3 7 6 2 0 + 3 + 4 - 2 5 2 1 2
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