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T- 4 6 3 CONFIDENTIAL - F. Ri q* SPECIAL VJEEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—UNITED STATES SUltigRgffr, 9 Sales in selected departments Department Percentage change from a year ago k weeks One week ending ending Dec. 18 Dec. 11 |Dec. Nfov. 27 Dec. 18 h Nov, '954 MOT KIR HiBUCATION December 28, 195k Monthly unadjusted indexes (19l*7-h9 average monthly sales = 100) 1953 1954 Nov, | Got, Sept. | Aug. Oct. j Sept. 1 Aug. Dec, GRAND TOTAL SALES 1/ 2/ + 1 + 2 - 1 0 + 1 pl27 109 101 87 186 123 112 100 87 Furniture and bedding + 9 + 5 + k + 5 + 6 pl26 128 115 131 103 121 132 112 136 Domestic floor coverings + 7 + 5 - 1 + It + 3 pll2 110 91 77 81 109 122 93 83 Major appliances +13 +10 + 2 + 3 + 6 p 67 82 72 73 , 57 65 75 70 7k Radio, phonograph, TV + 2 - l - 2 -10 - 2 plli6 137 123 89 225 157 Ikl Total of U departments 1/ + 7 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 3 pill 101 100 103 110 118 99 10k ALL OTHER SALES 1/ + 1 + 2 - 1 0 + 1 pl29 108 101 85 196 125 111 100 8k Ilk 119 93 p—Preliminary. r—Revised, 1/ Monthly indexes for this 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 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 • Re SPECIAL YJEEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—SUMMARY BY DISTRICTS Sales in Selected Departments (Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago) Furniture and bedding Domestic floor coverings One week ending One week ending NOT FOR PUBLICATION Page Major household appliances One week ending United States Boston Few York Philadelphia Cleveland Richmond Atlanta Chicago St. Louis Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas San Francisco United States Boston" New York Philadelphia Cleveland Richmond Atlanta 'Chicago St. Louis Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas San Francisco For footnotes, Grand Total—entire store £/ Total of U departments Radios,phonographs,television,etc. TT weeks "weeks IT weeks One week ending ending One week ending One week ending ending ending Dec.lt IDec.ll |Dec. UlNov. Dec.lB lDec.ll|Dec. U (Nov. 271 Dec. 1G | Dec. it Dec.18(Dec.11(Dec. UTNov.27 Dec. + 1 * 1 2 + 2
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