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L ^6 BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM H.8a FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 12, 1959. WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES' Percentage change from corresponding p e r i o d a y e a r ago (Based on r e t a i l d o l l a r amounts) Jan. 1 Four weeks One week ending to w ending Feb. 7 Feb. 7 Feb. 7 1 J a n . 31 I J a n . 2k I J a n . 17 F e d e r a l Reserve District Richmond Atlanta. Chicago S t . Louis Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas San Francis co j | U . S . Total 9 + h +12 - k + 3 + 1 +12 + 2 + k + 3 r+ 5 + + + + 8 7 6 8 r+11 + 9 + 6 r+22 +11 +10 - 1 - 1 + 7 + 9 + 7 +13 - 2 + 8 + 7 +13 + k +16 +13 +15 - 1 +11 +. 2 +11 + 2 +11 + 7 +13 + 2 +10 + 7 +13 , + 9 + 8 + + 5 + 7 + 6 + 7 Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland + 5 + 5 + + 5 - 8 + + " + + 5 8 7 3 3 + + 5 + 3 j 5 + 3 : t + + + + 9 8 h 8 + + + + 8 8 k 7 U. S. -weekly index, -without s e a s o n a l a d j u s t m e n t , 19L7-1*9 = 100-^ 1959 "Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Feb. 10 17 24 31 7 ^ 121 116 105 106 106 1958 J a n . 11 J a n . 18 J a n . 25 Feb. 1 Feb. 8 116 110 100 98 . 99 1957 J a n . 12 J a n . .19 J a n . 26 Feb. 2 Feb. 9 111 107 103 100 108 r--Revised 1 / Comparison p e r i o d begins with January 5-10 week i n 1959 and -with January 6-11 week i n 1958. 2 / For d e s c r i p t i o n and weekly indexes f o r t h e p e r i o d January 1937 t o March 1958 see F e d e r a l Reserve B u l l e t i n f o r A p r i l 1958, pp. U12-U21. weekly indexes a t t h e d i s t r i c t and c i t y l e v e l s a r e p u b l i s h e d by s e v e r a l of t h e F e d e r a l Reserve Banks.
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