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T- ! L i BRARY SPECIAL WEEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—UNITED STATES SUMMARY CONFIDENTIAL - F . R. 2; S a l e s i n s e l e c t e d departments . 14 ^ Department - . rt fa Percentage change from a y e a r ago 4 weeks One week ending ending Feb, 12 Feb. J a n . 2 9 | J a n . 22 Feb. 12 1955 Jan. NOT FOR PUBLICATION 1955 February 21, 1955 Monthly ura*i$tt©ted indexes (1947-49 average monthly s a l e s = 100) 1953 1954 Nov. J a n . Oct. | Dec. 1 Nov. 1 Feb. Dec. | Oct. 0 - 4 0 + 7 + 1 e 81* 191 128 109 75 80 186 123 112 F u r n i t u r e and bedding + 2 - 5 + 3 +18 + 4 el2lt 109 128 128 109 110 103 121 132 Domestic f l o o r coverings +36 + 1 +14 +13 +Ui e 84 85 112 110 72 75 81 109 122 Major a p p l i a n c e s +47 +50 +16 +32 +34 e 71 65 67 82 54 59 57 65 75 Radio, phonograph, TV - 3 + 3 - 3 + 4 - 1 el03 234 lii8 137 90 101 225 157 i4l T o t a l of 4 departments 1 / +11 + 3 + 5 +16 + 9 elOO 109 113 lilt 86 89 103 110 118 ALL OTHER SALES 1 / - 1 - 6 - 1 + 6 - 1 e 82 202 129 108 74 79 196 125 111 GRAND TOTAL SALES 1 / 2 / 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 ; t h e y a r e shown here s o l e l y t o permit comparisons w i t h departmental changes. 2 / F i g u r e s are based on t h e abbreviated sample d e s c r i b e d i n note below and are presented here s o l e l y t o permit comparisons w i t h 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 H,8a (based on about 550 s t o r e s ) , ^ E o t e : —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 . CONFIDENTIAL - F , R. ' ______ United S t a t e s Boston few York Philadelphia Cleveland Richmond Atlanta Chicago S t . Louis Minneapolis Kansas CityDallas San F r a n c i s c o United S t a t e s Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland SPECIAL WEEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—SUMMARY BY DISTRICTS NOT FOR PUBLICATION Sales i n S e l e c t e d Departments (Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago) Page 2 Major household appliances F u r n i t u r e and bedding Domestic f l o o r coverings Zt weeks Zt weeks Zt weeks One week ending One week ending One week ending ending ending ending Feb. 12 Feb. 5 J a n . 2 9 j J a n . 22 Feb. 12 Feb. 12 Feb. 5 J a n . 29 Jan. 22 Feb. 12 Feb. 12 Feb. 5 J a n . 29 J a n . 22 Feb. 12 + 2 +16 + 1 +18 + 3 +32 + it +36 +50 +13 +lit +llt +U7 +3it - 5 + 6 + ti +22 +22 +26 +18 +22 + 3 +20 +16 + 3 + it +38 +k2 - 2 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 9 + h + it +lit + it +31 -19 -15 - h „ + it + 2 + 2 + 3 + 5 +19 +lt6 -22 0 -15 -32 -15 - 3 - 9 - 3 - 7 + 1 +26 +100 +lit +30 +36 +170 +33 - 6 0 -13 -15 -36 - 3 - 7 + 5 +23 - 5 -12 + + 2 5 i 3 - 5 +lit +16 +16 + 9 +51 +18 +32 + 1 +26 + 7 + 9 + 7 + 5 +18 +16 - 6 + 6 +2it -hi +25 + it +10 +it7 - 1 +15 +Zt0 +31 + 6 + 8 +23 + it +20 +108 +25 +172 + 8 +208 +32 +120 +10 + 2 +it7 +71 +21 +it6 +33 +2it +15 +82 +3it +91 + 6 +10 + 5 +27 + 3 + it +12h +19 +it6 +2it +170 - 6 - 2 0 - 7 + 8 +29 +52 +36 +32 +30 +92 +35 -12 -12 0 -22t 1 1 - 3 - 3 +12 +18 +81 +12 +2it +18 +61 +31 +102 +2it , +3it +lit +39 - 1 -17 + 2 + 2 + 1 +21 +22 +21 +31 + 5 +it2 +Wt +it3 - 2 +3it r+37 - 1 Grand Total .—entire s t o r e *7 T o t a l of it departments Radios , phonographs, t e l e v i s i o n , e t c . it weeks Zt weeks it weeks One week ending One week ending One week ending ending ending ending Feb, 12 Feb. 5 J a n . 29 J a n . 22 Feb. 12 Feb, 121Feb. 5 J a n . 29 Jan. 22 Feb. 12 Feb. 12|Feb. 5 1J a n . 29 J a n . 22 Feb. 12 + 1 + 3 +11 + 3 + 7 +16 + 9 + it + 5 0 - 1 0 - it - 3 - 3 + 6 + 1 +21 + 5 + it 0 **20 0 - 1 - l - it -13 -14 - 5 -37 + 2 + 2 + 1 +22 + 5 + it +11 + 7 + 5 + it +13 - 2 r-16 -11 - 9 + 6 + 6 + it + 9 +17 0 - 2 - 6 - 2 -18 -15 - 5 - 3 - 3 - 7 + 3 + 1 + 2 +30 + it 0 -12 -25 -30 -10 - 2 -15 - it - 9 - 3 -2b -20 - 6 +22 -15 + 5 + 8 -1it -12 +it2 + 3 -2h - 2 + it +12 -12 -13 + 6 + it - 9 + 2 +26 + It +23 - 3 +11 + 9 + 2 + 1 +13 +18 +19 + 7 +36 +23 +22 + 2 +29 +13 +16 + - 7 8 it 6 - 9 r+10 + 3 - 2 + + 6 8 2 1 +22 +20 + 8 +10 - 1 +11 + 1 + 1 Minneapolis +Wt Kansas City +105 +88 Dallas San F r a n c i s c o - 7 For f o o t n o t e s , see page 1 , - 8 +69 +it5 -12 +22 +2it +17 -16 0 +ii8 +1I9 +16 +11 +58 +itit - 6 + It +29 +32 + 9 + 8 +21 +Zt8 +17 + 7 + 9 +37 + 1 +72 +30 + 7 + 9 +22 +21 +28 + 9 + + + 6 2 6 3 + + + + + - 2 2 6 2 +27 + it +19 +11 + + + + Richmond Atlanta Bfcicago ? t . Louis I | 2 5 it 7 it 1 9 5
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