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(,53 * BOARD OF GOVERN ORS OF THE. JEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM H.8a FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 26, 1959. WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES Federal Reserve District Boston Iv'ew York Philadelphia -Cleveland Richmond Atlanta Chicago •St. Louis "" Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas San Francisco U.S. Total " Percentage change from, corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Jan. 1 Four weeks One week ending t° y ending Feb. 21 Feb. 21-/ Feb. 21*| Feb. 1U| Feb. 7! Jan. 31" +30 +U5 +U6' +19 + 1 + 8 r+11 +30 +26 +19 +12 r+ k r+ 5 + 6 +11 + 9 +11 + 8 +20 + 9 +13 +16 r+11 +24 + 8 + 2 + h +11 + 3 + h + 6 +11 • +13 +11 + 6 + 7 +11 + 3 + 5' + 6 +11 + 9 + 6 +13 +10 + 9 +13 +10 + 9 + 6 + k +10 + 9 +11* + 3 +11 + 9 +13 +12 + 9 +22 + h r+ 9 + 7 +1U - 2 + 8 + 7 +13 U. S. 7jeekly index, without seasonal adjustment, 19b7-h9 = ICOjj/ Jan. Jan. Feb. Feb. Feb. 2k 31 7 lb 21 105 106 108 ' 111 109 1958 Jan. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. 25 1 8 15 22 100 98 99 103 88 1957 Jan. Feb. Feb. Feb. Feb. 26 2 9 16 23 103 100 108 109 107 r—Revised. 1/ Conparison period begins with January 5-10 week in 1959 and with January 6-11 week in 1958. 2/ For description and weekly indexes for the period January 1937 to March 1958 see Federal Reserve Bulletin for April 1958, pp. U12-U21. weekly indexes at the district and city levels are published by several of the Federal Reserve Banks. Comparisons are affected by store closings in seme cities in observance of •Washington1 s birthday, which occurred one week later this year. —
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