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T- 763 CONFIDENTIAL c!'„v Department \ v • - . \ - v SPECIAL WEEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—UNITED STATES SUMMARY •• NOT FOR PUBLICATION Sales i n selected departments \ bruary 9, 1953. V i; s ct" CO Percentage change from a year ago Weekly unadjusted indexes Monthly un^j; U weeks (I9I4I aver, weekly sales=10ti (19itl aver; )) One week ending Tr7ending 1953 1953 195i 1951 Jan. 311 Jan. 2k | Jan. 171 Jan. 10 Jan, 31 •Trifle 31 1 rTAn* P/tj aIr l t 1JL 7f |1Udlle Tan JL10 V |Dec. [Nov. j Oct. |Fel$» Dec. (Nov. | 0 c t . 'VQ GRAND TOTAL SALES 1 / 2 / * 2 r+ 1 0 - 7 - 1 188 182 r l 7 7 186 el82 p W 181 37k 2$h 2it6 16k 270 238 Furniture & bedding + 8 0 - 5 - k - 1 297 281 2$k 22k e228 p209 228 2li7 230 221 192 227 2ii6 Domestic f l . cov'gs - 1 + k 0 -21 - 6 209 215 22k 182 el85 pl81i 229 251 176 188 187 2i;6 268 Major appliances + 9 +15 +1 -11 + 1 190 211 206 182 e200 p210 210 256 166 193 199 222 298 Radio,phonograph,TVl/ — 6 - 6 +1 -18 - 9 327 339 391 330 e3ii3 p699 159 U76 290 351+ 718 565 5W Total of k d e p t s . 1/ + h + 2 - 3 -12 - 3 262 261 253 218 e225 p256 2Zt9 273 213 222 2k6 265 290 ALL OTHER SALES l / + 1 0 0 - 6 - 1 173 167 181 183 el77 251 21*2 158 177 38 9 270 232 p—Preliminary. " T* R*=>T7*TOAH . n TT pk23 CONFIDENTIAL United S t a t e s Boston New 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 SPECIAL WEEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—SUMMARY BY DISTRICTS S a l e s i n S e l e c t e d Departments (Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago) Furniture and bedding Domestic f l o o r coverings 4 weeks 4 weeks One week ending One week ending ending ending Jan.31 Jan.241Jan. 171 Jan. 10 Jan. 31 Jan.31 Jan.2U|Jan. 17 J Jan.10 Jan. 31 + 8 0 — 6 —21 0 - 1 - 1 + 4 - 5 - 4 + 1 0 +19 + 2 +56 +23 -13 -14 +49 - 9 -28 -18 -11 -11 - 2 - 1 -13 + 9 — 5 - 7 0 +11 -10 — 2 +2h - 1 —It-6 -15 -38 +k2 + 2 -22 -12 +15 + 9 -17 + 3 -13 - 5 -33 + 8 2 3 2 -30 +10 +20 -11 - 8 -10 +21 -20 - 3 + 3 -12 +10 -13 + 1 + 6 - 6 +21 +20 +19 +13 - 5 + 2 -11 -17 9 -39 + 2 +2*6 +14 -23 +47 + 8 +14 +15 + 9 - 7 Radios,phonographs,television,etc. 4 weeks One week ending ending Jan.31 Jan.24 Jan. 17 Jan. 10 Jan. 31 + 1 -18 - 6 - 6 - 9 -18 + 8 +60 +12 - 1 -11 -21 +13 -36 -39 +15 -29 -42 -33 -45 -10 -46 -30 -27 -35 + 1 +13 - 2 - 2 -28 +10 + 8 -10 -16 - 5 + 3 -26 0 + 5 -23 -36 -11 + 6 - 4 -18 NOT FOR PUBLICATION Page 2 Major household appliances 4 weeks One week ending ending Jan.2k|Jan.17[Jan.10 Jan. 31 Jan.31 -11 + 1 + 1 +15 + 9 +70 +26 +49 +34 +72 +26 - 2 -16 -19 - 5 -30 -22 - 2 -38 - 9 -20 -11 -15 -4 - 3 -39 +58 +10 -26 -29 +123 + 1 -25 -19 +10 -20 + 4 -26 +33 - 2 - 7 +28 -18 + 4 - 5 0 - 8 +14 - 4 + 6 -21 +14 +35 -18 +66 -18 + 5 Total of 4 departments 4 weeks One week ending ending Jan. 31 Jan. 241 Jan. 1"/' Jan.10 Jan. 31 + 2 -12 + 4 - 3 - 3 +15 +13 +24 +17 + 7 -10 - 8 - 8 -12 - 1 -10 -21 +22 -33 - 7 - 8 0 -19 - 9 - 7 -38 +9k +106 - 5 Grand One -12 -4x2 +76 -19 +65 + 4 + 8 -11 Total—entire week ending +11 -23 +27 +35 +16 -33 -16 - 6 s t o r e 2/ 4 weeks ending Jan.10 Jan. 31 Jan. 31 Jan. 24 Jan. 17 0 r+ 1 + 2 - 1 - 7 - 6 + it + 7 + 7 4* 3 -11 + 1 + it r- 3 - 3 - 8 + 2 - 8 + 5 -27 0 0 - 1 -lit - 4 +21 -20 +56 - 2 Richmond Atlanta Chicago S t . Louis -17 +28 + 2 -17 -10 +25 + 3 -22 +65 -17 -16 -20 +33 -23 -24 -62 +17 + 1 -11 -34 -12 +13 0 - 5 -27 +25 +12 -lit - 3 -12 + 7 -16 - 1 - 2 -18 -21* -11 + 7 0 -lit - 6 + 5 — 2 + 5 -lit r+ 5 + it - 1 Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas San Francisco - 9 +29 +13 +38 -34 +75 +59 +24 -21 +117 0 +42 +38 -15 -lit +15 -12 +44 +11 +30 0 + 6 +53 +12 - 1 +30 +50 + 2 -13 - 2 -12 +31 + 2 - it -lit - 7 - 3 + 6 +lit + 9 -4 0 +17 + it +19 + 3 + 6 0 -18 -20 + 3 +26 + + + - 2 2 3 it - 7 -lit -10 + 8 + - 3 6 8 7 + - 5 it l 2 + 1 + 1 + 3 - 1 + + + 2 3 it 2
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