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C/%4 BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 15, 1959. H.8 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES Federal Reserve District Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Four weeks One week ending Year ending 1958 Jan. 10 Jan. 10| Jan. 3| Dec. 2?*| Dec. 20 Bostqn New York Philadelphia Cleveland + + + - 3 1 8 U rr+ r+ 6 1 7 8 +3h +28 +31 +25 + + + 3 3 2 3 + 9 +- U +10 + 8 + + + - Richmond Atlanta Chicago St. Louis + + + + 6 6 3 5 r+ + r r+ 2 7 0 2 +29 +27 r+30 +23 + + r+ + 2 3 7 6 +10 +11 + 9 + 1 - 2 0 Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas San Francisco + 9 + 8 +11 + b - 2 r- 9 0 + 8 r+26 +29 +26 +33 + + + + 3 8 1 1 + 8 +11 + 8 +12 0 + u 0 + 2 + h + 3 +30 U. S. Total • 2 3 2 2 + 3 ,y U. S. weekly index, -without seasonal adjustment, 19h7-U9 = 1001958 Fee. Dec. Dec. 1959 Jan. Jan. 13 20 27 293 3 Oli 205 3 10 105 121 1957 Dec. Dec. Dec. 1958 Jan. Jan. 1U 21 28 285 29L 158 h 102 116 11 1956 Dec. Dec. Dec. 1957 Jan. Jan. 15 22 29 5 12 - 2# 289 121 100 iiU r—Revised. 1/ 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. * This year there were three shopping days before Christmas compared with two last year.
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