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BOARD OF GOVirliCRS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SISTEM FOR 11.11 ED I ATE RELEASE J a n u a r y 19 , 1956 H.8a Y.'EEKLY DEPaR1I5EKT STORE SALES P e r c e n t a g e change I r a i i c o r r e s p o n d i n g p e r i o d a y e a r (Based on r e t a i l d o l l a r amounts) j Four weeks One week ending i . ending J a n . 1U j J a n . 7 ! Dec. 31 j Dec. 2U* i J a n . 14 i - 8 -19 + 4 +20 I + 2 + 7 + 6 -lii +11 +19 +10 + 3 r-13 r+ 8 +26 +11 +10 -11 +11 +23 F e d e r a l Reserve District Boston I-iew York Fr.iladelp hi a Cleveland Richmond Atlanta Chicago S t . Louis 0 +8 +3 +11 Mirrhe-ajjolis Kansas C i t y Dallas San F r a n c i s c o U. S. T o t a l Year 1955 + 3 + 2 + 7 +10 + 9 +10 +U +13 + + + + 6 9 8 8 +17 +19 +20 +18 + + + + + + + + 3 8 9 6 +22 + 9 r-9 r-5 -9 r-9 +7 +9 +18 +12 +23 +18 +25 +29 +10 + 4 + 9 +2 - 8 -10 -12 -15 - 5 +15 +11 +9 +5 -11 _ +10 - ago 1 6 9 9 6 + 7 I U. S . weekly i n d e x , w i t h o u t s e a s o n a l a d j u s t m e n t , 1947-19=100 1 / 1955 Dec. Dec. Dec. 1956 Jan. Jan. 1954 17 214 31 255 231 88 Dec. 18 Dec. 25 1955 Jan. 1 240 190 80 Dec. 19 Dec. 26 195k Jan. 2 7 1U 9h 10ii Jan. 8 Jan. 15 106 99 Jan. 9 J a n . 16 . 23 U 163 81 94 85 1 / For d e s c r i p t i o n and weekly i n d e x e s f o r t h e p e r i o d J a n u a r y 1937 to March 1952 see F e d e r a l Reserve B u l l s u i n f o r A p r i l 1952, p p . 359-362. I n d e x e s f o r t h e p e r i o d A p r i l 1952 t o d a r e rr.ay be found i n s u b s e q u e n t i s s u e s of t h e B u l l e t i n or may be o b t a i n e d upon r e q u e s t from t h e D i v i s i o n of r e s e a r c h and S t a t i s t i c s . weekly i n d e x e s 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 r.eserve Banks. — I n - l a r g e i n c r e a s e s shown f o r t h i s week r e f l e c t i n p a r t t h e f a c t t h a t t h i s y e a r Cnris-T.as f e l l on Sunday and tne week t h e r e f o r e i n c l u d e d s i x days of heavy o r e C h r i s t r a s shopping a s compared w i t h f i v e days l a s t y e a r when Christmas f e l l on •Saturday.
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