Full text of H.8a Weekly Department Store Sales : June 1, 1954

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CONFIDENTIAL - F. R.

SPECIAL WEEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—UNITED STATES SU&D#^, g
S a l e s i n s e l e c t e d departments

. a S S ? *
Department

Percentage change from a y e a r ago
U weeks
One week ending
ending
May 1 May 22 Apr.
May 22 May 15 May ti

f t u t t/lt.

NOT FOR PUBLICATION

'954

June 1, 195b

Monthly u n a d j u s t e d indexes
(19U7—U9 average monthly s a l e s = 100)
1953
195 h
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
Jan.
| Mar. | Feb,

| Jan.

- it

- 7

- 3

- 1

- it

plOl

90

75

80

99

95

100

77

%

0

- h

- 2

- 1

- 2

P 97

105

109

110

116

108

105

121

120

Domestic f l o o r coverings

- 7

- 6

- 7

- 6

- 7

P 70

76

72

75

85

83

82

80

88

Major a p p l i a n c e s

- 8

- 5

+ 1

+10

- 1

p 62

66

5k

59

72

66

72

59

6h

Radio, phonograph, TV

+ 3

+ 7

- 2

- 3

0

P 78

107

90

101

7U

81

101

95

115

T o t a l of it departments 1 /

- 3

- h

- 3

- 1

- 2

p 80

90

86

89

93

89

92

9k

99

ALL OTHER SALES 1 /

- h

- 7

- 3

- 1

- h

plOh

90

Ik

79

99

96

101

75

83

GRAND TOTAL SALES 1/ 2/
F u r n i t u r e and bedding

r—Revised.
1/ Monthly indexes f o r t h i s category are not released publicly; they are shown here solely to permit comparisons with departmental changes.
2/ Figures are based on the abbreviated sample described i n note below and are presented here solely to permit comparisons with departmental
"" changes# For weekly movements of t o t a l department store sales, r e f e r to the regular weekly sales report H.8a (based on about 550 s t o r e s ) .
Note:-—Total national sample i s comprised of some 115 stores (varies s l i g h t l y among departments) of the approximately 350 stores regularly
reporting monthly departmental f i g u r e s .




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CONFIDENTIAL - F. R.

United States
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago

St. Louis

Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas

San F r a n c i s c o

United S t a t e s

Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland

NOT FOR PUBLICATION

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

Page 2
Major household appliances
Domestic floor coverings
Furniture and bedding
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k weeks
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One week ending
One week ending
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ending
ending
ending
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May
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May
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May
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o
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+11
-24
-18
-11
-14
-28
-22
+ 1
-12
-12
-13
-23
- 9
-15
+ 2
+ 8
0

- 1
-15
- 8
-19

-10
+ 5
- 5
+12

- 6
+ 6
+ 3
+15

- 8
+ 1
0
+ 2

+ 1
+16
+ 2
+ 4
-17
+ 2
-11
+13
-12
+22
+21
- 2
-12
+ 7
+24
- 8
-12
+ 5
- 5
- 5
Radios,ohonoeraphs , t e le vis ion .etc.
k weeks
One week ending
ending
May 22 IMay 15 May ti IMay 1 May 22
0
- 2
+ 7
+ 3
- 3
- 2
-19
+42
+ 7
-25
-12
-10
+21*
-15
-34
+11
+13
- 2
+58
- 9
-28
-2k
-25
-32
-15

-17
-25
+ 2
-11

+21
-10
0
-16

+ 1
+ 9
- 1
+11

+14
+ 5
- 8
-20

0
+12 +121
- 7
0
+10
-11
+ 3
+12
+13
-33
- 3
- 1
-12
+ 7
- 5
Total of it departments

+80
+31*
+25
+23
+ 5
+26
+36
+30
+26
+14
-22
-18
-14
-19
-35
-21
+
7
- 3
+ 7
+ 4
Grand Total—entire store £/

- 7
-34
- 5
+22

U weens
4 weeks
One week ending
One week ending
ending
ending
May
22
[May
15
(May
0
JMay
1
May
22
May 22 |May 15 (May H |May 1 May 22
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h
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- 2
- 1
- 7
- 4
- 3
- 3
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+ 2
0
- 3
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- k
- 2
2
1
- 2
- 3
+ 3
- it
+17
+ 3
- 5
-11
+
1
-10
-19
+6
-15
-lit
- 5
- 2
- 9
- 9
-10
-11
- 5
- 7
-lit
-12
-20
-12
-13

+37
+ 6
+33
+34

+23
0
+12
+44

+12
0
+12
+25

+14
+ 3
+18
+35

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+ 8
+ 1

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- 5

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+ 4
+ 2
+24

+ 5
+13
+ 5
+ 6

+
+

2
2
3
6

-15
- 5
+ 6
- 7

Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas

- 8
+38
-35
-27

0
+37
-33
+ 3

+42
+53
-42
+ 4

+21
+120

+15
+56
-35
- 4

- 1
+19
- 7
- 6

- 1
+ 3
-21
- 5

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+ 9
-12
— 1

+20
+25
-18
- 6

+16
+13
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+ 8
+ 3
-10
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+ 9
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+30
+ 1
- 7
- 3

- 5
- 2
-10

- 8
+ 9
+17
+35

-2k
+ k

+30
+49
+17
+ 3

-li
-29
+ 7
0

Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
S t . Louis

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