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CONFIDENTIAL - F. R.

NOT FOR PUBLICATION

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SPECIAL WEEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—UNITED

June 21, 195 U

Sales in selected departments
JUti

954
lonthly unadjusted indexes
Percentage change from a year ago
aSS?
h weeks
1^Everage monthly sales = 100)
One week ending
'UU
|
1953
ending
195k
Mar.
Apr.
June
Feb.
1
May
Mar.
Apr.
June
12
May 1
June 12|June 5 IMay 29 May 22

85

83

82

80

5k

88

72

66

72

59

107

90

75

7k

81

101

95

79

90

86

91

93

89

92

9U

103

90

Ik

98

99

96

101

75

h

ell3

9k

105

109

- 7

- 2

e 82

70

76

72

+ 1

- 8

- 7

&

67

75

CD

108

90

62

66

-13

+19

+ 3

+ 1

e 75

76

- 1

-18

+ 9

- 3

- k

e 91

+ 1

-17

+11

-

h

- 3

+11

- k

Furniture and bedding

- 1

-20

+ 8

0

Domestic floor coverings

+ 1

-18

+20

Major appliances

+ 1

-111

Radio, phonograph, TV

+ 6

Total of U departments l/
ALL OTHER SALES 1/

—

77

116

100

-18

100

95

e 95

+ 1

Feb.

99

- 3

GRAND TOTAL SALES 1/ £/

CD

Department

%

97
111

105

121

r—Revised.
e—Estimated from weekly sales figures.
1/ Monthly indexes for this category are not released publicly; they are shown here solely to permit c o m p a r i s o n s with departmental changes.
2/ Figures are based on the abbreviated sample described in note below and are presented here solely to permit comparisons with departmental
changes. For weekly movements of total department store sales, refer to the regular weekly sales report H.8a (based on about 550 stores).
Note: —Total national sample is comprised of some 115 stores (varies slightly among departments) of the approximately 350 stores regularly
reporting monthly departmental figures.




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York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco

United States
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Richmond
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St. Louis
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco
For footnotes, see page 1.




SPECIAL YJEEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—SUMMARY BY DISTRICTS
Sales in Selected Departments
(Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago)
Domestic floor coverings
Furniture and bedding
k weeks
k weeks
One week ending
One week ending
ending
ending
June 12jJune 5[May 29[May 22 June 12 June 12|June 5[May 29 |May 22 June 12
= T
0
-18
+20
- 2
-20
+ 1
+ 8
- 1
- 7
-21
+ 2
+10
-17
-11
-19
^-2ir =rr
-2k
-31
- 6
8
0
+
2
+17
- 2
-31
+17
+ 9
-20
6
-12
+11
-12
6
-20
+ 5
-3h
- 3
- 7
8
+1|1
+
6
-12
+5
-13
-16
-12
- 2
-17
- 2

- 8

+11
+lh

-16

+19
-17
-16

+ 5
-15
+19
-13

-15

+ 2
+ 8
0

- 8
-

2

+5
-5

+13
- 5
- k
- 9

-33
+32
-18
+ I

+32
+37
+12
- 6

-17
-25
+ 2
-11

-5
+ 6
- 2

- 6

+18
+ 9
+ 2
+65
-29
+20
- 7
- 7
+10
+10
+ 9
+22
+36
-1U
+ 3
+23
+55
-53
- 1
+13
- 6
+3h
-16
+2h
+9
-31
-17
-3h
-10
+ 6
+ 3
+ 7
r-25
- 3
- 2
+ 9
-5
-35
Total of U departments
Radios,phonographs,television, etc.
U weeks
U weeks
One week ending
One week ending
ending
ending
June 12
June
5
May
29
[May
22
June 12|June 5 [May 29[May 22 June 12 June 12
-18
- 1
+ 1
+ 9
- 3
- U
+ 6
+19
+ 3
-13
-10
-26"
+16
-10
-Hi
TT
1-13
+42
-15
+ 7
-10
— li
+ 3
-20
+15
-2k
-2h
+ 7
- 5
-57
- 2
-10
+ 6
-22
+20
+58
- 7
+25
+ h
- 9
- 8
+ 8
-10
0
-13
0
-15
-12
-15
- 7
-16

-30

Page 2
Major household appliances
h weeks
One week ending
ending
June 12 I June 5 IMay 29!May 22June 12
t r y — 1-7
+ 1
+ l
-W
-=nr
- 1
-10
~^2&~ TUT
- 6
- l
-21
- 7
+ 7
-20
-22
-26
-2h
-5
o
-lit
-lU
-22
-17
- li

+66
+32
-27

+ 3
+ 6
-23
-10

June
+ 1
- 5
- 2
- 5
- 3

+22
+11
-23
-36

+ 8
-25
+10
-13

-11

-29
+ 7
0

+ 2
-

2

+ 6
-29

+ 5
+ 7
+32
+17
+63
+1U
- 2
-28
-19
-50
-17
0
+ a
+JU3
-23
Grand Total—entire store £/
4 weeks
One week ending
ending
121 June i>May 29 May 22 June 12
- 3
+11
-18
- !i
U
-12
+13
- 7
1
1
+18
-13
-10
-15
-20
+ k
-10
— 9
+ 7
-27
- 8

+19
+20
+12
+23

+ 2
+llt
+13
- 5

-11
+17
-16
-17

+17
- 6
+15
-lli

-Hi

+9U

- 8
+ 9
+17
+35

-12
+ 8
+ 1

+
+
-

3
2
5
9

- 2
+ ii
+13
0

- U
r+ 3
-22
-16

+20
-10
+16
- 5

-15
- 5
+ 6
- 7

+
-

+33
+211
-35
-12

- 8
+38
-35
-27

- 6
+73
-25
-15

0
+31
-11
- 3

-22
-30
-19
-27

+2ii
+52
-36
+ 8

- 1
+19
- 7
- 7

- 1
+1U
-19
- 8

+ 5
4- 3
- 3
0

-2U
-27
- 7
-23

+21
+28
-13
+18

+ 8
+ 3
-10
0

+ 1
0
- 9
- 2

+19
+36
+10
+ 9

+ 8
+ 8
+ 5
0

+67
+33

-29
+200
0
- 7

- 8
-31
-23
-Hi

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