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A
CONFIDENTIAL

SPECIAL VffiEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—UNITED STATES SUMMARY

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Sales i n s e l e c t e d departments

Department

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
June 29j 1953.

P e r c e n t a g e change f r o m a y e a r ago
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GRAND TOTAL SALES 1 / 2 /

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- 7

+ 3

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+ 1

216

r210

226

185

p211

202

212

163

196

210

20U

195

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+ 5

+ 2

+ 3

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+ 1

215

218

236

205

p221

209

199

232

201

220

186

191

230

Domestic f l . c o v ' g s .

+ 3

- 9

-10

-12

- 8

157

158

177

161

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179

169

17lt

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188

165

171

176

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-11

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- 6

- 5

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259

266

255

230

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193

226

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278

262

167

207

166

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- 7

-13

-11

-20

-lk

251i

2h9

260

211

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232

289

272

238

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216

297

290

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213

215

228

200

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202

206

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181

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213

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216

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225

183

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157

195

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207

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T o t a l of U d e p t s . 1 /
ALL OTHER SALES 1 /

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1 / Monthly i n d e x e s f o r t h i s c a t e g o r y a r e n o t r e l e a s e d p u b l i c l y ; t h e y a r e shown here s o l e l y t o p e r m i t comparisons w i t h d e p a r t m e n t a l changes,
2/ F i g u r e s a r e based on t h e a b b r e v i a t e d sample d e s c r i b e d i n n o t e below and a r e p r e s e n t e d here s o l e l y t o permit comparisons w i t h d e p a r t m e n t a l
changes. For weekly movements of t o t a l department s t o r e s a l e s , r e f e r t o t h e r e g u l a r weekly s a l e s r e p o r t H.8 (based on a b o u t 550 s t o r e s ) .
N o t e : — T o t a l n a t i o n a l sample i s comprised of some 115 s t o r e s ( v a r i e s s l i g h t l y among d e p a r t m e n t s ) of t h e approximately 350 s t o r e s r e g u l a r l y
r e p o r t i n g monthly d e p a r t m e n t a l f i g u r e s .




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United S t a t e s
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ew York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
S t . Louis
Minneapolis
Kansas C i t y
Dallas
San F r a n c i s c o

United S t a t e s
Boston
Mew York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Richmond
tlanta
'Chicago
u .
S t . Louis
Minneapolis
Kansas C i t y
Dallas
San F r a n c i s c o
For f o o t n o t e s , s a e page 1,



NOT FOR PUBLICATION
SPECIAL WEEKLY REPCRT 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
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