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CONFIDENTIAL - F. R.

N
SPECIAL 1EEKLY REPORT O DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—?

NOT FOR PUBLICATION

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Sales i n selected departmental

V#
Department^

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June 6, 1955

| Feb.

+ 6

+ 7

+ 7

+ 5

+ 6

e 97 plOl

98

76

96

93

100

90

75

Furniture and bedding

+ 6

+1h

+10

+ 3

+ 8

ell3

plOit

115

lilt

lolt

108

9h

105

109

Domestic f l o o r coverings

+ 1

+ 8

+13

+ 1

+ k

e 80 P 78

86

81

62

80

70

76

72

Major appliances

+b2

+31

+36

+38

+3h

P 83

91

69

88

65

62

66

$h

Radio, phonograph, TV

- 3

r+ 2

+12

0

+ 1

e 73 p 80

103

93

73

73

76

107

90

Total of it departments 1/

+ 9

+11*

+15

+ 6

+11

e 93 p 90

102

9k

87

87

79

90

86

ALL OTHER SALES 1/

+ 6

+ o

+ 6

+ 5

+ 6

e 97

plOl

98

73

97

9h

103

90

7h

CD
£r

G A D TOTAL SALES 1/ 2/
RN

CD

H

1

Percentage change from a year ago
Monthly unadjusted indexes
(I9ii7-lt9 average monthly sales = 100)
k weeks
One week ending
ending
195a
1955
May 25 May 21
May i Apr.
Mar.
June
|May 7 May 2« May j Apr. j Mar. | Feb .

p--Preliminary.
r—Revised,
e—Estimated from weekly sales f i g u r e s .
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 s t o r e s a l e s , r e f e r t o the regular weekly sales r e p o r t H.8a (based on about 550 s t o r e s ) .
Note:—Total n a t i o n a l sample i s comprised of some 115 s t o r e s (varies s l i g h t l y among departments) of the approximately 350 s t o r e s r e g u l a r l y
reporting monthly departmental f i g u r e s .




CONFIDENTIAL - F . R.

SPECIAL WEEKLY REPORT O DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—SUMMARY BY DISTRICTS
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Sales i n Selected Departments

Page 2
Major household appliances
4 weeks
4 weeks
4 weeks
One week ending
One week ending
One week ending
ending
ending
ending
May 2d May 21 May 141 May 7 May 25 May 2ti May 21 j May lit | May 7 May 20 May 20 May 21 May 14 [May 7 May 20
+ 0
0
+30
+10
+ 1
+ 6
+36
+ 1
+31
+14
+13
+ h
+34
+42
+ 3
+10
+17
-20
+11
+3it
-11
+19
-11
+43
-15
-13
+ 7
- 4
- 3
- 7
+21
0
+22
+36
+68
+ 1
+ 1
- 2
+lt2
-10
+ 2
+ it
+ 5
+ h
+ 7
+ 1
+ 2
- 8
+ 8
+ 2
+11
- 6
+32
-12
+ it
- 7
-15
-17
+ 5
- 7
+it6
+16
+21
- 8
+38
+11
+39 +100
+30
+13
+17
+25
+59
-lit
+39
Domestic f l o o r coverings

Furniture and bedding

United States
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
S t . Louis
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco

United S t a t e s
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland

NOT FOR PUBLICATION

+lit
+30
+12
+25

+26
+29
+20
+40

+ 7
+28
+21
+36

+12
+18
+ 5
- 9

+15
+25
+15
+22

+15
+ lt
+ 2
+8U

+26
+ult
+25
+37

- 9
- 7
+ h
+23

-

1
1
7
2

+ 7
+ 9
+ 7
+3U

+126
+27
+61
+90

+11+
+lit
+56
+53

+22
+85
+lt7
+it3

+33
+53
+20
+38

+it5
+ltl
+1+6
+5 it

+16
+20
- 8
0
+30
+lit
+U0
-26
- 1
+ it
-23
-30
-13
-35
- 3
- 8 +130
+83
- 8
+32
-12
+!t!t
- 2
- 2
-11
-13
-25
-29
-32
-39
+lit
+10
+3it
0
-28
+40
+51
+21
+21
+19
+19
+35
+35
+49
+33
-12
+ it
-15
-19
+ 1
+26
-22
+13
-11
-lii
- 2
-30
- it
+15
- 7
Grand Total-—entire s t o r e 2/
Radi os,phonographs,television,etc.
T o t a l of 4 departments
4 weeks
4 weeks
4 weeks
One week ending
One week ending
One week endin §
ending
ending
ending
May 20 May 20 May 21 IMay lit May 7 May 20 May 20 May 21 May 14 |May 7 May 20
May 20 May 21 May lit May 7
+ 6
+ 6
+ 5
0
+12
+ 1
+ 6
+ 7
+11
+ 7
+ 9
+15
+14
- 3 r+ 2
+ 6
+ 6
+ 6
+ 3
0
+ 8
-16
-10
+ 6
- 1
- 1
-22
-1+2
- 2
-2U
+ 6
+ 6
+ 2
+18
+10
+ 8
- 1
+26
+ 6
- 2
+ it
+ 3
+ h
+ 7
+37
+ 6
0
+10
+15
-1*2
- 8
+ 6
+ 6
- 1
- 1
+ it
+19
+ 7
-13
- 5
+ 6
+ 8
+16
+ 6
+19
- 8
+10
+ 5
- 2
+29
+ 5
+38
+17
+ 5
-hi

Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
St. Louis

-10
- 6
+17
+12

+37
- 5
+ It
+11

+21
+ 3
+it
- 3

+33
+40
-13
-31

+18
+ 9
+ 3
- 5

+29
+19
+20
+U7

+25
+23
+26
+38

+ 8
+30
+20
+30

+15
+24
+ it
- 1

+19
+24
+18
+27

+17
+ilt
+h
+ 9

+20
r+ 9
+ 6
+22

+ it
+16
+ 7
+16

+ 6
+12
+ it
+ it

+H
+13
+ 5
+12

Minneapolis

-31
-70
-17
+ 6

- 9
-31
-*24
r+11

- 9
-22
+ 8
+15

-18
+ 8
+ it
- 2

-18
-31
+ 3
+ 7

-21
-29
+20
-10

-13
+10
+29
r+ 5

- 3
+ 1
+28
+11

+17
+19
+ 9
- 9

- 3
- 2
+21
- 1

- 9
- 8
+13
- 3

- 6
+ 3
+19
+ 1

- 5
- 2
+lit
+ 8

+10
+11
+13
- 2

- 2
+ 1
+15
+ l

Kansas City

Dallas

San Francisco
For footnotes, see page 1,