Full text of H.8a Weekly Department Store Sales : March 1, 1956

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BOAbU OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
H.8a

FOR MEDIATE RELEASE
March 1, 1956
V.'EEKLY DEP^IimNT SI ORE SALES
Percentage changi3 from corresponding p e r i o d a year ago
(Based on r e t a i l d o l l a r amounts)
1 Four weeks j Jan. 1
One week ending
j to
1
ending
I Feb. 2 5 - /
Feb. 25 | Feb. l b | Feb. 11 | Feb. k | Feb. 25
i
+
6
+
2
- 1
+ h
- 2
+ 8
! + 2
+ 1
+ 3
+ 3
+ 2
+ 8
+ 8
i + 5
+ 3
+ 7
+lii
: + 6
+12
+10
+13
+12
+ 3
•

F e d e r a l Reserve
District

Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Richmond
Atlanta
Cnica;-'o
S t . Louis

+ 3
+17
+ h
+ 8

r+ 3
r+ 3
+"3
+ 8

+ 8
- 2
+ 6
+10

Minneapolis
Kansas C i t y
DallasSan Francisco

+ 9
+ 2
+11
0

+ 8
+ 8
r+11
+ 3

+
+
+
+

U. S. Total

+ k

+ 6

7
3
7
3

+ 5

+
+
r+

2•
2
3
1
5
2
2
6

+ 5

i

+
+
+
+

3
k
h
6

|

+1
+ h
+ 3
+ 3

7
3
+ 7
+
3

!

+ 5
0
+ 3
- 1

+ 5

j

+ 2

+
+

i
;

u . S. weekly index, without seasonal adjustment 3 19it7-li9=:100 2/
.956
Jan. 28
F eb. h
11
Feb. 18
Feb. 25

1255
- 9u
90
97
95
97

.

Jan.
Feb.
. Feb.
Feb.
Feb.

.
29
5
12
19
26

i2Sk
87
86
92
. 90
93

Jan.
Feb.
Feb.
Feb.
Feb.

30
6
13
20
27

85
86
91
86_
90

t—Re-vised.
1 / Comparison p e r i o d begins w i t h the January 2-7 week i n 1956 and with t h e January
3-8 week i n 1955.
2/' For d e s c r i p t i o n and weekly indexes f o r t h e p e r i o d January 1937 t o March 1952 see
Federal Reserve B u l l e t i n f o r A p r i l 1952. pp. 359-362. Indexes f o r the p e r i o d A p r i l
1952 t o d a t e may be obtained upon r e q u e s t from the Division of Research and
Statistics.
'weekly indexes a t t h e d i s t r i c t and c i t y l e v e l s are p u b l i s h e d by s e v e r a l of the
F e d e r a l Reserve Banks.
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