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CONFIDENTIAL - F . ^

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SPECIAL 'EEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—UNITED STATES SUM^T
Sales in selected departments
AA .

Department

%I f f y

May 16, 1955

Percentage change from a year ago
/^Ztonthly
us ted indexes
U' weeks
ygjge
monthly
sales = 100)
One week ending
ending
1955
1954
May 7 ! Apr. 3 0 ! A p r . 2 3 I Apr. 16 May f
Apr. |I Mar. | Feb. ( Jan. °
! Apr, I Mar. J Feb.

GRAND TOTAL SALES 1 / 2 /

+ 5

+ 3

+ 7

-15

0

el03

98

Furniture and bedding

+ 3

+ 9

+19

+U2

+16

el05

115

Domestic f l o o r coverings

+ l

+11

+21

+hd

+16

e 80

86

Major appliances

+38

r+25

+U3

+77

+hl

e 8U

0

+18

+13

+1U

Total of U departments 1/

+ 6

r+12

+21

ALL OTHER SALES 1/

+ 5

+ 2

+ 5

Radio, phonograph, TV

NOT FOR PUBLICATION

76

| Jan.

85

93

100

90

75

80

131

108

9h

105

109

110

81

89

80

70

76

72

75

91

69

75

65

62

66

52t

59

+ 9

e 79 103

93

107

73

76

107

90

101

+1*3

+18

e 92

102

9k

105

87

79

90

86

89

-20

- 2

elOh

98

73

82

9h

103

90

7h

79

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^ 1 e * e s ^o r "this category are not released publicly; they are shown here solely to permit comparisons with departmental changes.
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abbreviated sample described i n note below and are presented here s o l e l y to permit comparisons with departmental
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m + . E f * -i or weekly movements of t o t a l department s t o r e s a l e s , r e f e r to the regular weekly sales report H.8a (based on about 550 s t o r e s ) ,
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o a 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 regularly
reporting monthly departmental f i g u r e s .




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United S t a t e s
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
C3e ve land

SPECIAL WEEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES-—SUMMARY BY DISTRICTS
NOT FOR PUBLICATION
Sales in Selected Departments
(Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago)
Page 2
Major household appliances
Domestic f l o o r coverings
Furniture and bedding
4 weeks
1* weeks
4 weeks
One week ending
One week ending
One week ending
ending
ending
ending
May 7 Apr. 30 JApr.23 [Apr.16 May 7
May 7 Apr.30 jApr.23 IApr. 16 May ?
May 7 Apr.301 Apr.2 3|Apr.16 May ?
+Z*8
+16
+1*1
+16
+1*2
+21
+38 r+25
+19
+11
+ 1
-0*3 +77
+ 9
+ 3
+11
+30
+11
+ 2
+20
+1*9
-20
+1*3 + 1*
+59 +18
-13
+ 5
+25
- 7
+ 1 +1*5
+11*
+21 +10
+16
+21*
+1*0
+30
+17
0
+18
+ 1
+ h
+15
0
+ 2 +15
+ 2
0
-10
+ 6
-12
- 8
465
+31
- 9
- 7 + 2
-17
+100
+62 +93
+28
+20
+69
+28
+31*
+ 8
+12*
+il0
+38
+73
+25
- 5
+12
+18
+ 5
- 9

+ 6
+26
+15
-12

+2l*
+ 7
+33
+18

+57
+118
+26
+63

+21
+32
+19
+10

+1*0
+21
+19
+1*0
+32
+ 6
+1*1*
+21*
- 2
+55
0
+20
+78
+23
+15
+ 1*
+29
+ h
-11
+ 3
Radios,phonographs,television,etc.
1* weeks
One week ending
ending
May 7
0
- 2
+26
+ 6
-1*1

Apr.30|Apr.23 Apr.16 May 7
+18
+11*
+13
+ 9
+ w
+1B
+i*7
-27
+21
+11*
+59
+30
+18
+19
+11
+ 5
+2h + 3 -16
-17

-

1
1
7
2

- 9
+26
+21
+27

+30
+1*5
+37
+ 2

+31*
+122
+21
+79

+10
+36
+17
+18

+33
+53
+20
+38

+ 7
+1*7
+11
451*

+ 6
+71*
+31 +203
+66 +89
+51 +79

+25
+61*
+38
+53

+ 8
+20
+11*
+37
- 7
+68
+100 +56
+83 +39
+11* +81*
+1*7
+55 +1*7
+11 +32
+ 1* r+10
+13
Grand Total—entire s t o r e fV
4 weeks
i* weeks
One
week
ending
ending
ending
May 7 Apr*30 Apr.23 Apr.16 May 7 May 7 |Apr. 30 Apr. 23 [Apr. l6 May 7
0
+ 7
-15
+18
+ 6 r+12
+21
+ 5 + 3
+1*3
- 1*
+12* -23
+10
+11*
+26
+ 3
' - 1 ' + "3"
- 5
4* 1
+ 6 r+ 6
+ 5 -11*
+16
+19
+17
+31*
+ h
- 6
+ 5 -16
+ 1
- 6
+ 3
- 7
-13
+33
- 5
+ 1 -20
- 3
+ 8 + 2
+22
+16
+1*6
+19
+13
-+1*6
+21*
+32
- 3
- 8
+1*1*
+50
-13
+1*1 +156
+ 9
+35
-22
- 6
+1*1
- 3
Total of 1* departments
One week ending

+19
+11*
+1*9
- 1

Richmond
Atlanta
Chic ago
S t . Louis

+33
+1*0
-13
-31

+26
+28
+11
+ 9

+1*2
- 8
+ 2
-13

+52
+62
0
-15

+38
+29
0
-H*

+15
+21*
+ 1*
- 1

+ 5
+31
+15
+10

+23
+18
+36
+16

+126
+32
+55

+55

+21
+39
+20
+17

+ 6
+12
+ 1*
+ 1*

+ 1
+16
+ 7
0

+10
+ 8
+ 8
+ 7

-H*
- 5
-10
-13

0
+ 8
+ 2
0

Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco
Tor footnotes,, see page 1*

-18
+ 8
+ 1*
- 2

- 6
-39
+53
+18

- 7
- 7
+Ui
4- 7

-13
-39
+1*6
+37

-11
-17
+31*
+13

+17
+19
+ 9
- 9

+15
+ 6
41*3
r+ 1*

+33
+53
+36
+ It

+13
+33
+65
+31*

+19
+27
+36
+ 6

+10
+11
+13
- 2

+ 7
+ 1
+16
- 2

+20
+18
+19
+ 1*

-17
-11
- 6
-21*

+ 1*
+ 5
+10
- 7