Full text of H.8a Weekly Department Store Sales : May 18, 1953

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CONFIDENTIAL

SPECIAL WEEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—UNITED STATES SUMMARY

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NOT FOR PUBLICATION

Sales i n selected departments

May 18, 1953*
A y

Department

Percentage change from a year ago Weekly unadjusted indexes
4 weeks (19ltl aver.weekly sales=100)
One week ending
ending
1953
May 9[May 2 Apr.25 Apr.10 May 9 May 9 May 21Apr.25 Apr. 10 Apr.

so
unadjusted indexes
^V/(V/5*a^;<fliQnthly sales = 100)
1952
1953
'
j m > May) Apr. (Mar, | Feb.
Mar, I Feb.

Jan.

GRAND TOTAL SALES 1/ 2/

+ 3 r+ 1

+ i

+ 5

+ 2

2lt3 r 2 l 8

206

205

e201

212

163

180

210

20U

195

161

181

Furniture & bedding

- 3

+ 1

+ 6

+16

+ 5

233

2lt7

2U2

252

e206

199

232

227

220

186

191

230

221

0

+ h

+ 1

+ 8

+ 2

200

213

213

211

el7lt

169

17b

179

188

165

171

176

188

Domestic f l . cov'gs.
Major appliances

- 8

— 5> +17

+27

+

$

219

228

223

217

el95

226

17lt

198

262

167

20?

166

193

Radio,phonograph,TV 1 /

+ 3

+ 6

+10

+ 2

+ 3

260

251

265

269

e222

289

272

330

2hh

216

297

290

35it

3

+ 1

+ 6

+13

+ It

226

236

23lt

238

el98

206

213

221

222

181

200

213

222

+ u r+ 1

0

+ ^

+ 2

21*5 r 2 l 6

203

202

e201

213

157

176

209

207

19Zt

158

177

Total of It d e p t s . 1/
ALL OTHER SALES 1/

l / Monthly indexes f o r t h i s category are not released publicly; they are shown here solely t o permit comparisons with departmental changes.
2/ Figures are based on the abbreviated sample described i n note below and are presented here solely t o 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 to the regular weekly sales report H.8 (based on about 550 stores}«
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
r e p o r t i n g monthly departmental f i g u r e s .




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"Philadelphia
Cleveland
Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
S t . Louis
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco

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Boston
New York
Phi l a de l p h i a
Cleveland
Richmond
Atlanta
jhicago
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S t . Louis
Minneapolis
Kansas C i t y
Dallas
San Francisco
For f o o t n o t e s , see page 1*



.MOT FOR PUBLICATION
SPECIAL' WEKLT REPORT ON' DEPARTMENT STORE SAI£S**SUMMAEf BY DISTRICTS
Sales i n Selected Departments
Page 2.
(Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago)
Major household appliances
Domestic f l o o r coverings
F u r n i t u r e and bedding
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U
weeks
it weeks (
One week ending
One week ending
One week ending
ending
ending
ending
May 9
May 91 May 2 [flpr^g'?|Apr\io May 9 May 91May 21Apr. 25 [Apr.iff May 9 May 9IMay 21Apr*251Apr.J l + 5
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+15
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-11
+
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+31
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1
6
1
3
8
7
+
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+16
-27
+18
+26
3
- 6
0
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+11
+60
+ 3 -25
+ 3
+10
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+ 6
+23
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+18
- 3

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- 1
+13

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+ 9
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+ 6
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+105
+ 5
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+22

- 8
+21
+ 5
+18

+11
+16
+26
+12
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+23
+13
+ 6
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+65
+38
+25
+ 6
+55
+76
+28
+86
+bh
+21
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+53
+27
+32
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+30
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Grand Total—entire store if
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It weeks
Itweeks
|!$ weele
One week ending
One week ending
One week ending
ending
ending
ending
May 9|May 2j Apr.251Apr.18 May 9 May 9 May 2[Apr.25|Apr.18 May 9 May 9[May 2|Apr.25|Apr.l8 May 9
+ 2
+ 3 r+ 1 + 1
+T
+13
+ 6
+10
+ 2
- 3
+ 1
+ 3
+ 3
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- 2
+ 2
- 2
- 3 T T
+ 5
+30
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+ 3
- 1
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+ 6
+ 8
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- 8 -11
-18
-lit
+ 5
- b
+ 6
+17
+
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1
+
1
+11
+
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0
+lit
+ 2
+ 2
+13
+ 3
- 7
- 5
+ I
0
+
5
1
+
3
5
+1U
- 1
+ 6
-12
- U
-12
-19
-32
-29

-12
- 7
+32
- 5

0
- h
+31
+it2

-it
+a
+ 5
-21

- 8
-2it
+3it
-32

- 6
- 1
+2lt
-13

- 3
4- 7
+ 6
-10

-16
— 2
+12
+11

- 2
+37
+ 1
+11

+ 5
+ 3
+26
-lit

- it
+ 9
+11
- 1

+5

+20
+25
0

+75
+25
+2

+10
+85
-16
+36

+it7
+67
-16
+66

+itit
+53
- 8
+30

+51
- 2

+ 7
-lit
+lit
+ 5

+U0
+19
- 7
+ 9

+22
+iiO
+it3
+23

+28
+ 9
+ 9
+ 8

+21

+11

+21

-11

+ 1

+ 6
+ 5
- 3
- 2

0
+ 2

- it
r+ 3
+ 2

- 2
- 9
+ 1
+ 3
0

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+ 3
- 3
+ 8

+11

-12

+10
+10

+11
-11

- 1

+5
+ 6
+ 2

+21
+ 1

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