Full text of H.8a Weekly Department Store Sales : May 2, 1957

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BOARD OF GOVMNOiiS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM •

H„8a

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 2, 1957
WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES

Percentage change from corresponding period a Kear ago
(Based on retail dollar amounts) i/
Four weeks Jan, 1
One week ending
to
ending
Apr.27
Apr. 27 1 Apr. 20 1 Apr. 13 1 Apr, 6 Apr. 27

Federal Reserve
District

h

+2

Boston
New lcrlc
Philadelphia
Cleveland

- 2
- 1 '
+ 1
+13

+17
+11
r+13
+10

+ 7
+11
+11
- 3

+
+ 8 +19
+13

+ 7
+ 7
+10
+ 8

i +4
+2
0

Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
St. Louis

+18
- 1
+ 2
+ 6

r+23
r+19
+13
+10

+17
+21
+ 9
+ 9

+12
+ U

+18
+10
+ 7
+ 8

+2
+3
0

Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco

+ 7
+ U
- 9
+ 1

r+20
+ 9
+17
r+ 8

+• 1
+ 7
. + 1
+

k

- 1
+ 1
-2
+1U

+ l
+ 7

+2
0
: -2
! +1

+ 3

+13

+ 7

.c + 9

+ 8

: +2

,

U . S . Total

+ 5
+10

+ 7

+ 5

'

+5

U. S« -weekly index 3 without seasonal adjustment, 19L7-1:9=100 2/
122
Mar.
Apr.
Apr.
Apr.
Apr.

30
6
13
20
27

112
113
122
128
123

1956
Mar.
Apr.
Apr.
Apr.
Apr.

31
7
lU
21
23

122
10U
llii
113
119

1955
Apr. 2
Apr. 9
Apr, 16
Apr. 23
Apr. 30

ill;
122
103
112
120

r--Revised.
c—Corrected.
1/ During April changes from a year ago reflect the fact that last year Easter was
"en April 1 while this year it was on April 21. For this reason it is estimated
that in comparison ~with last year an allowance should be made for an increase in
sales of about 8 per cent for the month of April as a whole, These allowances apply
to the figures for the United States.
2/ For description and weekly indexes for the period January 1937 to March 1952 see
Federal Reserve Bulletin for April 1952, pp. 359-362, Indexes for the period April
1952 to date may be obtained upon request from the Division of Research and Statistics ,
Weekly indexes at the district and city levels are published by several of the
Federal Reserve Banks,.