Full text of H.8a Weekly Department Store Sales : May 25, 1953
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„ SPECIAL WEEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—UNITED STATES SUMMARY
.6-fcNFIDENTIAL
NOT FOR PUBLICATION
May 25, 1953.
Sales i n selected departments
Department
Monthly unadjusted indexes
age cha
change from a year ago Weekly unadjusted indexes
Percentage
(19Ul ajre//tge monthly s a l e s = 100)
U -weeks (19ill aver, weekly sales=100)
One -meek ending
~W2
Jti
ending
May
[Apr.
|Mar. {Feb. j JanT
Apr.
|
Mar^Feb
May
16
May
16
[May
91
May
2|Apr»
25"
May 161 May 91 Fay ~2 ]Apr. 25
mn
210
20U 195
161
181
220 186 191
230
221
179
188 165 171
176
188
171*
198
262 167 207
166
193
289
272
330
2B
216 297
290
35b
p201
206
213
221
222 181 200
213
222
p202
213
157
176
209 207 191
158
177
GRAND TOTAL SAIES 1 / 2 /
+ 6
+3
+ 1
+ 1
+ 2
208
213 218
206
p202
Furniture & bedding
+ 2
- 3
+ 1
+6
+ 1
238
233 r2it8
2it2
P207
199
Domestic f l . cov'gs
-
0 r+ 3 r+ 2
0
195
r201 r21it
r2lU
pl79
169
17li
Major appliances
-16
- 8 r— It
+17
-5
21it
219 228
223
pl92
226
Radio,phonograph,TVl/
-2h
+ 3
+10
- it
22it
251
r267
p228
Total of it depts. 1 /
— 7
—3
222
226 r237
r235
ALL OTHER SUES 1/
+ 8
+!» r
206
216 216
203
h
+ 6
+ 1 r+ 7
0
0
+ 3
r26l
p—Preliminary.
r-—Revised,
.
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 s o l e l y 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 t o the regular weekly sales r e p o r t H.8 (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 stores (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 figures*
SPECIAL WEEKLY RBFCRT" ON DEPARTTCTT" STORE' SAIE-S—SUfflARY BY DISTRICTS
S a l e s i n S e l e c t e d Departments
CONFIDENTIAL
United S t a t e s
Boston
Tlew York
P hi l a d e l p h i a
Cleveland
Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
S t . Louis
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco
United S t a t e s
Bos ton
New Y ork
Philadelphia
Cleveland
#
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(Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago)
Major
household
appliances
Domestic
f
l
o
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coverings
F u r n i t u r e and bedding
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k weeks
it weeks
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One week ending
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ending
ending
ending
>
May
2
May 16
Mayl6|May
$
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May
16
[May
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|Apr.25
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+ 6
—13
+13
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- 2 + k — 6
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+31
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+
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+ 8 + 1
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+26
+39
-13
+76 + 6
+55
+65 + 6
0
+27
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+32 - 1 3
+13
-17
-15
-35
+28
-26
+13 -28 ] -17
-16
-2h
-19
-29
— 2 + 1 - 7
-18
+li| 1 0
- 1
- 1 + 9
EMl5g%#ionograpn5, televisionfEcl Total of )i departments'
IT weeks
One week ending
One week ending
ending
Mayl61May 9 (May ~2jApr725 May 15 Kay 161my 9[May ? | Apr.PS
+ 6
+10
-2it
+ 3
-31 ~+18- +16 +38 -r + i r
- 9
- 3
-27
-18
- 5
-12
+ 5
+ 2
-29
- it
+ 2
+ 6
i - 6
-1
-17
Richmond
Atlanta
ihicago
S t . Louis
-28 -12
0
-59 - 7 — it
-29 +32 +31
-30 r - 3 r+33
- it
+itit
+ 5
r-15
-12
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco
For f o o t n o t e s , see page 1,
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+it6
-55
- 1
+20
+25
0
+it0
+85
+ 9
NOT FOR PUBLICATION
+11
+75
+25
+ 2
+21
-16
+36
-1?
+ 5
- 9
+it8
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+16
+
+
+
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1
it
5
2 + 1
— I4. + 6
- 1 9 -13
+ 9 r-19
-10
-12
+ 6
+105
- 2 + 5
r+53 r+27
- 6
+20
- 8
+17
+ 1
-11
+26
+10
+86
+19
-10
+15 +itl
— 8
-16
-13
-29 + 1
Grand Total—entire Store 'if
U weeks
it weeks
One week ending
ending
ending
May 16 lMavl6[May 9[May 2| Apr.25 May 16
+17
+11
-10
- 2
-21
+12
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-h2 - 9
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