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3SB H.8a BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM FOR 33EEDIATE RELEASE November lli, 1957 • — WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES Federal Reserve District Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Jan. 1 Four weeks One week ending to ending Nov. 91 Nov. 2| Oct. 26| Oct. 19 Nov. 9 Nov. 9 Boston New York Philadelphia. Cleveland + + - 5 1 1 2 + r+ r+ 3 6 6 2 + + - Richmond Atlanta Chicago St. Louis - k - 8 0 - 6 r+ r- 3 2 li 8 Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas San Francisco — + — — - y U. S. Total . h 6 5 3 - 1 - 5 0 - 3 - 7 - 3 + 2 + 1 -k - 1 + 2 •f 1 - 1 - 3 0 + 1 - 3 + + - h - 2 0 - h + 2 + 2 + 2 0 h 8 6 8 0 -3 0 - k + 2 + 2 r- 2 0 - - 2 - 1 r 0 - 1 1 1 1 7 7 1 3 1 2 k 3 2 + + + + 2 1 3 1 + 1 U. S. weekly index, without seasonal adjustment, 19^7-^9=100 1/ Oct. 12 • Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 9 132 t A29 127 122 136 1956 Oct. 13 Oct. 20 Oct. 27 Nov. 3 Nov. 10 13 U 129 128 12U 137 19# Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 128 133 126 128 lUl r—Revised. . 1/ For description and weekly indexes for the period January 1937 to March 1952 see Federal Reserve Bulletin for April 19$2, pp. 359-362. Indexes for the period April 1952 to date may be obtained upon request from the Division of Research and Statistics . Vneekly indexes at the district and city levels are published by several of the Federal Reserve Banks.
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