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r - 7 i s CONFIDENTIAL - F . R. NOT FCE PUBLICATION SPECIAL WEEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—UUITED STATES SUMMARY Sales in selected departments IIRRARY E(Pet>ar19§4t HLUtKAL HLStKVh— GRAND BftWtlllDg jQBKAQO 2/ November 29, 195k Percentage change irom a year ago Monthly unadjusted indexes.. Ipweeks (19b?-h9 average monthly sales "=*" One week ending ending 1951 15FIr Nov. 20" Nov. iX Nov. 6 [Oct. 30 Nov. 20 Oct. | Sept. I Aug. j July" Nov. | Oct. | Sept. | Aug. + 1 - h + h + 3 + 1 pl08 101 < h *. * [ July 87 76 123 112 100 87 77 Furniture and bedding + 9 r- 1 + 2 + 3 + 3 pl27 115 131 110 121 132 112 136 112 Domestic f l o o r coverings + 1 + 1 + 2 0 0 pl09 91 77 61 109 122 93 83 61 Major household appliances - + 7 -+ 9 +20 + 8 p 81 72 73 92 65 75 70 7h 83 Radio, phonograph, TV -11 - h + 7 +12 - 1 pl38 123 89 73 157 lhl 119 93 73 Total of b departments 1/ + 2 0 + 2 + 5 + 2 pllh 101 100 90 1$9 118 99 10ii 89 ALL OTHER SALES 1/ + 1 - It + h + 2 + 1 pl07 101 85 Ih 125 111 100 8U 76 2 <r p—Preliminary. * r—Revised. 1/ Monthly indexes f o r t h i s category are not released publicly; they are shovm here solely to permit comparisons with departmental changes. 2 / Figures are based on the abbreviated sample described in note below and are presented here solely to 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.8a (based on about 550 s t o r e s ) . Note:—Total national sample i s comprised of some 115 stores (varies s l i g h t l y among departments) of the approximately 350 stores regularly reporting monthly departmental f i g u r e s . CONFIDENTIAL - F. R. United States Boston gjfew York Philadelphia Cleveland Richmond Atlanta Chicago S t . Louis Minneapolis Kansas CityDallas San Francisco united States Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland Richmond Atlanta gtiiicago Louis Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas San Francisco For f o o t n o t e s , see page 1, NOT FOR PUBLICATION SPECIAL WEEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—SUMMARY BY DISTRICTS Sales in Selected Departments Page 2 (Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago) Major household appliances Domestic f l o o r coverings Furniture and bedding 4 weeks 4 weeks it weeks One week ending One week ending One week ending riding Nov. 20 6 Oct.30 Nov. ™6ioc't:3o Nov.20|Nov.l3 Nov.20 Nov. 201 Nov. 13 Nov. 6 Oct. 30 Nov.20 Nov.20|Nov.l3INov. + 8 +20 + 9 0 0 + 9 r- 1 + 2 + 7 - 2 + 2 ' + 3'- + 3 + 1 + l -10 +12 -28 + ti + 5 +16 -19 +11 + 2 -12 +12 - 2 +14 + 4 - 3 -21 + 5 0 - 7 + 3 - 9 +10 - 2 +19 + 3 +17 +37 - li - 9 - 5 +11 +3li +11 +29 -11 -16 -28 -11 - 2 -11 +14 + 3 - 9 - 7 - 5 + 3 + 9 0 + 5 + 3 +10 - 8 - 5 + 5 + 5 -14 -Hi -14 - it - 5 + 4 - 5 - 9 + 7 + + 3 1 5 1 + It + 9 - 4 0 0 0 +11 + 7 + 2 + 1 - 2 + 4 0 - 2 - 6 + 8 +11 +21 - 5 + 7 +25 - 3 - 4 +18 + U 0 + 2 -11 + 9 + 3 - 3 + 5 - 1 -34 + 6 +26 +13 +17 - 7 +21 + 5 +37 + 2 + 5 +31 +38 +19 +ltO +62 +40 +20 - 3 +26 +60 +26 +12 -12 +23 +19 +76 +25 + 4 +I10 +45 0 0 0 - 2 + 3 +43 -21 +62 -23 -13 - 7 -35 0 +25 +34 0 +50 -16 +56 -22 +19 + 5 + 5 +53 - 5 - 9 + 4 -21 r 0 +20 - 5 0 - 2 0 + 5 - 1* r+ 7 + 5 - 3 - 5 —entire store Grand TotalRadios,phonographs,television,etc. Total of 4 departments it weeks li weeks One week ending One week ending One week ending ending ending Nov.20|Nov.l3 Nov. 6 Oct. 30 Nov.20 Nov.20 Nov.13 Nov. 6 |0ct.30 Nov.20 Nov.20 Nov.13 Nov. 6 Oct.30 + 3 + it + 1 + 2 - li 0 + 2 + 2 - 1 +12 + 5 -11 + 7 -T +11 + 4 + 3 + li -10 - 1 - 4 -16 -19 -14 - 4 -17 -31 - 3 + 8 +11 + 1 +10 +15 + 2 +26 + 9 +11 + 2 +12 +13 +15 + 3 +11 + 3 8 +12 - 6 +20 - 1 +13 - 7 -19 - 4 + 3 -17 + 3 6 -11 - 6 - 3 - 8 0 - 6 - 6 - li +11 - 2 - 7 -17 - 5 -20 + 1 -20 -20 +26 + 3 — 6 +15 +32 0 +31 -59 - 5 +11 +16 -16 + 8 +42 +23 -18 + 2 - 2 -3 3 -11 +10 +17 + 5 +33 - 8 +17 - 7 +13 - 2 - 9 - 8 +10 + 2 +11 +lii + 5 + 9 +25 +lll +18 -16 -19 +32 +13 -15 + 9 + 5 - 7 +17 + 2 +10 r+ 1 +>49 - 2 + 5 - 7 -15 +12 - 6 - 2 +1 + 6 + 8 +10 +12 + li + 6 - 2 + 9 -1 + a + 5 +lli + 8 +13 - 5 + + + - +28 +28 - 6 + 5 3 7 6 3 + - li 6 6 3 + 5 - li - 6 + 2 +12 +10 + 6 +23 +29 +31 +40 - 6 2/ 4 weeks ending Nov. 20 + 1 + 3 + 9 - 2 - 7 +13 +10 - 1 + 6 + 7 + 5 0 + 6 + 3 + 7 + + + - - 2 + + + - 1 U 5 U + 7 + 8 - 1 - 2 + 3 2 3 3 1
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