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H„8a BOARD OF GOVSRitfORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 5, 1959. Department store sales advanced 1 per cent in October and were 7 per cent above the corresponding month a year ago. The seasonally adjusted index for October is estimated at 144 per cent of the 1947-49 average compared with 143 in September and 135 in October 1958. 1959 1255 Index of department store sales if Oct. Aug. Oct, Septa 1947-49 = 100 Adjusted for seasonal variation el44143 149 135 Without seasonal adjustment 144 el51 141 132 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES Federal Reserve District Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago retail dollar amounts) Four weeks Jan. 1 One week ending to ending Oct. 311 Oct* 241 Oct. 171 Oct. 10 Oct. 31 Oct. 31 Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland + 7 + 6 0 + 9 + 4 + 8 + 7 r+10 + 7 + 6 - 2 +13 - 5 - 3 0 0 + + + + 3 4 1 8 + + + + 3 3 5 7 Richmond ^ Atlanta Chicago St. Louis +11 +11 + 7 + 1 +13 r+10 +12 + 2 + 9 + 8 +17 +11 -11 - 2 + 5 + 6 + 5 + 7 +10 + 5 + + + + 4 7 9 6 Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas San Francisco + + + + + r+ 5 4 1 2 +22 + 7 + 5 + 6 r+ 5 +15 +17 + 2 + 6. + 6 + 6 + 4 + 6 + 7 + 7 +10 r+ 7 +10 + 3 + 7 + 7 U . S . Total 8 1 1 5 + 7 U. S. weekly index, without seasonal adjustment, 1947-49=100 2/ 1959 Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. 3 10 17 24 31 143 151 160 rl50 145 125S . Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Nov. 4 11 18 25 1 145 147 146 140 136 1957 Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Nov, 5 12 19 26 2 136 142 S 130 r—Revised. e—Estimated. l/ Monthly indexes refer to daily average sales in calendar month. October figures estimated from weekly sales. 2/ For description and weekly indexes for the period January 1937 to March 1958 see Federal Reserve Bulletin for April 1958, pp. 412-421. Weekly indexes at the district and city levels are published by several of the Federal Reserve Banks.
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