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CONFIDENTIAL - F. R.
SPECIAL mEKl2?%EP0RT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—UNITED STATe£#L
NOT FOR PUBLICATION
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November 7, 195$
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Department
Monthly unadjusted indexes
Percentage change from a year ago
(19ii7-b9 average monthly sales = —100)
III weeks
One week ending
1955
ending
Nov. | Oct. | Sept. | Aug. | July"
'Oct. £91 Oct. 22] Oct. I3>[0ct« a Oct. 29 Oct.I Sept. I Aug. 1 July
GRAND TOTAL SALES 1/ 2/
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+ 5
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93
79
128
109
101
87
76
Furniture and bedding
+ 7
+ 9
+ k
+10
+ 7
pl27
1U2
115
128
128
115
131
110
Domestic floor coverings
+ 5
+ 8
+ 5
+10
+ 7
p 99
81
63
112
110
91
77
61
Major appliances
+2U
+16
+17
+17
+16
p 85
105
126
67
82
72
73
92
Radio, phonograph, TV
+ 1
+li;
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+10
+ 5
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99
78
llt8
137
123
89
73
Total of h departments 1/
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+ 8
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115
101
113
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101
100
90
ALL OTHER SALES l/
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+ 1
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76
129
108
101
85
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e—Estimated from weekly sales figures.
r—Revised.
p—Preliminary.
1/ Monthly indexes for this category are not released publiclyj they are shown here solely to permit comparisons with departmental changes *
?/ Figures are based on the abbreviated sample described in note below and are presented here solely to permit comparisons with departmental
changes. Far weekly movements of total department store sales, refer to the regular weekly sales report H.8a (based on about 550 stores).
Note:—Total national sample is comprised of some 115 stores (varies slightly among departments) of the approximately 350 stores regularly
reporting monthly departmental figures.
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CONFIDENTIAL - F. R.
United States
Boston
•New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco
United States
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Richmond
Atlanta
I Chicago
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco
Par footnotes, see page 1.
NOT FOR PUBLICATION
SPECIAL WEEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—SUMMARY BY DISTRICTS
Sales in Selected Departments
Page 2
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