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T-U3 CONFIJSKTIAL SPECIAL VvEEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT S^ORE SAL ES—UNITED STATES SIMIAR! sB"- % Sales in selected departments %j> Percentage change from a year ago Department NOT FOR PUBLICATION y ~~ November 9, 1953 One week ending Weekly unadjusted indexes (191+1 aver, weekly sales =100) ii weeks 1953 ending Oct.31 Oct,31j Oct.2hj Oct.171Oct.10 MoV^^6^to|idjusted indexes ,Q9Ul a v e f d ^ m o n t h l v sales = 100) 1953 1952 Sept.[Aug. (July Nov. (Oct. 1 Sept. I Aug. July Oct. 31|Oct. 24|Oct I GRAND TOTAL SAL,ES 1/2/ -2 -8 -k -3 -5 233 227 21*0 2hS e2l*0 p22it I8it 163 2$k 2k6 213 181 155 Furniture & bedding +2 4-3 -3 -h -1 232 280 282 270 e250 p211 261 23B 228 2k7 220 251 196 Domestic f l . cov'gs +4 +7 +1 -6 +1 297 289 303 276 e2$8 pl89 186 132 229 251 202 179 127 Major appliances -3 -6 22$ 226 227 218 e235 p231 237 286 210 256 258 252 300 Radio,phonograph,TVl/ - 2 1 Total of depts. 1/ ALL OTHER SALES 1/ -9 -11 Oct. -23 -19 -17 -20 h01 386 hlk hlk e395 p339 267 211 U59 176 392 281 21*7 -3 -2 -5 -8 -5 288 2Qh 291 278 e265 p221 2I4.O 238 2J4.9 273 2i|0 237 202 -2 -9 -k -2 -h 226 221 23k 2U2 e237 177 158 25it 2k2 210 178 150 P 213 CONFIDENTIAL United S t a t e s ^reton ^ York Philadelphia Cleveland Richmond Atlanta Chicago S t . Louis Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas San Francisco United S t a t e s Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland SPECIAL WEEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORES S AIES—SU;'MARY BY DISTRICTS Sales i n Selected Departments Furniture and bedding Domestic f l o o r coverings it weeks One week ending one week ending ending Oct.31 Oct. 2it Oct. 17 | 0 c t . l 0 Oct. 31 Dct.31 Pct.2!t| Oct.17 I Oct.10 + 2 + 3 - it — 1 + it - 3 - 6 + 1 + 7 -20 — 1 -12 + 3 - 9 -11 +15 + 8 -22 0 0 - 8 - 2 4* 1 + 5 r+ 6 -10 + 9 +22 +11 +23 +18 + 5 +15 +13 + 8 - 5 - 6 + it -10 + it +21 - 2 +10 +itit - 1 -20 - 8 +12 + 6 -17 +'? +28 -lit -21 -15 - 6 -16 -16 - it + 8 - 7 + + 8 6 1 6 -13 - 7 + 9 -25 - it -10 - 3 - 9 -13 +22 - 7 -12 + 8 + 9 - 2 + 2 +26 +10 -2k + it +12 - 2 -12 - 9 0 -15 — 5 - 3 -28 +60 + 7 -36 -28 -22 4&6 +50 - 6 -16 - 8 - 9 -10 -22 -2it - 9 phonographs,television,etc. Total of U departments it weeks One week ending One week ending ending Oct. 31 p e t . 2U [Oct. 17 Oct. 10 Oct.31 Oct.31 Oct. 2i|| Oct. 171 Oct. 10 zry 3 ? " " = r r ~2T5 - 2 "^T ~=2T ~=W -10 —lit -15 r-19 -2h - 1 r- 1 -17 - 9 -10 + 2 -18 -26 -26 -29 -25 + 9 + it + 9 - it -18 -28 -19 -29 -2it + 5 + 3 - 1 -12 - 7 -12 +7 it - 7 Radios, Richmond Lanta Fcago S t . Louis -It it -2it + it -ho —It 2 + it Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas San Francisco i>or i'odtnotes, See page 1. -3k -56 -35 —36 -39 -5it -39 -it3 - 1 -11 - 8 - 5 + l 0 - it -20 - 5 -16 -37 -20 - 9 -33 -12 -13 + it -31 -19 -25 -2it - 7 —3k -lit NOT FOR PUBLICATION Page 2 Major'household appliances it weeks it weeks one week ending ending ending Oct.31 Oct.31 Oct. 21 Oct.17 [Oct. 10 Oct.31 + 1 - 6 - 9 -11 — 3 - 1 0 -29 -2it -13 -15 -35 -12 -10 + 3 -12 r - it - 9 + 8 -10 -10 -21 -16 -23 +18 +lit -16 + it -17 - 5 - 9 - 1 0 -10 - 3 -25 +lit +13 - 1 +8 it - 2 - 2 - 2 - 6 -15 -17 +11 0 -37 — it Grand +22 - 9 —26 -it3 -itit - 9 -10 -23 Total—entire -lit - 3 -13 + 1 - 3 -13 - 7 -2it - 9 -10 -h2 - 6 -21 -11 - 6 -11 + it -15 -11 -12 - 2 -31 -32 -29 -18 -it it -11 -26 -16 —lit -10 +18 -11 + 8 + 3 + 1 " f f -19 +18 +13 -15 -20 -20 - 2 -10 -13 +15 +35 -22 -25 -21 + it -15 -lit s t o r e 2/ it weeks it weeks One week ending ending ending Oct.31 Oct. 31 [Oct. 2it j0ct.17~i0ct.10 Oct.31 -^y 2 ^zr r-r ~^nr T " -15 - it - 8 - 8 - 2 + 2 - it - 3 -11 - 6 + 1 +5 - it - 5 - 2 - 1 - 6 -lit - 6 - 3 -13 + 9 - it -20 -17 -11 + 9 + 9 -17 - it + it -10 0 6 2 -11 -lit -13 + 2 - it -13 + 8 - - - 8 2 +28 - 5 2 -27 - 5 - 7 - 3 - 5 - 8 -lit - 5 - 3 - 3 - 2 -10 -21 0 - 3 +23 - 6 - 6 - 9 - 1 — 2 - 5 - 2 6 - 3 - 6
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