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CONFIDENTIAL - F. R. SPECIAL iEBKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—UNITED STATES SUMMARY ' c®f«4t o'r«f •" ' / f ( ? ***£% Sales in selected departments Department mBLICATION fr- i r 17, 1955 e Monthly unadjusted indexes Percentage change from a year ago (19u7-it9 average monthly sales = 100) U weeks One week ending 1954 1955 ending "Oct. I Sept. ! Aug. ! July ! June ' Oct. HI Oct. 1[ Sent,2lj[Sept. 1? Oct. y Sept, j Aug. j July ! June GRAND TOTAL SALES 1/ 2/ + 2 +12 - 1 + 1 + 3 el05 93 79 97 109 101 87 76 96 Furniture and bedding +11 +21 +10 + 7 +11 el27 l| i2 115 116 128 115 131 110 ioU Domestic floor coverings +11 +1U + 2 + 9 + 7 e 99 81 63 73 110 91 77 61 62 Major appliances +16 +28 +15 +29 +20 e 88 105 126 93 82 72 73 92 88 Radio, phonograph, TV +11 + 7 + 3 +16 + 8 e!36 99 78 88 137 123 89 73 73 fetal of i. departments 1/ f +11 +17 + 7 +11 +11 ell2 115 101 98 Ilk 101 100 90 87 ALL OTHER SALES 1/ + 1 +12 - 2 0 + 2 elOii 90 76 97 108 101 85 7k 97 e—Estimated from weekly sales figures. r—Revised. 1/ Monthly indexes for this category are not released publicly; they are shown here solely to permit comparisons • v t departmental changes# vih ~2.J 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 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 tne approximately 350 stores regularly reporting monthly departmental figures* 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Chicago St. Louis Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas San Francisco United States Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland NOT FOR PUBLICATION SPECIAL WEEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—SUMIARY BY DISTRICTS Sales in Selected Departments Page 2 (Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago) Major household appliances Furniture and bedding [ Domestic floor coverings weeks h weeks k weeks One week ending One week ending One week ending ending ending ending Oct. 8 Oct. b Oct. djOct. 1[Sept.2UjSept.17 Oct. d Oct. t |Oct. 1 [Sept. 2k (Sept. 17 i +20 +29 +28 +15 +l6 + 9 + 7 + 2 ~ST +11 +11 +10 + 7 +21 +11 + y - 1 0 -16 "+TT + h tut +3h -22 - 7 ~~+lB~ TIT -10 -17 - 7 +18 +22 +23 +21 + 1 + 2 + 6 +5 + i t - 5 + 3 + 2 +10 + 8 - 7 -lit -12 - 7 - 2 -30 - 5 -10 -11 + 5 +iu + i t +13 + 9 +15 -lit +35 +33 +68 +15 +31 +1*0 +21 - 1 +IU +33 +30 +33 +17 +72 +23 +12 - 2 +26 - 5 +11 + 8 +it2 + 7 + 2 +29 + 9 +15 + 6 +9it - 1 -10 + 8 +24 +17 + 1 + 8 +13 +23 +36 +15 -21 + 6 - 7 television,etc. L weeks One week ending ending Oct. a | Oct. 11 Sept. 2ii| Sept.Oct. B 17 ~TB— +16 + 3 +11 + 7 " W -13 —26 - t i "128 i t +27 + 6 +U5 +19 +it5 -ll -Hi -10 -23 -12 +Uo +50 +18 +29 +7it +26 0 +23 +16 +10 +36 +30 +26 +3it +30 +18 -11 Radios, phonographs, +39 + 9 +20 -18 +it3 -25 +19 -10 +20 -21 +12 -17 + 6 + 7 + 3 +35 +25 +23 +10 +27 -13 Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas San Francisco For footnotes, see page 1. -26 + 8 - 1 -11 -17 + 7 +11 -12 +20 -38 +19 + 6 +17 - 5 +11 + 3 + - 7 7 9 U -12 - 6 +92 - 2 + 2 +13 +31 +11 -10 +2h -23 +56 -2 I t +21 -18 +59 -20 +h$ -13 +28 -13 +61 +96 +li4 - 1 +25 + h +52 r+16 Total of +33 + 8 -35 -2k + + - +36 + i t +38 -16 h h i t 7 n -i zr +37 -27 + 7 -11 -5 —10 +i it +2+2 + 2 0 +16 + 5 + 8 -15 +18 -10 +13 +22 +51 -10 +37 +Wt +36 +38 0 +32 +19 +32 -+21 - 6 +38 -20 - 2 Grand Total—entire store h departments l weeks i U weeks One week ending One week ending ending ending Oct. 5 Oct. b Oct." F|Oct. l|Sept. 2U|Seot.l7 8) Oct. " " Oct. 11 Sept. 2#| Sept.I? ~+ 2 ~+TS - 1 +T +3T +11 +11 +17 4 7 •=10" "3lT - 7 t t + 3 - 9 0 - 6 - U + 2 r+12 + 6 + 3 + 2 +13 + 7 - 3 -12 - 3 +5 - 1 - I t 0 + 1 -10 + 7 + 7 + 7 - i t +26 + 3 +32 +36 +llt +Ut +3h -32 +19 +2k -17 Richmond Atlanta iChicago St. Louis -18 + 5 +27 +29 - 8 -17 +21 +21 -12 +15 - l +39 +15 + 7 +12 - 6 - +10 +18 +30 r+11 +10 +73 + 2 h + 1 +2U 0 +10 - 8 +18 + 6 +5 - 2 +16 +12 +19 - 6 + 1 +10 +18 + 3 + 8 + 2 +10 - 7 +11 r+ 8 +18 0 + 7 0 0 + 6 +17 + 1 -11 - h -11 +10 + 9 +lit r+ 3 +15 - l + 8 +11 + + + 3 l t 8 1 + 8 +22 - 5 + 8 + 7 + 7 - 5 + 2 + 5 +13 + 2
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