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DA IA REFERENCE L I B h m , , FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF CHICAGO LIBRARY CONFIDENTIAL - F. R, T- 745 i'iLL OCT 2 0 1 9 5 $ P E C I A L TFFIEKLT R E K R T 0N NOT FOR PUBLICATION DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—UNITED STATES SUMARY Sales in selected departments FEDEKAL RESERVE BANK OF CHICAGO October 18, 195k Perc entage change from a year ago Monthly unadjusted indexes it weeks (I9lt?-ii9 average monthly sales = 100) One week ending ending j 1954 1953 Oct. 9 (Oct. 2 Sept.25 JSept.15 Oct. 9 Sept.) Aug. | July j June Oct.i | Sept. 1 Aug. 1 July Department June GRAND TOTAL SALES 1/ 2/ - 2 - a - 2 0 - 2 elOO 87 76 96 112 100 87 77 97 Furniture and bedding - 6 - 2 0 + k - 2 ell2 131 110 10i| 132 112 136 112 111 Domestic f l o o r coverings - -13 - 2 + U - 5 e 91 77 61 62 122 93 83 61 67 Major appliances +21 r+lii +16 + 3 +12 e 72 73 92 88 75 70 Ik 83 88 Radio, phonograph, TV - 2 + k + 8 - 2 + 1 ell9 89 73 n ua 119 93 73 75 Total of I* departments 1/ - 2 r- h + 1 + 2 - 1 e 99 100 90 87 118 99 10ii 89 91 ALL OTHER SALES 1/ - 2 - u - 2 0 - 2 elOO 7h 97 i n 100 8U 76 98 vi /4 — - ^ V. J . J. v i u O O . J . ^ 0 85 l i g u i c o . 1/ Monthly indexes f o r t h i s category are not released publicly; 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. For weekly movements of t o t a l department store s a l e s , r e f e r t o 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 r e g u la r ly reporting monthly departmental f i g u r e s . SPECIAL WEEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—SUMMARY BY DISTRICTS Sales in Selected Departments CONFIDENTIAL - F. R. Domestic floor coverings h weeks One week ending ending Oct. 9 Oct. 2 jSept.25 Sept.18 Oct. 9 - 2 +4 - 1* - 5 -13 + 1 + b -11 + 1 + 5 0 -16 + 1* -1*1 -12 - 6 -16 -16 + 7 - 5 +11 + 1* - 1 -19 - h United States Boston |New York Philadelphia Cleveland Furniture and bedding 4 weeks One week ending ending Oct.9 i Oct.2 Sept.25|Sept.lb Oct. 9 0 - 2 — 2 - 6 + h +12 + 3 + 7 - 2 +14 0 - 6 + 1 +15 - 8 + 1 +11 +1*6 +10 - 9 -10 - 6 -17 —lit -35 Richmond Atlanta Chicago S t . Louis -17 +18 - 1* - 6 Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas San Francisco United States Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland +18 +20 +27 + 3 +2h -12 -10 -ik + 5 - 7 +2l* 0 -15 + 3 -35 -13 + 7 +13 + 7 -35 -22 - 6 -10 -30 +100 -63 - 1* +30 -21 -33 - 6 -11 - 6 - 2 + 2 + 7 r-ll* + 1 -18 + 9 Total of h departments Radios,phonographs,television, etc. 4 weeks Z* weeks One week ending One week ending ending ending Oct. 9 Sept.25 Sept.18 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 |0ct.2 Sent.25 iSept.10 Oct. 9 Oct. 9 - 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 r 1 * 2 + 8 2 + 1 * - 2 + 0 + 3 1 +11 +10 + 3 +13 + 3 +15 + 5 + 8 0 1* 8 + 6 +32 -13 + 7 - 7 - 7 + 9 + 9 +26 + 6 +18 +U8 +36 +25 +52 - 5 - 6 -11 -10 - 6 -21 -16 -21* + 9 -36 - h Richmond Atlanta 1Chicago S t . Louis -18 +19 - 3 +15 -20 r+3lt - 3 +23 -1* +30 -11 +1*5 + 6 -20 0 +10 — 9 +13 - 1* +2U + i +20 - 6 + 9 - 9 r+35 - 7 +17 - 3 +22 - 1 +15 + 3 -17 + 7 0 - 2 * +15 - l +10 Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas San Francisco For footnotes, see page 1. +15 +63 - 9 -12 - 2 +11 - h - 9 -11 426 + 3 -26 -ill +61 - 9 -13 - 1 +38 - 6 -15 +29 +21 -26 + 3 0 - 2 + 1 -Ik - 1 +11 + 5 - 6 + 1 +1*1 + 7 - 9 + 9 +17 - 6 - 6 -16 r+l*8 -11 + 8 - 1* +23 + 2 - h + 7 -lit + 1* -H* - 9 +18 - 2 - h +38 + 3 -111 + 5 - 6 r- 7 0 +17 -15 - i + 5 - n + 3 -18 423 - h + + + 5 It 3 2 NOT FOR PUBLICATION Page 2 Major household appliances 2* weeks One week ending ending Oct. 9 Oct. 2 Sept.25 Sept.lb Oct. 9 +12 +16 + 3 +21 r+lZ* 0 — b -12 - 7 - 7 + 1 0 + 9 +1*1 + h +19 +16 + 2 +29 +31 + 8 +18 - 6 + 3 +11* +31* +56 - 5 +1*6 +26 r+69 - 5 +31 +32 +53 - 6 +65 -11 -17 + 8 +31 +18 + 8 +10 +78 + 1 * 1 * +89 +1*9 - 3 - 2 + 2 +1*1* +10 +12 -27 +1*1 r-15 Grand Total- - e n t i r e store zf +20 +35 — 2 +1*2 +30 +1*1 +12 0 1* weeks One week ending ending Oct. 9 0ct.2 Sept.25 Sept.18 Oct. 9 u - 2 - 2 - 2 - h +10 + 5 +6 i + 3 - 1 +10 - 8 + 3 - 9 - 1* - 1 0 — 1* - 9 -10 -12 - 6 - 1* -19 6 7 6 1* - 6 r+10 - 3 + 9 + - +15 +11 -25 +il* + 2 + 7 +10 r- 5 - 3 + 5 0 - 7 + - 3 5 1* l 3 1 1 3 - 1* + 5 - 3 0 - 1 + 5 0 - 1 + > + 7 - 6 0 + -
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