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SPECIAL mEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—UNITED STATES SGtygqiOg
S a l e s i n s e l e c t e d departments

NOT FOR PUBLICATION

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FEUENAL RESERVF

BANK OF CHICAGO
Department

GRAND TOTAL SALES l / 2 /
F u r n i t u r e and bedding

Percentage change from a y e a r ago
U weeks
One week ending
ending
S e p t . 25 jSept. 19 S e p t . 11 | S e p t . Zj. S e p t . 2 5
- 2

r

0

0
+

Aug.

Monthly u n a d j u s t e d i n d e x e s
(19l*7-lt9 average monthly s a l e s = 100)
1953
1954
J u l y | June
S e p t . 1 Aug.
J u l y | June 1 May

May

- 5

+17

+ 2

p 86

76

96

93

100

87

77

97

99

+ 1

+17

+ 5

pl29

110

10k

108

112

136

112

111

116

Domestic f l o o r c o v e r i n g s

- 2

+ It

0

+17

+ 2

P 76

61

62

80

93

83

61

67

85

Major a p p l i a n c e s

+16

+ 2

+21

+13

+12

P 73

92

88

65

70

7h

83

88

72

Radio, phonograph, TV

+ 9

r- 2

+ 6

+1U

+ 5

P 92

73

73

73

119

93

73

75

7h

T o t a l of k d e p a r t m e n t s 1 /

+ 1

+ 2

+ h

+15

+ 5

plOO

90

87

87

99

89

91

93

ALL OTHER SAIES 1 /

- 2

0

- 6

+18

+ 2

P 85

7h

97

9li

100

76

98

99

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1 / Monthly indexes f o r t h i s c a t e g o r y a r e n o t r e l e a s e d p u b l i c l y ? t h e y a r e shown h e r e s o l e l y t o permit comparisons w i t h d e p a r t m e n t a l changes,
"2/ F i g u r e s a r e based on t h e a b b r e v i a t e d sample d e s c r i b e d i n n o t e below and a r e p r e s e n t e d here s o l e l y t o permit comparisons w i t h d e p a r t m e n t a l
changes. For weekly movements of t o t a l department s t o r e s a l e s , r e f e r t o t h e r e g u l a r weekly s a l e s r e p o r t H.8a (based on about 550 s t o r e s ) #
N o t e : — T o t a l n a t i o n a l satnple i s comprised of some 115 s t o r e s ( v a r i e s s l i g h t l y among departments) of t h e a p p r o x i m a t e l y 350 s t o r e s r e g u l a r l y
r e p o r t i n g monthly d e p a r t m e n t a l f i g u r e s .




Domestic f l o o r coverings

F u r n i t u r e and bedding

United S t a t e s
Boston
fcfew York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
S t . Louis
Minneapolis
Kansas C i t y
Dallas
San F r a n c i s c o

United S t a t e s
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland

NOT FOR PUBLICATION

SPECIAL WEEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SAIES—SUMMARY BY DISTRICTS
S a l e s i n S e l e c t e d Departments

CONFIDENTIAL - F . R.
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