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I 1 y CONFIDENTIAL - F. NOT FOR PUBLICATION SPECIAL WEEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—UNITED STATES^-SUMMAR^ 4 /<>.„ ^a~^es ^-n selected departments 0^*^ /C * Department September 13, 195k ^ 4Qq Monthly unadjusted indexes Percentage change from a year ago (19lt7-li9 average monthly sales = 100) U weeks One week ending 1953 ending 1954 Sept. I Aug. July | June Sept. it Aug. 28 IAug.21 Aug. lii Sept.U Aug. | July j June I May May GRAND TOTAL SALES 1/ 2/ +17 + 1 0 + 1 + 1* e 86 76 96 93 100 87 77 97 99 Furniture and bedding +17 - 2 + 3 - 3 + 3 el30 110 10k 108 112 136 112 111 116 Domestic floor coverings +17 r- it + 1 + 1 + 2 e 78 61 62 80 93 83 61 67 * 85 Major appliances +13 +13 +12 + 3 + 9 e 73 92 88 65 70 7k 83 88 72 Radio, phonograph, TV +12+ + 9 + 6 + k + 7 e 9k 73 73 73 119 93 73 75 7k Total of U departments 1/ +15 0 h - 1 + k elOO 90 87 87 99 10li 89 91 93 ALL OTHER SALES l/ +18 r+ 1 - 1 + 1 + 5 e 8U 7k 97 91* 100 81* 76 98 99 + „ —Tur'i 1/ Monthly indexes for this category are not released publicly; they are shown here solely to permit comparisons with departmental changes. 2/ 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 11$ stores (varies slightly among departments) of the approximately 350 stores regularly reporting monthly departmental figures. CONFIDENTIAL - F. R. United States Boston Mew York Philadelphia Cleveland NOT FOR PUBLICATION SPECIAL WEEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES —SUMMARY BY DISTRICTS Sales In Selected Departments Page 2 (Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago) Major household appliances Domestic floor coverings Furniture and bedding" k weeks h weeks U weeks One week ending One week ending One week ending ending ending ending Sept,k|Aug.251Aug.211 Aug.la Sept.l* it Sept.h | Aug. 25 1 Aug. 21 [Aug.Sept. lit h Sept.Aug. 25 [Aug. 21 [Aug. lSept.4 ~=~T + 2 +13 "+IT +12 + 3 + 9 +17 r- h +1 + 1 - 2 + 3 +T +17 "=28" T T -32 r+18 -11 - 3 0 - 3 TT + 1 r- h - 3 - 7 +15 + 1 +55 - 2 +hl -17 -11 +22 - 3 -13 +16 +15 + 9 + 5 +35 -21* -22 -i*6 +21* -33 - 1 -20 -1*1* -13 -3k - 1 - 3 -17 -35 -5 -20 +10 +18 +16 + 8 +38 -16 -16 -12 + 6 +5 +15 + 3 - it +57 Richmond Atlanta Chicago St. Louis +22 + 5 +18 +21* + 2 r+ 9 +25 - 7 +5 Minneapolis Kansas CityDallas San Francisco +56 + 8 +10 - 6 United States Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland Richmond Atlanta khicago *t. Louis Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas San Francisco For footnotes, see page 1, +22 - 7 - 2 +10 - 3 - 3 + 9 + 9 + 8 + 8 + k -17 + 7 + 1 +12 -5 - 6 +19 +12 -32 - 7 - 6 0 0 -12 -12 Radios,phonographs,television,etc. h weeks One week ending ending Sept. I* + 6 +14 + 9 + r~ + 7 + 8 +12 +13 + 7 r+ 2 0 - 6 + 1 -lit -lit 8 +10 +12 -lit -29 +16 +19 +19 -lit + 9 -12 +hh -21 +19 - 9 +29 r-0.2 + 9 +19 - 6 + 2 + i* +16 + 6 +1*1 +5 -13 +21 -32 - 3 +13 -15 -5 0 +22 + 9 h +13 + 7 - 3 - k Total of 1* departments +36 -W* - +16 + 2 + 9 + 1* + 3 -16 + 9 + 3 -20 +13 +17 +69 + 1 r+10 +36 +12 -10 4-32 +10 +37 0 +35 +19 -32 -2i* -21 +36 -3b +10 +Uo +71 +76 -21 +12 + 2 +11 +29 + 2 + 9 +11 Grand Total-—entire store - 7 +23 +20 +16 -Hi +2*8 - 2 +13 jg/ IT weeks Ai weeks One week ending ending ending Sept. l*j Aug.28|Aug.21[Aug.IkSept.ii Sept.k|Aug.2b j Aug.211Aug,1USept.U + 1 ~TC— o + 1 - 1 +17 TIT + 4 —er T T T T T 5 " + 2 + 1 ^TT - 7 r +13 + 8 + i t + 7 +10 +36 +26 + 2 + 9 + 7 6 - it +20 9 -17 -36 -lit -17 - 5 - 7 + 1 6 + 8 + 1 i t 9 +25 -lit +25 - 7 One week ending +T +31 + it +lit +57 +33 r+21 +31 + 2 +20 +2it +10 -17 - 3 +Wt +19 + 6 +19 +23 +19 + 6 +20 + 2 +17 +30 +10 r+ 7 +25 + 2 +15 +31 +11 -10 -28 -1U +15 -16 - 5 +30 -28 -10 - 9 +60 -21 +12 - 6 +23 - 9 - 7 +i|0 + 6 + 9 - 7 +11 +11 - 9 -111 + 3 +21 0 + 7 +18 +5 +5 - 3 -11 -17 +23 + 8 - 1 + 1 -22 + 8 +T + 9 +12 +12 + 7 +22 + 6 +19 +15 +11 r+ k + k 0 - 2 +12 - it - 2 +28 - 1 - 1 - 1 + 1 - 1 - 1 -5 + 1 +5 + 1 - 1 + + + 3 3 1 3 6 6 3 3 +10 + !? + 7 + 2 - 1 + 7 + 1 - 1 1 + + + - +5 - 2 + 3
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