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N5 BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 20, 1956 H.8a VvEEKLY DEPARTivIENT STORE SALES Federal Reserve District Percentage change from corresponding p e r i o d a year ago (Based on r e t a i l d o l l a r amounts) Four weeks Jan. 1 One week ending ending to S e p t . 15 S e p t . 15 S e p t . 15| Sept 8 | S e p t . 1 .i Aug. 25 Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland -2 + 4 + 2 + 5 Richmond Atlanta Chicago S t . Louis + + + - Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas San Francisco U. S. Total^ r+ 3 - 3 — 6 r+ 5 - 1 0 - 9 0 + h + 7 + 8 +11 + + + 1 2 1 5 + + + + 3 h k h + + + 5 U 2 k + 1 +10 +lu + 6 + + + 2 6 6 5 + + + * 2 6 k 5 8 5 8 3 . + + + + 5 2 b 2 l 7 k 2 - 5 + 5 • r+ 7 +1U +10 + 1 + 6 .+ 2 + 5 + 9 +15 r+ 2 + 6 + 1 + U +11 +11 +10 + 6 - 2 + + + + + h + h + 2 + 8 + U + k U. S . weekly index, without seasonal a d j u s t m e n t . 1947-49=100 1 / 1955 1956 Aug. 18 Aug. 25 Sept. 1 Sept. 8 S e p t . 15 111 120 128 112 130 Aug. Aug. Sept. Sept. Sept. 195 U 20 27 3 10 17 106 111 125 108 125 Aug. Aug. Sept. Sepp. Sept. 21 28 U 11 18 100 102 113 97 120 r—Revised. 1 / For d e s c r i p t i o n and weekly indexes f o r t h e period January 1937 to March 1952 se.e. -Federal Reserve B u l l e t i n f o r A p r i l 1952, p p . 359-362. Indexes f o r the p e r i o d A p r i l 1952 t o d a t e may be obtained upon r e q u e s t from the D i v i s i o n of Research and Statistics. . Weekly indexes a t t h e d i s t r i c t and c i t y l e v e l s a r e p u b l i s h e d by s e v e r a l of the F e d e r a l Reserve Banks.
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