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y '%4 SPECIAL I.EEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—UNITLD STATES SI GONFIDEN' Sales i n s e l e c t e d departments xV Department Percentage change from a y e a r ago 4 weeks One week ending ending Sept.17 Aug. Aug. 27 3 s e c t . 1 7 Sept.10 Sept. NOT FOR PUBLICATION $$ *HV/ — September 26, 1955 — Mont ntm^/jCinadjusted indexes (1947-49 average monthly s a l e s = 100) 1954 1955 Aug. J u l y 11 June May , S e p t , J u l y ; June 1 May GRAND TOTAL SALES l / 2 / + 1 + 9 + 7 + 4 + 5 P 93 79 97 99 101 87 76 96 93 F u r n i t u r e and bedding + 7 +17 +17 + 2 +10 P140 115 116 121 115 131 110 104 108 Domestic f l o o r c o v e r i n g s + 9 +24 +13 + 4 +10 p 81 63 73 85 91 77 61 62 80 Major a p p l i a n c e s +29 +26 +23 +30 +25 pl07 126 93 87 72 73 92 88 65 Radio, phonograph, TV +16 + 1 + 1 + 7 + 6 P 99 78 88 78 123 89 73 73 73 T o t a l of 4 departments 1 / +11 +16 +15 + 7 +11 P 114 101 98 99 101 100 90 87 87 C + 8 + 5 + 4 + 4 P 90 76 97 99 101 85 74 97 94 ALL OTHER SALES l / p—Preliminary r—Revised l / Monthly indexes f o r t h i s category 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 with department 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 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* 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 sample 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 approximately 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 departmental f i g u r e s . CONFIDENTIAL - F . R. SPECIAL 1EEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—SUMMARY BY DISTRICTS S a l e s i n S e l e c t e d Departments Domestic f l o o r coverings 4 weeks One week ending One week ending ending Sept,171 S e p t , 1 0 S e p t . 3 Aug.2? S e p t . 1 7 S e p t . 1 7 S e p t . 1 0 S e p t . 31 Aug.27 + 2 +10 + 4 +24 +13 + 9 +17 + 7 +17 + 6 +56 + 4 + 7 +15 +49 -22 +39 +34 + 9 +50 + 7 +24 + 5 + 7 +17 - 7 - 3 + 6 + 3 + 9 +17 + 4 -10 +13 -43 - 3 +11 +20 +25 +31 +40 +48 - 1 +30 +34 F u r n i t u r e and bedding United S t a t e s ^kton ^Ww York Philadelphia Cleveland Richmond Atlanta Chicago S t . Louis + 6 +94 - 1 -10 Minneapolis Kansas CityDallas San F r a n c i s c o + 8 United States Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland +26 +19 - 1 + 5 +13 +34 +14 +12 ' +11 +33 - 1 + 1 - 6 +92 - 2 + 2 +39 0 0 -17 +16 +74 +12 +13 - 2 +23 + 1 -23 Major household a p p l i a n c e s 4 weeks 4 weeks One week ending ending ending S e p t . 1 7 Sept.171 Sept .10 Sept.31 Aug.27 S e p t . 1 7 +26 +30 +10 +23 +25 +29 + 8 +46 +48 +15 +34 -17 +20 +22 +24 + 5 +27 +17 + 4 - 6 -10 -17 - 4 - 7 +22 +16 +51 +29 +19 +33 +61 +96 +14 - 1 + 9 +35 + 2 - 9 +11 +18 +19 - 8 - 1 -10 -24 —24 - 9 + 6 +28 +11 +36 +25 +32 -10 +59 +45 -17 +26 + 5 +25 +40 +15 0 -21 +49 +44 - 7 + 1 +21 0 +14 . -20 -12 r- 3 - 3 - 4 - 7 Radios,phohographs.television,etc. T o t a l of 4 departments 4 weeks 4 weeks' One week ending One week ending ending ending, S e n t . 1 7 Sept.101 S e c t . 3 Aug.27 S e p t . 1 7 S e n t . 1 7 S e p t . 1 0 Sent.31 Aug.27 S e c t . 1 7 + 7 + 6 + 7 + 1 + 1 +16 +11 +16 +11 +15 + 2 +24 + 9 -22 -10 - 6 +34 -13 - 3 - 4 + 8 + 1 +28 + 9 + 3 +11 +41 +31 +14 +45 + 6 + 1 -28 + 4 -11 - 2 + 7 0 - 9 - 9 +50 +22 +21 +28 0 +36 +25 +27 +31 +35 Richmond Atlanta Jgkicago Louis + 6 + 7 + 3 +35 +19 -10 + 5 - 5 -21 +11 -17 Minneapolis Kansas CityDallas San F r a n c i s c o F o r f o o t n o t e s , see page 1 +17 - 5 +11 + 3 0 ' -23 +24 -12 -32 -26 +19 -13 + 4 + 9 -15 - 2 NOT FOR PUBLICATION — 6 +26 -15 - 8 * 7 + 6 - 4 +33 + 3 +10 - 9 0 + 6 +10 +73 - 5 -14 +21 4 0 +10 + 5 + 2 + 1 •- 2 +63 -38 +22 +17 +94 +61 +28 + 5 +71 +24 +22 + 6 — 8 + 5 - 3 +12 +30 +13 +29 +43 +44 +63 +35 +32 Grand • Tot a l — e n t i r e +26 +20 +61 + 3 +19 +44 9 3 7 2 +11 + 5 + 5 - 5 +11 + 7 + 4 - 3 0 +11 +12 - 1 + 3 + 7 +10 + 4 + 1 + 7 +11 0 + 6 +18 +23 + 4 + 1 + 6 +16 + 1 - 4 +19 r+ 3 + 3 - 3 -15 +13 +20 - 1 + 6 +13 +36 +15 - 2 - 3 + 4 + 8 + 5 + 5 +13 - 3 +16 + 9 +19 +34 + 4 +23 +15 +13 +23 + 4 1 +25 +38 store 2/ 4 weeks One week ending ending Sent.171 Sent.101 Sent.31 Aug.27 S e p t - 1 7 + 5 + 9 + 7 + 4 + 1 +11 + 5 -10 +31 - 2 + 6 r+16 + 3 + 3 - 7 + 9 • 0 - 2 - 4 — 3 + 8 +21 +11 + 9 + 7 +16 +17 - 3 - 4 +32 - 6 + 3 + 2 +59 +15 +23 + 7 + 2 + + + -
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