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NOT FOR PUBLICATION SPECIAL THEEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—UNITED STATES SUM¥ARY CONFIDENTIAL' December 30, 195*2 Sales i n selected departments Department # Monthly u n a d j u s t e d i n d e x e s Weekly u n a a j u s bed inde:xes P e r c e n t a g e change from a ye a r ago (19l*l a v e r a g e monthly s a l e s = 100) =100) (19l*l a v e r . w e e k l y s a l e s : U weeks One week e n d i n g 1951 19!>2 19b2 ending o ct. bept. Nov. Dec. S e p t . ( A u g . Oct, | Nov. | Dec, 6 Nov, 29 Dec. 20 Dec. 20 [Dec. 13 | D e c . l 3i l| D Dec,20 JL l . e c . 6 (Nov. 29 AUg. GRAND TOTAL SALES 2 / 2 / + 5 r + 1* - 1 -17 - 1 1*82 r!*?6 h0$ 28U p255 2l*6 213 181* 37k 270 238 212 188 F u r n i t u r e & bedding +3U + 9 - 6 -111 + 2 223 27k 21*9 232 p228 2h7 220 251 192 227 2U6 216 258 Domestic f l . c o v ' g s +16 r - 1* - 8 -lit - 5 201 r257 269 232 P230 251 202 179 18? 2b6 268 208 197 h - 5 -10 + 1 22u 226 212 191* d219 256 253 252 199 222 298 268 267 - 6 -15 -27 | -12 911 81*7 692 506 PUB6 1*76 392 281 718 565 5U0 1*81* 371 + 1 - 9 -17 - 1* 289 321 293 251; p252 273 2l*0 237 2l*6 265 290 251 257 r + I* 0 -17 - 1 50U rl*9l* 1*18 287 p255 , 2h2 210 178 389 270 232 207 180 ; +20 1 Radio , phonograph, TV-i^ 1 - 1 Major a p p l i a n c e s T o t a l of i* d e p t s , 1 / i +15 ALL OTHER SALES 1 / 1 i - + i i !$ p - r Preliminary# r—-Keviseci, ^ . « , e 1 / Monthly i n d e x e s 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 p e r m i t comparisons m t h d e p a r t m e n t a l c h a n g e s . J f F i g u r e s a r e b a s e d 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 p e r m i t comparisons w i t h d e p a r t m e n t a l c h a n g e s . For w e e k l y movements of t o t a l d e p a r t m e n t 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.8 (based o n d j o u t 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 d e p a r t m e n t s ) of t h e a p p r o x i m a t e y 35 s o r e s r e g u a r 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 e CCNTTDENTIAL United S t a t e s Boston New 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 Richmond >Atlanta Chicago S t . 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