Full text of H.8a Weekly Department Store Sales : July 6, 1953

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^ ^ J F E C I A L ?JEEKLY REPCRT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—UNITED STATES SUMMARY ^ ^ X ^ ^ ^ f m ^ P U B L I C A T I O N

CONFIDENTIAL
JUI

- SERVE

S a l e s i n s e l e c t e d departments

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1953.

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Department
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Weekly u n a d j u s t e d indexes
Percentage change from a y e a r ago
19lil
aver.weekly sales=100)
ii
weeks
One week ending
ending
1953
June 27 June 20 June 13 June 6 June 27 June 27 June 20 June 13|June 6

Monthly u n a d j u s t e d indexes
(l9Ul average monthly s a l e s = 100)
1952
1953
May Apr. |Mar. ]Feb. June|[May |Apr. (Mar. [Feb.

GRAND TOTAL SALES 1 / 2 /

+ 2

+11

- 7

+ 3

+ 2

180

216

210

226

p211

202

212

163

196 210

20k

195

16Z*

F u r n i t u r e & bedding

+ U

+ 5

+ 2

+ 3

+ 3

195

215

218

236

p221

209

199

232

201 220

186

191

230

Domestic f l . c o v ' g s .

- it

+ 3

— 9

-10

— 6

135

157

158

177

pl75

179

169

17b

1U6 188

165

171

176

Major a p p l i a n c e s

— 9

-11

-10

- 6

—10

282

259

266

255

p23ii

193

226

17U

278 262

167

207

166

Radio,phonograph,TVl/

-20

- 7

-13

-11

-13

218

251

2U9

260

p2l6

232

289

272

238 2 a

216

297

290

T o t a l of 1; d e p t s . 1 /

- u

0

- h

- b

- 3

198

213

215

228

p210

202

206

213

205 222

181

200

213

ALL OTHER SALES 1 /

+ 3

+13

- 7

+ U

+ 3

178

216

210

225

p211

202

213

157

195 209

207

19U

158

l / 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 ; they a r e shown 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,
2 / Figures 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 note 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
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 the r e g u l a r weekly s a l e s r e p o r t H.8 (based on about 550 s t o r e s ) .
_Note:—Total 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 d e p a r t m e n t a l f i g u r e s .




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United S t a t e s
Boston
fcew 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 SALES—SUMIART BY DISTRICTS
S a l e s i n S e l e c t e d Departments
Page 2,
(Percentage change from corresponding p e r i o d a y e a r ago)
Major household a p p l i a n c e s
Domestic f l o o r coverings
F u r n i t u r e and bedding
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it weeks
4 weeks
One wieek ending
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One week ending
ending
ending
ending
June 27 June 20 June 13 June 6 June 27 June 27 June 20 June 13 June 6 June 27 June 27 June 20 June 13 June 6 June 27
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-11
- 6 , -10
-10
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+ 3
- 9
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-37
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- 7
+ 7
- 8
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+26
-12
+15
+ 6
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+35
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+ It
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+ 7
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- 2
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- 7
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+ 9
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-13
-29
-15
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-32
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+71
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-19
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- 7
- 7
Grand T o t a l - - e n t i r e s t o r e 2/
Radios , phonographs , t e l e v i s i o n , e t c .
T o t a l of 1* departments
4 weeks
it
weeks
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One week ending
One week ending
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ending
ending
June 271 June 2011 June 131June 6 June .27 June 27 June 20 IJune 131 June 6 June 27 June 27 June 20 |June 131 June 6 June 27
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+ 3
+11
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- 5
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Richmond
Atlanta
feicago
a t . Louis

-26
-27
-17
-18

-13
-26
- 3
- 3

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-3i*
- 6
-10

-26
-37
- 2
- 9

-22
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-10

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+13

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Minneapolis
Kansas C i t y
Dallas
San F r a n c i s c o
For f o o t n o t e s , s e e page 1.

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