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/ NOT FOR PUBLICATION SPECIAL YJEEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—UNITED STATES SUMMARY CONFIDENTIAL - F. R. Sales i n s e l e c t e d departments Depar^HitfcX V Percentage change from a y e a r ago Weekly unadjusted indexes b wks. (19b7-b9 av.wkly.sales=100) One week ending mding T9ST Jan.2 |Dec.26|Dec.19|Dec.12 Jan. 2 Jan. 2 Dec.26IDec.19(Dec.12 Dec. is Tionthl^mpS^ustei (19b7-b9 avera^t rera^t Qass. 1953' Nov. (Oct. January 11, 195b exes s a l e s = 100) ~mr 'Ca Sept. Jan^M>(Dec. Nov. Oct, Sept GRAND TOTAL SALES 1 / 2 / + 2 +13 - l - 3 + 2 76 1S1 229 220 el88 pl2b 112 100 8b 190 121 116 101 F u r n i t u r e & bedding — b r- 2 - l - 7 - 5 81 50 lib 133 el09 pl21 132 112 120 112 122 133 117 Domestic f l . cov' gs -lb -11 0 - 5 - 7 5b 38 93 112 e 8b pl09 122 93 88 91 113 122 98 Major appliances + 2 r- 5 -12 -10 - 9 bl r b2 67 70 e 60 p 65 75 70 6b 66 68 81 78 Radio, phonograph, TV + 1 +ib - 8 -ii - 5 91 rl88 29b 270 e228 pl57 lbl 119 115 2bb 160 166 137 T o t a l of b d e p t s . 1/ -5 +1 - 5 - 8 - 5 67 63 122 131 el07 pl09 118 99 99 lib 112 123 107 ALL OTHER SALES 1/ + 3 +lb o + 2 77 162 2b2 231 el98 pl25 111 100 83 199 122 115 100 P—Preliminary, r—Revised. e—Estimated from weekly s a l e s f i g u r e s . 1/ Monthly indexes f o r t h i s category are n o t r e l e a s e d p u b l i c l y ; they are shown here s o l e l y t o permit comparisons with departmental changes. _2/ Figures are based on the abbreviated sample described i n note below and are presented here s o l e l y t o permit comparisons vi t h departmental 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 the 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. B. United S t a t e s ^ ^ > s ton ^ k w York Philadelphia Cleveland Richmond Atlanta Chicago St. 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 ^^lanta ^^icago S t . Louis Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas San Francisco For f o o t n o t e s , see page NOT FOR PUBLICATION SPECIAL TilEEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—SUMMARY BY DISTRICTS Sales i n Selected Departments Page 2 (Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago) Major household appliances Domestic f l o o r coverings F u r n i t u r e and bedding ii weeks* >4 weeks U weeks One week ending One week ending One week ending ending ending ending Jan. 2 Dec.26 Dec.19|Diec.12 Jan. 2 Jan. 2 Dec.261Dec.19 Dec. 12 Jan. 2 Jan* 2 [Dec.26 Dec.19 Dec.12 Jan. 2 -10 0 + 2 r- 5 -12 1 1 1 r 2 - 9 -Ik - 7 - k - 5 - 7 - 5 -16 + 2 ti 8 + 3 - 1 + 2 -8 -29 -28 -11 -Ik -15 + 5 - 3 0 - 8 +31 -28 -11 + 1 +11 + 6 -17 +15 -13 -30 - k - 3 - 7 + 2 +20 0 -17 + 2 - 9 + 6 + 6 -22 + 7 - 1 + 5 + k +17 - 9 -16 - 6 -12 -18 +26 - 6 -18 +ii6 - 2 -13 -13 + h — 9 -52 - 3 -25 -37 -15 +58 -11 r+ 7 - 1 -13 -10 + 5 - it + l -16 + 1 + 2 - 9 -15 - 7 - k + 8 -26 -31 - 1 - 2 + 2 r-11 - 5 +23 -11 -25 + ii + 5 - 6 - 7 -13 +11 - 9 -19 - 5 + 9 +Wi -57 -10 -17 -lli r-20 - 2 - 6 + 6 +16 - 8 +8 -13 -13 - 7 -17 0 -17 - 7 - 8 - 6 + 9 +12 - 8 -26 - 6 +li6 -12 -15 -31 -17 + 5 -23 -27 -67 + 8 | +12 0 +20 -10 +25 -10 -12 -20 - 6 +15 +37 -23 + 3 - 7 -50 -ii2 -10 -10 -51 - 2 -21 - 8 - 6 -liO + 5 -36 - 7 - 7 — 3 - 1 - 2 - 8 -12 + 5 —10 -20 +17 - 6 - 1 -13 -17 —13 i1 - 8 - 7 Grand T o t a J — e n t i r e s t o r e £f Total of h departments Radios,phonographs,television,etc. 4 weeks Zi weeks k weeks One week ending One week ending One week ending ending ending ending J a n . 2 Dec.26!Dec.19 Dec.12 Jan. 2 Jan. 2 Dec.26 Dec. 19|E>ec,12 Jan. 2 Jan. 2 IDec.26 (Dec.19(Dec.12 Jan. 2 + 2 + 1 - 8 + 2 - ti +13 - 1 -11 + 1 +lu - 3 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 5 0 + 2 +18 0 0 - 8 +1U -30 - 2 -1U -13 - 9 - 3 - 7 - 5 - 8 + 1 +18 +10 + 1 r+2it - 1 +15 -16 + 2 - 2 - 9 - 9 — 5 - 7 0 - 6 + 8 0 + 2 - 6 -10 0 +10 -12 + 6 -12 - 2 - 2 + ii + 1 +16 + 3 - 8 +10 + 9 — 1 +32 - 6 -12 -12 +15 -17 -23 - 7 + 6 -5k - l 0 +69 +19 -10 -11 r +33 0 +16 +13 + 7 -11 + 7 + 1 - 3 -13 - 5 - 8 + 9 -16 + k 0 -12 -ii3 - 9 +23 +37 -Hi -111 + 7 -26 - 5 -28 -20 - 6 *16 -20 - 8 + 2 —9 "21 -10 +12 +18 -21 - 7 + r+ + k 3 k 3 - 1 -Hi -11 - 3 - 3 - 5 0 + 3 -10 - 7 - k - 7 - 6 -13 - 2 + 3 + 2 -20 + k + 9 +17 r+15 +11 + 7 -19 — 5 -27 -12 -13 - 1 -2li - 9 - 9 *— 1 -22 - 9 + 3 +11 + 7 - 5 +13 + 7 +12 + 8 + + + + 3 2 2 1 - 1 +2 - 3 - 7 - 2 0 - 2 - ii + + + + ii 2 3 2 + - + + + - 3 3 1 2 1 3 ii k
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