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T SPECIAL YJEEKLY REPCET ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—UNITED STATES SU: wmb/Qb CONFIDENTIAL - F. R Sales in selected departments Department U 3 NOT FOR PUBLICATION 4f?y January 18, 19$k Percentage change i'rcm a year ago Weekly unadjusted indexes tJAA/v^6 %j_y^unad justed indexes (19it7-U9 av. wkly.sales=100) (19L7-1$T g^ragfefmonthly sales = 100) 4 wks. One week ending ending T35T I 3953 w Jan.9 |Jan.2 [Dec.26[Dec.19 Jan. 9 Jan. 9 |Jan.2 Dec.26[Dec.19 Dec, [Nov. [Oct, [Sept. [Jan. Dec. [Nov. [Oct. [Sep-U GRAND TOTAL SALES 1/2/ + 8 + 2 +13 — 1 + 5 95 76 151 229 el88 123 112 100 81 190 121 116 101 Furniture & bedding + 7 - It - 2 - l o 128 81 50 Hi el09 121 132 112 120 112 122 133 117 Domestic fl. cov'gs + 2 r-15 -11 o - 5 8U 5ii 38 93 e 8h 109 122 93 88 91 113 122 98 Major appliances +23 + 2 - 5 -12 - i 73 hi h2 67 e 60 65 75 70 6h 66 68 81 78 Radio,phonograph, TV + k r+ 2 +iit - 8 o 121 r 93 188 29U e228 157 litl 119 115 2hh 160 166 137 Total of 1| depts. 1/ +7 -5 +1 -5 - l 105 67 63 122 el07 110 118 99 99 lilt 112 123 107 ALL OTHER SAIES 1/ + 8 +3 +lit 0 + 5 92t 77 162 21*2 el98 125 111 100 83 199 122 115 100 r—Revised. e—Estimated from weekly sales figures. 1/ Monthly indexes for this category are not released publicly; they are shown here solely to permit comparisons with departmental changes. 2/ Figures are based on the abbreviated sample described in note below and are presented here solely to permit comparisons with departmental changes. f"or weekly movements of total department store sales, refer to the regular weekly sales report H.8 (based on about 550 stores). JJotej—-Total national sample is comprised of some 115 stores (varies slightly among departments) of the approximately 350 stores regularly reporting monthly departmental figures. CONFIDENTIAL - F. R. United States Koston %ew York Philadelphia Cleveland Richmond Atlanta Chicago St. Louis Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas San Francisco Utilised States Bos-tori New York Philadelphia Cleveland SPECIAL T/VEEKLY REPCRT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—SUMMARY BY DISTRICTS Sales in Selected Departments (Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago) Furniture and bedding Domestic floor coverings i l weeks h weeks One week ending One week ending ending ending Jan.9 Jan. 2 Dec.26 Dec.19 Jan.9 Jan.9 Jan. 2 [Dec. 26Dec.19 Jan.9 0 0 - 1 - 2 -11 + 2 r-15 + 7 - u - 5 + 2 - 1 -11 + 1 + 2 -14 +lk + k -15 - k +16 + 1 +18 +11 + 6 -30 -17 +15 + 5 + L +16 +20 + 6 +11 + 7 + 5 -2k +17 — 9 - k + 8 +26 -18 + 2 -13 — 9 -17 -13 —52 + k -30 +35 -17 +73 -25 -37 -15 +58 -11 + 7 - 1 -13 -10 + 5 - k + l +3k - 2 - 6 +12 —17 - 5 +28 -20 -12 +37 + 5 -21 +30 - 2 + 2 + 5 +10 - 6 - 1 —13 - 2 Radios,phonographs,television,etc. h weeks One week ending ending Jan.9 Jan. 2 Dec. 26 [Dec. 19Jan.9 - ti 0 r+ 2 + h +nr -16 -10 -30 +lh - 7 +18 r— 8 +30 r+16 + 6 6 + 2 -12 -12 -33 +16 0 +32 -17 - 7 Richmond Ktlanta Chicago St. Louis - 3 +28 + 9 +76 + 6 -5U - l 0 +33 0 +16 +13 + 7 -11 + 7 + 1 Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas San Francisco For footnotes, see page 1. —1*6 - 3 - 3 - 2 +69 +19 -10 r 0 +37 -26 - 5 -28 -20 -20 - 1 -10 -Ik -Ik + 7 -30 +78 - 3 0 —26 -31 - 1 - 2 + 2 -11 - 5 +23 -11 -25 + k + 5 - 8 -67 + 5 -10 - 6 -23 - k 6 -36 + 9 - 3 - 6 r-18 -20 — 7 Total of ii: departments + k -23 +75 - 5 +50 - 9 +23 + k + 3 - 3 - 5 0 + 3 - 6 - 6 +11 + 9 + 6 +12 +18 -21 r- 5 - 1 —lit -11 - 3 -19 - 5 -27 -12 h -18 - 7 Page 2 Major household appliances It weeks One week ending ending Jan.9 Jan. 2 (Dec. 26 |Dec.l9Jan. 9 - 1 -12 + 23 + 2 - 5 -16 -2ti -29 5 - 6 -28 +31 + 9 -11 - 20 -22 -16 0 -17 -18 -12 - 9 +U6 - 3 - - ti 3 +206 + 22 +• 18 +llll -57 -10 -17 -Ik -20 - 2 - 6 + 6 +16 - 8 + 8 + 5 +32 0 + 2 0 +1|6 -31 -15 -10 +20 +15 +25 -10 -1*0 -51 -31 5 + 6 26 r+l6 -15 + + 5 Grand Total—entire store %/ U weeks k weeks One week ending One week ending ending ending Jan.9 Jan. 2 Dec.26 Dec.19 Jan.9 Jan.9 Jan. 2 Dec.26 Dec.19 Jan.9 - 1 + 5 - 1 +13 + 8 + 2 + 1 + 7 - 5 - 5 0 - 8 +18 0 + 5 - 9 —lit -13 + 11 - 3 - 1 +21* + 7 + 2 -16 +10 + 13 r- 1 +17 + k 0 + 8 0 +10 2 + 6 + + k - 3 + k k 1 +10 6 2 -12 + h - 1 + + 9 +15 - 3 + h +12 -12 + 8 +16 - -18 - 6 0 + 5 NOT FOR PUBLICATION -12 -k3 - 3 -17 - 9 - 6 -12 + 38 + 16 - 9 0 - 2 +19 + 2 + 2 + 17 r-16 + •9 + k + 9 + 9 +17 +15 +11 + 7 + + + + 3 2 2 1 + + + + - 7 + 1 -15 - 5 + + + + 8 + 3 11 +11 6 + 7 3 r- 6 +13 + 7 +12 + 8 + — 1 2 3 7 + 5 + 6 mm 6 5 6 5 + k - l
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