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CONFIDENTIAL <$&*<#£ SPECIAL 1YEEKLY REPCET ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—UNITED STATES SUMMARY ^ Sales i n s e l e c t e d departments $ Department 1 Percentage change from a year ago h wks. One week ending ending Jan.16 J a n . 9 Jan. 2 [Dec.26 Jan. 16 •yj - US % NOT FOR PUBLICATION 7 January 25, 195U % Monthly%fyi<^ju-s.;ted indexes Weekly unadjusted indexes s a l e s =: 100) (19U7-U9 av.wkly.s ales= 100) (19U7—U9 average •vo 1952 1953 1953 195U Jan. 16 Jan. 9 Jan. 2 Dec.26 b e e . [Nov. Oct. Sept., Jan. Dec. Nov. Oct. Septr# GRAND TOTAL SALES 1 / 2 / - 7 + 8 + 2 +13 + 5 83 95 76 151 pl86 123 112 100 Qh 190 121 116 101 F u r n i t u r e & bedding -lk + 7 - h 2 - it 112 128 81 50 p!05 121 132 112 120 112 122 133 117 Domestic f l . cov'gs -18 + 2 -15 -11 -11 85 8!t 5i; 38 p 82 109 122 93 88 91 113 122 98 0 423 + 2 - 5 + 3 68 73 hi h2 P 57 65 75 70 6h 66 68 81 78 Radio,phonograph, TV -21 + k + 2 +lii - 1 112 121 93 188 p228 157 1U1 119 115 2hh 160 166 137 T o t a l of k d e p t s . 1 / -15 + 7 - 5 + 1 - It 96 rlOit 67 63 pl05 110 118 99 99 lilt 112 123 107 ALL OTHER SALES - 6 + 8 + 3 +lii + 6 81 9h 77 162 P197 125 111 100 83 199 122 115 100 Major appliances 1/ Monthly indexes f o r t h i s category are not r e l e a s e d p u b l i c l y ; t h e y 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 with 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 to 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 ) . J J o t e : — T o t a l n a t i o n a l saple 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. R. United S t a t e s os ton ew York Philadelphia Cleveland € Richmond Atlanta Chicago S t . Louis Minneapolis Kansas C i t y Dallas San Francisco United S t a t e s Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland Richmond ^ | t. tll a n t a ^FHIcago S t . Louis Minneapolis Kansas C i t y Dallas San Francisco For f o o t n o t e s , see nacp l NOT FOR PUBLICATION SPECIAL WEEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—SUMMARY BY DISTRICTS Sales i n Selected Departments Page 2 (Percentage change from corresponding period a year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 Furniture and bedding 14. weeks k weeks It weeks One week ending One week ending One week ending ending ending ending Jan.161 Jan.9 IJan.2 |Dec.26 Jan.16 J a n . 1 6 [ J a n . 9 [Jan.2 [Dec.26 Jan. 16 Jan.16 |Jan.9 J a n . 2 (Dec.26 Jan. 16 0 + 2 + 2 -11 +23 -W -11 1 - 2 TIT TIT + 7 T ™+nr T2T -TT ^-0 - 2 T T T5~ ^-1 -1? TT T T - 8 -11 +31 + 9 + 1 +18 -20 - 6 +16 +15 - It -30 -lit -33 -17 -18 o -20 -22 -21* +20 +17 +16 +17 - 9 - 9 +25 -2h + 7 - 9 + 2 +1*6 -12 -26 -18 -28 + 8 - 2 +26 -21 -13 -52 - 9 - 7 - 9 -la -18 -10 -11 -30 +35 -17 +73 -25 -37 -15 +58 -11 + 7 - 1 -13 -30 - 7 -12 +29 -35 -17 + 2 - 9 -30 +78 - 3 0 -26 -31 - 1 - 2 + 2 -11 - 5 +23 -26 - 2 - 1 + 1 - 2 +63 + 9 -21 - 3 +206 +22 +18 +1*1* -57 -10 -17 -lit -20 - 2 - 6 + 2 +1*5 + 6 - 7 +1*6 -18 + 1* +38 +70 -15 +35 +12 -16 — 2 - 2 -67 + 5 + 5 -17 -10 +20 +16 +13 -10 +19 +28 -18 - 1* +28 -12 -23 -13 +1*3 +37 1 0 -2l* I T O 2 2 -12 + 9 -1+6 +30 -21 -36 + 5 -39 5 3 -53 +16 -20 +2J +26 -18 + 5 - 8 - 6 +10 — 6 -22 - 1* -32 +37 -13 Grand T o t a l — e n t i r e storejV Total of it departments Radi o s , p h o n o g r a p h s , t e l e v i s i o n , e t c . it weeks It weeks IPweeks One week ending One week ending One week ending ending ending ending Jan. 161 Jan.9 [Jan. 2 Dec,26 Jan.16 J a n . 1 6 | J a n . 9 | J a n . 2 |Dec,26 Jan.16 J a n . 1 6 | J a n . # IJan.2 [Dec.26 Jan.16 z - T — -Z15 " 7 7 TT TT TT TT ~~^2l + Z* +2 -5 + 1 T T " TIT - 7 TT TT 30* 0— T T ^22 T T —kCT TET TOT T D T ~=1T +21* + 7 - 1 +16 -20 +30 +18 +13 +17 -16 +10 +10 -13 -17 - k + 8 + 8 +10 + 1* +10 + 1* + 2 - 6 -11 - 3 +6 + 1* -12 +9 -33 + 2 +10 + 2 + 9 0 +16 -21* -ItO -H* - 1 +15 - 6 +32 - 7 - 7 -1*1* +10 - 6 - 8 - 3 +28 + 9 +76 + 6 -51* - l o +33 0 +16 +13 -15 -52 -1*3 -19 -lt6 +69 +19 -10 0 +37 -11* -11* + 7 - 3 - 3 - 2 - 1* - 8 + 6 +18 +3 -19 -18 - 3 -36 -12 -23 +75 - 5 +50 -12 -1*3 - 9 +23 + 6 - 6 +12 + 2 - 1* - 5 -1*5 -13 +11 + It - 3 +1* + 3 - 1 +18 -lit + 9 -21 -11 r+ 5 — 5 — 3 - 1* +16 -23 + 2 - 1* 0 + 2 r+16 + 9 + 9 + 2 -16 + 1* + 9 +17 +15 +11 + 7 + 2 + 9 + 8 +11 + 6 + 3 + 3 +11 + 7 - 6 +13 + 7 +12 + 8 -20 +3 + 2 -18 - 5 +5 -13 - 5 2 6 6 6 9 8 5 1
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