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T - H s CONFIDENTIAL -> F. R. SPECIAL WEEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—UNITED STATES SUMMARY % Sales in selected departments Department NOT FOR PUBLICATION February 23, 195U l/fy Percentage change from a year ago Weekly unadjusted indexes ratoEKJjjr unad^gted indexes U wks. (19U7-U9 av.wkly.sales=100) (I9it7-ii9 aQfe^^^monthly sales = 100) One week ending ending 195k 1954 1952 Feb.13 Feb.6 Jan. 301 Jan. 23(Feb. 13 Feb.13 Feb.f) Jan.30|Jan.23 Jan. Dec. |Nov. Oct. I 'Steb. Jan. I Dec. | Nov. | Oct. GRIND TOTAL SAIES 1/2/ + 1 0 0 + 3 + 1 90 85 86 86 p 81 186 123 112 77 8U 190 121 116 Furniture and bedding - 5 - 3 - 2 0 - 2 131 UiO 151 Ht7 pll2 103 121 132 121 120 112 122 133 Domestic fl. cov'gs -13 - 5 - 5 - h - 8 92 90 9k 97 P 77 81 109 122 80 88 91 113 122 Major appliances - 2 -It + 5 + 8 + 1 63 63 66 Ik P 59 57 65 75 59 6k 66 6a 81 Radio,phonograph, TV + 1 + 3 + 2 + 2 + 1 116 117 117 121 P 99 225 157 lkl 95 115 2kk 160 166 Total of I* depts. 1/ - 6 - 3 - 2 + 1 - 3 10h 108 Ilk 116 p 90 103 110 118 9k 99 Ilk 112 123 ALL OTHER SAIES 1/ + 2 + 1 + 1 + a + 2 88 r 83 82 82 p 80 196 125 111 75 83 199 122 115 n—Pr>P 1 I . R , ? N N > » T R X *• H^VXOCU# ~L/ Monthly indexes for this category are not released publicly; they are shown here solely to permit comparisons with departmental changes, jy figures are based on the abbreviated sample described in note below and are presented here solely to permit comparisons with departmental changes* For weekly movements of total department store sales* refer to the regular weekly sales report H.8 (based on about 5>5>0 stores)• Note: Total national sample is comprised of some llf> stores (varies slightly among departments) of the approximately 350 stores regularly reporting monthly departmental figures • SPECIAL T7EEKLY REPORT" ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES-—SUMMARY BY DISTRICTS Sales in Selected Departments CONFIDENTIAL - F. R. Furniture and bedding Domestic floor coverings weeks U weeks One week ending One week ending ending ending Feb.13|Feb.6 Jan,30|Jan.23 Feb. 13 Feb.13 Feb.6 !Jan.30 1Jan.23 Feb. 13 0 - ti - 2 - 2 - 5 - 3 -13 - 5 ' - 5 - 4 -11 - 1 -14 + 0 + 6 - 3 -24 -33 - 7 -47 - 6 + 8 - 2 + 8 + 2 + 2 + 9 +13 - 4 - 7 - 1 -12 -16 +12 2 + 5 -13 +31* - 9 - h 0 -lit + 3 + 3 + 5 -32 + 3 -13 -Hi - 7 United States Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland Richmond Atlanta Chicago St, Louis -15 +11* - 7 + h Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas San Francisco + - 1 1 1 1 - 6 +13 - 5 - 6 - 9 6 5 4 + - 7 3 5 2 -16 + 8 - 5 -14 +13 - 8 -10 - 2 - 2 +17 - 8 - 6 +25 +33 -15 -11 -12 +20 + 6 -18 - 1 -21 +1(1 -19 - 7 - 2 -12 -12 -11 -12 -19 -25 +36 - 9 -10 0 +23 + 2 +li+ -13 - 2 -15 -48 +11 -12 - 6 -12 - 6 -22 -12 -15 -24 Radios,phonographs,television,etc. Total of 4 departments 4 weeks One week ending One week ending ending Feb.13[Feb.6 jJan.30 Jan. 23 Feb. 13 1Feb.13 Feb. 6 Jan.30jJan.23 + 1 + 2 + 2 i_+ 1 - 6 - 2 + 3 + l" - 3 +66 +66 0 +14 +51 + 1 +51 - 2 - 7 - 1* -17 - 5 - 9 - 5 - 3 + 7 + 7 - 7 -28 -20 + h -16 -hi + 5 + 9 - 5 - 5 +16 -18 + 1* - 1 +37 -17 -15 + 1 + 3 United States Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland + it +14 - 9 - 8 NOT FOR PUBLICATION Page 2 Major household appliances 4 weeks One week ending ending Feb.13 Feb.6 Jan.30 Jan.23 Feb. 13 + 8 - 2 - 1* + 1 + 5 a -16 - 5 - 9 - 7 0 - l - 1 +30 + 7 - 8 + 6 - l +39 + 7 -22 +18 -21 +11 - 5 +18 -50 -17 +ho +38 -54 + 8 +83 +56 +15 + l +45 +33 -32 + 3 +1*5 + + 7 5 2 1 +10 - 5 - 5 + 2 + + 5 i 6 6 +12 + 1* - 3 +12 + + + 5 l 4 5 + + + 1 h 2 5 Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas San Francisco -1*5 -17 -54 - 8 - 8 +15 -54 +24 -33 + 4 -12 - 8 -28 -1*7 -38 -17 -29 -17 - 9 - 3 -18 - 1* +18 - 9 -35 - 7 + 3 - 3 -25 - 8 - 8 -32 - 7 -11 0 -12 -21 - 8 + - l l l l T? AYI YX 4* V* /\ 4» /S M ^ 1 +37 - 5 +12 +77 +31 +18 - 1 +16 +18 +48 +4o +52 +39 +23 -19 -17 -42 -15 -52 -17 -34 -35 -35 +18 -16 - 9 - 3 - 4 store Grand Total-—entire V4 weeks 4 weeks One week ending ending ending Jan. 23 Feb. 13 Feb.13 Feb. 13!Feb.6 Jan.30 1 0 0 + 1 + 1 + 3 - 3 + 2 +15 +14 + 9 + li - 3 + 6 + 1 + 6 +14 + 3 r+ 3 - 1 - 1* - 1 + 5 — 5 - 3 + l + 2 + 1 + 5 — 3 - 5 +24 -25 +23 +13 -4o +1*7 +21 -16 +12 - 6 - 4 -20 -18 Richmond Atlanta Chicago St, Louis - 2 +38 +51 + 1 - 9 + 7 +23 - 3 0 + 5 0 0 - 5 +11 - 1 - 3 + 5 + 3 0 + l + 6 + 5 - l 0 + 2 + 8 + 3 - 6 -13 + - - + 1* 0 » 8 2 3 4 3 1 3 8 - 4 - 6
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