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4 % salee in selected departments V', •.' ^ - ' Department;' NOT FOR PUBLICATION SPECIAL WEEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—UNITED STATES SUMMARY CONFIDENTIAL - F. R. Ik '"<*84 February 8, 1951* Percentage change from a year ago Weekly unadjusted indexes Monthly unadjusted '"fSg^xes (191*7-1*9 average monthly sales = 100) Z* weeks (19l*7-1*9 av.wkly.sales=100 One week ending ending 1952 1951* 1953 195U Jan.30 Jan.231J an. 16 Jan. 9 J an. 30 Jan.30|Jan.23 Jan.16 Jan.9 Jan. Dec. |Nov. |0ct. [Feb. (Jan. Dec. Nov. Oct. GRAND TOTAL SALES 1/2/ + 1 + 3 - 8 + 8 + 1 86 86 83 95 e 82 pl86 123 112 77 81* 190 121 116 Furniture & bedding - 2 0 -lU + 7 - 3 151 11*7 112 128 ell3 P105 121 132 121 120 112 122 133 Domestic fl. cov'gs - 5 - It -18 + 2 - 7 93 97 85 81* e 79 P 82 109 122 80 88 91 113 122 Major appliances + 5 + 8 — 1 +23 + 7 66 7l* 68 73 e 65 P 57 65 75 59 61* 66 68 81 Radio,phonograph, TV + 2 + 2 -21 + 1* - 7 117 121 112 121 el06 p228 157 11*1 95 115 21*1* 160 166 Total of Ij. depts. 1/ - 2 + 1 -15 + 7 - 3 111* 116 96 101* e 93 pl05 110 118 91* 99 111* 112 123 ALL OTHER SALES 1/ + 1 + 1* - 6 + 8 + 1 82 82 81 91* e 81 P197 125 111 75 83 199 122 115 1/ Monthly indexes for this category are not released publicly; they are shown here solely to permit comparisons with departmental changes, 2j 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 550 stores). ^jJote:—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 CONFIDENTIAL- F. R. United States ggKpston W w York Philadelphia Cleveland Richmond Atlanta Chicago St. Louis NOT FOR PUBLICATION SPECIAL '7EEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—SUMMARY BY DISTRICTS Sales in Selected Departments Page 2 (Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago) Major household appliances Domestic floor coverings Furniture and bedding U weeks U weeks k weeks One week ending One week ending One week ending ending ending ending J an7? Jan.30 Jan.301 Jan.231 Jan.lb|Jan.9 Jan.30 Jan.30 Jan.301Jan. 231Jan.16 j ~=~ir 7RT - 1 _ +23 + o ~n + 2 - 7 0 - 3 - 5 —lit + 7 - 2 5 _ -17 -16 __5_ -21 T - 7 -26 -33 - 1 + it — 9 -11 -G7 + 9 0 1 - 7 -33 +18 + 6 + 8 -lit +13 -20 +16 + 3 + 8 + 9 + 1 -20 -2it + 6 + 2 +39 -21 - 9 +12 +16 +3it + 6 +25 + 5 - 9 + 3 9 +18 +11 -16 -28 7 -13 —13 + 8 - 2 -21 - 7 + 5 + 3 ~+nr + — 6 6 5 6 - 9 6 5 It —ill -18 -10 -11 -30 +35 -17 +73 -23 + 1 - 9 + 9 - 2 +12 - 8 - 6 -18 -19 +lit - 6 + 5 +ii3 -U6 - 8 - 2 +28 +30 +10 - Richmond Atlanta Chicago St. Louis +38 -60 + 8 +83 +56 +15 + 1 +it5 -ilil +10 - 6 - 8 - 3 +28 + 9 +76 + 1 - 9 + 3 +it5 + Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas San Francisco For footnotes, see oage 19 -33 + it -12 — 6 -28 —ii7 -38 r-17 -15 -52 -U3 -20 -ii6 - 3 - 3 - 2 -32 -31 + 3 - 3 United States Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland -35 -17 + 2 - 9 -30 +78 - 3 0 -111 +21 - 6 - 6 +it7 +15 -16 +12 +37 - 5 +12 +77 - 2 +63 + 9 -21 - 3 +206 +22 +18 +17 +55 + 6 +16 +U8 +38 +70 +I4.0 +ii8 +16 - 9 +19 -i|2 - 2 -17 + 7 -2lt - 5 -39 -17 -26 -3it -53 - k +18 +26 +35 r- 9 - 6 +21 -19 -32 - 5 Grand Total—entire store W~ departments Radios,phonographs,television,etc. 4 weeks Ij. weeks U weeW One week ending One week ending One week ending ending ending ending Jan.301 Jan.23 Jan.16I Jan„V Jan.30 Jan.301Jan.23 Jan.161Jan.9 Jan .30 Jan.301 Jan.231 Jan*161Jan.9 Jan.30 +™r~ '=15" + 1 - 8 + 1 + 3 + 1 - 2 + 7 -21 + 2 + 2 + it - 7 "+ir + 2 + 2 ~-W — T T " — T T 2 2 9 -16 "TUT ~T +66 +51 - 5 + it -12 +13 +1I1 + it 2 0 + 2 +17 2 + 7 + 7 +30 -17 - 5 - 7 + i t + i t +10 + 5 + 2 & + 9 + 9 3 -11 -19 -28 - 5 + 5 -33 2 + 2 -lit + l 6 + 2 1 + 1 1 -2h -i|0 -18 -22 -17 - 7 -19 - 7 -12 +36 - 2 -ii8 -lit -15 Total of h + 6 -12 -13 -12 Minneapolis Kansas CityDallas San Francisco +25 +33 -15 -11 2 -26 -12 5 - 7 - 6 + 6 -25 - 8 -16 -18 + h - it + 9 -11 +12 + h - 3 +12 -36 + 2 - it -23 +50 +11 - 1 - 3 -12 -13 +13 - h +12 - 8 + 6 - 6 - 2 - 8 - -it5 +11 + 9 + 8 -18 -13 + - 7 - 3 - 3 -32 - ? r-11 - 5 +75 - 5 5 + 5 2 + 3 r 0 + 1 + 6 - 3 - 1 - 3 - 8 -23 - it - it 0 + 2 +16 + 9 + 9 + 9 + 8 +11 + 5 -13 - 5 + 6 + 3 2 3 1 5 5 it 3 3
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