Full text of H.8a Weekly Department Store Sales : March 15, 1954

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SPECIAL WEEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—UNITED STATES SUMMARY
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NOT FOR PUBLICATION
March 15, 195L

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Percentage change from a year ago Weekly unadjusted indexes
ted indexes
Monthly
J£y sales = 100)
4 wks. (1947-U9 av,wkly.s ales=100)
(1947-49 average
One week ending
ending
1952
1954
1953 "
1954 "
Mar.6 Feb. 27 |Feb. 201Feb. 13
Mar. 6 Mar.6 Feb. 27 Feb.20 Feb.13 Feb. Jan. Dec. Nov. Mar. | Feb. | Jan. Dec. Nov.

GRAND TOTAL SALES 1/2/

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+3

+ 1

-

k

79

86

84

90

e 77 p 81

186

123

100

77

8h

190

121

Furniture & bedding

-14

-6

- 2

- 5

- 7

102

150

127

131

ell6 pll2

103

121

105

121

120

112

122

Domestic fl. cov1 gs

-22

- 8

- 8

-13

-13

75

91

85

92

e 74 P 77

81

109

82

80

88

91

113

Major appliances

-21

-13

+ 2

- 2

-11

67

r 66

63

63

e 56 P 59

57

65

72

59

6h

66

68

Radio,phonograph,TV

-17

+ 5

- 4

+ 1

- 5

108

114

110

116

e 95 P 99

225

157

101

95

115

241

160

Total of h depts, 1/

-19

— 7

- 3

- 6

- 8

89

113

101

101*

e 90 P 90

103

110

92

94

99

114

112

ALL OTHER SALES 1/

-16

r- 3

+ 4

+ 2

- 4

78

83

82

88

e 75 p 80

196

125

101

75

83

199

122

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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. For weekly movements of total department store sales, refer to the regular weekly sales report H.8a (based on about 550 stores),
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^kiote:—Total national sample is comprised of some 115 stores (varies slightly among departments) of the approximately 350 stores regularly
reporting monthly departmental figures.




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United States
Boston
blew York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco

United States
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland

SPECIAL WEEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—SUMMARY BY DISTRICTS
MOT FOR PUBLICATION
Sales in Selected Departments
(Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago)
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Furniture and bedding
Domestic floor coverings
Major household appliances
k weeks
ll weeks
U weeks
One week ending
One week ending
One week ending
ending
ending
ending
Mar.61 Feb. 27 IFeb. 20 (Feb. 13
Mar. 6 Mar.6 Feb.2? Feb.20 Feb,13 Mar. 6 Mar.6 IFeb. 27 IFeb.20 IFeb. 13
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-21
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-17
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-71
-23
+18
-36
-32
-22
-19
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-12
-13
-17
-12
— 6
+12
— 2
- 2
- 9
- 2
-15
+17
+23
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-10
0
+ 2
+11
Radios,phonographs,television,etc.
h weeks
One week ending
ending
Mar.6 Feb.27 Feb.20 Feb.IT Mar. 6
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-17
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-5
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+13
-12
-37
+1F
- 2
+18
+32
-17
+ 5
-27
+ 9
-17
+ h
- 9
0
-38
-26
+16
-11

Richmond
Atlanta
'Chicago
St. Louis

+ 8
- 3
+ 2
+31

Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco
For* footnotes, see page 1.

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+23
-20

+32

-2h

+11
+78

+ 6

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-30
-35
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+24

-13
-37
+ 9

+2h

-25
+23
+13
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-17
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- 8

-11

-10

-18

-27
- 3
+ 6

-22

+ 7

-5

0
0
-21
-35
+ 8
-15
Total of U
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-lh
4- 3

-33
-37
- 6

-21

-16

+ 8
- 5
-lli

-21
-23
-31
-25
0
-Uo
-22
-23
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- 8
- ii

-5
- 6
-12

-19

+ 5
+19
-29
+63

-27
+ 1
+ 2
+ 5

+15
- 9
+ 5
+19

+ 7
+23
- 3
0

- 6
+ 6
- 8
+21

-51
-59

+11
-23

+30

+52
+23
-35

-13

- 2

+10
+ 7

-26

-20

-h9

- 7

- 7
-17
-15

- h
- h

-2h

-26

- 6
-30
0
-10
-Hi
-19 r-17
- h
Grand Total—entire store
U weeks
U
weeks
One week ending
One week ending
ending
ending
Mar.6 Feb.27 Feb.20 Feb.13 Mar. 6 Mar.6 Feb„27 Feb.20 Feb.13 Mar. 6
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- 7
+ 3
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+ 1
+ 5
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-5
-26
-11
- 8
-10
-19
-17
- 5 -15
- 3
- 3
-18
-21
-15
-53
- 3
-55 - 9 + 5 - 5 -17

+21
-19
+10
+35

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+ 5
+25
+10

+ 2
+16

+
+
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-33
-37

- 6

- 3

- 8

-10

-16

+19

-20

- 9

-lh

-11

-2h

3
8
2
2

-2h

-17
- 2

- 7

+5

- h

- 2
+ 1

— 3
+ 8

- 9
- 3

-16
-20
-20

-2

- if.

- 6

-2

-18

- h

+ 2

-5

-

-lh

2
8
2
2

+ i

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0

-5

+5

+ 2

+5

- 3
+ 1

+20
+ 2

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-5

- 2

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