Full text of H.8a Weekly Department Store Sales : June 14, 1954
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NOT FOR PUBLICATION
SPECIAL TJEEKLT REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—UNITED STAT^/gymiARY
CONF:
,&
Sales in selected departments
Ju
Department
Percentage change from a year ago
h weeks
One week ending
ending
June 5 {May 29 |May 22 |May 15 June 5 May
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June m , 19$h
*is
•if&t
a.~(-n%|Monthly unadjusted
~
195H
| Apr. | Mar.
Feb
indexes
gtge monthly sales = 100)
"19FT
June | May 1 Apr
Feb.
h
- 7
- 5
e 95
100
90
75
97
99
95
100
77
r+ 8
0
- It
-
h
@113
9lt
105
109
111
116
108
105
121
-18
r+20
- 7
- 6
- 1*
e 82
70
76
72
67
85
83
82
80
Major appliances
-Hi
r+ 1
- 8
- 5
- 8
e 68
62
66
5k
88
72
66
72
59
Radio, phonograph, TV
-13
+19
+ 3
+ 7
+ 2
e 75
76
107
90
75
7ii
81
101
95
Total of U departments 1/
-18
r+ 9
- 3
- ii
-
S
e 91
79
90
86
91
93
89
92
9ii
ALL OTHER SALES 1/
-17
+11
h
- 7
e 95
103
90
lb
98
99
96
101
75
GRAND TOTAL SALES l/ 2/
-18
+11
Furniture and bedding
-20
Domestic floor coverings
-
-
r—Revised.
e—Estimated from weekly sales figures,
l/ 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).
Note:—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.
SPECIAL WEEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES-—SUMARY BY DISTRICTS
Sales in Selected Departments
(Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago)
Domestic floor coverings
Furniture and bedding
One week ending
One week ending
ending
June 5 IMay 29IMay 221May 15 June 5
June b I May 29 |Hay 221 May ±5
NOT FOR PUBLICATION
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Major household appliances
One week ending
ending
June 51 May 291May-
United States
Boston
ew York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco
phonographs television,etc.
One week ending
ay 29 (May 22|May 15
United States
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco
ootnotes,
ending
Total of a departments
One week ending
June 5 IMay 29 IMay 22|May l3
TfB
r-t- 9
-1
- U
ending
Grand Total—entire store £
One week ending
June 5 IMay 29 IMay 22iMay
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