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/ CONFIDENTIAL
SPECIAL
1AIEEKLY
NCT FOR PUBLICATION
REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES--UNITED STATES
Sales i n s e l e c t e d departments
August 30, 195*4
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Monthly u n a d j u s t e d indexes
(I9it7-ii9 average monthly s s l n s - 100)
weeks
One week ending
i%3
ending
1951*
May
June
July
Aug.
May
Apr.
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percentage change from a y e a r ago
Department
Apr,
0
+ 1
- 1
0
0
P 76
96
93
100
87
77
97
99
95
F u r n i t u r e and bedding
+ 3
- 3
0
+ 2
0
pill
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108
9%
136
112
111
116
108
Domestic f l o o r c o v e r i n g s
+ 1
+ 1
-13
+ 1
- 3
p 61
62
80
70
83
61
67
85
83
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+12
+ 3
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0
+ h
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88
65
62
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83
88
72
66
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+ 6
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- 7
+ 1
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73
73
76
93
73
75
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81
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- 1
- 2
+ 1
0
P 92
87
87
79
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89
91
93
89
ALL OTHER SALES 1/
- 1
+ 1
- 1
0
0
P 7U
97
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103
81
76
98
99
96
GRAND TOTAL SALES 1 / 2 /
1 / Monthly indexes f o r t h i s c a t e g o r y a r e n o t r e l e a s e d p u b l i c l y ; t h e y a r e shown here s o l e l y t o permit comparisons w i t h d e p a r t m e n t a l changes.
2 / Figures a r e based on t h e a b b r e v i a t e d sample d e s c r i b e d i n note below and a r e presented here s o l e l y t o permit comparisons w i t h d e p a r t m e n t a l
~~ 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 t o t h e r e g u l a r weekly s a l e s r e p o r t H.8a (based on about 550 s t o r e s ) .
N o t e : — T o t a l n a t i o n a l sample 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 d e p a r t m e n t a l f i g u r e s .
CONFIDENTIAL - F. R.
United S t a t e s
.Boston
}jew York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
S t . Louis
NOT FOR PUBLICATION
SPECIAL WEEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—SUMMARY BY DISTRICTS
Sales i n Selected Departments
Page 2
(Percantage change from corresponding period a year ago)
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