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LIBRARY CONFIDENTIAL - F. R,. SPECIAL WEEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—UNITED S T S y j R Y ^ ,W Department Sales i n s e l e c t e d departments Percentage change from a y e a r ago k weeks One week ending ending Nov. 6 Oct. 30 Oct. 23 | 0 c t . 16 Nov. 6 Oct. NOT FOR PUBLICATION cmr- November 15, 1 9 $ h (191*7--lt9 average monthly s a l e s = 100) 1953 Sept, i Aug. 1 July Nov. ! Oct. | S e p t . | 1 Aug. I J u l y 195k GRAND TOTAL SALES 1 / 2/ + il + 3 + 8 + 1 + 3 e!08 101 87 76 123 112 100 87 77 F u r n i t u r e and bedding + 3 + 3 0 + 5 + 2 el2l 115 131 110 121 132 112 136 112 Domestic f l o o r coverings + 2 0 - 5 -11 - 5 el07 91 77 61 109 122 93 83 61 Major appliances + 8 +20 +13 +21 +15 e 79 72 73 92 65 75 70 7k 83 Radio, phonograph, TV + 7 +12 + 9 + 5 + 8 el39 123 89 73 157 lUl 119 93 73 T o t a l of I4 departments 1/ + 2 + 5 + 1 + 3 + 3 ell2 101 100 90 110 118 99 10lt 89 ALL OTHER SALES 1/ + h r+ 2 + 9 0 + 3 el08 101 85 7h 125 111 100 8k 76 - . * —» c--riBoxmaucu iruai weett-Ly saxes i i g u r e s . 1/ Monthly indexes f o r t h i s category are not r e l e a s e d p u b l i c l y ; they are shown here s o l e l y t o permit comparisons with departmental changes. —/ S u ^ e s - are based on t h e abbreviated sample described i n note below and are presented here s o l e l y t o permit comparisons with departmental 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 the r e g u l a r weekly s a l e s r e p o r t P.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 departmental f i g u r e s . V CONFIDENTIAL - F. R. United S t a t e s .Boston piew York Philadelphia Cleveland Richmond Atlanta Chicago S t . Louis Minneapolis Kansas CityDallas San Francisco United S t a t e s Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland Richmond Atlanta I Chicago S t . Louis Minneapolis Kansas C i t y Dallas San Francisco For f o o t n o t e s , see page 1, NOT FOR PUBLICATION SPECIAL WEEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—SUMMARY BY DISTRICTS Sales i n Selected Departments Page 2 (Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago) Major household appliances F u r n i t u r e and bedding Domestic f l o o r coverings U weeks Z* weeks 4 weeks One week ending One week ending One week ending ending ending ending Nov. 61 Oct.301Oct.23'Oct.16 Nov. 6 Nov. 6(Oct.30 |Oct.23|Oct.16 Nov. 6 Nov. 6 |0ct.3O |Oct.23'Oct. 16 Nov. 6 TT +20 IT - r y •+I3+21 +15 + 2 +T ^-11 TT T + 1 +12 +12 +12 -12 -12 - 2 +11 + 3 TlT •^nr TT T T + 6 + 6 - 2 +19 + 3 +10 It 2 1 -10 2 2 + 5 -19 - 5 - 7 - 5 +22 - 8 +11* -20 + It +27 -11 +29 +3 it -19 -17 + 3 - 9 -13 - 5 - 8 - 8 +21* +17 +32 + 9 -Hi +5 -Hi + 5 -15 + 5 -13 - 5 +~2 ~w -3k + 1* + 9 - 0h +76 0 0 +11 + 7 + 8 +ll* -15 + 7 + 1* +16 +26 +26 + + + + u 8 1* 9 +25 - 3 - 1* +18 + It 0 + 2 -11 +10 +31 - 3 +5 - 7 + 2 - 1* - 1 + + + 7 5 2 2 + 5 +37 + 2 + 5 +31 +38 +19 +lt0 +27 - It + 3 +36 +53 -31 +llt +26 +30 + 8 +10 +26 + 2 +20 +60 +1*0 +25 +18 +11; -10 +26 + 7 +59 - 3 - 3 + 6 +16 - 8 0 +22 +11*2 +1*0 - 6 +59 +23 +lt5 -23 -15 +1*0 +86 +21* - 1* +22 +10 +31* - 9 + 9 +38 +33 +25 +53 + 1* - 6 + h 0 - 6 0 r- 2 r+ It - 5 -lit + 7 - 3 - 5 - 3 - 5 Radios,phonographs,television,etc. Grand T o t a l — e n t i r e s t o r e T o t a l of 1* departments" Z* weeks 1* weeks i* weeks One week ending One week ending One week ending ending ending ending Nov. 6[Oct.30jOct.231Oct.16 Nov. 6 Nov. 6IOct.30IOct.23IOct.16 Nov. 6 Nov. 6 [Oct. 30 jdct.23 [Oct. 16" Nov. 6 +12 TT + 0 + l + 3 + 9 + 2 + 1 + 7 + 3 + 5 + 5 + 3 + 3 +T + y ^-10 -16 + 1 + 3 +17 + 1 + 1 +11 +TT +T TT 7 - 3 - 3 +12 +22 +13 +11* +5 +10 r+ 8 + 9 - 6 + 2 + 2 + 9 +11 + 3 - 7 + 1 +13 - 2 +22 -12 + 3 +10 - 6 +12 - 1* +11 + 3 + 3 - 9 -13 0 +11 0 - 2 6 + 3 6 -11 6 6 -19 - 3 3 - 3 - 3 -12 -35 - 5 0 +19 +15 +32 0 +31 +10 +17 + 5 +33 +32 - 7 + It + 5 + 8 +25 +111 +18 r-16 - 8 +1+5 +61 - 9 +1*2 +23 -17 +llt -26 +12 +37 +17 +81* +16 -16 +18 + 3 + 5 +25 +11 +lli - 2 + 9 + 6 + 8 +10 +12 +Ht + 7 - 7 +11 + 9 +69 +25 +lt9 - 2 + 5 - 7 +5 - 3 +22 +52 - It -Ht +28 +28 - 6 + 8 - 6 +16 +21 +10 + 7 + 1* +13 +13 +10 - 1 + 6 + 7 r+ 5 0 + 6 +22 +17 + 8 +16 - 3 + 6 + 8 +10 +10 +22 +16 +22 +22 — 6 + 1 + 1* + + r- - 7 + 2 +25 + 7 +15 +22 - 1 - 1 + 7 +1*8 + 9 - 7 +5 - It 2 7 8 1 - 5 +9 +11* - 3
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