Full text of H.8a Weekly Department Store Sales : August 1, 1955
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CONFIDENTIAL - F. =— SPECIAL I'JEEKU REPORT O DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—UNITED STATES S M A Y . N U MR v Sales i n s e l e c t e d departments Department ' NOT FOR PUBLICATION /g^ %, ^ August 1, 1955 Monthly u n a d ^ ^ t g i indexes Percentage change from a year ago (19hl-k9 average montray s a l e s = 100) ii weeks One week ending 195a 19^ ending June i May 1 Apr. 1 Mar. July Apr, | Mar . J u l y 23 J u l y 16[July 9 J u l y 2 J u l y 23 June 1 May G A D TOTAL SALES 1 / 2/ RN + 8 r+ 9 +10 + 2 + 7 0 96 99 101 98 76 96 93 100 90 F u r n i t u r e and bedding + 3 +10 + a +13 + 7 pll6 121 106 115 110 10a 108 9a 105 Domestic f l o o r coverings + 2 +12 - 1 +30 +10 P 72 85 77 86 61 62 80 70 76 Major appliances +U5 +31 +101 + 7 +J4.I P 96 87 82 91 92 88 65 62 66 Radio, phonograph, TV + 6 +31 + 8 + 7 +10 p 86 78 81 103 73 73 73 76 107 T o t a l of U departments 1/ + 9 +16 422 +13 +ia P 97 99 91 102 90 87 87 79 90 ALL OTHER SALES 1/ + 8 r+ 8 + 7 + 1 + 6 p 96 99 102 98 7h 97 9a 103 90 ! | i 1 p—Preliminary. r—Revised. . e e 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 to permit comparisons with departmental changes* 2/ Figures are based on the 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 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 ) . Notei —Total 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 t h e 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 . 1 United S t a t e s |8oston Wew York Philadelphia Cleveland Richmond Atlanta Chicago S t . Louis Minneapolis Kansas C i t y Dallas San F r a n c i s c o United S t a t e s Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland Richmond Atlanta ^Chicago S t . Louis Minneapolis Kansas C i t y Dallas San F r a n c i s c o For f o o t n o t e s , s e e page 1. NOT FOR PUBLICATION SPECIAL WEEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—SUMMARY BY DISTRICTS Sales i n S e l e c t e d Departments CONFIDENTIAL - F. R. Page 2 Major household a p p l i a n c e s Domestic f l o o r coverings 4 weeks it weeks 4 weeks One week ending One week ending One week ending ending ending ending J u l y 23 J u l y 1 6 | J u l y 9 ' J u l y 2 July 23 J u l y 23 J u l y 1 6 j J u l y 9 iJuly 2 July 23 J u l y 23 J u l y 161 J u l y 91 J u l y 2 J u l y 23 +101 +ltl + 7 +10 +31 + 2 1 +30 +12 +45 +10 +13 + 7 + u + 3 +26 +21 + 7 -10 +26 +64 0 - 6 +36 -27 -11 - 2 " -16' -33 + 7 + 8 +128 464 +11 +13 +11 +59 +11 + 3 +75 - 3 - 7 -35 - 7 - 3 0 +118 +49 - 6 +36 + 6 +50 - 8 + 8 -11 - 2 -15 - 5 - 5 - 4 +21 +71 +128 +114 +38 +45 +63 +12 +15 + 8 +38 + 8 +77 + 5 - 7 F u r n i t u r e and bedding + 6 +16 - 6 + 1 +12 +57 +16 + 5 - 9 + 3 - 2 +58 +10 +39 +11 +31 + 5 +25 + 4 +22 + + + + 1 6 1 9 +17 0 + 8 -31 -16 - 6 - 5 +105 +19 +73 +16 +95 + 4 +16 + 5 +35 +181 +45 +39 -31 +115 - 8 +67 - 9 +188 +134 +128 +143 +42 -20 +21 -20 +128 426 +60 + 6 +11 -18 +18 +33 +29 +17 + 7 - 8 +32 -30 +38 + 2 -38 + 5 - 4 -10 +11 + 8 +41 0 -ItO -43 +31 +16 +13 + 7 +13 +17 + 8 - 5 +19 +41 +11 + 3 +33 +13 -26 +63 +25 + 2 +22 +57 +33 - 9 +79 +10 +22 + 3 + 1 +10 +14 + 4 0 + 8 + 4 +12 + 5 +17 +14 - 5 Grand T o t a l - - e t i t i r e s t o r e £ / ToYaT of 4 departments "Radios , phonographs 3 t e l e v i s i o n , e t c . 4 weeks it weeks ii weeks One week ending One week ending One week ending ending ending ending J u l y 23 J u l y 16 J u l y 91 J u l y 2 J u l y 23 J u l y 23 J u l y 16 J u l y 9 jJuly 2 J u l y 23 J u l y 23 J u l y 161July 9 IJuly 2 J u l y 23 + 2 +10 + 7 + 8 r+ 9 +22 +lit +16 +13 +10 + 8 + 9 + 6 + 7 +31 - 1 -11 + 5 + 2 1 + 7 +11 +12 - U +23 + 5 - 7 -35 - 4 - 3 + 8 + 7 + 5 + 8 r+ 9 0 +10 + 5 +14 +11 -10 + 5 +22 +32 - 7 0 + 2 + 6 + 2 + 5 +10 - 5 l + 3 +20 -28 -22 -13 - 4 -lk +13 +16 +17 + 5 +26 +14 +28 +24 4x2 +24 +15 +52 +14 +32 - 4 + 9 +11 +12 - 4 +29 +293 + 8 - 2 + 3 -10 -11 +8 it +25 +16 - 4 +15 +16 +U1 + 2 +23 +34 +20 + 7 -10 +30 +39 +26 - 6 +22 +38 +25 +89 +20 +16 +12 +16 +27 +26 +17 +18 -22 -29 +22 +11 +21 -22 -23 -Hi 0 +90 - 5 +16 0 -19 +12 + 3 - + 3 -22 +4l +11 +lit + 7 - 8 - 4 + 8 +33 +29 +16 -19 -20 +25 + 7 + 2 0 - 2 +17 + 6 + 1 +20 + 4 2 - 8 0 + 2 +19 +14 + 8 + 8 +18 r+16 +13 + 7 +11 +12 + 9 +17 + 3 +10 + 4 + 7 +12 +13 + 8 +10 + + + - + 8 +12 +25 + 1 -14 - 1 +11 - l 0 + 5 +14 0 9 8 5 3
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