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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
FOR BEEDIATE RELEASE
December U, 1958.

Seasonally a d j u s t e d department s t o r e s a l e s i n November were l i t t l e
changed from t h < September and October l e v e l but v/ere 2 per cent above November,
1957. The index f o r November i s estimated a t 136 per cent of t h e 19U7-U9 average
compared with 135 in both September and October and 133 i n November a year ago.
Index of department s t o r e s a l e s 1 /
1947-49=100
Adjusted f o r seasonal - v a r i a t i o n
Without seasonal adjustment

Nov,

1958
Oct.,

el36
el66

135
11+1

Sept,

1957
Nov.

135
137

133
162

.

WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES
Percentage change, from corresponding period a year ago
(Based on r e t a i l d o l l a r amounts)
Four weeks
Jan. 1
One week ending
ending
to
Nov. 29 | Nov. 22 | Nov.. 1^ j Nov, 0
Nov. 29
Nov. 29

Federal Reserve.
District

. +k
0
+ k
-12

Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland

- 2
- 1

+

5

+

+

5

+

r-

5

5

+ 2
+ 2
0

- 2
- 3

5

7

+ 3

+ k

5

+

+

Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
Sen Francisco

+ 2

+

6

+

+

5

+

7

+

+

7

+ k
+10

+ l
+11

+ 1
- 2

+ 1

+ 2

+ 3

.+ 2

v• S. Total

-

6

0

J

5

0
- 2

+ 3
- 3
+ 1

+

-

+10
+11
- 1
- k

+ 3

Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
S t . Louis

- 1
r+ 3
0
- k

+ 3
0
+ U

5

+ l
+
6

8

136
148157
169
171

1957
Nov. 2
Nov. 9
Nov. 16
Nov, 23
Nov. 30

130
1U5
152
166
170

1
2
1
3

Jft

6

+ 1
+

7

+ 2

U . S . weekly index, without seasonal adjustment, 19kl-k9
1958
Nov. 1
Nov. 8
Nov. 15
Nov. 22
Nov.29

+
+
+
-

1956
Nov. 3
Nov. 10
Nov. 17
Nov. 24
Dec. 1

0
- 3
—1
- 1
+ 3 0
0
rr

9

2/
~ 100-/
134
1k9
165
162
214

r—Revised. :
e—Estimated.
1/ Monthly indexes r e f e r t o d a i l y average s a l e s i n calendar month. November 1958
f i g u r e s estimated from weekly s a l e s . November t h i s year had one l e s s t r a d i n g day
than l a s t .
2/ For d e s c r i p t i o n and weekly indexes f o r t h e period January 1937 t o March 1958 see
Federal Reserve B u l l e t i n f o r A p r i l 1958, pp. U12-U21.
Yieekly indexes at t h e d i s t r i c t and c i t y l e v e l s are published by s e v e r a l of the
Federal Reserve Banks *