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™H,Ga 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 *