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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM FOR IMMEDIATE REIEASE
October 30, 1958.

Ho8a
WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES

Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago
Federal Reserve
One week ending

District
Oct. 25

Oct. lti | Oct. 11| Oct. 4
+16
+ 5
- 2
+ 2

+ 9
+15
+15
- 1

+
+
+
+

9
9
9
2

+ 1
+ 2
0
- 3

r+10
r+ 7
0
+ 7

+
+
+
+

2
8
2
2

+ 9
+ 7
+ U
+10

+
+
+
+

7
7
1
6

0
- 1
- k
- 1

0
+ h
- 3
+ 7

- 1
+ 1
0
0

+
+
+
+

2
5
3
3

+ 7
r+13
+20
- 6

+
+
+
+

2
6
5
l

- 1
+ 2
- 1
0

+ 3

+ 6

+

h

+ 7

+ 5

0

Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland

+
+
+
+

3
3
8
1

+ 9
+1U
+16
+ 8

Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
St. Louis

+ 7
+ h
- 1
+ 3

Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco
U. S. Total

Jan. 1
to
Oct. 25

Four weeks
ending
Oct. 25

1

U. S. weekly index, without seasonal adjustment, 19U7-U9 = 100-/
1958
~Tept.
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
. Oct.

27

h

11
18
25

336

l bS

1U7
11*6
lUo

1957
Sept.
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.

28
5
12
19
26

139
136
1U2 '
138
136

1956
Sept.
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.

29
6
13
20
27

lill

138
lii6
1U0
139

r—Revised.
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1/ For description and weekly indexes for the period January 1937 to March 1958 see
Federal Reserve Bulletin for April 1958, pp. I4I2-U2I.
vlieekly indexes at the district and city levels are published by several of the
Federal Reserve Banks.