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H.8a " BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 11, I960. UJEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES Federal Reserve District Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland | Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Jan. 1 Four weeks One week ending to , / ending Feb. 6|Jan. 301 Jan. 231 Jan. 16 Feb. 6-' Feb, 6 0 r+ 6 +11 + 8 + + + 5 8 1 3 • Richmond Atlanta Chicago St. Louis + + + - 1 3 4 - • r+ 2 6 r+ 8 2 r- 1 Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas San Francisco + 8 - 2 + 1 0 U. S. Total + 3 + 8 + 4 0 + 2 rf 5 - 1 + 9 + 7 +10 + 1 0 + 3 +13 + + + 1 5 5 8 + 3 + 6 + 5 +11 - 4 + 5 +17 +16 + 5 + 5 + 2 +10 + + + 1 4 8 7 0 + 5 + 8 + 6 r+10 + 2 + 5 - 1 +13 - 5 + 6 + 2 +10 0 + 3 + 1 +10 + 1 + 2 + 2 + 8 + 4 + 5 + 6 - U. S. weekly index, without seasonal adjustment. 1947-49=100 2/ I960 Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Feb. 9 16 23 30 6 132 121 113 rill 111 1959 Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Feb. 10 17 24 31 7 121 116 105 106 108 1958 Jan. Jan. Jan. Feb. Feb. 11 18 25 1 8 116 110 100 98 99 r—Revised. if Comparison period begins with January 4-9 week in I960 and with January 5-10 week in 1959• 2/ For description and weekly indexes for the period January 1937 to March 1958 see Federal Reserve Bulletin for April 1958, pp. 412-421. . Weekly indexes at the district and city levels are published by several of the Federal Reserve Banks.
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