Full text of H.8a Weekly Department Store Sales : February 25, 1960

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H.8a

BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE .
February 25, I960.
MEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES

Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago
(Based on retail dollar amounts)
Federal Reserve
Jan. 1
Four weeks
One week ending
to
ending
District
Feb. 20 1/
Feb. 20
Feb. 201 Feb. 131 Feb. 61 Jan. 30
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland

+ 1
• - 2
'• - 6
- 4

+14
+10
+6
r 0

- 5
0
+7
+ 6
0+11
+3
+8

Richmond
• Atlanta
Chicago
St. Louis

-13
-5
-3
+ 1
-1
+4
+ 2
+ 5
+6
- 7 + 1 + 3

-1
+2
+8
-1

Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco

0
- 5
0
+ 4

+4
+8
+ 1 — 2
-2
+1
+2
0

+7
+4
0
+2

-2

+4

+5

U.S. Total

+3

+
+
+
+

2
5
3
2

+
+
+
+

4
6
4
7

+
+
-

6
2
5
1

+
+
+

3
4
7
3

+ 4
- 1
0
+ 2

!

1

+ 7
0
+ 1
+ 2
+ 4

+ 2
•

U. S. weekly index, without seasonal adjustment, 1947-49=100 2/
I960
Jan.
Jan.
Feb.
Feb.
Feb.

23
30
6
13
20

. 113
111
111
115
107

1959
Jan.
Jan.
Feb.
Feb.
Feb.

24
31
7
14
21

105
106
108
111
109

1958
Jan.
Feb.
Feb.
Feb.
Feb.

25
1
8
15
22

100
98
99
103
88

r—Revised,
1/ 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 195°
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.