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57S-/-9-S f H.Sa BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM ' FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 22, i960. IJEEKLY'- DEPARTMENT STORE SALES Federal Reserve District Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Jan. 1 Four weeks One week ending to ending Sept. 17iSept. 10!Sept. 3|Aug. 27 Sept. 17 Sept. 17 + 3 Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland - 5 -6 r+ 6 - 1 Richmond Atlanta Chicago St. Louis - 3 - 3 - 8 - 1 -14 -17 - 4 Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas San Francisco U. S. Total - 5 + 1 + 2 - 6 - 1 +11 - 2 + 3 + 6 - 2 + 6 + 3 - 6 - 3 + 3 - 1 + 4 + 2 - 4 + 2 + 5 0 + 2 - 3 - 1 - 2 - 4 - 2 + 1 + 1 0 - 8 - 5 • -3 + 1 - 1 - 3 4 2 1 2 - 1 - 8 + 1 0 0 - 4 - 1 + 3 - 6 + + + 6 - 8 0 - 4 r- 2 - 5 - 2 - 1 + 4 - 1 + 2 - 3 - 3 - 1 - 2 0 U. S. weekly index, without seasonal adjustment, 1947-49=100 if I960 Aug. 20 Aug. 27 Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 139 144 147 130 150 1969 Aug, 22 Aug. 29 Sept. 5 Sept. 12 Sept. 19 132 139 148 133 158 1958 Aug. 23 Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 20 134 149 123 145 136 r—Revised. 1/ 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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