Full text of H.8a Weekly Department Store Sales : July 5, 1963

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FOR lirL iEDIATE RELEASE
July 5, 1963
Department ..store-sales advanced further in June, after
allowance 'for seasonal variation. The June index is estimated at 120
per cent of the 1957-59 average, up 3 points' from 17*y and 9 points from
June a year ago. In the latter month, however, sales were rather slack,
owing to unseasonably cool weSther and other special factors.
1963
1962
June
Monthly sales index 1957-59=100
June nay Apr.
111
Adjusted for seasonal variation
el20 117
115
Without seasonal adjustment
ell4 112
112
105
WEEKLY [DEPARTMENT STORE SALES
Federal Reserve
District

Percentage change from corresponding periods 11 year ago
(Based on retail dollar amounts)
Jan. 1
Four weeks
One week ending
to
ending
June 29
June 29
June 29!June 221 June 151 June 8
+ 6
+13
+ 3
+ 8

+ 4
+ 4
- 2
0

+ 5
+14
+18
+17

+ 9
+18
+12
+12

+ 4
+10
+ 4
+ 4

+18
+ 9
+10
0

+12
+10
+10
+ 3

+
+
+
+

+10 "

+ 9

+ 4

3
8
1
7

+ 7
+15
+ 6
+11

+
+
+

+10
+13
+ 9
+ 7

r+ 5
r+15
+ 6
+ 8

+13
+26
+14
+16

Minneapolis
Kansas City _
Dallas
San Francisco

+17
+ 8
+ 8
+ 3

+
+
+
r+

1
6
6
6

r+14
+14
+15
+ 3

U.S. Total

+ 9

+ 6

+13

Boston
Hew York
Philadelphia—Cleveland

+ 7
+19
+ 9
+ 4

Richmond
Atlanta;
Chicago
St. Louis

+
+
+

6
11
2
7

1

5
5
7
4

U.S. weekly sales index, without seasonal adjustment. 1957-59=100 1/
1963

June .1
June 8
June 15
June 22
June 29

100
120
126
103
102

1962

June 2
June 9
June 16
June 23
June 30

1961
109
112
97
94

June 3
June 10
June 17
June 24
July 1

95
109
115
92
90

r—Revised
e—Estimated
1/ For description of monthly indexes see Federal Reserve Bulletin for July 1962.
A description of weekly indexes appears in Bulletin for August 1962.
' 7eekly indexes at the district and city levels are published by several of the
Federal iteserve Banks.
—
June this year had one less trading day than last.