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WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS.(Continued)
Percentage change from corresponding
period a year ago
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(Based on r e t a i l d o l l a r amounts)—
3 mos.
Week ending
1958 Apr. 26 | May 3 | May 10 | May 17
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Metropolitan Areas
Washington
Downtown Washington
Baltimore
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Richmond
Atlanta D i s t r i c t
Metropolitan Areas
Birmingham
Mobile
Jacksonville
Miami
Downtown Miami
Atlanta
Augusta
New Orleans
Knoxville
City
Tampa
Chicago D i s t r i c t
Metropolitan Areas
Chicago
Indianapolis
Detroit
- Grand Rapids
Milwaukee
S t . Louis D i s t r i c t
Metropolitan Areas
L i t t l e Rock
Louisville
S t . Louis
Memphis
Minneapolis D i s t r i c t
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Mpls.-St. Paul
Kpls. and Suburbs
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WEEKLY DEPAK1MENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued)
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Week ending
P l 9 5 8 ' Apr. 26 | May j | May 10 | May 17
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1/ During April changes frcm a year ago r e f l e c t i n p a r t the f a c t t h a t l a s t year
Easter was on April ZL while t h i s year i t was on April 6* j For t h i s reason i t i s
estimated that in comparison with l a s t year an allowance should be made for a decrease i n sales of about 6 per cent f o r the month of April j as a whole. These
allowances apply t o the f i g u r e s f o r the United S t a t e s .
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