Full text of C.7.3 Department Store Trade, United States : 1956

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rajMEDIATE

Percentage of YE IT'S melee aide In each month

Depertmnt

GRAND TOTAL - ENTIRE STORE

6.5

6.2

8.0

7.2

8.1

7.7

6.2

7.4

8.2

8.9 10.6

m m STORE TOTAL

6.5

6.3

7.9 7 . 1

8.1

7.7

6.1

7.li

8.1

9.0

12.1

6.6

6.7

8.1

6.8

7.2

9.5

7.7

8.5

9 (Including linings)

\

Percentege of

| * n e | July jj Aug.| S e p t . j o e t . | Wor.| Dec.| l e e r

J « a . | Feb. j » r . | J « r . j

/




7.2

REIMS

15.0

depertaenta

100.0

10.5 15.3 l o o . o
8.9

10.7

100.0

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1

6.4

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1

6.5

2

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7 . 0 6.7

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7.8

8

7.4

5.8

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6.6

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7.3

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8 . 1 10.8

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19.6 100.0

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6.0

6.1

9.2 7.U

8.3

7.1

5.6

7.6

9.0

9 . 3 10.1 14.3 100.0

5.6

6.1

9.2

8.2

7.1

5.6

6.9

8.6

9 . 1 10.4

7.1

16.1 100.0

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5.7

8.2

9.3

9.6

9.7

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5.4

5.0

7 . 1 5.9

7.2

9.3

5.4

6.1

7.3

R.5 12.1 20.7

100.0

9.8

7.3

7.2

7.3 7.8

8.5

8.1

7.4

8.0

F.l

9.3

9.9 11.1 100.0

20.4

9.'l

6.'9

8."2 IJD'.I

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7.9

7.3

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4.3

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4.8

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7.0 5.5

6.8

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S
7.4

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6.0

6.1

s

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6.1

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7.4

p

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13.6 25.0 100.0

5.5
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5.9

5.8

8.4

7.4

8.4

8.4

6.0

7.6

8.5

9.2

10.5 13.9 :

10.9

5.7

5.9

9.9

7.4

7.0

7.6

9.4

7.8

9.7

9.1 10.6 :

5.6

5.7

9.1 7.6

8.7

8.2

5.8

7.7

8.7

9.2

10.2 13.5 :

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6.4

5.5

7.1

7.7 9 . 1

5.8

10.2 7 . 5

7.2

7.1

8.7 7 . 5

7.3

7.8

9.8 9.4

9.3

7.4

6.2

8.8

8.8

7.7

8.1

7.3

8.1

7.6

9.0

10.0 10.0

9.2

8.0

6.8

6.8

6.1

7.2

7.9

8 . 1 10.7
9.2

8.8

11.0

9.8

100.0

9.5 U . 9

100.0

1C.8 10.9 100.0
7.3

7.6 100.0

DBPARWWT STORK TRADE, UNITTO STATES
Distribution o f S i l e s b y Departments

.FOR IMMEDIATE RBIZASB

Percentage of month's sales Bade in each department 1/
Department

v

ID TOTAL - EST IRE STORE

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

100.0

85.5 85.2 83.9 81,.2 84.3 83.6 81,-5 8to2 84.1, 84.4 84.7 86.4

84.7

9.1

2




2

Percentage of
year'a sales
by
lay | Jtinej July J lug. Jsept. J Oct. j Nov. j Dec. j departments

Jan. J Feb. 1 16

5.1

LI

4.9

4.8

4.2

5.7

6.2

4.6

4.6

4.1

4.9

3.1.

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8

8

1

8

8.8

9.3

7.8

8.3

8
8.6

8
8.5

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8

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8.4
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8

8

8

8

7.9

7.9

8.1

9.1 11.6

8.9

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0.8

1.0

1.0 .1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

0.9

17.5

1.1

1.7

1.4

17.5 17.4 19.9 19.2 lfl.3 16.1 16.3 19.!, 20.2 19.0 16.1, 14.8
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1.2

17.7

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1.2

0.9

0.7

0.7

0.1,

8.1

8.1

8.6

8.0

1

8

8

i

k',

S

0.3

0.7

1.1

1.0

1.1

1.0

0.9

8.8 11.8

8.5

7.9

8.9

9.2 11.2 13.5

9.8

8

6

6

t

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1.1

B

8

. 8

23.0 23.7 18.6 22.1 21.3 21.!, 24.3 22.0 20.0 21.2 19.3 14.9

20.1,

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3.7

4.3

4.8

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4.3

4.7

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5.4

5.3

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8

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4.2

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4.6

7.2

3
9.3
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11.6 13.1 12.o 13.0 13.5 12.? 12.8 13.0 12.8 12. < 11.6
0.9

0.7

1.4

0.9

0.0 . 1.2

1.3

c.o

1.0

0.8

0.7 -

5.8

7.2

6.7

6.8

6.6

6.4

6.8

6.4

.6.1

5.7

6.0

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E

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I

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H

S

1.9

0*3

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2.3

2.1

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8

2.4

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s

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3.1

o.*4

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.4

1.2

0.7 '

0.9

1.0

1.0

0.9

0.8

0.7

3.3

3.0

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.0

I *roe * l y Aug. Sept. I Oct. WOT. I Dee.
m m STORE TOTAL

106

*

107

102

81

108

11B

llfi

202

105

65

93

99

117

35
31
86

k7
80
73

56
113
63

69
125
67

68
99
S.

55
73
55

57
62
86

91 103
87 93
91, 123
95 99

138
120
168
130

95
80
93
125

10k
95
87
139

117
129
81,
lU

160
196
109
167

110
105
111
117

PIECE GOCDS tit) jpesmom TBCTII£S
Silks, velvets, and eynthetlca
Woolen yard goods
Cotton yard goods (Including lining:)

6k
60
93

Household textiles

77 61
53 20
112 117

72
69
73
75
90
73
81i
102

68
69
61,
72

86
79
87
98

96

55
15
125

38
13
10b

102
91
110
109

93

108

103

80

92

100

113

150

271

116

105 97
95 113
l i t 106

108
132
121,

97
12k
118

66
87
97

71
87
105

80
107
106

91
110
118

IDl,
119
139

136
165
301

91
110
126

86

107

100

69

89 . 106
86 100
92 116
90 108

Ikk
13b
166
167

269
209
291
366

106
101
113
120

59
90
85
92

61
72
76
70

121
216
176
232

136
377
310
100

96
106

100
110

100
lib

60
92

7k

79

120

93

107

73

86

118 101,

125

53

7k

173

9b

80

91
76
96
71

76
80
95
72

88
106
129
100

8k
78

133
131

89
9k

93
121

86

91

lk9 121

128

121 103

111

93
106
61
66

76
76
83
79

113
105
135
160

53
51
58
109
113
10k

S AND MISSES' AFPAKEL **) ACCESSORIES (TOTAL)
S AND MISSES' 8KADT-TO-VKAR ACCESSORIES

• Infants' near (including Infanta' foral tare)
Children's

83

8k
87
90
97
10k
182 88

lES'S AHD BOTS* WKto

73

d bqrs* shoes and slippers

Ptirnlture end bedding
Mattresses, springs, and studio beds
Upholstered and other furniture
Domestic floor covering -

^93

86
108
101
112

110
126
118
126

9k

?k- 100

118

122

133

188

93

73

113

118

136

209

96 126
kk
k6
82 152
k3 • 79
122 13k

11#
62
Ikk
112
IkO

176
102
105
173
129

301
250
90
280
159

90

116 8k
If
38
53 38
51 3k
152 115

Ikl
lk8

• Inexpensive dresses
s end alsses' better dresses
Blouse?, skirts, and sportswear
Aprons, hoosedresses, md uniforms

76
95
92
95

69
93
109
91

55
75
9k
69

66
7k
97
65

8k
7k
96
62

90
66
118
72

101
135
16k
111

165
261
30k
231

111
98
116

82
73
83

109
151
100

lk2
lk3
lk2

1U
102
137

122
121
122

IkB
163
Ilk

95

75

109

12k

127

129

166

33

36

61

102
117

118

155

16k

261

15k

208

93

75

113
123

75
81

89
88

113
109

Ilk
Ilk

23

5k

115

1<5

1*

68

95

79

97

125

72

99

Ilk

72
65
68
80

91
77
Ikk
12k

93
69
80
96

Ilk
88
91
112

128
135
88
lk2

76
72
63
87

69
68
136
98

102
82
136
118

127

Ikk

185

121
12k

176
lk9

252
252

*87

163

278

111

139
112

99 105

115

111

99

109

109

126

135

lk9

113

113 118

128

119 129

lk7

125

lk5

IkO

115

129

S

S

S
85

86

91

86
83
91

103 111
82 69
93 93

122
88
100

117

115 100

10k

^

S

105
7k
99

S

83
70
78

S

S

S

87
80
102

102
9k
103

137
121
119

112
117
10k

126
136
82

8k

65

f

i S

lk2
lk7
162

120
179
2k5

116

172

265

3

B

SB

Bouseeares (Including small appliances)
Gift shop
70

103
71

67

83

Sporting goods

83

102 190

106
S

|

3k6

106 285

517

S

g

g

112 lk6

337

117 123

lk3

BASBEW STORE TOTAL
DOIESTICS AS) SUNSETS

% s

^

Blouses, skirts, and

76

76

96 107
93

lEK'S AH) BOTS' HEAR

S

i

135
113

106

77

117

lk6

8k

I

B

I

192

S
S
I
15k 187 232

I

107
s

128

122
i

130 183

iko 193

276

127

aso

129 132

117

115 12k

15k

10k 110

115

J
19k7-k9 average or monthly sales for each department i s used as the base In computing t i e sales Index for that department,
fotei—Based on report* from a group of large department stores located In various cities thriouglmt the country, (lb 1956, sales tgr tl
_ stores accounted f o r about 16 per cent of estimated total department stores sales.) Hot .all stores report data for a l l of the depari
nents shown; consequently, the saapla f x the Individual departments Is not so comprehensive as that for the total.




Board of Governor* of the

ttgr

June! Jilyl Aug. I Sept. I Oct. I HOT. Dec.

116

122

130

••I Apr.
133

130

121

119

126

135

150

156

122

109

111

llii

115

112

107

110

ICS

113

121

121

120

=1
121

g
128

%
131

S
125

5
117

S
107

g
112

105

;
109

#
109

8
103

116

119

till

130

128

117

Silks, velvets, and synthetics
Woolen yaid goods
Cotton yard goods (including linings)
Household textiles

Toilet articles and drag sundries

eOWX'S UB KISSES' APPAREL JUTO ACCESSCMKS (TOTAL)

taenia'and children's glows
Corsets and brassieres

122

117

119

126

97116132132127115
125 132 166 152 168 160
llii 115 118 122 12b llB

102
133
113

107
132
110

110122
139 152
113 136

126107
157 132
167 126

123
133
103
130

130
162
116
132

133 H O
168 156
128 135
127-157

136
153
121
160

129
155
110
130

121
168
105
103

126
166
122
110

136
150
133
126

155
165
160
150

172
178
177
160

132
150
122
132

102
119
107
123

100
116
101
118

107
121
109
125

109
128
116
136

106
127
111
131

103
122
109
127

100
118
105
126

103
125
106
133

111
133
1C9
166

121
172
137
181

118
189
167
193

109
122
120
119

121

133

138

138

131

138

167

162

166

126

120

136

160

162

13$

123

120

136

166

160

165

126

130
68

151
71

160
72

159
71

151
67

136
66

128
61

156
63

168
73

201
^92

210
111

131
66

165

156

159

165

162

156. ISO

it

127
126
160
116

120
115
153
105

116
105
136
95

126
111
165
101

136
132
176
116
121

163
159
202
136
158

158
176
222
150
179

122
108
206
102
86

165

139

165

172

170

162

165

135

125

113

126

161

169. 166

163

125

65

78

110

106
167
151
180

190
166
210

186
161
205

126
120
127

125

160

1M

151

Undenear, slips, and nsgligeee
Kbit undenear
Silk e d mslln undenear, a11pa, and nlghtgoms
Wegligeee, robes, and lounging apparel

119

122

165

125

Infanta' w e (Including infeite' fbmiture)
1

1

123

131

Juniors' and g i r l s ' w a r
Ainlors' coats, suits, md dresses

S s

8 1

$

S

Women's and alasss' dresses
Women's and Biases' Inexpensive dresses
Women's and misses' better dresses
Blouses, skirts, and spcrtseesr

I S

132

Women's and misses' coats and suits

a and boys' shoes and slippers

||

a

s

177
131

156
119

163
102

130

166

185
—

116

125

136

162

163 1 2 7

121

135

152

172

176

128

125
10°
106
123

137
113
122
135

167
126
121
157

156
135
127
158

156
162
120
156

125
116
120
135

169
122
138
166

168
161
11,9
156

lfl2
169
165
170

175
181
158
170

139
120
111
166

117

130

131

129

120

117

122

131

166

155

116
113

109
118

115
120

^§

131

M6

119
131
116

127
136
119

126
136
112

100
109

108
109

125
118

I

1

115

118

121

116

lli

11?

136

IBS

106

8
1
129 163

i S
162

168

m

||

178
236
285
167
157
126

236
279
177
170
170

115
M5
129
131
93

151
161
136
132
106
116

127

125

122

117

115

as, s p r i n g , and studio beds
Upholstered and other flirniture
Domestic floor coverings
Draperies, curtains, upholstery, and awnings
Kajar household appliances
Housewares (Including smell appliances)

Toys, games, sporting goods, and ci
Sporting goods and cameras

ssr

136
126
109
166

133

136

103

122

133

139

136

101,
85
160
169
138

110
100
165
171
150

95
106
176
169
159

160

159

162

BASBBHT STORE TOTAL
118

123

178

WOMENS
' AMD KISSES' READI-TO-HEAR

" 3 if

, skirts, and sportswear
108

HmeroroasHiHos

126

lbs
129
126

168
135
128

116
130
123

132

137

139

131
151

161
156

162
150

1I
119

113

125

3

3

8

I

121

125

120

111

126

136 .126

I

I
118

116

The lgli7-ny average cixl-oi ••onm stocks forJ each department is usee am tarn oase in counting the stocus unex ror tnat aepartmentj
•
•
*
— - -*
• * — ' *cities throughout the countty. J[Xn 1956, stocks a t these
' 2 2
a . ) Hot a l l stores report data f o r a l l of the departsomprehenalTO as that f o r tie total.




Board of Governors of the
• Federal Reserve System

Batlo of end-ef-eanth •(

DTOTAL- BTTPg SIOBB

3.5

Wk *».

Apr- Me lAi* IVtiT I 1 * . 5

3.9

3.6

3.2

2.b

b.*7

lu6

li.li

i t

«

I

H

:

1

0

1

1

b.1

b.2

b.0

3.1

3.0

3.8

3.8

tub

3.b

3.3

3.3

2.9

3.5

3.5

3.1

1.6
1.7

b.2

3.2

b.1

b.0

3.7

3.1

K

i i

t i

E i

t i

t l

b.6

b.1

b.0

b.1

3.5

1.5

i ?

i .

H

#

a

I

w l w t i , and syntbettce
Cotton rod food* (lnc lading llzdnge)

s

s

1 1

i l

11

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1

I

lub

3.7

S

t

:

l

i

s

s
3.8

il ii
I

s

I

I

3.6
I

il ii

I

1

i

8

3.0

2.6

2.7

3.5

3.0

2.7

2.9

2.7

l.b

3.8

3.1

3.2 H i Z

3.8

3.2

3.b

3.0

1.5

3*3

0.*8

%

%

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II il
II
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11 I I
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1

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Furniture and bedding
Mattresses, springs, and studio beds
Upholstered and other furniture

i !

i l

2.3

2.0

2.1

2.9

2 . 1 ' 2.2

1.9
1.5
3.b
3.b

2.5
2.1
3.1
3.2

1.6
1.5
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