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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM For release in evening papers Thursday, September 10 September 9. 1936 R&S rtp - l4l DEPARTMENT' STOBE SALES IN AUGUST 1936 Preliminary report Department store sales increased from July to August "by less than the usual amount and the Board's seasonally adjusted index was 86 percent of the 1923-1925 average, as compared with 91 percent in July and 8J percent in June. Total sales in August were J percent larger than a year ago, although the month had one less "business day this year. In the first eight months sales were 10 percent larger than in the corresponding period of last year. REPORTS BY FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICTS Percentage change from a year ago January 1 August* to August 31 Total +7 +10 Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland -A +3 +8 +13 •*s +10 +12 Richmond Atlanta Chicago St. Louis +2 +l4 -*9 0 Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas San Francisco 49 0 +18 •+9 Federal Reserve Number of stores reporting Number of cities included 532 269 55 54 33 29 33 28 15 11 +13 +11 +8 59 33 61 37 28 21 35 20 +8 +17 +11 39 21 21 90 22 13 10 33 districts: •*9 * August figures preliminary; in most citios the month had one less business day this year than last year.
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