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7- 763 BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM G.7.U.1 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 28, 1958. DEPARTMENT STORE MERCHANDISING DATA UNITED STATES - JULY 1958 Amount ( I n m i l l i o n s of d o l l a r s ) 1958 1957 J u l y j June J u l y | June Li,'BRAry Sep 2 '958 Per c e h P t e d f i g e J u l y from Month Year ago ago Sales 1 / p 1*02 356 1*11 - 9 + 3 Stocks 1 / p i , 211* 1,230 rl,2l*2 1,257 - 1 - 2 Outstanding o r d e r s P 563 1*81 r 601 523 +17 - 6 Receipts 2 / P 31*9 321* r 31*1 318 + 8 + 2 New Orders 2/ P 1*31 1*86 r 1*19 1*87 -11 + 3 365 Merchandising R a t i o s 3 / Stocks t o S a l e s 19i?8 July June P 3.3 3.1 Outstanding Orders to Sales P 1.5 1.2 1.7 1.3 1.7 1.2 Stocks p l u s Outstanding Orders t o S a l e s P 1*.9 1*.3 5*2 i*.3 5.1 l*.l Receipts t o S a l e s 2 / P 1.0 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.8 July 3.5 ±9i>Y June 3.1 19i>3-i>7 Average July June 3.1* 2.9 y ~ v* 1 / Figures a r e based on t h e sample d e s c r i b e d i n t h e note below and are p r e s e n t e d here s o l e l y t o p e r m i t comparisons with changes i n o r d e r s and r e c e i p t s . For monthly movements of t o t a l department s t o r e s a l e s and s t o c k s , r e f e r t o t h e r e g u l a r monthly s a l e s r e p o r t G.7.2 and s t o c k s r e p o r t G.7.U.2 or t h e F e d e r a l Reserve B u l l e t i n . 2 / Receipts of goods a r e d e r i v e d from t h e r e p o r t e d f i g u r e s on s a l e s and s t o c k s . New Orders a r e d e r i v e d from r e c e i p t s and r e p o r t e d f i g u r e s on o u t s t a n d i n g o r d e r s . 3 / The f i r s t t h r e e r a t i o s a r e of s t o c k s a n d / o r orders a t t h e end of t h e month to s a l e s during t h e month. The f i n a l r a t i o i s based on t o t a l s of s a l e s and r e c e i p t s f o r t h e month. Note:—These f i g u r e s a r e n o t e s t i m a t e s f o r a l l department s t o r e s i n t h e United S t a t e s . They a r e the a c t u a l d o l l a r amounts r e p o r t e d by a group of department s t o r e s l o c a t e d i n v a r i o u s c i t i e s throughout t h e country. In 1957, s a l e s by t h e s e ' s t o r e s accounted f o r about 1*5 p e r cent of the e s t i m a t e d t o t a l department s t o r e s a l e s . F i g u r e s f o r t h e most r e c e n t t h i r t e e n - m o n t h p e r i o d a r e shown r e g u l a r l y i n the B u l l e t i n . For d e s c r i p t i o n and back d a t a , January 1939 t o August 1952, see Federal Reserve B u l l e t i n f o r October 1952, p p . 1098-1102. Back d a t a may be obtained from t h e Board's D i v i s i o n of Research and S t a t i s t i c s . *
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