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T- 7W BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM A G.7.4.1 DATA FILL CCCRFNCE U3RAh'DEPARTMENT STORE MERCHANDISING DATA FE*DWLR£SEKVEBANK UNITED STATES OF CHICAGO JULY 1957 Per cent changes:,.-/ July from I ear Month ago ago Amount (In millions of dollars) 1956 1957 July | June July | June 356 FOR M E D I A T E RELEASE August 2y>4.957,. •»o -13 + 5 1,196 - 1 + 6 592 501* +13 - 1 313 r 325 332 +10 + 6 1*77 r 1*13 1*96 -13 0 409 r 340 Sales 1f p Stocks 1/ pi,21*6 1,257 rl,l8l Outstanding orders P 587 519 r Receipts <2/ P 345 New orders 2/ P 1)13 1*20 Merchandising Ratios 3/ 1956 1 i * 1957 July| June average July | June Stocks to Sales 3.1 3.5 2.8 3.1* 2.9 Outstanding Orders to Sales P 1.6 1.3 1.7 1.2 1.7 1.1 Stocks plus Outstanding ing Orders to Sales P 5.1 1*»3 5.2 4.0 5.1 U.o Receipts to Sales 2/ • P 3.5 P 1.0 0.8 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.8 p—Preliminary. r—Revised 1/ Figures are based on the sample described in the note below and are presented Here solely to permit comparisons with changes in orders and receipts. For monthly movements of total department store sales and stocks, refer to the regular monthly sales report G.7.2 and stocks report G.7.4.2 or the Federal Reserve Bulletin. 2/ Receipts of goods are derived from the reported figures on sales and stocks. New orders are derived from receipts and reported figures on outstanding orders. 3/ The first three rations are of stocks and/or orders at the end of the month to sales during the month, The final ratio is based on totals of sales and receipts for the month. Note:—These figures are not estimates for all department stores in the United States* They are the actual dollar amounts reported by a group of department stores located in various cities throughout the country. In 1956, sales by these stores accounted |for about 50 per cent of estimated total department store sales. Figures for the most recent thirteen-month period are shown regularly in the Bulletin. For description and back data, January 1939 to August 1952, see Federal Keserve Bulletin for October 1952, pp. 1098-1102. Back data may be obtained from the Board's Division of Research and Statistics.
