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G.7.4.1 BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 29, I960. DEPARTMENT STORE MERCHANDISING DATA FILE REFERENCE LIBRA"* £ ' " FB UNITED STATES - JULY i960 ' ~ 0 . ^ B E S ^ ^ L ^ e ^ series, based on retail dollar amounts) ^ ^ Per cent <cH^ Amount OF criicwu I960 July I June 1959 July 1 1 June P 373 451 Stocks l/ pi,371 1,381 Outstanding Orders p 678 616 Receipts 2/ P 363 371 r 396 r New Orders 2/ P 425 567 r 457 r Yea?9 ago 449 -17 - 5 rl,309 rl,304 - 1 + 5 +10 + 2 382 - 2 - 8 573 -25 - 7 ON r 3 391 ON O ON Sales l/ Month ago Merchandising Ratios l/ July I960 June Stocks to Sales P 3.7 3.1 Outstanding Orders to Sales P 1.8 Stocks plus Outstanding Orders to Sales P Receipts to Sales 2/ P July 19.59... June 1955—59 Average June July 3.3 2.9 3.4 3.0 1.4 1.7 1.3 1.7 1.2 5.5 4.4 5.1 4.3 5.1 4.2 1.0 0.8 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.8 r r p—Preliminary. r—Revised. l/ 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 ratios 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 1959, sales by these stores accounted for about 45 per cent of the 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 Reserve Bulletin for October 1952, pp. 1098-1102. Back data may be obtained from the Board's Division of Research and Statistics.
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