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7-76,3 BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM FOR IMMEDIATE REIEASE December U, 1957 G.7 «i-ul DEPARTMENT STORE MERCHANDISING DATA fCs D A U H IE REFERENCE LIBRARY UNITED STATES - OCTOBER 1957 EDERAL RESERVE BMW OF &flfaftftflpted s e r i e s , based on r e t a i l d o l l a r Per cem October from 'MGn Tear Month ago ago Amount ( i n millions of d o l l a r s ) "1955" 1957 ' Oct. I Sept, Oct, | Sept. Sales 1 / p Stocks l / pl,5l8 U86 UU2 +10 -1 rl,U78 1,329 + 8 +3 ij.38 r U8l i,koo J? 'sT Outstanding orders P 531 567 r 587 600 - 6 -10 Receipts 2 / P 599 538 r 635 512 +11 -6 New orders 2 / P 563 536 r 622 537 + 5 -9 Merchandising Ratios 3 / # 1957 1 • * 1' V " ** 1956 Oct, ! S e p t . Oct, | S e p t . Oct, 1952-56 average Sept, Stocks to S a l e s e 3.2 3.0 3.0 2,9 3.0 Outstanding Orders t o Sales P 1.1 1.3 12 . lU . 1,2 1.3 Stocks p l u s Outstanding Orders to S a l e s e p 3.2 P U.3 14.5 r U.2 UU . h.i ii.3 Receipts to S a l e s 2 / p 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.2 12 . 1.2 p—Preliminary, r—Revised, 1 / Figures are based on the sample described i n the note below and are presented here s o l e l y t o permit comparisons with changes in orders 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 the r e g u l a r monthly s a l e s r e p o r t G.7,2 and stocks r e p o r t G.7.U.2 or the Federal Reserve B u l l e t i n . 2 / Receipts of goods are derived from the reported f i g u r e s on s a l e s and s t o c k s . New orders are derived 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 outstanding orders, y The f i r s t three r a t i o s are of stocks and/or orders at the end of the month to s a l e s during the 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 the month. Note: —These f i g u r e s are not estimates f o r a l l department s t o r e s i n the United tetates. They are the a c t u a l d o l l a r amounts r e p o r t e d ty 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 the country. In 1956, s a l e s by these s t o r e s accounted f o r about 50 per cent of estimated t o t a l department s t o r e s a l e s . Figures f o r the most r e c e n t thirteen-month period are 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 to August 1952, see Federal Digitized for Reserve B u l l e t i n f o r October 1952, pp. 1098-1102. FRASER Back data may be obtained from http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ the Board's Division of Research and S t a t i s t i c s , Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
