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FEDERAL e»eoii statistical X # e release FOR l 4 & % E r J ® L E A S E January 31, 1 % £ 1 ^6' o " /l6y >\DE 4ENT STORE MERCHANDISING DATA ^ UNITED STATES - DECEMBER 1961 G.7.4.1 - (Selected series, based on retail dollar amounts; Per cent change Amount Dec. from (In millions of dollars) Year Month I960 1961 ago ago Nov. Dec. Nov. . Dec. Sales 1/ P 961 630 934 586 +53 + 3 Stocks l/ pi,406 1,776 1,345 1,744 -21 + 5 Outstanding Orders P 391 555 334 481 -30 +17 Receipts 2/ P 591 698 535 651 -15 +10 New Orders 2/ P 427 608 388 549 -30 +10 # e # RESERVE Merchandising Ratios -2/ I960 1956-60 Average Dec. Nov. Dec. Nov. 1.4 1.4 2.8 3.0 Stocks to Sales 1961 Dec. 1 Nov, 2.8 P 1.5 Outstanding Orders to Sales P .4 .9 .4 ..8 .4 .8 Stocks plus Outstanding Orders to Sales P 1.9 3.7 1.8 3.8 1.8 3.7 Receipts to Sales Zj P .6 1.1 .6 1.1 .6 1.1 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. 1/ 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 JStates. They are the actual dollar amounts reported by a group of department stores located in various cities throughout the country. In I960, 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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