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.•'Of cow^ IIIIJ *f*4LRE^* statistic RESERVE FEDERAL a release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 3, 1962 G.7.4.1 DEPARTMENT STORE MERCHANDISING DATA UNITED STATES - M Y 1962 federal heserve bank OF CHICAGO May Amount (In millions of dollars) 1961 1962 May i April 1 April Per cdw^change J fyiSco Wap 6 Zti. a s° Sales if P 508 502 480 434 Stocks l/ pi,573 1,589 1,475 1,497 Outstanding Orders p 493 457 r 418 386 + 9 +19 Receipts 2/ P 492 515 r 458 476 - 4 +7 New Orders 2/ P 533 474 r 490 422 +12 + 9 W Stocks to Sales - 1 +7 Merchandising Ratios!/ 1957-61 average 1961 1962 April May May April May ! Aoril 3.2 3.1 3.4 3.1 3.2 P 3.1 Outstanding Orders to Sales P 1.0 0.9 Stocks plus Outstanding Orders to Sales P 4.1 4.1 Receipts to Sales 2/ P 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 r 3.9 4.3 3-9 4.0 r 1.0 1.1 0.9 1.1 1 I T Figures are based on the sample descriloed 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 u.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 1961, sales by these stores counted for about 45 per cent of the estimated total department store sales. ^Kgures 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. Digitized forp—preliminary FRASER r—Revised
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