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FEDERAL » : statistical <&. - RESERVE „# 7 A FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 2, 1962 - ^ W J DEPARTMENT STORE MERCHANDISING DATA UNITED STATES — MARCH 1962 # (Selected series, based on retail dollar Amount (In millions of dollars) 1962 Feb. Mar, Mar. Feb. a e e ( > <5>A, Men.. W from Year ago Sales l/ p 471 357 r 483 351 Stocks l/ pi»579 1,461 1,459 rl,369 + 8 + 8 Outstanding Orders P 503 531 472 - 5 +14 Receipts 2/ p 589 410 New Orders 2/ P 561 465 r r 442 - 2 573 r 401 +44 + 3 543 r 442 +21 + 3 Merchandising Ratios -2/ 1957-61 average 1961 Feb. Mar. Mar. | Feb. 3.8 3.0 3.2 3.9 Stocks to Sales 1962 . Mar. j Feb. 4.1 p3»4 Outstanding Orders to Sales pl.l 1.5 0.9 1.3 1.0 1.3 Stocks plus Outstanding Orders to Sales p4.4 5.6 r3.9 5.2 4.2 5.2 Receipts to Sales 2/ pl.3 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.2 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 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 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 Division of Research and Statistics. Digitized for Board's FRASER
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