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y > W - P*?xQj^ FOR IMI4EDIATE RELEASE April 5, 1962. >\ MONTHLY DEPARTMENT STORE STOCKS (Based on retail dollar amounts) &*ESERVE-$<^ FEBRUARY I962 Seasonally adjusted slightly in February from the months. The monthly index is 1947-49 average compared with a year ago. Federal Reserve Index numbers (Average end-of-month stocks 1947-49=100) Seasonally adjusted Unadjusted 1962 1961 1962 1961 Feb. Feb. I Jan. Jan. Feb. CD District department store stocks decreased record high of the three previous estimated at 171 per cent of the 172 in January and l6l for February Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland Percentage change Feb. 1962 from * Month Year aeo a TO 154 155 169 150 154 153 rl71 151 146 rl47 rl5o 142 145 144 162 144 137 138 rl50 133 137 138 rl50 136 0 + 1 1 0 + + + + 5 5 8 6 Richmond Atlanta Chicago St. Louis pl96 P234 160 145 195 242 rl63 rl50 181 221 148 147 pl84 P 234 152 138 173 222 rl47 133 170 221 140 139 + 1 3 2 - 3 + + + - 8 6 8 1 Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas San Francisco 156 Pl73 pl96 P195 153 175 197 192 rl55 164 rl79 rl84 pl71 172 161 United States 150 , pl66 P190 pl80 140 158 173 170 pl63 154 — + 2 rl48 1 rl57 0 rl73 rl69 ; + 2 + 1 + 6 +10 + 6 0 + 6 153 *—Based on seasonally adjusted indexes, p—Preliminary. r—Revised. Note:—Indexes are based on value of stocks at end of month. For description of the series see Federal Reserve Bulletin for December 1957, pp. 1323-1336. Back data may be obtained from the Division of Administrative Services. Indexes for the most recent thirteen-month period are shown regularly in the Bulletin.
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