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^ V ^ T O A R D OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM a 7 ), p 'V>' ^g» ,- a g ^ 0 ^ p$h?"* IMMEDIATE RELEASE MONTHLY DEPARTMENT STORE STOCKS (Based on r e t a i l d o l l a r amounts) NOVEMBER 1 9 5 5 , % The value of department s t o r e s t o c k s i n c r e a s e d i n November, a f t e r allowance f o r t h e u s u a l s e a s o n a l change. The a d j u s t e d index f o r t h e month i s e s t i m a t e d a t 132 per cent of t h e 19lt7-U9 average, compared with 129 f o r October. Stocks a t the end of November were 7 p e r cent g r e a t e r t h a n a year ago. F e d e r a l Reserve District Index Numbers (average end-of-month s t o c k s 1947-49 = 100) Unadjusted S e a s o n a l l y acI j u s t e d 1954 1955 1954 1955 Nov. Nov. | Oct. Nov. Oct. "Nov. Percentage change November 1955 from Month ago Year ago Boston New York Philadelphia Cleve^d pl23 119 127 P121 123 117 rl26 119 118 rll5 117 111 pl44 136 146 pl37 139 rl32 llilt 133 138 131 134 129 + + + + 4 4 l 2 + + + + Richmond Atlanta Chicago S t . Louis pi54 Pi59 123 Pl31 152 156 120 129 rlU2 143 119 114 Pl67 pl80 1U2 pl48 168 170 137 145 rl53 162 138 129 + + + 1 6 4 2 + 9 +11 + 3 +15 Minneapolis Kansas C i t y Dallas San F r a n c i s c o 128 plU2 Pi5i Pl38 125 141 147 13 it 119 rl27 133 128 1U2 pl58 pl67 pi52 136 152 162 153 133 rlltl rl48 111 •+ + + - 5 4 3 l + 7 +12 +13 + 7 P132 129 123 plU8 145 rl39 + 2 + 7 United S t a t e s 4 4 9 6 p—Preliminary. r—Revised. N o t e I n d e x e s a r e based on value of s t o c k s a t end of month. For d e s c r i p t i o n and monthly indexes f o r t h e p e r i o d January 1919 to October 1951 see F e d e r a l Reserve B u l l e t i n f o r December 1951, pp. lU63-l5l5« Indexes f o r t h e most r e c e n t t h i r t e e n - m o n t h p e r i o d a r e shown r e g u l a r l y i n t h e B u l l e t i n . Percentage changes a r e based on u n a d j u s t e d i n d e x e s .