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U $ t f ^ \ ) $ * ^ $ ® A R D OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM' A V^o ^ G.?$6$v ^ ^ L v O ^ DEPARTMENT STORE STOCKS IN APRIL (Based on r e t a i l value f i g u r e s ) ^ 4 / ^ N e 1> ^ Department s t o r e stocks at the end of April were 9 per cent above a year ago and, a f t e r seasonal adjustment, were 1± per cent higher than a t the end of March, The adjusted index f o r April i s 126, compared with 121 i n March and 116 i n April 1952. Percentage change from Indexes (19lt7-U9 = 100) Federal Reserve Seasonally adjusted district 1933 I 1952 April | March| April Boston JJew York ^Philadelphia Cleveland Richmond Atlanta Chicago S t . Louis Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas San Francisco United States Unadjusted Month 1952 1953 April | March April . ago h h h Year ago + + + + 7 It 3 It lilt 110 113 113 111 rllO 112 111 pl22 119 125 122 118 11$ 120 119 lilt rll$ 121 117 + + + + 139 litl 123 139 13 U 138 117 128 rl25 125 lilt lilt 1$1 1U8 128 118 1U3 1U$ 122 13$ rl3$ 132 118 122 + $ + 2 + $ +10 +12 +12 + 8 +22 111 P13U Pl38 13k 111 127 13U 131 10U 121 122 123 119 plltl pllt6 111 11$ 133 llt2 13 It 109 127 129 129 + + + + + 9 +11 +13 + 9 pl26 121 pll8 lilt 11$ 116 116 pl32 127 122 i j + 2 3 6 3 $ h + 9 r—Revised, p—-Preliminary, Note:—Indexes and percentage changes are based on value of stocks at end of month# For d e s c r i p t i o n and monthly indexes f o r the period January 1919 to October 19$1 see Federal Reserve Bulletin f o r December 19$1# pp. 1^63151$. indexes f o r the most, recent thirteen-month period are shown r e g u l a r l y i n the B u l l e t i n , # *
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