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. * GOV^ • . Oil F E D E R A L statistical R E S E R V E r e U* a s e -rrUo f'°-zZ&L° t i B i - ' - G.7.4.2 l l Y FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 5» 1962 M O M T H L f ~ B S # 3 # W T STORE STOCKS (Based on retail dollar amounts) APRIL 1962 Department store inventories have shown little change in^recent months, after adjustment for seasonal variation. The April index is estimated at 172 per cent of the 1947-49 average compared with 173 in March and 172 in each month from November 1961 through February of this year. The stocks index in April a year ago was l6l- Federal Reserve District Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland I I n d e x numbers I (Average end-of-month stocks 1947-49=100) Unadjusted Seasonally adjusted 1961 1962 1261 1962 Apr. Apr, Mar. Apr. Apr. Mar. 154 152 153 rl50 rl70 150 I83 229 150 148 p204 256 169 159 203 253 190 238 159 154 158 rl57 150 rl70 Richmond Atlanta Chicago St. Louis pl98 246 197 153 166 152 Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas San Francisco 155 pl73 P197 pl93 rl53 175 197 196 P 172 173 United States 157 156 rl75 155 147 rl44 169 150 160 143 160 158 181 157 155 153 241 rl59 149 168 178 0I8O p205 pl95 rl6l pl79 rl80 166 154 Percentage change Apr. 1962 from' Year Month ago ago 1 1 1 0 + 5 + 5 0 8 8 6 3 2 4 1 + 6 + 5 4 178 207 194 152 174 rl87 rl80 1 1 0 +10 2 + 8 176 rl68 - 1 +6 3 * Based on seasonally adjusted indexes. '^--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.