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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM G.7.U.2 FQR.IMMEDIATE RELEASE M *V^ ^c',\ x MONTHLY DEPARTMENT STORE STOCK* (Based on r e t a i l "dollar amomSgfeu ^<%>1955 $ r r x w Department s t o r e stocks increased sli^jati^r i n " '-'' v \\M^ch, a f t e r allowance f o r t h e usual season^S^^poge, The a d j u s t e d index f o r the month i s estimated 123 per cent of the 1947 -49 average, compared wirn 121 f o r February and 121 f o r March 1954. Federal Reserve District Percentage change index numbers (average end-of-month stocks 1947-49=100) March 1955 from Unadjusted Seasonally a d j u s t e d Year 1751T M orron 1954 1955 1955 ago ago Feb. Mar,, ! Feb. Mar . Mar. Mar. 117 109 lib 112 118 111 rll3 112 122 114 122 118 Ill 106 112 110 120 116 rl21 119 + + + + Richmond Atlanta Chicago S t . Louis 1U2 plU8 119 123 138 146 118 122 136 141 rl22 120 149 P154 124 126 132 144 n4 116 142 147 rl27 123 +12 + 7 + 8 + 9 + + + 5 5 2 3 Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas San Francisco pliU 140 pl32 128 115 rl36 132 125 111 rl31 127 124 Pii9 144 pl41 129 ill rl33 129 118 115 rl35 136 125 + + + + + + + + 3 7 3 3 p i 23 121 121 pl28 117 126 United S t a t e s 9 9 9 7 + 2 — 1 + 1 - 1 119 110 114 111 Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland 7 8 9 9 + 9 + 1 p—Preliminary. r—Revised. 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 t h e period January 1919 t o October 1951 see Federal Reserve B u l l e t i n f o r December 195l> pp. 1463l S l $ . 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 . Percentage changes are based on unadjusted indexes.
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