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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM G.7.U.2 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 3, 1958. ^ •s5iS"» S E ' S K S S S , „ ' ""Wr M, Department s t o r e stocks increased i n September frari^ OF CHICAQJ? t h e August l e v e l . The seasonally a d j u s t e d index f o r September • i s estimated a t 1£>1 per cent of the 19U7-U9 average, a 2 per cent i n c r e a s e from the lU8 index noted i n July and August, but s t i l l below t h e 15 U l e v e l of September 1957s Federal Reserve District Index numbers (Average end-of-month stocks 1947-U9=100) Seasonally ad;justed Unadjusted 1958 1950 1957 1957 Sept. . Aug. S e p t . S e p t . Aug. Sept. Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland Ihl 137 156 132 137 135 rl53 128 138 138 159 139 133 132 m 16k rlU7 123 137 Richmond Atlanta Chicago S t . Louis 175 198 1U5 136 172 192 ia 1U3 181 201 Ibk 151 181 206 151 1U3 1U2 pl55 pl65 pl58 137 152 163 152 1U5 159 173 162 pl5l 1U8 15U Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas San Francisco United S t a t e s Percentage change Sept. 1958 from * Month Year ago ago 1UU rll+6 167 1UU + + + + 3 1 2 3 + - 167 188 138 1U1 187 209 150 158 + + + 2 3 1 - 3 - 1 0 -10 1U8 P 159 P175 pl61t 13U 150 163 153 151 16U rl83 168 + + + + b 2 1 3 - Pl57 Ihb 160 + 2 - 2 1U7 - h 2 1 2 5 2 3 5 2 * Based on s e a s o n a l l y a d j u s t e d indexes. p—Preliminary. r—Revised. Note:—Indexes 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 19U7 to October 1957 see Federal Reserve B u l l e t i n f o r December 1957> pp. 1323-1352. Indexes p r i o r t o 191+7 may be obt a i n e d from t h e Division of Research and S t a t i s t i c s . Indexes f o r the most r e c e n t thirteen-month period are shown r e g u l a r l y i n t h e B u l l e t i n .
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