Full text of H.8a Weekly Department Store Sales : April 11, 1957

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H*8s

BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
FOR MEDIATE RELEASE
April 11, 1957
1KEKLI DEPARTMENT STORE SALES

Federal Reserve
District

Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago
(Based on retail dollar amounts) =/
Four weeks
Jan, 1
One week ending
ending
to
'Apr, 6 | Mar, 30 1 Mar. 23 I Mar* 16 Apr. 6
Apr. 6

Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland

+ h
+ 8
+18
+13

-19
r- 7
0

Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
St. Louis

+12
+ k
+ 5

- 7
r-11
- 2

+10

Minneapolis
Kansas CityDallas
San Francisco
U. S. Total

0
+ 1
- 2

+16

+ 1

- 3
- 1
r+ 3
0

0
- k
- 3
- 6

- 9

-10

-

+k
+5
+9
-3

+3
*•1

0
-3

+1
-1

-2

-2

-12

-2

+1

- 2

-5
-5
-3

-2

+11

~ 1
- h

+ 5
-13
-17
r-13

+ 9

+19
+ 7

+27
+15
+ 7
- 3

+ 2

2

- 7

- 3

+ 1

+ 2

+1

-2

+1

+1

-2

0

+1

U. S. weekly index3 without seasonal adjustment, 19^7-1:9=100 2/

Mar. 16
Mar. 23
Mar. 30

1956
Mar.
Mar.
Mar.
Mar.
Apr.

10
17
2b
31
7

109
105
112
122
101;

1955
Mar.
Mar.
Mar.
Apr.
Apr.

12
19
26
2
9

102
108
103
Ilk
122

r—Revised,
l/~"Buring March and April changes from a year ago reflect the fact that last year
Easter was on April 1 while this year it will be on April 21. For this reason
it is estimated that in comparison with last year an allowance should be made for a
decrease in sales of about 8 per cent for the month of March as a whole and a corresponding increase for the month of April. These allowances apply to the figures
for the United States*
y For description and weekly indexes for the period January 1937 to March 1952 see
federal Reserve Bulletin for April1952, pp. 359-362. Indexes for the period April
-952 to date may be obtained upon request from the Division of Research and Statistics •
„ '!-ekl7 indexes at the district and city levels are published by several ofthe
•2 eder&l B.eserw Banks.