Full text of H.8a Weekly Department Store Sales : April 14, 1960
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H.8a ' \ \ : BOARD,OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM \ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 14, I960. "WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES i Federal Reserve District , Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) i' Jan. 1 Four weeks One week ending to ending Apr. 9 Apr. 9 Apr. 9lApr. 21Mar. 261 Mar, 19 9 6 6 9 -12 - 2 - 8 -10 + 4 + 9 +10 + 8 + + + + 2 4 2 4 +25 r+20 r+15 +25 -12 - 7 - 5 - 7 -15 - 1 - 4 -14 + + + + + - 5 1 2 2 +17 +21 +13 + 7 +15 +11 +12 +11 -14 - 5 - 7 - 9 - 5 -21 - 4 - 2 + 2 0 + 3 + 1 + 3 - 4 0 + 1 +18 +22 - 7 - 6 + 6 + 2 Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland +21 +20 +19 +25 +21 r+29 +41 +32 Richmond Atlanta Chicago St. Louis +14 +19 +16 +21 Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas San Francisco ^ U. S. Total r- | 2 7 5 5 U . S . weekly index, without seasonal adjustment, 1947-49=100 2 / I960 Mar. Mar, Mar. Apr. Apr. 12 19 26 2 9 116 129 131— 143 153 ,1959 Mar. .14 Mar. 21 Mar. 28 Apr. 4 Apr. 11 124 137 141 117 130 1958 Mar. Mar. Mar. Apr. Apr. 15 22 29 5 12 114 117 122 134 110 r—Revised. l/ During March and April changes from a year ago reflect in part the fact that last year Easter was on March 29 while this year it will be on April 17. 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 figures apply to the figures for the United States. 2/ For description and weekly indexes for the period January 1937 to March 1958 see Federal Reserve Bulletin for April 1958, pp. 412-421. Weekly indexes at the district and city levels are published by several of the Federal Reserve Banks.