Full text of H.8a Weekly Department Store Sales : April 19, 1954

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SPECIAL WEEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—UNITED STATES SUMMARY

CONFIDENTIAL - F . R.

NOT FOR PUBLICATION

Sales i n s e l e c t e d departments
Ofr T a W
Department

Percentage change from a y e a r ago
I* wks.
One week ending
ending
Apr.10|Apr.3 [Mar.27[Mar.20 Apr.10

A p r i l 19, 1951*

Weekly unadjusted indexes
Montkiyv&gpdjg&^ed indexes
(191*7-1*9 av.wkly. sales=100)
(191*7-1*9 average
a l e s = 100)
195IT
Apr.10|Apr.3 |Mar.27|Mar.20 Mar. IFeb. (Jan. Dec. |Apr. |Mar. [Feb. |Jan

GRAND TOTAL SALES 1 / 2 /

+19

-10

- 9

-11

-

h

108

r 99

98

93

e 91*

F u r n i t u r e & bedding

-

+29

+11

- 3

+ 7

106

112

118

106

Domestic f l . cov'gs

- 1*

+21*

+10

- 6

+ 1*

83

78

86

Major appliances

-

2

+18

+ 6

- 6

+ 1

63

67

Radio,phonograph,TV

+18

+31

+28

+12

+19

101

+25

+11

r - 1*

+ 7

-13

-11

-12

- 5

2

T o t a l of 1* d e p t s . 1 /
ALL OTHER SALES 1 /
r

+22

1952
Dec.

75

80

186

95

100

77

8k

190

ell2

109

110

103

108

105

121

120

112

82

e 82

72

75

81

83

82

80

88

91

68

71

e 71

51*

59

57

66

72

59

61*

66

105

115

115

ell2

90

101

225

81

101

95

115

210*

90

93

99

9l*

e 96

86

89

103

89

92

9l*

99

111*

110

100

98

93

e 91*

7h

79

196

96

101

75

83

199

—Revised.
e—Estimated from weekly s a l e s figures7"
1/ Monthly indexes f o r t h i s category are n o t r e l e a s e d p u b l i c l y ; t h e y are shown here s o l e l y t o permit comparisons w i t h departmental changes.
2/ Figures are based on the abbreviated sample described i n note below and are presented here s o l e l y t o permit comparisons with departmental
changes. For weekly movements of t o t a l department s t o r e s a l e s , r e f e r t o t h e r e g u l a r weekly s a l e s r e p o r t H.8a (based on about 550 s t o r e s ) ,
Notej—Total n a t i o n a l sample i s comprised of some 115 s t o r e s ( v a r i e s s l i g h t l y among departments) of the approximately 350 s t o r e s r e g u l a r l y
r e p o r t i n g monthly d e p a r t m e n t a l f i g u r e s .




CONFIDENTIAL - F . R.

United S t a t e s
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
S t . Louis
Minneapolis
Kansas CityDallas
San Francisco

United S t a t e s
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland

SPECIAL WEEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—SUMMARY BY DISTRICTS

Sales i n Selected Departments
(Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago)
F u r n i t u r e and bedding
Domestic f l o o r coverings
4 weeks
One week ending
One week ending
ending
Apr.10 Apr.3 Mar.27 Mar.20 Apr.10 Apr,10|Apr.3 Mar. 27 | Mar. 20
— 2
+29^ +11
+10
- 6
+ 7
+24
- 3
- 4
+22
— 6
+11
+47
- 9
465
+ 9
+ 7
- 5
+18
+62
+28
+34
+ 3
+17
+23
-13
+49
- 1
+21
-10
+ 2
+ 3
+18
-11
+25
-13
+12
-13
-12
0
-22
+12
-27
- 7
-30
- 3
— 2
-12
+ 3

+24
+33
+17
+18

- 4
+ 2
+11
- 3

- 4
+37
0
- 7

+ 3
+15
+ 3
+ 2

- 3
+34
- 9
+43

+59
- 6
+ 6
- 2

+34
+37
- 2
-43

+
+
+
+

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Major household appliances
4 weeks
4 weeks
One week ending
ending
ending
Apr.10 Apr.10 Apr.3 Mar.27 fMar,20 Apr.10
+10
+ 6
- 6
+ 1
+ 4
- 2
r-12
+14
r+ 2
r-31
-13 .
-14
+60
+12
+68
+15
+51
+46
0
+12
-18
-25
-19
-31
-10
-21
-11
-25
-17
— 9
+22
+19
~ 1
- 5

+ 3
- 5
-12
+ 9

+55
+37
+22
+34

+25
-16
+23
+15

- 5
-12
+ 9
+ 7

+18
- 1
+ 9
+16

+11
+h0
0
-13
+131
+21
+26
+10
+22
-35
- 3
- 3
+15
+43
- 3
+18
+10
-19
+50
+ 5
-22
-17
+35
+31
+ 5
-24
+42
+25
+59
- 5
+11
+ 8
+21
+25
0
+38
-20
-30
+60
- 1
-58
-56
-31
-43
- 7
-16
- 2
-10
-20
+27
+26
+ll
+15
+ 9
+11
- 7
- 9
r- 2
+ 7
+15
Radios,phonographs,television,etc.
T o t a l of 4 departments
Grand T o t a l — e n t i r e s t o r e 2/
4 weeks
4 weeks
4 weeks
One week ending
One week ending
One week ending
ending
ending
ending
Apr.10 Apr.3 | Mar.27 ! Mar. 20 Aor.10 Apr. 10 j Apr. 3 Mar.27 Mar. 20 Aor.10 Apr.10 Apr.3 Mar.27IMar.20 Apr.10
+10
+20
+31
+12
0
+11 r - 4
-10
+19
-11
+25
+19
+ 7
- 9
- h
+61
+09
r+49
r+14
- 1
-16
r+26
+10
+49
+23
r-11
+32
r-14
r- 3
- 4
+101
+48
+76
+12
+22
+ 1
+ 2
461
+26
+29
+55
+ 5
r+ 3
+39
- 7
+21
-26
-17
+16
+20
+ 2
- 6
-21
- 2
-15
- 3
- 9
-15
- 5
- 7
+12
-11
0
-15
+32
0
-10
+ 4
-21
-17
+17
-17
-17
-14
- 9

Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
S t . Louis

+13
— 2
+12
+70

+33
+47
+57
+41

+49
-12
+39
+57

+18
0
+1*1
+17

+28
+ 4
+36
+44

+ l
+ 3
- 8
+21

+37
+29
+21
+19

+14
+ 1
+14
- 5

+ 1
+13
+ 8
+ 2

+12
+10
+ 8
+ 9

+25
+22
+11
+28

- 6
-11
-12
- 5

+ 1
- 7
- 6
-13

-13
+ 1
-13
-12

+ 1
0
- 5
- 2

Minneapolis
Kansas C i t y
Dallas
San Francisco

-11
+25
- 3
+32

+25
+120
- 4
r+ 4

+57
+19
-24
- 9

- 7
+27
-55
- 4

+10
+42
-30
+ 4

-17
+ 2
- 2
+ 2

+53
+26
+21
r+ 4

+17
+20
-32
- 4

0
+18
-34
- 1

+ 9
+16
-17
0

+ 6
+22
+19
+12

- 5
-10
-13
r-20

- 8
- 9
-14
-12

- 8
- 5
-19
- 7

— 4
- l
- 8
- 8

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