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FEDERAL"
statistical

RESERVE

release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 1, 1963
Department store sales were unchanged in July, after
HlowhnM'ior seasonal variation. The Board's index is estimated
at'"120° per fcent of the 1957-59 average.
1962
" 1963
July
Monthly sales index 1957-59=100
July
June
May
114
Adjusted for seasonal variation
el20
120
117
Without seasonal adjustment
elOl
113
112
96
WSEKLSj CEPAPTMF.MT .STORF.~SAT.ES~U-MuUeiJ?,
tPercentage change from corresponding periods a year ago
(Based on retail dollar amounts)
Federal Reserve
Jan. 1
Four weeks
One week ending
to
ending
District
July 27
July 27
July 271 July 201 July 131 July 6
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland

+

3

+

3

5

+

+

4

+

9

+15

+17

+11

+

+

3

+

3

+

+10

+

4

-

+

7

+' 3

+

+

3

+

4

!

|

Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
St. Louis

2

+

6

+

6

5

+15

9

+

5

+

9

+10

+

5

+

3

+

3

+12

:!
:
i
i1

i

+

1

+

1

-

1

+

1!

:

+

3

+

4

+

3

;

+

6

+

3

+

+

1

+

;

4

+

3

+

8
6

+

+

0

+ 1 0

2

+ 7
+

+

1

+

4

+

9

+

4

;

+

1

2

!
5

1

3
+

4

+

5

+

6

+

4

+

7

+

6

2

!

+

6

+

1

+

1

i

+

3

+ 2 f

+

3

+

5

+

4

+

9

i

+

5

i
1

7

5
1
0

+

+

4

j

+

;

U.S. Total

8

!

j

Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco

0

+

+

7
4

U.S. weekly sales index, without seasonal adjustment, 1957-59=100 1/
1963

29
July ^
July 13
July 20
July 27

102
93
100
98
98

1962

June
July
July
July
July

30
94
7
85
14
96
21 . 93
28
95

1961

July
July
July
July
July

1
8
15
22
29

90
82
89
88
90

r-_R6vised
e—Estimated
l/ For description of monthly indexes see Federal Reserve Bulletin for July 1962.
A description of weekly indexes appears in Bulletin for August 1962.
Weekly indexes at the district and city levels are published by several of the
Federal Reserve Banks.
July this year had one more trading day than last.