Full text of H.8a Weekly Department Store Sales : August 16, 1954

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SPECIAL WEEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—UNITED STATES SUMMARY^

AUG

Sales in selected departments

111

116

108

83

61

67

85

83

62

7it

83

88

72

66

76

93

73

75

7U

81

87

10U

89

91

93

89

9U

8U

76

98

99

96

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80

70

+51

+1k

e 90

88

65

+15

*h

e 75

73

73

,* U

e 92

87

0

e 76

97

+10

+ 2

+ 3

Domestic floor coverings

-13

» 1

+ 6

* 6

Major appliances

*

h

* 1

+10

Radio, Phonograph, TV

+ U

- 7

+13




112

62

+ 2

reporting monthly departmental figures.

136

- 1

0

r

95

108

+ 1

—,—

99

10U

+ 3

Furniture and bedding

97

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August 16, 19%h

77

93

0

1954

87

100

96

- 1

GRAND TOTAL SALES 1/ 2/

NOT FOR PUBLICATION

indexes

Pp.rentage change from a year ago
li weeks
One week ending
ending
Aug. 7 I July 311
2k | July 17 Aug. 7

Department

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United States
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland

SPECIAL WEEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES —SUMMARY BY DISTRICTS
Sales in Selected Departments
(Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago)
Domestic floor coverings'
Furniture and beddini
it weeks
weeks
One week ending
One week ending
ending
ending
Aug. 71 July 311 July 2i#alyl7Aug* 7 Aug. 7| July 311 JulyZLI JulyTjAug. 7
- 1
F
+ 10
+ 2
- 13
+ 3
+
29
+
26
+
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10
+
1
+
2
3
T
t
t
17
+ 7
- 2
+ 15 - 13
- 6
+ 1
+ 29 - it + 5
- l
3
- 6
+ 11 -lit
+ 12
26
+ 2 - 8
- l
- 7
- 17
+ 1
12
+
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+
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+
1
1
+
10
+
5
+ 13
25
- 7
+ 5
- 15
+ 3
+ 8

+ 3 + 1
+ 8 - 1 0
- 1
+ 7
+ 1 6 - 21

+ 2
+ 1
+ it
* 5

Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
St. Louis

0
+ 22
+ 5
* 25

Minneapolis
Kansas CityDallas
San Francisco

+ 21
- 10

* 2k

United States
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland

+ 29
+ 61 + 1 3
+
1
*
0
1
* 3
+
1
+ 9
+ 11
+ 5 - 9
+ 3 + 13 1 - 1
- 11
- 10
Radios, Phonographs,television,etc.
U weeks
One week ending
ending
Aug. 7
Aug. 71 July 311 July 2it 1 Juiyl7
- 7
+ 13 + 15
- 17
3 3 - 15
- 7
- 7
+ ii
+ 6 + 3 9
- 16
— 12
+ 6
- Ik
- 15 - 2k
- 23
+ 1
+ 8+19
0
- 25

Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
St. Louis

- 6
+ 2
+ 15
+ 35

+19
-12
+ k
+ 36

- k
+ 68 +28

Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco
For footnotes, see page 1,

- lit
+ 25

- 30
- 7

+ 29




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+ 22
- 10

+ 7
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- 19
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- 8
+ 10
+ itl

+ 9
0
+ 6 r- 19
+ 3
+ 5
+ 6
+ 13

0

- 8
+ 39

+ 15
= 4

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— 16
- 3
+ 5

Page 2

Major household appliances

it weeks
ending
Aug.
7
Aug. 7 I July 31 i July 2i&«%3,ylf
+ 10
+
l
i
t
+ 1
5T
+ 19 - 8
- 27
- %5
+ 8
+ 22
- 23
+ ii3 - 3
- lit - 21
- 18
- 18
- 31
+ 10
+ 29
- 16
+ 23
* 7
One week ending

- 3
+ 3
+ 5
- 7

+

8

- 19
+ 10
- 20

- k
* 3k

-

5

+ 8U

+ 29

+1%

+ 25
+209

+ 6
+ 28
+ 8
+ 57

+ 11
+ 31
+ 10
+ 32
- 9
+200
+ 98
+ 71
+ lit - 8
+ 22
+ 52
+ 21 + ill
- 28
- 28
+23
+ it
- 6
+ 32
0
+ 15 + 28
- it
- 10
- 3
Grand Total—entire stor#
Total of It departments"
k weeks
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weeks
One week ending
One week ending
ending
ending
Aug.
7
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+ 11
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- 6
- 6
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- 16
- 9
- 3
+ 9
- 8
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+ 5
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