Full text of H.8a Weekly Department Store Sales : August 18, 1960

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H.8a

BOARD, OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 18, I960.
VJEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES

Federal Reserve
District

Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago
(Based on retail dollar amounts
1
Jan. 1
Four weeks
One week ending
to
j
ending
August 13
Aug. 13
Aug. 13iAug. 61 July 301 July 23 !

Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland

+ 5

Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
St= Louis

- 1
-10
+ 1
- 1

rr-

Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco

- 4
- 1
-8

U. S. Total

— 2

+ 9

+1

0
-1

-10
-2
5—
2
3
6

1
{

- 3

r-6
r- 3
- 4
r 0

j

-

1

- 2

+2
+4
0
+1

+ 1
+10

0
- 3
0
0

- 1
+ 7
+1
+ 1

+6
+2
-5

+ 4
j
+ 6 1 I
i
+ 3

+1

0

+ 1
+ 6
- 2
0

0

+ 1

-3

i

- 2
- 2

i
j
S •

-2

|

!

j

j

+3

0

+
+
+
+

;

3
6
1
2

- 3
+ 1
+ 2
0

"

+1
- 4
- 2

+ 3
- l
- 2
0

0

+ 2

1
U. S. weekly index, without seasonal adjustment. 1947-49=100 l/
I960
July
July
July
Aug.
Aug.

16
23
30
6
13

119

120
122
128
131

1959
July
July
Aug.
Aug.
Aug.

18
25
1
8
15 -

118
117

121
131

132

19*8
July
July
Aug.
Aug.
Aug.

19
26
2
9
16

110
111
114
120
124

r—Revised.
l/ 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.