Full text of H.8a Weekly Department Store Sales : August 6, 1959
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H.8a BOARD, OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM FOR IMMEDIATE 'RELEASE August 6, 1959. >15 Department store sales in July increased 2 per cent from June and were 5 per cent above July 1958, after seasonal adjustment. The July index is estimated at 147 per cent of the 1947-4-9 average, equalling the previous high established in August of last year. 1959 12S Index of department store sales 1/ July June May July 1947—49 = 100 Adjusted for seasonal variation el47 144 144 140 Without seasonal adjustment ell9 136 141 112 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES . Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago Federal Reserve One week ending District Aug. l|July 251 July 181 July11 Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland + 4 + 2 + 5 +• ? + 7 + + + + Richmond Atlanta Chicago St. Louis + + + + 1 4 7 4 + + + + 3 3 9 1 + 3 + 3 + .9 + 5 + 1 +15 +11 +13 Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas San Francisco + + + + 6 4 8 9 r+ 2 r- 1 0 + 8 + 7 + 5 + 6 +15 + 3 +10 +14 +11 + 6 + 5 + 7 + 9 U. S. Total - 1 r+ 5 + 3 3 7 2 5 + + + + 2 1 6 9 Four weeks ending Aug. 1 • ! + 2 +^4 + 4 + 7 Jan. 1 to Aug. 1 + + ' + + 5 4 7 8 + 2 f6 + 9 + 6 + 7 + 7 +10 + 8 + 4 + 5 + 7 +11 . + 6 + 9 + 8 +11 + 7 + 8 U. S. weekly index, without seasonal adjustment. 1947-49=100 2/ 19i2 July July July July Aug. 4 11 18 25 1 109 126 118 117 121- 19j8 July July July July Aug. 5 12 19 26 2 102 116 110 111 114 1252 July July July July Aug. 6 13 20 27 3 101 111 108 108 111 r—Revised. e—Estimated. 1/ Monthly indexes refer to daily average sales in calendar month. July figures estimated from weekly sales. 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.
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