Full text of H.8a Weekly Department Store Sales : August 8, 1955
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V 1 • 1 9 %FECIAL 1EEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—UNITED STATES S CONFIDENTIAL - F. R. Department August 8, 1955 Sales in selected departments S i f « ^ A G 0 1 NOT FOR PUBLICATION Percentage change from a year ago 1* weeks One week ending ending July 30 July 23| July 161 July 9 July 30 July Monthly unadjusted indexes (19U7-U9 average monthly sales = 100) 193 i? 195k Apr. Aug. 1 July [ June 1 May June I May 1 Apr. GRAND TOTAL SALES 1/ 2/ +11 + 8 + 9 +10 +10 e 79 p 96 99 101 87 76 96 93 100 Furniture and bedding +10 + 3 +10 + it + 6 ell6 pll6 121 106 131 110 101* 108 9h Domestic floor coverings +li* + 2 +12 - 1 + 7 e 63 P 72 85 77 77 61 62 80 10 Major appliances +75 +1*5 +31 +101 +56 el33 p 96 87 82 73 92 88 65 62 Radio, phonograph, TV +2h + 6 +31 + 8 +13 e 79 p 86 78 81 89 73 73 73 76 Total of 1* departments 1/ +21 + 9 +16 +22 +16 el02 P 97 99 91 100 90 87 87 79 ALL OTHER SALES 1/ + 9 + 8 + 8 + 7 + 8 e 76 p 96 99 102 85 7U 97 9h 103 «7 * ~ 1/ Monthly indexes for this category are not released publicly; they are shown here solely to permit comparisons with departmental changes. 2/ Figures are based on the abbreviated sample described in note below and are presented here solely to permit comparisons with departmental changes. For weekly movements of total department store sales, refer to the regular weekly sales report H.8a (based on about 550 stores) ^^Note:—Total national sample is comprised of some 115 stores (varies slightly among departments) of the approximately 350 stores regularly reporting monthly departmental figures. r . CONFIDENTIAL - F. R, # il! ted States s ton Neew York Philadelphia Cleveland NOT FOR PUBLICATION SPECIAL WEEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—SUMMARY BY DISTRICTS Sales in Selected Departments Page 2 (Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago) r Major household appliances Domestic Furniture and bedding " 1'loor coverings i* weeks ii weeks U weeks One week ending One week ending One week ending ending ending ending July 301 July 231 July 16[July 9 July 30 July 361July 231July 16!July 9 July 30 July 301 July 23! July 161July 9 July 30 +56 nns *-^3 +75 +H5 +31 +101 TT ^ " 5 ' - i1 + 7 + 6 "+HT HO" T T "=TT +5T" T 5 5 T5T 0 T T "ZW W 1w -27 TT +22 W T3T + 7 +90 +128 +118 +59 + 2 +75 +11 +31* +11 + 3 -35 - 7 + 8 - 3 - 7 +62 +118 +36 +50 - 6 - 8 - 2 +52 -15 - 9 -11 + 8 - 5 - h — 3 +80 +111* +128 +60 +26 •45 +15 0 + 8 + 9 + 8 +77 + 5 + 5 - 7 Richmond Atlanta Chicago St. Louis +11 +18 + 2 - 2 + 6 Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas San Francisco +18 +28 +32 +30 - 1* + 8 +79 +11* United States Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland XU.C Richmond lanta % cago St. Louis Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas San Francisco For footnotes, sep nnn-e 1 +16 - 6 + 1 +12 +57 +16 + 5 + 2 +16 - 9 — 5 - 9 + 3 - 2 +58 + 6 + 5 +17 +33 +17 + 6 +21 + 2 +13 +18 +27 +13 + 8 - 3 +15 + + + + 1 6 1 9 +17 0 + 8 -31 +15 -15 +28 + 2 +38 - 5 +57 0 +32 + 7 -26 + 5 +20 -16 - 6 - 5 +105 -30 0 +63 +10 + 2 0 + 6 +ii*5 +181 +18 +87 +200 +1*5 +39 -31 +1It - 5 +15 + 1* +19 +70 -16 +23 +70 + 7 -ho +11 +11* +115 - 8 +67 - 9 +188 +18 +33 +1*1 +33 +22 +11 + 3 + it +131* +128 +11*3 +15$ +53 +77 +1*2 +18 +11 + 5 +15 Grand Total—entire store '£/ Total of it departments" Radios, phonographs, television, etc. it weeks i t weeks H weeks One week ending One week ending One week ending ending ending ending July 15" July 30 | July 23 | July July 3& July 30 July 23[July 16|July 9 juirift July 30 | July 23 | July 16 (July 9 TET ~ + n — ^ r s — + r + W - + 2 1 — + 9 +16—+2F~ "+33 + 6 +31 + d "+nr + 6 TT TT + 7 TET W +12 +11 TT T5T T T T 2 T TT TT - 7 + 8 + 8 + 9 +11 + 5 0 +10 +1U -10 +22 +17 + 5 +15 +12 +32 0 + 5 + 6 + 8 + 5 + it +10 - 1 + 3 -22 +20 -28 + 3 +27 - 3 +15 +16 +17 +U* +12 +21 +28 +2it +15 +81 +iit +27 +17 +32 - it +20 -k9 + 8 +ltl -12 + 7 +18 +35 + 9 +11 +12 - it -22 -29 +22 +11 +29 +293 + 8 - 2 +21 -22 -23 -lit -10 +16 +21 -11 +8it +30 + 3 0 +90 -5 +16 +5 -5 - 1 0 + 8 +32 +15 +2it +39 +3it +20 + 7 -10 +30 +39 +15 +31 + 7 + 3 +11* -22 + 7 - 8 - it +2lt +iil +11 +26 - 6 +22 +38 +25 +89 +30 +26 +20 +21* +2it + 8 +33 -29 +10 + 2 + 9 +11 +11 +16 +10 +13 +11 +11 +5 +13 +18 +19 +li* + 8 + 8 +16 +13 + 7 0 + 1 9 8 + 1* 3 +20 5 +11 +12 +18 +11* + 9 + 9 +17 +11 + 8 +12 +25 + 1 + 5 + 7 +11* + 3
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