Full text of H.8a Weekly Department Store Sales : August 9, 1962

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FOR BMSDIATE RS
August 9, 1962

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H.8a

-5NT STQR5 SALES l/
Federal Reserve
District
Boston
Hew York
Philadelphia
Cleveland

Percentage change from corresponding periods a year £
(Based on retail dollar amounts)
Jan. 1
four weeks
One reek ending
to
ending
AUg. 41July 281July 211 July 14 Aug. 4
Aug. 4

Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
St. Louis

+ 2
+ 6
+12
+ 7

+
+
+
+

3
4
4
3

1
3
8
5

+ 6
+12
+14
+10

+ 6
+10
+ 7
+13

+
+
+
+

+ 4
0
+ 9
+10

+ 7
r+ 3
r+ 6
r+10

+ 6
+ 9
r+11
+ .1

+ 3

+ 6

+ 6

1
3
3
1

+ 4
- + 4
+ 5
0

Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco
U. S. Total

+ 2
+ 6
0
r+ 6

+10
+ 1
+ 7
r- 2

+
+

rr+
+
r+

+
+
+
+

4
4
5
3

4
7
9
7

+
+
+
+

4
6
7
6

+ 7
+ 8
+17
+ 8

+ 6
+ 5
+10
+ 7

+
+
+
+

1
3
7
7

+ 8

+ 6

+ 5

1

U.S. weekly sales index, without seasonal adjustment, 1957-59 = 100 l/
1962 .
July
July
July
July
Aug.

7
14
21
28
4

85
96
93
95
98

1961
July
July
July
July
Aug.

8
15
22
29
5

82
89
88,
90
95

I960
July
July
July
July
Aug.

9
16
23
30
6

78
86
87
88
92

r—Revised
l/ Monthly and weekly indexes of department store sales have been revised. For
description of revision of monthly indexes see Federal Reserve Bulletin for July
1962. A description of revision of weekly indexes will appear in Bulletin for
August 1962.
Weekly indexes at the district and city levels are published by several of the
Federal Reserve Banks.