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SPECIAL iffiEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—UNITED STATES SUMMARY
NOT FOR PUBLICATION
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CRAM) TOTAL SALES 1/2/
- 3
+ 2
+ 2
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- 5
- 3
0
+ 2
Domestic f l . cov'gs
- l
+ 1
-
2
+ h
Major appliances
+ 2
+ 2
- 3
- 3
-
Radio,phonograph, TV
- 1
- 5
-13
-21
T o t a l of it d e p t s . 1 /
- 3
-
-3
ALL OTHER SALES 1 /
- 3
+3
+ 3
2
131
133
118
110
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100
87
77
- 2
124
11*1
131
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112
136
112
122
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132
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12k
137
pl20
93
83
61
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77
79
69
77
P 78
70
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185
167
137
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pl39
119
- 3
- 3
130
130
116
127
pll7
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131
133
118
108
pll2
-
2
101
87
73
133
117
131
101
113
122
98
80
59
83
68
81
78
79
87
93
73
160
166
137
98
86
99
10li
89
112
123
107
103
87
100
81*
76
122
115
100
85
72
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•iy Monthly indexes f o r t h i s category are not released p u b l i c l y ; they are shown here s o l e l y t o permit comparisons with departmental changes.
2/ Figures are based on the abbreviated sample described i n note below and are presented here s o l e l y t o permit comparisons m t h departmental
changes. For weekly movements of t o t a l department s t o r e s a l e s , r e f e r to the r e g u l a r weekly s a l e s report H.8 (based on about 550 s t o r e s ) ,
Note: Total n a t i o n a l sample i s comprised of some 115 s t o r e s ( v a r i e s s l i g h t l y among departments) of the approximately 350 s t o r e s r e g u l a r l y
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r e p o r t i n g monthly departmental f i g u r e s .
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Philadelphia
Cleveland
Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco
United S t a t e s
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
SPECIAL !VEEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—SUMMARY BY DISTRICTS
NOT FOR PUBLICATION
Sales i n Selected Departments
(Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago)
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Furniture and bedding'
Domestic f l o o r coverings
Major household appliances
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Chicago
S t . Louis
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