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FEDERAL statistical RESERVE*" release f^ALtSf-r- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 12, 1963 H.5a '• VJEEKLYr Federal Reserve District Percentage change from corresponding periods a year ago (Based on retailribllar amounts) ™ Four weeks Jan. 1 Cne week ending ending to l Dec. 7lNov. IC^/lNov. 2^ l1 Nov. 16 Dec. 7 Dec. 7 Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland +13 -30 +11-33 + 8 r-26 +19 r-29 Richmond Atlanta Chicago St. Louis +11 +7 + 9 + 4 Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas San Francisco + + + + U.S. Total . - 1 +2 - 5 +4 +1 +3 - 2 + 6 - 4 4 6 1 + + + 3 3 1 2 -29 - 5 -23 r-17 - 4 r- 7 +6 -7 +5 +12 -* 9 +7 - 4 + 1 0 - 3 + + + + 3 8 4 2 6 r-20 1 - 1 8 6 -22 2 r-26 + 3 0 +1 +13 +10 + 3 +6 + 2 - + + + + 4 3 4 3 +1 + 5 + 8 r-24 , l 4 2 3 - 2 + 3 U.S. weekly sales index, without seasonal adjustment. 1947-59=100 3/ 1963 Nov. 9 1 # Nov. 16 14] Nov. 23 139 Nov. 30 rl27 ' Dec. 7 231 1962 Nov. • Nov. Nov. Dae, Dec. 10 17 24 1 8 125 136 137 168 213 Nov. 11 122 Nov. 18 130 Nov. 25 134 Dec. 2 171 Dec. 9 216 r--Revised e—Estimated 1/ Because of the shift in observance of the-Thanksgiving holiday, this week had one more shopping day than the corresponding week in 1962. 2/ Most stores were closed on Monday, November 25, in addition to the regular Thanksgiving holiday, giving this week two less trading days than in 1962. 3/ For description of monthly indexes see Federal Reserve Bulletin for July 1962. A description of weekly indexes appears in Bulletin for August 1962. Weekly indexes at the district and city levels are published by several of the Federal Reserve Banks.
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