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H.8a BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 17, 1959. WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES Federal Reserve District Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Four weeks Jan. 1 One week ending to ending Dec. 12 Dec. 12 Dec. 121 Dec. SlNov. ^81 Nov. 21 Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland + + - 1 1 4 1 + 4 + 4 0 + 4 - 4 + 4 - 4 +13 + + + + 9 8 4 8 + + + 2 4 1 5 + + + + 3 3 3 6 Richmond' Atlanta Chicago St. Louis + + + 3 4 3 1 - 4 r+ 5 0 - 2 - 4 + 6 + 1 +11 + 3 + 9 +11 + 7 + + + 2 6 3 3 + + + + 3 7 8 6 Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas San Francisco + + + + 1 1 3 5 r- 1 - 3 + 3 0 + + - 4 1 2 1 0 + 5 +10 + 2 + + + 1 1 4 1 + + + + 5 6 7 9 + 2 + 2 4-3 + 8 + 3 U. S. Total + 7 U. S. weekly index, without seasonal adjustment. 1947-49=100 l/ 1959 Nov. 14 Nov. 21 Nov. 28 Dec. 5 Dec. 12 167 182 176 249 2# 1252 Nov. 15 Nov. 22 Nov. 29 Dec. 6 Dec. 13 157 169 171 244 293 1952 Nov. 16 Nov. 23 Nov. 30 Dec. 7 Dec, 14 152 166 170 230 285 r—Revised. if 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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