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* H.8a BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 31, 1959. WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Jan. 1 Four weeks One week ending to ending Dec. 26 Dec. 26 Dec. 26*IDec. 191Dec. 121Dec. 5 Federal Reserve District Boston Now York Philadelphia Cleveland +20 +20 +17 +19 +5 +8 +5 +5 +1 +1 - 4 - 1 +4 +4 0 +4 + + + + 6 7 3 6 + + + + 4 4 4 7 Richmond Atlanta Chicago St. Louis +16 +22 +19 +16 r 0 +3 +3 +1 - 3 +4 +2 +1 - 4 +5 0 — 2 + + + + 1 7 5 3 + + + + 3 7 8 6 Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas San Francisco +19 +13 +23 +22 +1 - 1 +5 r+ 6 +1 +1 +2 +4 - 1 - 3 +3 0 + + + + 4 2 7 7 + + + + 5 6 7 9 +20 +5 + 2 +2 + 6 U. S. Total I + 7 U, S, weekly index, ifithout seasonal adjustment, 1947-49=100 l/ 1959 Nov. Dec. Dec, Dec. Dec. 28 5 12 19 26 176 249 298 318 246 1958 Nov. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec, 29 6 13 20 27 171 244 293 304 205 19 57 Nov. Dec. Dec. Dec. Dec. 30 7 14 21 28 170 230 285 294 158 r—Revised. 1/ 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. * The large increases shown for this week reflect in part the fact that this year Christmas was on Friday and the week therefore included 4 days of heavy pre-Christmas shopping; in the corresponding week last year Christmas was on Thursday.
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