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F E statistical D E R A L " R S E R V E release ••• ;.jv.nnHy H.8a: E FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 5> 19&3 i Due; to the untimely death of the president, department store sales were greatly affected in the last two weeks of November, resulting in 'a lower than expected monthly index figure. The seasonally adjusted index for November is estimated at 117 (1957-59=100) up 4 points from last month (October sales affected substantially by unseasonal weather) but down 1 point from November a year ago. 1963 1262 Nov. Oct. . .Sept. Nov. Monthly sales index 1957-59=100 Adjusted for seasonal variation ell? 113 121 118 Without seasonal adjustment el40 116 121 141 WEEKLY|DEP ARTHENT STORE-SALES— Federal Reserve District Percentage change from corresponding periods a year-ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Jan. 1 Four weeks One week ending to ending Nov. 30 Nov: 301 Nov. 231 Nov. l6|Nov. Nov. 30 Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland -30 -33 -28 -30 r+ + 1 2 5 4 + 1 + 3 + 6 + 3 -1 -1 +11 Richmond Atlanta Chicago St. Louis -29 - 5 r+ - 4 9 6 7 + 5 r+12 + 9 + 7 + 2 +12 + 6 + 3 - 4 +10 -28 + 3 r 0 + 1 r+13 + 2 :i + 5 +14 -25 + 1 + 5 + 6 Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas San Francisco U.S. Total 5 -19 -18 -22 - 2 + 3 + 3 - 9 - 9 -10 - 2 - 3 + 1 - 8 + + + + 2 9 4 2 - 3 - 4 - 1 + + + + 4 3 4 3 - 5 + 3 + 2 - 2 - 2 U.S. weekly sales index, without seasonal adjustment. 1957-59=100 l/ Nov. 2 120 Nov. - 9 1# Nov. 16 143 Nov. 23rl39 Nov. 30 1 # 1962 Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Dec. 3 10 17 24 1 117 125 136 137 168 1961 Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. Dec. 4 11 18 25 2 111 122 130 134 171 r—Revised e—Estimated 1/ 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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