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"V - > 1 3 CONFIDENTIAL - F. R. SOCIAL T7EEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—UNITED STATES SUM'ARY^W/v 4. x </> Sales in selected departments NOT FOR PUBLICATION % December 6, 195u a ^ Department Percentage change from a year- ago 4 weeks One week ending ending Nov. 27 Nov. 201Nov. 13|N<3V. 6 Nov. 27 Oct. Monthly Cj&lLdaustecf'indexes sales = 100) (19't7-ii9 average 1953™ 195b Sept. I Aug. Oct, | Sept. I Aug, July NovP | i July 0 + 1 - b + b 0 pl08 101 87 76 123 112 100 87 77 Furniture and bedding + 5 + 9 - 1 + 2 + b pl27 115 131 110 121 132 112 136 112 Domestic floor coverings + h + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 pl09 91 77 61 109 122 93 83 61 Major appliances + 3 - 2 + 7 + 9 + 3 p 8l 72 73 92 65 75 70 7b 83 Radio, phonograph, TV -10 -11 - b + 7 - 6 pl38 123 89 73 157 ihi 119 93 73 Total of b departments 1/ + 1 r+ 1 0 + 2 + 1 plllt 101 100 90 110 118 99 10 b 89 0 r+ 2 - it + k 0 pl07 101 85 7b 125 111 100 8b 76 GRAND TOTAL SALES 1/ 2/ ALL OTHER SALES 1/ .DqTT"? O orl liminarv. d—Pre x7* v» ^ i—ncviacu, 1/ Monthly indexes for this category are not released publicly; they are shown here solely to permit comparisons with departmental changes. Figures are based on the abbreviated sample described in note below and are presented here solely to permit comparisons with departmental changes. Eor weekly movements of total department store sales, refer to the regular weekly sales report H.8a (based on about 550 stores). ^^rlote: Total national sample is comprised of some 115 stores (varies slightly among departments) of the approximately 350 stores regularly reporting monthly departmental figures. CONFIDENTIAL - F. R. United States Boston ^Tew York Philadelphia Cleveland Richmond Atlanta Chicago Sto Louis Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas San Francisco United States Bos ton New York Philadelphia Cleveland Richmond Atlanta ,hicago r St. ^ouis NOT FOR PUBLICATION SPECIAL WEEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—SUMMARY BY DISTRICTS Sales in Selected Departments Page 2 (Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago) Major household appliances Domestic floor coverings" Furniture and bedding Li weeks U weeks U weeks One week ending One week ending One week ending ending ending ending Nov. 27|Nov. 20|Nov. 13|Nov, 6 Nov. 2? Nov. 27(Nov. 20|Nov. 13|Nov. 6 Nov. 27 Nov. 27|Nov. 20|Nov. 13|Nov, 6 Nov. 27 + 3 + 9 + 1 - 2 + 1 + l + 3 + 7 + 2 ' + 5 + 9 -1 + 2 T T -2ir - 2 "+I5~ +30 "TT +ir -12 -19 +13 ^nr +23 — 7 +nr TT - 3 -12 0 -21 0 + 8 +10 -13 +2lt +19 — 9 +22 +37 + 7 - 9 - 5 +29 -11 +11 -16 + 7 -28 - 6 -ll +13 - 2 +33 - 3 - 9 - 9 - 7 - 1 -10 + 5 +10 + 3 -lit + 5 + 5 —lU -3it - 5 - 9 - u - 7 - 7 - 3 +19 - it + 9 + r+ it 9 9 7 + + 3 1 5 1 + it + 9 - it 0 + 2 + 5 - 6 + it 0 - 2 - 6 + 8 +11 +21 - 5 + 7 +25 - 3 - h +18 +10 + 9 - 2 + 9 +17 +19 - 1 +11 1 r-38 + 6 +26 +13 +17 - 7 +21 + 5 +37 + 2 + 5 +U0 +62 +20 +60 +19 +25 +23 +12 +21 +31 +76 + h - 7 +i|0 0 0 - 6 -21 +it3 + 3 +62 + 9 +2h +27 - 9 -35 - 7 0 +50 +25 -16 +56 +32 + 5 -22 -13 -13 - 9 - 3 — 5 — 5 0 -21 0 -10 0 +20 + it -lit - 5 + 7 - 3 - 3 + 5 h Grand Total—entire store Total of U departments" Radios, phonographs, television, etc. i t weeks If weeks One week ending One week ending One week ending 6 ending ' ending Nov. 27[Nov. 20|Nov» 13|Nov. 6 [Nov. 27|Nov. 27(Nov. 20|Nov. 13|Nov71 Nov. 27 Nov. 27|Nov. 20INov. 131Nov. 6 -10 + it + 1 + 1 —10 —11 — it + 7 i —6 +1 r+ 1 0 +2 "^25™ "=IT T T —ijl —17 —31 —10 + a - 1 a + 7 TT - 3 -18 +15 + 3 +12 + 1 +11 + 8 + 2 + 2 r+lh +12 +26 +13 + 9 - 8 + 7 -17 +20 + 3 +11 - 1 - 6 - 6 + 3 -19 + 7 - 3 - 7 -11 -17 - 8 - 2 -10 -11 0 -16 - 6 - 6 - 3 - 7 - 7 - 7 + 8 — 1 +7 —12 - 1 -20 r- 1 —20 +3 -20 +26 —11 - 6 +l5 +32 0 +31 - 9 +13 Minneapolis -22 Kansas City +11 Dallas - 2 San Francisco -19 For Footnotes, see page 1» -59 + 2 - 2 -13 * ™ - 5 +11 +16 -16 + 8 +1|2 +23 -18 ™ -26 + 7 +21 + 7 0 -11 + 5 +iit + 8 —16 + 2 +17 — h + 6 - 2 r—13 - 8 +10 + 2 +12 - 6 + 5 +11 +lh - 2 + 9 - 1 +lli 0 -15 + 9 + 5 - 7 +17 + 2 +10 + 1 +U9 2 -11 + 5 - 7 1 6 It 2 +12 + 5 + 5 - 6 5 1 2 3 + 1 r+ 6 1 h + + + r— 3 7 6 2 - h + 6 - 6 - 3 + + 5 it 6 2 + 8 + it 0 +16 +25 +18 •dtO -10 W 4 U weeks ending Nov. 27 0 + 3 + 9 - 3 - 7 +13 +10 - 1 + 6 2 7 3 2 1 It 5 it 1 2 2 2
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