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f • :/t?3 SPECIAL WEEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—UNITED STATES S1 % ^ 4% ,*> S a l e s i n s e l e c t e d departments GRAND TOTAL SALES 1 / 2 / + 3 r- 8 + 8 + 2 0 -Hi + 7 - F u r n i t u r e & bedding h February 1, 195k Weekly u n a d j u s t e d indexes Mon-^gOCgadjusted indexes (19lt7 -lt9 av. wkly. s ales=100) (19lt7-lt9 average monthly s a l e s = 100) 1954 1953 1952 . J a n . 2 3 | J a n . 1 6 | J a n . 9 |J;an. 2 Dee. I Nov. I Oct. (Nov. | 0 e t . Sept* I I Department Percentage change from a y e a r ago U wks. One week ending ending Jan.23 Jan.16|Jan.9 Jan.2 Jan.23 NOT FOR PUBLICATION v i O CONFIDENTIAL - F. R, + 1 86 83 95 76 pl86 123 112 100 8h 190 121 116 101 h lh7 112 128 81 pl05 121 132 112 120 112 122 133 117 - Domestic f l . c o v ' g s - h -18 + 2 -15 - 9 97 85 8JU 5U p 82 109 122 93 88 91 113 122 98 Major a p p l i a n c e s + 8 r- 1 +23 + 2 + 6 7h 68 73 hi P 57 65 75 70 6it 66 68 81 78 Radio,phonograph, TV + 2 -21 + it + 2 - 7 121 112 121 93 p228 157 liil 119 115 2itit 160 166 137 T o t a l of It d e p t s . 1 / + 1 -15 + 7 - 5 - it 116 96 10lt 67 p!05 110 118 99 99 lilt 112 123 107 ALL OTHER SALES 1 / + u - 6 + 8 + 3 + 2 82 81 9lt 77 pl97 125 111 100 83 199 122 115 100 1/ Monthly indexes f o r t h i s c a t e g o r y a r e n o t r e l e a s e d p u b l i c l y ; t h e y a r e shown h e r e s o l e l y t o permit comparisons w i t h d e p a r t m e n t a l changes. 2/ Figures a r e based on t h e a b b r e v i a t e d sample d e s c r i b e d i n n o t e below and a r e p r e s e n t e d here s o l e l y t o permit comparisons w i t h d e p a r t m e n t a l ' changes. For weekly movements of t o t a l department s t o r e s a l e s , r e f e r t o t h e r e g u l a r weekly s a l e s r e p o r t H.8 (based on about 550 s t o r e s ) . Notes—Total n a t i o n a l sample i s comprised of some 115 s t o r e s ( v a n e s s l i g h t l y among departments) of the approximately 350 s t o r e s r e g u l a r l y r e p o r t i n g monthly d e p a r t m e n t a l f i g u r e s . CONFIDENTIAL - F. R. 4 United S t a t e s wgkBoston ^JRew York Philadelphia Cleveland Richmond Atlanta Chicago St. Louis Minneapolis Kansas C i t y Dallas San Francisco United S t a t e s Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland Richmond ^^.tlanta ^^hicago S t . Louis Minneapolis Kansas C i t y Dallas San Francisco For f o o t n o t e s , see page 1, SPECIAL WEEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—SUM! ARY BT DISTRICTS ' " NOT FOR PUBLICATION Sales i n Selected Departments (Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago) Page 2 F u r n i t u r e and bedding Domestic f l o o r coverings Major household appliances 2* weeks i* weeks h weeks One week ending One week ending One week ending ending ending ending Jan.23 Jan.16 Jan. 9 Jan. 2 Jan. 23 Jan.23 J a n . 1 6 [ J a n . 9 I Jan.2 Jan. 23 Jan.23 Jan.161 Jan. 9 Jan.2 Jan. 23 o. - 1* -18 + 8 + 2 -14 + 7 + 2 + 6 -15 r- 1 +23 - 4 - 4 - 9 - i -26 + 2 + u - 8 +11* -16 -11 -11 -28 -21 -38 - 7 -33 — 5 -20 + 9 +16 + 8 - 2 +18 - 1 -17 -11 -Hi — 2 -30 + 9 - 9 -33 +16 + 5 +12 +25 + 7 +1 + 6 —20 +17 -22 +3b ~2h -21* -11* - 9 + 8 -21 + 5 +26 + 1 -28 -18 -18 +18 + 8 -13 +1*6 -13 - 9 - 7 - 9 6 5 1* -1*1 -18 -10 -11 -30 +35 -17 +73 -25 -37 -15 +58 -28 - 9 -11 +25 +25 +33 -15 -11 -35 -17 + 2 - 9 -30 +78 - 3 0 -26 -31 - 1 - 2 -19 +11 - 5 - 6 +37 - 5 +12 +77 - 2 +63 + 9 -21 - 3 +206 +22 +18 +1*1* -57 -10 -17 +15 +39 + 9 + 9 -18 - 8 - 2 + 5 -16 + 1* -17 -19 +1*0 +1*6 +70 +38 +1*8 + 5 - 9 +28 -19 +1*3 +21 -18 -10 -12 +37 - 1* -12 +16 0 +20 -1*2 +19 +11* +30 -li6 -21 - 2 -H* — 1 * 0 + 9 -21* -17 - 5 -39 -53 - 3 - 5 - 6 - 8 +10 - 6 -20 - 6 -18 -10 -15 +26 +16 -32 +16 - 3 r+35 Radios , p h o n o g r a p h s , t e l e v i s i o n , e t c . T o t a l of h departments Grand T o t a l - - e n t i r e s t o r e U weeks 1* weeks U weeks One week ending One week ending One week ending ending ending ending J a n . 2 3 Jan.161Jan. 9 | Jan. 2 Jan.23 Jan.23 J a n . 1 6 | Jan. 9 I Jan.2 Jan.23 Jan. 23IJan.16 Jan. 9 Jan. 2 Jan.23 + 2 -21 + 1* + 2 + 1 + 8 r- 8 + 2 + 1 -15 + 7 + 3 - 7 - 5 - h +51 -16 - 1 -30 - 2 -22 - 5 -10 0 +11 -1U +15 -19 - 3 - 9 +16 +30 + 2 -17 -20 - 5 -16 + 7 +11* r - 1 2 +17 - 2 - 1 +13 + 3 -11 + 5 + 2 -11 + 6 + 9 +10 +10 + 9 + 1* -33 + 5 + 5 + 7 - 3 -18 -1*0 +16 —16 + 1 +10 - 1 +15 + 1 + 2 - 1 - 7 -2b - 1* -Hi +56 +15 + 1 +u5 -kh +10 - 6 - 8 - 3 +28 + 9 +76 + 6 -51* - l 0 - 5 - 7 0 +25 +12 + U - 3 +12 -36 + 2 - h -12 -23 +75 - 5 +50 -12 —1*3 - 9 +23 -18 + 1* - 5 +17 + + + + 3 1 1 6 -23 r - 1* - h 0 + 2 +16 + 9 + 9 + 2 -16 + 1* + 9 - 5 0 + 2 + 6 -28 -47 -38 -16 -15 -52 -1*3 r-20 —1*6 - 3 - 3 - 2 +69 +19 -10 0 -17 -28 -26 -10 - 8 -32 - 7 -10 + 6 - 5 -1*5 -13 - 6 +11 + 9 + 5 +12 +18 -21 - 5 0 - 1* -16 - 6 - 3 1 3 8 + 9 + 5 -13 - 5 + 8 +11 + 6 + 3 + 3 +11 + 7 - 6 + + - 1* 7 1 1*
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