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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 1, 1962 E.8a WEEKLY (DEPARTMENT STORE SALES Federal Reserve District Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) I Four weeks Year 1961 One week ending ending Year I960 Jan. 271 Jan, 201 Jan. 131 Jan. 61 Jan. 27 +14 +16 +16 +15 Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland +52 r+24 +39 r+10 Richmond Atlanta Chicago "St. Louis +21 +12 +10 +12 r+33 r+15 r+ 9 rf-11 Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas San Francisco +1< + 5 + 9 +12 r- 4 +14^ +17 " U. S. Total u. 1961 Dec* 30 1962 Jan. 6 Jan. 13 Jan. 20 Jan. 27 - 6 +12 +13 +10 + 4 -10 - 4 - 5 - 2 + 2 - 5 - 5 - 3 - 5 -J r- 9 -16 + 7 + 3 + 3 + 5 + 1 + 9 + 7 + 2 r+ 1 +^1 0 + 9 - 3 + 3 r+ 2 - 9 + 1 + 4 - 5 + 1 + 9 + 3 - 2 + 6 + 3 . -12 -10 + 6 +13 +10 +10 - 2 0 + 2: + 3 + 2 weekly index, without seasonal adjustment. 1947-49=100 l/ 125 116 127 125 117 1960 Dec. 31 1961 Jan. 7 Jan. 14 Jan. 21 Jan. 28 116 S " . 107 103 Jan. 2. Jan. 9 Jan. 16 Jan. 23 Jan. 30 r—Revised 1/ For description-<and weekly indexes for the period Januaiy 1937 to %rch 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. , 112 132 12] 11; 111
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