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February 15, 196£-AR£t=

WEEKLY!DEPARTMENT STORE SALES
---1 Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago
(Based on retail dollar amounts)
Four weeks
Jan. 1
One week ending
ending
to
Feb. 101 Feb. llJan. 271Jan. 20
Feb. 10
Feb. 10 1/

Federal Reserve
District

+
+
+
-

Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
' Richmond
Atlanta

1
8
2
2

r+ 4

+ .7
+11

r+ 2

+11
+17
+23

rt20

+14
+16
+16
+14

+52
+24

+18
+16

+39
+10

+ 6

+ 3

+21
+12
+10
r+13

+15
+ 9
+11

+20

+10
+ 7

+19

+33

+10
+ 6
+14

Chicago
St. Louis

+15

Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco

+13
+ 2

- 5
+ 4
+12
r- 2

+12

+13

I
|

+ 6

+ 8

+14

+17

j

- 1

+ 9

U. S. Total

+ 3

+17

+16
+ 5
+ 9

- 4
- 6
+12

+11
+10
+10

+ 3

+ 4

+ 1
+ 3
+11
+ 6

+
• +

+n

1

•

1
1
5
6

+ 6

S. weekly index, without seasonal adjustment, 1947-49 = 100 2/
1962
Jan. 13 127
Jan. 20 125
Jan. 2? 117
Feb. ] rll4
Feb. 10 118

1961
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
Feb.
Feb.

14
21
28
4
11

1960
129

Jan. 16

103

Jan. 3°
Feb. 6
Feb. 13

107
106
111

Jan. 23

121
113
111
111
115

—Revised
if Comparison period begins with January 1-6 week in 1962 and with January 2-7 week
in 1961.
2/ For description and weekly indexes for the period January 1936 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.