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2.1 BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM H.8a FOR ILi.MEDIATE RELEASE February 16, 1956 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES Federal Reserve District Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland Percentage change from corresponding period a year• ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Jan. 1 Four weeks One week ending ending t0 1 / Feb. 11 Feb. Ill/ Feb. 11 Feb. U | Jan. 28 | Jan. 21 - 1 + 1 + 8 +12 Richmond Atlanta Chicago St. Louis Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas San Francisco j + 9 + h + 7 +10 + - 2 2 3 1 + + + + r+ r+ 5 3 2 6 7 2 7 2 1 j + 5 U. S. Total + 9 + 8 +15 +20 + + - 1 8 4 3 + 3 + 6 +10 +10 + + + + 8 0 +15 + h + + - 2 7 3 3 + + + + 3 2 7 3 0 + 2 + 3 + 2 + h -•1 0 - 2 j + 2 9 3 3 5 0 + k • - 3 + 3 j + 5 0 + 1 + 2 + 8 + 3 j + 5 + r+ - + 5 1955 1956 IC'U 98 9k 90 97 3 2 u 6 asonal adjustment, 191:7-19=100 2/ i 1 U. S. weekly index, Jan. ll; Jan. 21 Jan..- 28 Feb. U Feb.. 11 + 6 + 8 r+lii +12 Jan. Jan. Jan. Feb. Feb. 195k 15 22 29 5 12 99 95 87 86' 92 Jan. Jan. Jan. Feb. Feb. 16 23 30 6 13 85 86 85 86 91 -r—Revised. 1/ Comparison period begins with the January 2-7 Keek in 1956 and with the January 3-8 week in 1955. 2/ For description and weekly indexes for the period January 1937 to March. 195 2 see Federal reserve Bulletin for April 1952, pp. 359-362. Indexes for the period April 1952 to date may be obtained upon request from the Division of Research and Statistics. weekly indexes at the district and city levels are published by several of the Federal Reserve Banks.
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