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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM H.8a FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 18, i960. WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES •Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts)1 Federal Reserve Jan. 1 Four weeks One week ending District ending Feb. 131/ Feb. 131 Feb. 61 Jan. 301 Jan.23 Feb. 13 Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland +14 +10 + 6 + 1 r+ r + 5 7 0 3 0 + 6 +11 + 8 - 1 + 9 + 7 +10 + + + + Richmond Atlanta Chicago St. Louis + + 5 1 5 1 + + r+ 3 4 6 3 + + - 1 2 8 1 - 4 + 5 +17 +16 "- 3 + 3 + 9 + 4 Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas San Francisco + + + 4 1 2 2 + 8 - 2 + 1 0 r+ 7 + 4 0 + 2 +10 + 2 + 5 - 1 J + 4 + 3 + 5 U. S. Total + s + + + + « 2 8 6 5 • 7 1 1 1 + + + + 4 7 5 9 + + + 1 4 7 5 + + + + 9 1 2 2 - + 5 +5 U. S. weekly index, without seasonal adjustment, 1947-49=100 2 / I960 Jan. Jan. Jan. Feb. Feb. 16 23 30 6 13 121 113 111 111 115 1959 Jan. Jan. Jan. Feb. Feb. 17 24 31 7 14 116 105 106 108 111 1958 Jan. Jan. Feb. Feb. Feb. 18 25 1 8 15 110 100 98 99 103 r—Revised. l/ Comparison period begins with January 4-9 week in 1960 and with January 5-10 week in 1959. 2/ For description and weekly indexes for the period January 1937 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 th§/ Federal Reserve Banks. •'
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