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/7/f, NOT FOR PUBLICATION SPECIAL WEEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—UNITED STATES SUMMARY CONFIDENTIAL February 2, 1953 Sales in selected departments Department O O fc Monthly unadjusted indexes Weekly unadjusted indexes Percentage change from a year ago (192*1 average monthly sales = 100) (I9I4I aver, weeklys ales=10Q 4 weeks One week ending 1951 1952 ending 1952 [Nov. |<JCt. (Sept. Dec. | Jan. (Sept. Dec. (Nov. Jan. 2UI Jan, 171 Jan. 101 Jan. 3 Jan. 2k I Jan. 171 Jan. 10 Jan, 3 Jan. 2h - 7 + 2 - 2 176 188 186 160 pi*03 25U 2U6 213 181 37U 270 238 212 h - 1 - 3 282* 251 22h 171 p209 228 2h7 220 221 192 227 2h6 216 0 -21 + 9 - 5 215 22U 182 136 pl8ii 229 251 202 188 187 2U6 268 208 +15 + 1 -11 + 2 0 211 206 182 136 p210 210 256 258 193 199 222 298 268 Radio,phonograph,TV1/ - 6 + 1 -18 - 1 - 8 339 391 330 277 p699 159 h76 392 351i 718 565 51*0 Total of h depts. l / + 2 - 3 -12 + 1 - h 261 253 218 168 p256 21*9 273 2i*0 222 21*6 265 290 251 0 0 - 6 + 2 - 1 167 rl8l 183 159 pli23 25U 2h2 210 177 389 270 232 207 GRAND TOTAL SALES 1 / 2 / 0 0 Furniture & bedding 0 - 5 Domestic f l . cov'gs + U Major appliances ALL OTHER SALES l / - p—Preliminary. r—Revised. l / Monthly indexes f o r t h i s category are not released public l y j they are shown here s o l e l y to permit comparisons with departmental changes. 1?/ Figures are based on the abbreviated sample described i n note below and are presented here s o l e l y to permit comparisons with departmental ~~ 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 the regular weekly s a l e s report H.8 (based on about 550 stores)< JJote:-—Total n a t i o n a l sample i s comprised of some 115 s t o r e s (varies s l i g h t l y among departments) of the approximately 350 s t o r e s regularly reporting monthly departmental f i g u r e s . *UM'1jl>ENTIAL United S t a t e s •>ston Wew Y or k Philadelphia Cleveland Richmond Atlanta Chicago S t . Louis Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas San Francisco United S t a t e s Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland SPEUIAL 1EEK2Z REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—SUMMARY BI DISTRICTS Sales i n Selected Departments (Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago) FUrniture and bedding Domestic f l o o r coverings It weeks it Weeks One week ending One week ending ending ending Jan. 2Uj Jan. 171 Jan. 101 Jan. 3 Jan. 2h Jan.2b Jan.17 Jan.10 Jan. 3* Jan. 21t 0 0 -21 + 9 - 1 - it — 5 - 3 -5 + 6 + 1 + 2 -11 +56 -13 -30 -lit - 9 - 9 -28 -10 -10 —lit -11 -13 -18 - 1 - 2 ~ 7 0 -10 2 +11 -1*6 -10 - 1 -23 -38 - 5 2 + 1 -22 +58 -12 -13 + 3 +15 + 3 - 5 -30 +10 +20 -11 - 8 -10 +21 -20 - 3 + 3 -12 +10 + 1 +61 - 2 +llt -12 +11 + 7 - 6 +19 + 8 +21 + 3 - 5 + 2 -22 -29 -39 - 9 + 2 +lit + 7 +L6 -23 + 6 +11 +14 + ? - 7 Radios ,phonographs,television,etc. 4 weeks One week ending ending Jan. 2U Jan. 17 Jan. 10 Jan. 3 Jan. 2it - 8 + 1 -18 - 6 — 1 + 8 +60 -l8 +11 -11 -11 -22 +13 —51 -39 +11 -U2 -33 -33 -15 -10 -lt6 -27 -35 - 7 -28 +10 + 8 -10 -16 — 5 + 3 -26 0 + 5 -23 -36 —12 +88 -12 + 5 -lit +18 - 6 -19 NOT FOR PUBLICATION Page 2 Major household appliances 4 weeks One week ending ending Jan. 2it Jan. 17 Jan. 10 Jan. 3 Jan. 2it 0 + 2 + 1 -11 +15 -10 +70 +3lt +it5 +72 -19 +26 -27 — h - 5 -30 —2 it -38 - 2 -17 -10 -20 + It -15 - h -18 -20 + 3 +26 -29 +123 + 1 -25 -19 +10 -20 + It -25 +81 - 5 +19 -22 +36 - 5 + It -20 +11 -32 —it 2 +36 -19 +27 +125 -10 2 + it -33 + 8 1 1 -26 -16 Total-—entire s t o r e 2/ it weeks it weeks One week ending One week ending ending ending Jan. 2k Jan. 17 | Jan. 101 Jan. 3 Jan. 2it Jan.2k Jan.17 Jan.10 Jan. 3 Jan. 2it 0 + 2 + 1 0 —12 + 2 - 2 - it - 3 - 7 0 -18 +13 - 6 +17 - 6 + 7 + 7 + it + 7 -10 - 8 - 1 1 • - 5 r+ It -12 -11 -17 - 5 - 5 - 8 —10 -21 + 2 — it -17 -27 -33 - 7 - 5 0 0 +11 - 1 -19 -lit + 7 - 5 - 7 - 3 +28 - 5 0 +lit —21 +35 -18 +66 Total of it -18 0 - 8 +69 + 6 +70 -18 - 8 departments 0 +12 +13 + it -12 +76 +65 -11 Grand Richmond Atlanta Chicago 3t» Louis —10 +25 + 3 -22 +65 -17 -16 -20 +33 -23 -2it -62 +22 +66 - 6 -27 +29 + 9 -12 —36 -27 +25 +12 -lit - 3 -12 + 7 —16 - 1 - 2 -18 -21* - 2 +70 -5 + 2 ~ 9 +16 - 1 -14 -lit + 6 + It - 1 ' +2 r+ 2 •+* 3 - k + - 3 6 8 7 + 3 +19 — 3 +17 - 3 + 7 - 1 0 Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas San Francisco For f o o t n o t e s , see page 1. -3ll +75 +59 +2lt -21 +117 0 +L2 +38 -15 —ill +15 -25 +12 +18 +55 -15 +39 +11 +33 - 1 +30 +50 + 2 -13 - 2 -12 +31 + 2 - h -lit - 7 -10 +16 +15 +10 + + + +19 + 3 + 6 0 - 7 -nt —10 + 8 + 4+ - 1 1 3 1 — 2 + it +11 + 2 + + + 5 8 6 8 2 2 2 2
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