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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 21, 1957 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES Federal Reserve District Percentage change from corresponding period a year ;ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Jan. 1 Four weeks One week ending to ending Feb. 16 1/ Feb. 16 Feb. 16 I Feb. 9 1 Feb. 2 |Jan. 26 Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland +13 +13 + 5 0 +1'5 r + 3 - 2 + 7 + + - 1 +12 +10 + 2 r + h + 7 +11 - 1 +17 + 9 + h + 3 Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas San Francis co +10 + 6 + 5 + h + 1 0 0 - f 0 +10 +10 - 1 U. S. Total + 7 + U - 31 Richmond Atlanta Chicago St. Louis / 9 3 3 5 r + 3 + k + 6 - 1 t_3 + 1 + 5 + l + 1 - 5 + 8 + 3 0 + + + + 3 9 7 1 + + * 1 3 7 9 + + + + 3 3 2 2 + 3 + 2 + 3 + 2 + 2 + k + 3 + + 1 7 3 1 U + 6 + 3 + 1 U. S. weekly imex 3 i&thoub seasonal adjustment, 19U7-U9=10Q 2/ 1957 Jan. Jan. Feb. Feb. Feb. 100 19 26 96 2 r 93 r 101 9 16 102 1956 Jan. Jan. Feb. Feb. Feb. 21 28 U 11 18 9k 90 97 95 1955 Jan. Jan. Feb. Feb. Feb. 22 29 5 12 19 95 87 86 92 90 r—Revis ed 1/ Comparison period begins with December 31-January 5 week-in 1957 and with the January 2-7 week in 1956. 2/ For description and weekly indexes for the period January 1937 to March 1952 • see Federal Reserve Bulletin for April 1952, pp. 359-362. Indexes for the period A^ril 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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