Full text of H.8a Weekly Department Store Sales : February 21, 1962

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FEDERAL
statistical

RESERVE

release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 21, 1962

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'VJE5KLY[DSP-4RT^MT STORE SALES
FederaT Reserve — District

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Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago
(Based on retail dollar amounts )
Jan. 1
j Four weeks
une week enaing
to
ending
Feb. 17 1/
Feb. 171 Feb, 10!Feb, 1:!Jan. 27 1 Feb. 17

Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland

+

Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
St. Louis

7
3
3
4

- 1
+23
+ 8

+ 4

Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco
U.S. Total

+
rf
r+
-

1
9
1
2

+11
+17
+ 4

+14
+16
+16
+14

+20
+ 2
+11
+ 4-" + 3
r+13
+15

+21
+12
r+11
+13

+23

+ 7

+25
+12
+ 8
+14

+13
r+ 3

- 5
+ 4
+12
- 2

+ 6

+ 6

+ 8

- 1
+ 9

+16
+ 5 .
+ 9

+12
( +14

!

+
+
+
+

+-9
+ 8
+ 5
+11
-+11
+ 6
+12

"

+ 6
+ 7
+10
+ 6

8
8
8
3

+ 8
+10
+ 4
+ 4

+
+
. +
+

1
1
5
7

+ 6

+ 8

U. 5. weekly index without seasonal ad.iustmcnt, 1947-49 =100 2/
1Q62

Jan. 20
-Jan. 27
Feb. 3
Feb. 10
Feb. 17

125
117
114
118
122

1961
Jan. 21
Jan. 2 8
Feb. 4
Feb. 11
Feb. 18

107
103
106

111
115

1262

Jan . 2 3
Jan . 30
Feb . 6
F e b . 13
Feb . 20

113

111
111
115
107

—Revised
1/ 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.