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F E D E R A L

R E S E R V E

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 28, 1963

4 1961

3ERA1 RESERVE B/U:
OF RICHIvIO^D
WEilKLY |l)E?ARTHENT STORE-3aLSS--_
Federal Reserve
District.

Percentage change from corresponding periods a year ago
(Based on retail dollar amounts)
Jan. 1
Four weeks
to
One week ending.
ending
Feb. 23
Feb. 231 Feb. 161Feb. 91 Feb. 2
Feb. 23
+24

Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland

+ 8

0
- 2

+10
r+ 3
r+ 4
r 8

+ 4
r- 2
+20
r+ 2

+10
+1
-19
+ 6

+12
+ 3
+ 1
0

+ 6
r+10
+ 7

+ 1
+ 9
+ 4

+ 4
+ 9
+ 6

+ 3

- 3

+ 2
+ 6
+ 6
-2

+11
2
+ 2
+11

+10
0
- 1
- 3

+ 9
1
2
+ 4

+
+
+
+

/r:3

+ 1

+ 3

+ 4

-

Richmond .
Atlanta
Chicago
St. Louis

+ 1
0
+10
- 1

+ 2
r+ 2
+ 4
-5

Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco

+ 7

6
0
5
+ 4

+ 3

- 4
+ 5

U. S. Total

- + 3

+

1

r+

+ 7

+ 2
- 1
- 1

+ 3

5
4
2
6

U. S. weekly sales index, without seasonal adjustment. 1957-59=100 1/
1963 Jan.

82

Feb.
Feb.
Feb.

83

Feb.

1962 Jan.
Feb.
Feb.
Feb.
Feb.

27
3
10
17
24

84

82
85

1961 Jan. 28
Feb. 4
Feb. 11
Feb. 18
Feb. 25

7477

80
83

68

r—Revised
1/ Monthly and weekly indexes' of department store sales have been revised. For
description of revision of monthly indexes see Federal Reserve Bulletin for July
1962. A "description of revision of weekly indexes appears in Bulletin for
August 1962.

Weekly indexes at the district and city levels are published by several of the
Federal Reserve Banks.