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F E D E R A L R E S E R V E statist!c a UBRA.BY H.Ba | MM 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.