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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 11, 1962
WEEKLY jDBPARTHBNT STORE SALES
Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago

Federal Reserve

One week ending

district

Jan, bfDec. 301 Dec. 21(Dec. 16
Boston
.New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland

-10
- 4
- 4
+ 4

+ 5
+ 7
r+11
+ 3

+ 6
+ 8
+ 6
+16

+23
+19
+26
+ 9

Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
St. Louis

- 4
+11
- 4
-12

r+ 7
r+15
r+ 7
+ 1

+ 5
+14
+12
r+20

+18
+ 2
+ 3
r- 4

Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco

+ 1
- 9
+ 1
+3

+
r+
+
r+

3
8
9
7

r+10
+ 9
+13
+17

+
+
+

V

. 2

+ 8

r+13

+ 9

U,S. Total

4"
6
2
8

Four weeks
ending
Jan. 6

-

Year 1961
over
Year I960

+10
+10
+12
+10

+
+
+
+

+
+
+
+

+ 1
+ 1
0

9
9
6
4

6
3
2
1

+ 6
+ 1
+ 7
+11

+
+
+
+

+ 9

+ 3

2
3
2
3

U.S. weekly'index, without seasonal adjustment. 1947-49 =100 1/
1261
Dec. 9
299
Dec. 16
333
Dec. 23 r359\/
Dec. 30
125
1952 J an. 6
116

1260
Dec. 10
Dec. 17
Dec. 24
Dec. 31
1961 Jan. 7

296
305
319
116
118

Dec.
Dec.
Dec.
I960 Jan.
Jan.

12
19
26
2
9

298
318
246
112
132

r—Revised
2/ For description and weekly indexes for the period January 1937 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.