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I IKf 1 F E D E R A L R E S E R V E release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 18, 1962 H.8a WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago One week ending District Jan. 13!Jan. 61 Dec. 30!Dec. 23 Boston Pew York Philadelphia Cleveland +10 + 4 - 1 - 4 Richmond Atlanta Chicago St. Louis . Minneapolis " Kansas City Dallas San Francisco U.S. Total Four weeks ending Jan. 13 + + + + 4 5 4 8 - 4 r+ 2 + 5 + 7 r+10 + 3 + 6 + 8 r+ 7 +16 - 2 - 4 - 3 -16 r- 5 r+ 9 r- 3 r-11 + 7 r+14 + 7 + 1 + 5 +14 +12 +20 + 3 +11 + 6 + 4 i | -10 - 8 -16 + 7 + + r+ 1 9 1 4 + 3 + 3 + 9 + 7 +10 + 9 +13 +17 + 4 + 3 + 5 +11 | - 2 - 2 + 8 +13 + 7 1 J -10 Year 1961 Year I960 + + r+ + 6 3 3 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 0 + 2 + 31 ' + 2 + 3 + 3 weekly index, without seasonal adjustment, 1947-49 = 100 l/ 1261 Dec. Dec. Dec. 19SJan. Jan. 16 23 3° 6 13 333 359 125 116 127 I960 Dec. Dec. Dec. 1961 Jan. Jan. 17 24 31 7 14 305 319 116 118 129 1252 Dec. 19 Dec. 26 I960 Jan. 2 Jan. 9 Jan. 16 318 246 112 132 121 r—Revised l/ 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.
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