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CONFIDENTIAL SPECIAL VfEEKIY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—UNITED STATES SUMMARY NOT FOR PUBLICATION Sales in selected departments Department January 19# 1953 Monthly unadjusted indexes Percentage change from a ye=ir ago Weekly unadjusted indexes (191*1 average monthly sales = 100) (19Ul aver.weekly sales=100)' weeks One week ending 1951 1952 ending 1952 Dec. Nov. [Oct. [Sept. Dec. |Nov. [Oct. Sept, Jan. Jan.10 Jan. 3(Dec.27|Dec.20 Jan. 10 Jan. 101 Jan. 3Dec.27|Dec,20 GRAND TOTAL SAIES 1/2/ - 7 + 2 +57 + It +11 186 160 279 m eltOl p255 216 213 181 37k 270 238 212 Furniture & bedding - h - 1 -12 +3U + 3 22k rl7-l 97 222 e200 p228 2h7 220 221 192 227 2hS 216 Domestic f1. cov'gs -21 r+ 9 + it +17 - 2 183 rl36 91 202 el83 p230 251 202 188 187 2h6 268 208 Major appliances -11 r+ 2 + 9 +20 + 3 181 rl36 128 r226 e212 p219 256 258 193 199 222 298 268 Radio,phonograph,TVl/ -18 r- 1 r+50 - 1 + 2 329 r277 rlt8l r9l6 e709 pit86 176 392 351 718 565 5U0 U8h Total of it depts. l/ -12 + 1 + 7 +15 + 2 218 rl68 rlltl 289 e250 p252 273 2it0 222 2ii6 265 290 251 j- 6 + 2 461 + It +12 183 295 506 el|l8 P255 2li2 210 177 389 270 232 207 ALL OTHER SALES l/ | 159 1 p.—pr>Pi -i mi nary. r—Revised. ' e—Estimated from -weekly sales figures. l/ Monthly indexes for this category are not released publicly; they are shown here solely to permit comparisons with departmental changes. Figures are based on the abbreviated sample described in note belowand are presented here solely to permit comparisons with departmental ~* changes. For weekly movements of total department store sales, refer to the regular weekly sales report H.8 (based on about 550 stores). Note:—Total national sample is comprised of some 115 stores (varies slightly among departments) of the apnroximately 350 stores regularly reporting monthly departmental figures. -% CONFIDENTIAL United States Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland Richmond Atlanta Chicago St. Louis Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas San Francisco United States Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland NOT FOR PUBLICATION SPECIAL "WEEKIZ REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—SUMMARY 31 DISTRICTS Sales in Selected Departments Page 2 (Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago) Major nousenold appliances Domestic rioor coverings Garniture and bedding It weeks it weeks it weeks' One week ending One week ending One week ending ending ending ending Jan. 10 Jan7l0|Jan. 3(Dec.2?(Dec.20 Jan. 10 Jan.10 Jan. 3 Dec.27 Dec.20 Jan. 10 Jan.10|Jan. 3[Dec,27[Dec.20 - %-II n — ' r+ 2 y 1 -+i.9 — + i 2 [ ' "+17" + 3 l -21 r+ y + i t +W 1 -12 — it ~=T "+jr ~=3G W -10 +BT - + E T - it ' +3lt -+2T - b "-IX T T +3h -10 -29 r+29 -27 8 -19 +17 9 -28 —lit -10 -ho +25 - 2 -5 -15 +lit —2)4 -30 -17 -15 +12 - 2 -17 +20 + 5 -1*6 +11 - 5 -19 8 +12 - 3 + It +10 -20 I t +58 -22 +79 +5 -12 + 3 -38 • +72 - 3 + 3 -12 +10 +lh + 5 -37 +18 -11 +39 +18 +35 +26 +10 +5 + 7 +12 0 +5 -23 -36 -12 -lit -12 -13 - 1 -17 r+88 +5 +29 +53 +16 +26 + 3 +28 - 6 -10 -19 +10 -20 + h -25 r+81 -5 +19 + 6 +31 +12 -15 -18 +36 +22 +13 -15 +37 + 2 + 5 + 8 + 7 -32 +58 +11 0 + 9 -18 +71 +21 +13 +59 + 3 + 8 - 5 +30 +21 -10 +125 +27 +11 + 3 8 +69 - 6 -35 +56 -29 -ItO - 9 +17 +81t -10 +97 +27 -33 -12 +51 + 6 +70 + 8 +20 + 2 +11 - 8 -11 1 r-26 + 5 0 6 -17 r— 8 -16 9 r+11 +15 +5 + 7 - 7 Grand Total—entire store 27 Total of it departments Radios,phonographs,television,etc. weeks it weeks One week ending One week ending it weeks One week ending ending ending ending Jan.10|Jan. 3|Dec.27|Dec.20 Jan. 10 Jan.101 Jan. 3 IDec. 27 IDec. 201 Jan. 10)jan.l0|Jan. 3IDec.27[Dec.20jJan. 10 +11 + it + 2 +57 - 7 ~-18 r- 1" r+50 ^ ~ 1 I +~2 ! -12 + 1 +T +15 , +~2 TIT n r T T T 7 T "+in~ ~-m +59" ~ 1 T +13 -20 -11 +50" TT" + 6 + 2 -12 r- 5 +50 - 9 -12 -17 r-23 r+ 9 -18 -22 r-5l r+22 -39 +5 +it0 + 2 - 8 +18 -5 - 3 -21 - it + 1 +18 + it +11 +62 -U5 +12 + 9 -lit + 7 +55 + 2 +22 0 +11 - 7 -19 - 7 -35 - 7 + 3 +5U +17 +10 + 3 -21 - 2 r+70 +16 +10 -13 + 1 - 7 - 1 - 2 -18 -62 +22 r+66 - 6 -27 +38 -15 —*lij. +13 -25 +12 +12 +60 +18 +182 r+55 +159 +12 - 1 + 6 +20 +11 +11 +30 +1;3 + 2 -10 +16 Richmond Atlanta Chicago St. Louis +33 -23 -2k Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas San Francisco For footnotes, see page 1. + 1 r+6l - 2 +20 +61 -2k - k -lit - 7 -5 + 2 +15 r+10 + 6 - 3 +23 - it +18 +10 +18 +11 + 6 - k - 7 +19 - 3 +68 +it6 +29 +18 +29 +11 +11 + 7 +20 +11 + 1 + 2 + 3 +lit + 3 - 3 + 7 - 8 - 2 +56 +58 +62 + 8 + 3 - 2 +5U + it r+ltO +11 +73 r+ 2 +66 + 3 + 1 +18 + 3 r+19 - 3 +17 +51 +5 + 2 - 2 +lit +17 +11 +11 +11 +10 +25 +11
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