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FEDERAL
statistical

RESERVE

release
FOR IMMEDIATE REIJEASE .
January 25, 1962

WEEKLY^DEPARTMENT STORE SALES
Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago
(Based on retail dollar amounts)
Year 1961
Four weeks
One week ending
ending
Year I960
Jan. 20
Jan. 201 Jan. 131Jan. 6(Dec. 10

Federal Reserve
District

+52
+25
+39
+11

+10
+ 4
r- 2
r-5

-10
- 4
r- 5
+2_

+ 5
+7
+10
+3

Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
St. Louis

+34
+16
+ 8
+10

r- 3
r-5
-3
-16

- 5
+ 9
-3
r-12

+7
+14
+7
r+ 2

+
+
+
-

6
8
2
4

Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco

- 5
- 6
+12
+13

-10
-8
-16
+7

+1
-9
+1
+4

+3
+8
+9
+7

+
+

3
3
1
8

+17

- 2

- 2

+8

+ 5

U. S. Total

+
+
+
+

+11
+ 8
+ 9
+ 3

Boston
Hew York
Philadelphia
Cleveland

6
3
3
1

+ 2
r+ 2
+ 1
0
+
+
+
+

2
3
2
3

+

3

S. weekly index, without seasonal adjustment. 1947-49=100 l/

1961

Dec.
Dec.
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.

1260
23
30.
6
13
20

359
125
116
127
125

r—Revised

Dec.
Dec.
196l Jan.
Jan.
Jan.

24
31
7
14
21

1959
319
116
118
129
107

Dec.
I960 Jan.
Jan.
Jan.
Jan.

26
2
9
16
23

246
112
132
121
113

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1/ For description and weekly indexes for the period January 1937 to March 1958

see Federal Reserve Bulletin for April 1958, pp. 4-12-421.
Weekly indexes at the district and city levels are published by several of the
Federal Reserve Banks.




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