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J CONFIDENTIAL NOT FOR PUBLICATION SPECIAL WEEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—UNITED STATES SUMMARY January 26, 1953 Sales i n s e l e c t e d departments GRAND TOTAL SALES 1 / 2 / Monthly unadjusted indexes Weekly unadjusted indexes Percentage change from a y e a r ago (19U1 average monthly s a l e s = 100) Ii weeks (19U1 aver, weeklysales=100) 1951 One week ending ending Dec. |Nov. [Oct.|Sept Dec. |Nov. [Oct. | S e p t . [ J a n . J a n . 1 7 | J a n . 1 0 | J a n . 3[Dec.27 Jan. 17 Jan. 17 Jan. 101 Jan. 3 Dec.27 270 238 eliOl 2514 F u r n i t u r e & bedding - 5 Domestic f l . cov'gs h - 1 -12 - 6 25ii 22!* 171 97 e200 228 2ii7 220 221 192 227 2U6 216 0 —21 + 9 + li - 7 221* rl82 136 91 el83 229 251 202 188 187 2U6 268 208 Major appliances + 1 -11 + 2 + 9 - 3 206 rl82 136 128 e212 210 256 258 193 199 222 298 268 Radio,phonograph, TV l / + 1 -18 - 1 +50 + h 391 r330 277 U81 e709 b$9 U76 392 35U 718 565 Bho U8U T o t a l of U d e p t s . 1 / - 3 -12 + 1 + 7 - U 253 218 168 111 6250 2U9 273 2U0 222 216 265 290 251 - 6 +2 +61 +1U 180 183 159 295 el*l8 251 2U2 210 177 389 270 232 207 - ALL OTHER SALES l / ———————————————————— r e p o r t i n g monthly departmental f i g u r e s . gvxs e—Estimated from weekly s a l e s f i g u r e s . CONFIDENTIAL united States Boston York Tniladelphia Cleveland Richmond Atlanta Chicago S t . Louis Minneapolis Kansas C i t y Dallas San F r a n c i s c o United S t a t e s Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland Richmond Atlanta Bicago 5 t . Louis Minneapolis Kansas C i t y Dallas San Francisco For f o o t n o t e s , see page 1. WOT FOR r u p u L o n i i ^ SPECIAL WEEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SAiao—SuivMA EL DISTRICTS Sales i n S e l e c t e d Departments Page 2 (Percentage change from corresponding period a y e a r ago) Major household appliances Domestic f l o o r coverings F u r n i t u r e and bedding weeks 4 weeks 4 weeks One week ending One week ending One -meek ending ending ending ending J a n . 1 7 | J a n . 1 0 | J a n . 3[Dec.27 Jan. 17 Jan. 17 [ Jan. 101 Jan. 3 [Dec. 27 Jan. 17 J a n . 1 7 | J a n . 1 0 | J a n T 3|Dec.27 Jan. 17 — r e + T + 2 TT + 4 "T3 + 9 - 7 0 -21 -12 - 1 11 +70 -10 UtO w +34 - 7 -13 - 5 - 9 +90 - 9 :!+ 1 —30 -Ill - 9 -18 -29 -27 -19 - 8 -17 - 5 -28 -14 -11 -10 -10 -I4.0 - 2 - 7 -28 -15 -17 3 0 -38 -10 -27 - 2 -17 -16 -15 +11 -38 - 5 -19 - 8 - 8 + It -20 - It + 5 +58 +79 2 2 -10 -13 -38 -12 + 3 —5 - 8 -10 +21 -20 - 3 + 3 -12 +10 + l +61 - 2 +Ut +5 -37 +18 -11 - 3 - 3 + It - 5 -16 —5 + 3 -26 0 -+ 5 -23 -36 -12 +88 -12 + 5 -111 -13 - 1 -17 -10 +11 - 9 -23 +21 0 - It -18 +5 - 5 + 8 +19 - 5 + 3 + 5 8 +69 -35 1+ilt -30 —Uo -29 - 9 -39 1 + 3 -12 + 6 +70 • 2 1 6 +1U 8 + 2 -23 +10 8 6 +66 r 1 8 +15 + 7 +1U - 7 +11 Total of U departments" Radios,phonographs,television,etc. 4 weeks 4 weeks One week ending One week ending ending ending Jan. 17 | Jan. 101 Jan. 3 [Dec. 27 Jan. 17 J a n . 1 7 | J a n . 1 0 | J a n . 3[Dec.27 Jan. 17 + 1 +7 -12 + It i - 3 -18 +50 - 1 + 1 *=18" + 9 +59 +13 +2o + 7 +60 -11 + 8 +52 -13 -12 -23 - 8 -17 -22 +22 -51 -11 -39 + l -19 -21 - It -12 +11 +62 -33 -45 -33 - 8 +11 -19 - 7 -10 -13 + 3 - 7 -35 - 7 +65 -17 -16 -20 +33 -23 -2lt -62 +22 +66 - 6 -27 +20 +61 +5 It +16 +35 +21 -28 -21 +117 0 +lt2 +38 -15 -lit r+15 -25 +12 +18 +55 +12 +60 +182 +159 + 1 +39 +lti +62 - 2 - 3 - 1 -12 - + 7 -18 -16 -2b -13 - 2 + 2 -12 +31 2 - 1* -14 - 7 +70 - 5 + 2 + 6 - 3 +23 h - 1 + 8 - 1 -10 +16 +15 +10 +19 - 3 +68 +U6 - 2 - 2 -12 + 1 + 6 +17 -18 -20 + 3 +26 -19 +10 -20 + h —25 +81 - 5 +19 + 6 4*31 +12 -15 -15 +15 - 4 + 9 +58 -13 -32 +11 -lt2 -10 +15 +125 +27 -19 -10 +97 - 3 + It -33 - 8 -26 + 5 + 8 r-l6 Grand T o t a l — e n t i r e s t o r e 2/' u weeks One week ending ending Jan. 17 I Jan. 101 Jan. 3 Dec. 27 Jan. 17 0 +2_ "tir +7ir + 7 -=ir + 8 +50 r 1 1 + 2 - 5 - 1 +10 8 - 5 -27 +11 0 +55 + 7 -lit + + + - 2 1 3 it - 7 -lb -10 + 8 - 3 r+ 6 - 8 - 7 + r+ + r- 1 1 3 1 + 3 +19 - 3 +17 +56 +58 +62 +51 +15 +23 +13 +12 - +51t +I40 +73 +66 +12 + 9 +20 +19 2 + It +11 + 2
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