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1 9 1955
CONFIDENTIAL - F. R.
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Dep artment

• SPECIAL i'JEEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—UNITED STATES SWU&d't,fy/lfy*

NOT FOR PUBLICATION

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July 12, 1 9 #

Sales in selected departments
Percentage change from a year ago
it weeks
One week ending
ending
July 2 June 25 jJune IdjJune 11 July 2

Monthly unadjusted indexes
(19lt7-li9 average monthly s a l e s = !LOO)
195U
1955
May | Apr. | Mar.
June
July
June May 1 Anr. | Mar.

GRAND TOTAL SALES 1/ 2/

+ 2

+ h

0

+ 3

+ 3

e 97 plOl

101

98

76

96

93

100

90

Furniture and bedding

+13

+15

+ 8

+11

+11

ell5

P123

106

115

110

lOU

108

9k

105

Domestic f l o o r coverings

+30

+26

+15

+28

+2k

e 72 P 85

77

86

61

62

80

70

76

Major appliances

+ 8

+15

+ l

+22

+ 9

e 95 P 85

82

91

92

88

65

62

66

Radio, phonograph, TV

+ 7

+16

+21

+17

+15

e 81 P 77

81

103

73

73

73

76

107

Total of 1; departments 1/

+13

+16

+ 8

+15

+13

e 97 plOO

91

102

90

87

87

79

90

ALL OTHER SALES 1/

+ 1

+ 3

0

+ 1

+ 1

e 97 plOO

102

98

7U

97

9U

103

90

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p—Preliminary.
e—Estimated from weekly sales f i g u r e s .
V Monthly indexes f o r t h i s category are not released publicly; they are shown here solely t o permit comparisons with departmental changes.
2/ Figures are based on the abbreviated sample described in note below and are presented here s o l e l y to permit comparisons with departmental
changes. For weekly movements of t o t a l department s t o r e s a l e s , r e f e r t o the regular weekly sales report H.8a (based on about 550 s t o r e s ) .
Note:—Total n a t i o n a l sample i s comprised of some 115 stores (varies s l i g h t l y among departments) of the approximately 350 s t o r e s r e g u l a r l y
reporting monthly departmental f i g u r e s .




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Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
S t . Louis
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco

United S t a t e s
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Richmond
Atlanta
^Chicago
S t . Louis

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4 weeks
It weeks
One week ending
One week ending
ending
One week ending
ending
ending
July 2 June 251June Id June 11 July 2 July 2 June 25 | June 10 June l l July 2 July 2 June 25 1 June 10 | June 11July 2
+ZZ
+ 9
+ 1
+ 0
+15
+2b
+2u
+15
+30
+26
+11
+11
+ 0
+15
+13
+21
+22
+23
+32
+39
+
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+uo
+25
+36
+51
+
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+11
+ 9
-11
+ 7
+20
+16
+
9
+
8
+26
+1U
+
8
+21
+13
+13
+ 3
+13
+11
- k
- k
-16
-17
0
-23
+ 6
-23
+ 6
- 6
+19
+ 5
+10
+ 3
+ 8
- 3
- 5
+51
+97
+58
+21
+kl
+29
+109
+5U
+21
+63
+21
+ k
+19
+25
+38
+11
+58
+3U
+52

+10
+39
+10
+31

- k
- 8

+16
+20

+1h
+15
+18
+ 3

+ 7
+23
+19
+2k

+ 6
+98
-18
-15
+11
+ 2
+10
+26
-10
+ 7
+28
+13
+ 8
+ 8
+ 3
+ 5
phonographs, t e l e v i s i o n , e t c .
It weeks
One week ending
ending
21 June 2$ IJune l8] June i l ' July 2
+16
+21
+17
+15
+?—1
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~ T T " ~+T2
+ 1
+ 1
+ k
+ 3
- 8
-10
-11
- 7
+22
+ 9
+2k
+27

-38
+13
+ 2
+13
Radios ,
July
+ 7
- 7
-Ik
+52
+25
+16
— 4
+15

Minneapolis
0
Kansas City
-19
Dallas
+12
San Francisco
+
3
p
o r footnotes—see nage 1.



Major household appliances

Domestic f l o o r coverings

Furniture and bedding

United S t a t e s
JJoston
|iew York
PhiladeIphia
Cleveland

NOT FOR PUBLICATION

SPECIAL WEEKLY REPORT OH DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—SUMMARY BY DISTRICTS
Sales i n Selected Departments

CONFIDENTIAL - F. R.

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+57
+26
-10

+ 7
-31
- 9
-18

+ 1
+1*3
+26
+1I7

+k2
-20
+22
-20

0
-15
+29
-17
+ 9
+17
+23
+31
-10
+10
-2k
+25
0
- 2
+ 1
+ U
Total of I t departments

- 5
+19
- 2
+ 1

+106
-18
-Hi
-39
-12
-20
-52
-U3
-16
-13
+2*1
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+
1
+
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+ 3
Grand Total—entire s t o r e ±1

July
+13
- k
+10
- It
+k2

-12
+95
+Uo
+109

+ 3
-10
+19
+13

One week ending
2 ! June 25|June 15
+ 8
+16
~+I9
+19
+ 1
+ 2
+ 1
+ 5
+21
+30

4 weeks
One week ending
ending
June 11 July 2 July 2[June 25 June 10[June 11
0
+ 3
+ 2
+ k
+13
+15
+ U
+ 2
+T
~ -11
+15
+ U
+ 3
+ 6
+ 5 r+ 7
+12
- 6
0
- 3
- k
- 5
- k
+
7
1
+10
+
5
+33
+39
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+33
+79
+3U
0

+59
+ 9
+U7
+Uit

+36
+12
+32
+39

+38
+27
+27
+2 It

+20
+16
+12
+16

+16
+65
+32
+31

+ 5
-13
+12
+10

+18
+ 7
+22
+ h

+15
+17
+19
+15

+ 3
+11
+ It
+ 7

+ 5
+11
+9
+3

+
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+ 8

+17
+38
+12
+ 1

+ 7
+llt
+22
-12

-19
-20
+25
+ 7

-2h
-2k
+ 5
- 2

-10
0
- 3

462
+ 1
- 8
+ 2

+ 2
-11
+ 5
+ 1

-Ik
- 1
+11
- 1

-15
— 6
+ 6
- k

-16
- 1
+ 3
4- 5

+ 8

+I4.0
-22

+25
+28
-21

+35
-12
+22
+ 1

- 1
+25
+30
-10

+19
+73
+16
+95

- 2

2
1
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+
+
+
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2
2
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- £
+ 2
+ 6
+ 2

+31
- 5
+13
-13
- 1
-35
0
+ 2
4 weeks
ending
July 2
+ 3 —
- 1
+ 5
- h
+ 5
+ 3
+ 6
+ h
0
•13
— 1
+ 6
+ 1