Full text of H.8a Weekly Department Store Sales : July 20, 1953
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CONFIDENTIAL l ^ ^ & A L "JEEKLY REPCRT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—UNITED STATES SUMMARY ^^gyg^T FOR PUBLICATION Sales in selected departments Department *?»*> ^ l y 20, 1953. • 1 ^ G R A N D TOTAL SALES 1/2/ *11 I 3 Percentage change from a year ago Weekly unadjusted indexes mad jus ted indexes U weeks (1941 aver.weekly sales=100) QCMofithly sales = 100) One week ending ending 1952 1953 1953 July 11 July 111 July 4 June 2( June 20 June [May |Apr, Mar. July 11 July a* 1 June Z( | June zu [Apr. |Mar. + 1 + 2 +11 + 6 178 152 180 216 e207 210 202 212 155 196 210 20h 195 Furniture & bedding +19 r+ 1 + it + 5 + 7 232 rl6ii 195 215 e21li 217 209 199 196 201 220 186 191 Domestic fl. cov'gs. - 1 r+ 3 - 3 + 3 - 1 145 111 136 157 elli3 173 179 169 127 11*6 188 165 171 Major appliances +12 r— 6 - 9 -11 - 5 265 227 282 259 e26U 228 193 226 300 278 262 167 207 Radio,phonograph,TVl/ - 8 -33 -20 - ? -18 229 175 218 251* e219 212 232 289 2it7 238 2Wi 216 297 Total of ii depts. l/ +11 r— 6 - 3 0 0 217 rl63 198 213 e206 208 202 206 202 205 222 181 200 ALL OTHER SALES 1/ +11 r+ 2 + 3 +13 + 8 171 151 178 216 e20? 210 202 213 150 195 209 207 19U r—Revised. e—Estimated from weekly sales figures. 1/ Monthly indexes for this category are not released publicly; they are shown here solely to permit comparisons with departmental changes, 2/ Figures are based on the abbreviated sample described in note below aitiare 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 approximately 350 stores regularly reporting monthly departmental figures, i*In using year ago comparisons allowance should be made for the fact that stores in some cities were closed on Saturday July 5 as well as Friday July I* last year, and therefore the week this year had one more trading day. CONFIDENTIAL United States 3ston pw York Philadelphia Cleveland Richmond Atlanta Chicago St, Louis Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas San Francisco United States Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland Richmond ^^fclanta ^Piicago St. Louis Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas San Francisco For footnotes, see page 1. NOT FOR PUBLICATION SPECIAL WEEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—SUMMARY BY DISTRICTS Sales in Selected Departments Page 2, (Percentage change from*corresponding period a year ago) Major household appliances Domestic floor coverings Furniture and bedding k weeks i t weeks 1* weeks One week ending One week ending ending ending One week ending ending July 11 July 111 July 4*| June 271 June 20 July 11 July 111 July 4* | June 27 | June 20 July ITJuly Z** | June 27 I June 20 -11 r- 6 — 9 - 1 +12 — 3 +3 - 1 r+ 3 + 7 + 1* +5 r+ 1 +19 -21* -21 -51* -12 -13 + 8 - 9 - 9 + 6 -17 + 7 + 8 + 7 + 2 + 8 0 +21 +35 + 9 +16 - 9 - 3 + 2 0 + It + 8 + 8 -f 3 —lit - 1 +32 - 3 +1*9 -12 —19 +51* +16 + 8 - 5 +26 - it +1+3 -20 -13 r-33 +15 +18 + i t + 9 +10 r-2lt +12 +16 + 5 r-l*2 +71 + 3 -21 +23 +26 + 9 +59 0 - 1* - 2 - 8 + 1* + 7 -20 +23 +20 + 1* - 3 + 6 +12 + 9 +11 -31 +13 -18 - 6 +95 + 2 +15 -10 + 3 - 1 -51 + 5 -21 + 7 +100 +1 - 1* + 5 — 3 +11* 0 +12 -13 +71 +28 +13 -18 + 5 -12 -27 -37 - it - 5 -2 It -11 —1*5 -31 7 +17 +31* ! -15 -15 -23 7 -11 -111 -16 -11 -10 - 7 Total of it- departments Radios,phonographs,television,etc. h weeks weeks One week ending One week ending ending ending July July lTj July l i # | June" 27 | June 20 11 July 11 1 June 27 I June 20 July 11 Julv 0 0 +11 r— 6 - 8 -18 — 3 -20 -33 - 7 -12 -28 6 -n* -12 -33 -1*5 -57 — 6 -35 0 + 2 +10 +10 + 5 -13 + 7 +23 +10 + 7 0 - 6 +11 +32 +27 + 1* -11 -11 - 9 - 7 0 +1*1* r-39 + 1* + 2 -60 +25 -16 -2k -37 +3l* +21 +11* +30 -22 +13 +1*6 -19 + 7 -25 - 7 - 3 -21 +22 +17 - 6 +1*2 — 1 - 7 -15 -20 0 -18 -21 -15 + 8 +17 -11 - 8 -25 -51 -1*9 +11 - 7 -13 -12 +20 -37 -22 -17 +28 -25 -13 -15 + 1* + 9 - 7 2 +11* -33 -1*0 +19 +19 -1*0 - 2 —2l* -37 -26 -27 -17 -18 -13 -26 — 3 - 3 -28 -U8 -35 -1*7 -22 -17 -79 -53 -30 -26 —39 -51 —ll* 0 -1*7 -1*6 +26 -10 -10 + 8 + 1 -15 -lit "ll - 9 +10 +30 +19 -12 +36 +10 - 5 -33 -38 + 3 -17 -1*3 -38 - 7 4- 3 +10 + 7 +32 +30 -28 -21* 4it7 -19 -16 - 1 - 3 -5 -12 -1* -17 - It Grand Total—entire store "2T One week ending July 11|July U* + l +li +T + l +12 + 2 +19 +ll* -10 +26 + 8 + 5 +17 +11 + 1* +13 0 + 2 + 7 r+17 - 1 - 6 +17 —lit —12 - 7 June 27 + 2 + 5 + 6 + 1* + 2 June 20 +11 +10 + 8 + 9 + 9 - 5 + 2 + 2 +11* + 3 - 5 +11* +20 + 9 - 3 - 7 +15 +22 +13 +12 - 2