Full text of H.8a Weekly Department Store Sales : July 6, 1953
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^ ^ J F E C I A L ?JEEKLY REPCRT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—UNITED STATES SUMMARY ^ ^ X ^ ^ ^ f m ^ P U B L I C A T I O N CONFIDENTIAL JUI - SERVE S a l e s i n s e l e c t e d departments ^ 1953. ^ '•/ Department ft Weekly u n a d j u s t e d indexes Percentage change from a y e a r ago 19lil aver.weekly sales=100) ii weeks One week ending ending 1953 June 27 June 20 June 13 June 6 June 27 June 27 June 20 June 13|June 6 Monthly u n a d j u s t e d indexes (l9Ul average monthly s a l e s = 100) 1952 1953 May Apr. |Mar. ]Feb. June|[May |Apr. (Mar. [Feb. GRAND TOTAL SALES 1 / 2 / + 2 +11 - 7 + 3 + 2 180 216 210 226 p211 202 212 163 196 210 20k 195 16Z* F u r n i t u r e & bedding + U + 5 + 2 + 3 + 3 195 215 218 236 p221 209 199 232 201 220 186 191 230 Domestic f l . c o v ' g s . - it + 3 — 9 -10 — 6 135 157 158 177 pl75 179 169 17b 1U6 188 165 171 176 Major a p p l i a n c e s — 9 -11 -10 - 6 —10 282 259 266 255 p23ii 193 226 17U 278 262 167 207 166 Radio,phonograph,TVl/ -20 - 7 -13 -11 -13 218 251 2U9 260 p2l6 232 289 272 238 2 a 216 297 290 T o t a l of 1; d e p t s . 1 / - u 0 - h - b - 3 198 213 215 228 p210 202 206 213 205 222 181 200 213 ALL OTHER SALES 1 / + 3 +13 - 7 + U + 3 178 216 210 225 p211 202 213 157 195 209 207 19U 158 l / Monthly indexes f o r t h i s c a t e g o r y a r e n o t r e l e a s e d p u b l i c l y ; they a r e shown here s o l e l y t o permit comparisons w i t h d e p a r t m e n t a l changes, 2 / Figures a r e based on t h e a b b r e v i a t e d sample d e s c r i b e d i n note below and a r e p r e s e n t e d here s o l e l y t o p e r m i t comparisons w i t h d e p a r t m e n t a l 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 r e g u l a r weekly s a l e s r e p o r t H.8 (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 s t o r e s ( v a r i e s s l i g h t l y among departments) of t h e approximately 350 s t o r e s r e g u l a r l y r e p o r t i n g monthly d e p a r t m e n t a l f i g u r e s . confidential United S t a t e s Boston fcew York Philadelphia 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Louis Minneapolis Kansas C i t y Dallas San F r a n c i s c o United S t a t e s Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland NOT FOR PUBLICATION SPECIAL WEEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—SUMIART BY DISTRICTS S a l e s i n S e l e c t e d Departments Page 2, (Percentage change from corresponding p e r i o d a y e a r ago) Major household a p p l i a n c e s Domestic f l o o r coverings F u r n i t u r e and bedding 1* weeks it weeks 4 weeks One wieek ending One week ending One week ending ending ending ending June 27 June 20 June 13 June 6 June 27 June 27 June 20 June 13 June 6 June 27 June 27 June 20 June 13 June 6 June 27 -10 -11 - 6 , -10 -10 —• 6 + 3 - It - 9 + 2 + 3 + 3 - 9 + 5 + it 2 1 -11* 1 0 -2it -1*6 1 2 -2k > -37 -11 -33 + 1 - 3 - 9 - 7 + 7 - 8 + 8 +26 -12 +15 + 6 — 2 +35 0 + It -15 + 5 - 9 + 7 - 7 - 2 +19 -lit +n - 2 0 + 6 1 + 2 - 7 + 8 -12 + 9 - 3 -19 — It 2 0 — 6 -19 -13 -29 -15 -10 + 6 +18 -32 +16 + 9 + 5 - It + 5 + + 2 8 1* 7 -20 +23 +20 + 1* - 7 +12 + 1 -17 -23 - 6 + 9 - It -13 + It + 8 - 3 -10 + 3 - 1 -51 + 5 -2k + 7 +100 -11 -36 -10 +28 - 3 -36 - 2 — 2 ~ 5 -25 - 2 + It -33 -38 + 3 -17 —It3 -38 - 7 + 3 -23 -12 - 9 —21* -37 — 9 0 +17 -3it -26 - 3 - 9 + 1 +10 +llt + 7 -20 +10 +26 - 9 - 3 +37 +1*6 +1*5 +71 -13 +13 +30 + 8 +53 +1*7 +57 -21* + 6 -10 + 5 + 5 - 3 -27 - It -19 - 5 + 2 - 2 -18 - 2 - 2 + 1 +16 +30 -11 - 3 +27 - 5 - 7 +3 L + 7 -10 -11* - 1* -12 -19 —9 - 6 - 3 +2it ' - 2 -23 -15 —16 - 7 - 7 Grand T o t a l - - e n t i r e s t o r e 2/ Radios , phonographs , t e l e v i s i o n , e t c . T o t a l of 1* departments 4 weeks it weeks i* weeks One week ending One week ending One week ending ending ending ending June 271 June 2011 June 131June 6 June .27 June 27 June 20 IJune 131 June 6 June 27 June 27 June 20 |June 131 June 6 June 27 + 2 + 3 +11 + 2 - 7 - a — 3 -20 0 - 7 -13 -11 ; - i s - 4 - It - 1 — 6 8 +10 + 5 -17 -27 - 6 — 1* - I t l 1 -26 : -12 -i*5 - 6 -18 0 6 6 r + 8 + 6 + it + 5 +10 +21* +21 +18 > +18 ; + 9 0 + 5 0 it + 9 0 + it 5 + it -11 - 6 0 - 6 -25 - 9 -13 + 1 + 2 + 5 + 9 + 2 - 7 -16 0 - 5 -16 -Itl -31 + it -32 -37 - 7 Richmond Atlanta feicago a t . Louis -26 -27 -17 -18 -13 -26 - 3 - 3 -2l* -3i* - 6 -10 -26 -37 - 2 - 9 -22 -31 - 7 -10 -15 -20 0 -18 -21 -15 + 8 +17 -13 - 9 — It —lit -23 -17 + k + 1 -18 -16 + 2 — 5 + + - 2 6 3 5 + 2 +ll* +11* +20 -11 - 8 - 7 — 6 - 9 + i + 9 +13 — 5 0 + It + 5 Minneapolis Kansas C i t y Dallas San F r a n c i s c o For f o o t n o t e s , s e e page 1. -26 -39 -51 —lit. 0 -1*7 -1*6 +26 +55 —58 -1*9 0 0 -20 -22 +21 + 2 -39 -lit + 8 +28 -25 -13 -15 + + - +15 +11 - it - 9 +10 +12 - it +11 +13 + 2 - 7 -1* + - 9 3 7 1 +15 +22 +13 +12 - 3 - it -lit 6 + 9 +llt + 6 +10 + 7 + 7 *"* 1 + 3 It 9 7 2