Full text of H.8a Weekly Department Store Sales : June 1, 1953

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CONFIDENTIAL

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SPECIAL VJEEKLZ REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—UNITED STATES SUMMARY
Sales i n s e l e c t e d departments

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LIGATION

/.June
% „

V

Percentage change from a year ago Weekly unadjusted indexes
it weeks (19l|l aver.weekly sales=100)
One week ending
ending
1953
May 23(May 16 (May 91May 2 May 23 May 231 J ' a v "1 1 M m r O 1May 2

Department

NOT FOj

Monthly unadjusted^bcfl§jtoS
(19JU1 average monthly sa5

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1
] May 1 Apr, f c ^ g r # (Feb. | Jan.

IJ M1/fcd y,r i • j reu»

fit

%

GRAND TOTAL SALES 1/ 2/

+ 6

r+ 7

+ 3

+1

+ h

217

208

2U3

218

p202

212

163

180

! 210

20h

195

I6h

181

Furniture & bedding

+ 1

+ 2

- 3

+ 1

0

253

238

233

2i|8

P207

199

232

227

220

186

191

230

221

h

0

+ 3

- 1

208

195

201

21h

pl79

169

17li

179

188

165

171

176

188

f

Domestic f l . cov gs.

0

-

Major appliances

-12

-16

- 8

-

h

-12

2hh

21h

219

228

pl92

226

nk

198

262

167

207

166

193

Radio,phonograph,TV1/

-19

-2h

+ 3

+ 6

-11

252

22h

261

251

p228

289

272

330

2Wi

216

297

290

351

Total of It depts. l /

- 5

- 7

- 3

+ 1

- it

2U1

222

226

237

jp201

206

213

221

222

181

200 213

222

ALL OTHER SALES 1/

+ 7

r+ 9

+ h

0

+ 5

2lh

206

2li5

216

i
| p202

213

157

176

209

207

19lt 158

177

p—Preliminary!

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COH

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category are not released publicly; they are shovm here s o l e l y to permit comparisons vdth departmental changes.
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changes
For W P P V I V - m™* ^ v i a t e a sample described i n note below and are presented here s o l e l y t o permit comparisons vdth departmental
"riA+Hnnai OQ n . m e n t s °f t o t a l department store s a l e s , r e f e r t o the regular weekly s a l e s report H.8 (based on about 550 s t o r e s ) ,
Mote.
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'reporting monthly d e p a ^ t m e n t a l ^ ^ e s !
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departments) of the approximately 350 stores regularly




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United States
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco

United States
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
S t . Louis
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco
For f o o t n o t e s , see page 1.




SPECIAL WEEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—SUMMARY BY DISTRICTS
NOT FOR PUBLICATION
Sales in Selected Departments
(Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago)
Furniture and bedding
Domestic floor coverings
Major household appliances
a
weeks
it
weeks
U weeks
One week ending
One week ending
One week ending
ending
ending
ending
May 231 May 161 May 91 May ~2May 23 May 231 May 161May 9)May May 23 May 231 May 161 May 91 May 21 May 23
+ 1
+ 2
- 3
+ 1
- 1
+ 3
r~r~ n r
-12
-16
-12
- h
+27
+10 +13
- 2
-10
-10
+12
+20
- 8 -32
*38 - 2
-hi
^UO
-32
o -11
- 6
— 2 - 5
+13 - 2 + it
0
+ 3
-16
0 - 3
+ it
- 3
+ 2
0
+16
- 6 + 2
+ 6
+16 - 8
-21
- 2
+15
1
6
-13
- 7
- 5
+ 2
+ 6 -1
+ 5 -17
-15 - 9 +15
- 7
+19
-17
+ 3
- 5
-25 - 7
+ 1

- 8

-12

- 9
+5
+ 1

+lit
-5

- it
+ 8
+10
-12

-20

+ 2

+18

- 3

- 8
- 2

+12

-5

+13
+59
+ 1
-

2

0
— 3
+ h +19
+ 1 + 6
-lit - 9

-15
-17

— 2

+ 3

- 5

+ 8

+10

+ it

+1
-32
-lit
-51

-

2

- it
-19
+ 9

+ 1
+ 6
-13
-19

-12

+ 6
- 2
+53

- 3
-11
-12

-lit

+31
-10
-13 +65 + 6
+5
-21
+12
-11
-33
-15
0
+11
-13
+ 6
-13
-15
+19 -10
-2it
-lit
-21
-16
-21
+28
-15
-2k
-it2
+15 -19
- 7 I! —16
- 9
-18
- 6
-15
- 1 - 2 + 1
-38
-11
-26
-16
+ 1
-29
-17
Radios,phonographs, telev: sion,etc Total of ij. departments"
Grand Total—entire store 2/
it weeks
it weeks
ill weeks
One week ending
One week ending
One week ending
ending
ending
ending
May 231 May 161 May 91 May ~2May 23 May 231 May 16 [ May? | May 2 (ay
[May2323 May 23 [May 161May 9 (May 2 May 23
- 5 -7
-3
+1
- it
+ 6 r+ 7
+3
+ 1
8
+ 2
+ 3
+ 7
-3it
-31 +18
+16 - 1 2
- 3 -lit - 7 - 1
- 7
+1
+ it + 3
- 6
+ it
0
-11
5
-it
+ 5 - 7
- 5 + l
- 9 -18
+ 1
+ 1 + 7
+17
0
+10
0 - 7
+ 3 + 3
-17
+ 2 - 6
- 3 - 5
+ 6
+ 8
+12
+3
-31
- 2 - 7 -12 - 1
-27 - 1 2
-5
-29 -25
-15

+26
+13
-29

+76
-15
-19
— 1

+ 6
-35
+13
+ 9

- 1 9

- 2 1 A

+

+

-28

-12

+21*

+ it
-it9

-20

—hS
-25
+ 8
-ii6
+3it

3

-59
-29
-30

- 7
+32
- 3

-itit
+it6

+20
+25
o
+11

-55

- l

6

+ 3 2

- 1 1

0
-it
+31
+33

-3h
- it
-19

-18

+75
+25
+ 2

- 8
+27
-32

- 6
- 8
-25
-15

+21

-10

+16

+ 3

+ 1
-23

- 8
-19

-5
- 5
- 5

+ it
-39
-lit

-12

+12
+11

+
-

+51
- 2
-11
+1

+ 7
-lit
+lit
+5

+ 9
- 5
-19
- 6

- 3
+ 7
+ 6

-16

- 2

6
8
3
9

+12

+ it
+ 9
+11

+
+
+
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5
it
2
6

+12

r+13
+ 7
+

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+ 3

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+ 5
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+ 5
+21

- 2
0
+ 2

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3
2
2

+
+
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+

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6
6
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2
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