Full text of H.8a Weekly Department Store Sales : June 1, 1953
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CONFIDENTIAL .ittftKtW SPECIAL VJEEKLZ REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—UNITED STATES SUMMARY Sales i n s e l e c t e d departments f»tWofcWck6° 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 w - DO) 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! i Y*"—, i ,X COH aX ^ category are not released publicly; they are shovm here s o l e l y to permit comparisons vdth departmental changes. W TTnmir>oo 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. S l l g h t l y am ng 'reporting monthly d e p a ^ t m e n t a l ^ ^ e s ! ° departments) of the approximately 350 stores regularly CONFIDENTIAL 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 SPECIAL WEEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—SUMMARY BY DISTRICTS NOT FOR PUBLICATION Sales in Selected Departments (Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago) Furniture and bedding Domestic floor coverings Major household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 + + + - 5 it 2 6 +12 r+13 + 7 + +6 + 3 -12 - U + 5 4* 6 + 5 +21 - 2 0 + 2 it 3 2 2 + + + + 6 6 6 2 - 9 + 1 + 3 0 + + - 6 1 2 2 + + -