Full text of H.8a Weekly Department Store Sales : June 22, 1953
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Sales in selected departments
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SPECIAL WEEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—UNITED STATES SUMMAR"
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June 22, 1953.
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Monthly
Weekly unadjusted indexes
Percentage change from a year ago
(I9ltl average
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U weeks (19W- aver.weekly sales=100)
One week ending
"1953"
ending
1953
June 13|June 6[May 30[May 23 June 13 June 13|June 6[May 30[May 23 May |Apr. |Mar. [Feb. June [May [Apr. |Mar. (Feb.
+ 6
- 1
209
r226
185
216
e209 202
212
163
196
210
20h 195
16U
h
+ 1
0
218
236
205
253
e211
209
199
232
201 220
186 191
230
-10
-12
0
— 9
158
177
161
208
el7U
179
169
17U
H46
188
165
171
176
-10
- 6
-5
-12
— 9
266
255
230
2^
e220 193
226
nk
27&
262
167
207
166
Radio, phonograph, TV 1/
-13
-11
-20
-19
-17
219
260
211
252
e20lt 232
289
272 I 238
2hh
216 297
290
Total of ij. depts. 1/
— U
— b
— 9
— 5
— 5
215
228
200
211
e203 202
206
213 j 205
222
181
200
213
ALL OTHER SALES l/
- 8
+ U
- 3
+7
209
225
183
21b
e209
213
157 1 195
209
207
19U
158
RAND TOTAL SALES 1/2/
— 7
+3
Furniture & bedding
+ 2
+ 3
-
Domestic fl. cov'gs.
- 9
Major appliances
202
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*
<?/ Figures are based on the abbreviated sample described in note belowand are presented here solely to permit comparisons with departmental
~~
changesc For weekly movements of total department store sales, refer to the regular weekly sales report F.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.
• CONFIDENTIAL
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Philadelphia
Cleveland
NOT FOR PUBLICATION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
Furniture and bedding
Domestic floor coverings
h weeks
it weeks
One week ending
One week ending
One week ending
ending
ending
June 13 June 6 May 30 May 23 June 13 June 13|June 6{May 30|May 23|June 13|June 13|June 6[May 30[May 23
0
-10
-12
- 6
-10
-12
0
+ 1
- 9
— 5
- 9
+ 2
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- 0
-J4I
+20
-37
-U6
-52
-2ii
-19
T T
+27
- 7
0
+26
+ 1
-12
r- 2
- 2
+ 1
- 6
-IS
- 5
+ 6
-13
- 3
+ 5
+ 6
+19
-15
+15
+11
+ 2
+ 8
-19
0
+ 6
+ 9
+ 2
- 7
+ h
+19
-16
0
- 6
-29
-10
-17
-15
+ 2
-32
-15
+ 6
- it
- 7
Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
St. Louis
- 7
+12
+ 1
-17
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco
-23
- 6
+ 9
- it
-12
+ll2
- k
- it
+ 1
-12
+lit
- 5
-10
+ 8
+ 5
- 7
-11
-36
-10
+28
- 3
—36
- 2
- 2
-lit
-53
— 7
- 5
+13
+59
+ 1
- 2
— 3
—28
k
+ It
-23
-12
- 9
-2h
-37
— 9
0
+17
-26
+59
-18
+30
+ 1
-32
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-51
a weeks
ending
June 13
- 9
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+ 5
+ It
-12
-21
- it
-10
-lit
-10
+ 6
United States
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
-10
-20
- 6
-lit
+21
- 2
+10
- it
+2h
+37
-33
- 3
- 9
- 8
+ 8
+11
+22
+31
- it
+ 2
+ 5
-15
-15
+53
+ h
+57
-18
-16
-28
+ 2
+ 1
+ 2
-21
-21
+ 1
+30
-11
+ 2
- 2
+19
+27
-10
- 8
- 1
-18
-26
-16
— 6
-15
-15
-19
+2l»
-38
-19
- 3
- 7
Grand Total--entire store 2/
Radios,phonographs,television,etc.
Total of it departments
it weeks
it weeks
it weeks
One week ending
One week ending
One week ending
ending
ending
ending
June 13jJune 6 May 30|l"'ay 23 June 13 June 13 f June 6 May 30|May 23 June 13 June 13 June 6(May 30 IMay 23 June 13
+ 6
- 1
— it
-20
+ 3
-11
- 5
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- 5
-13
-19 ! -17
- 9
- 7
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6
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8
1
+18
+
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+21
+ it
+ 5
- 5
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1
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+10
0
- 6
- 1
+ 2
- it
- 3
+ 1
+ it
+ 3
-lit
-25
- 5
-17
0
+
8
6
-16
-11
+ 5
- 2
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-31
-19
- 9
-31
-32
— 7
- 7
Richmond
||tlanta
Rhicago
St. Louis
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-3lt
- 6
-10
-26
-37
- 2
- 9
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco
j'or footnotes, see page 1.
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-58
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-20
-22
+21
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+10
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+11
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- 8
+ 2
0
— 6
+ 3
-18
+ 1
-23
- 6
- 8
-25
-15
- 3
-11
- 8
- 7
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+ 2
+ 5
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+11
+ 2
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