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CONFIDENTIAL - F. R.

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Sales in selected departments

unadjusted indexes
(19U7-U9 %^?$fe>$ypnthly sales = 100)
1955
Apr. | Mar. | Feb.
May | Apr. | Mar. | Feb.
JurS May
io

Percentage change from a year ago
k weeks
One week ending
ending
June 101 June 11 June k May 2d June 10

June 27, 1955

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Department

NOT FOR PUBLICATION

SPECIAL WEEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—UNITED STATES SUMj^S.

0

r+ 3

+ 3

+ 6

+ 3

-plOl

101

98

76

96

93

100

90

75

Furniture and bedding

+ 8

+11

+13

+ 6

+ 9

pl23

106

115

llit

10ii

108

9h

105

109

Domestic f l o o r coverings

+15

+28

+ 5

+ 1

+11

P 85

77

85

81

62

80

70

76

72

Major appliances

+ 1

+22

+32

+h2

+20

v 85

82

91

69

88

65

62

66

Sh

Radio, phonograph, TV

+21

+17

+12

- 3

+10

P 77

81

103

93

73

73

76

107

90

Total of k departments 1/

+ 8

+15

+lu

+ 9

+11

plOO

91

102

9k

87

87

79

90

86

0

+ 1

+ 2

+ 6

+ 2

plOO 102

98

73

97

9k

103

90

7k

GRAND TOTAL SALES 1/ 2/

ALL OTHER SALES 1/

p—Preliminary.
r—Revised.
1/ Monthly indexes f o r t h i s category are not released publicly; they are shown here s o l e l y to permit comparisons with departmental changes.
2/ f i g u r e s are based on t h e abbreviated sample described i n note below and are presented here solely t o permit comparisons with departmental
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 regular weekly sales r e p o r t H.8a (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 (varies s l i g h t l y among departments) of the approximately 350 s t o r e s r e g u l a r l y
reporting monthly departmental f i g u r e s .




. " CONFIDENTIAL - F. R.

United S t a t e s
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
S t . Louis
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco

United S t a t e s
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland

June
+ 0
+11
- 4
+10
+25
- It
- 8
+16
+20

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NOT FOR PUBLICATION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)
Page 2
Maj<or household appliances
Furniture and bedding
Domestic f l o o r coverings
4 weeks
4 weeks
4 weeks
One
week
ending
One
week
ending
One week ending
ending
ending
ending
it
(May
28
June 10
fay
28
June
18(June
11(June
June 10
Id June 11!June 4jMay 2ti June 18 June 18 ( June 11| June 4 I
+20
+22
+
1
+
1
+32
+11
442
+20
+ 6
+11
+ 9
+15
+13
+ 5
+16
+21
+2ti
-15
+12
+12
+44
-21
+ 7
+ 9
+25
+40
+ 5
- 1
+68
+20
+20
+27
0
+ 8
+ 8
+ 2
+21
+ 9
+11
+ 1
+13
+ 5
0
-16
-12
+32
-16
+19
-12
+ 3
+ 5
+ 5
-23
- 7
+ 4
- 3
+69
+64
+18
+39
+12
+30
+58
+29
+109
+97
+13
+ 4
+ 5
-14
+14
+15
+18
+ 3

+13
+18
+27
+21

+m
+30
+12
+25

+ 9
+13
+18
+17

+ 3
-10
+19
+13

- 1
+25
+30
-10

+25
-15
+16
+22

+15
+ 4
+ 2
+84

+10
+ 2
+16
+26

+ 7
-31
- 9
-18

+35
-12
+22
+ 1

+34
+27
+46
+44

+126
+27
+61
+90

+47
+ 1
+23
+19

0
+15
+106
+ 8
0
- 8
+18
-25
+98
-16
-14
-15
-15
— 4
-35
- 8
- 2
-12
-20
+51
-11
+ 1
+ 9
-21
+10
+ 2
+17
-32
+42
-29
- 8
-28
-16
-23
+35
-10
+18
+16
-10
+58
-11
-13
+13
4^9
-24
+ 1
- 1
-30
0
+ 8
- 2
-12
+ 5
- 7
+ 3
+15
+ 4
-14
- 7
- 7
Grand T o t a l - - e n t i r e s t o r e jy
Total of iit departments
Radios,,phonographs,televisi on,etc.
4 weeks
it weeks
4 weeks
One week ending
One week ending
One week ending
ending
ending
ending
June 18 June 111 June 4 I'lay 28 June 18 June 10 June 111 June It | May 20 June 18 June 18[June 11(June it May 28 June 18
+ 6
+ 3
0
+ 3
+21
+11
r+ 3
+ 9
+10
+ 8
+12
+17
+15
+14
- 3
+
8
+ 3
+
2
+
8
-10
+32
+
4
+10
+ 5
4
-17
+19
+15
-24
- 3
+11
+ 4
1
+ 1
+21
r
+
4
+ 6
+ 3
+11
+ 3
- 1
+ 1
+12
+ 7
+ 4
- 2
+10
6
0
-11
+ 6
- 1
- 8
- 7
-15
- 7
+ 5
-13
- 3
- 4
+ 5
+
5
+
9
+22
+2li
+ 6
+ 7
+22
- 1
+51
+21
- 2
+24
+30
+39

Richmond
Atlanta
i Chicago
S t . Louis

+59
+ 9
+47
+44

+36
+12
+32
+39

+22
+ 7
+ 6
+38

-10
- 6
+17
+12

+23
+ 5
+25
+34

+ 5
-13
+12
+10

+18
+ 7
+22
+ 4

+20
+15
+26
+29

+29
+19
+20
+47

+18
+ 7
+20
+21

- 2
0
+ 1
- 4

+
+
+
-

5
2
2
4

+
+
+
+

3
8
6
3

+17
+13
+ 4
+ 9

+
+
+
+

Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco
For f o o t n o t e s , see page 1.

+ 8
+25
+28
-21

+17
+38
+12
+ 1

- 8
- 4
-11
-11

-31
-70
-17
+ 6

+
-

-10
0
- 3
- 2

+62
+ 1
- 8
+ 2

-11
+24
- 5
+ 1

-21
-29
+20
-10

+ 6
- 3
0
- 3

-16
- 1
+ 3
+ 5

+
+
+

5
2
6
2

-14
+ 9
+ 6
+ 4

- 9
- 8
+13
- 3

-11
0
+ 7
+ 2




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