Full text of H.8a Weekly Department Store Sales : June 28, 1954
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CONFIDENTIAL - F. R. SPECIAL WEEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—UNITED STATES SUMMAR^BRARy Y KXK Yt.H- Percentage change from a year ago 4 weeks One week ending ending June 19 June 121June 5 |May 29 June 19 May 2 •) 1954 June 28, 195k h/it. Mont^Uft^p (1947-49 average mow 1954 Mar. Apr. | Feb. June indexes s a l e s = 100) 1953 Mar. | May 1 Apr. Feb. GRAND TOTAL SALES 1 / 2/ + It + 1 -18 +11 - 1 P 93 100 90 75 97 99 95 100 77 Furniture and bedding + 5 - 1 -20 + 8 - 3 pl08 94 105 109 111 116 108 105 121 Domestic f l o o r coverings + l + 1 -18 +20 0 00 o Department Sales i n s e l e c t e d departments NOT FOR PUBLICATION 70 76 72 67 85 83 82 80 Major appliances +22 + 1 -14 + 1 0 P 63 62 66 54 88 72 66 72 59 Radio, phonograph, TV + 8 + 6 -13 +19 + 3 P 74 76 107 90 75 74 81 101 95 Total of it departments 1/ + 7 - 1 -18 + 9 - 1 p 86 79 90 86 91 93 89 92 94 ALL OTHER SALES 1 / + 4 + 1 -17 +11 - 1 P 93 103 90 74 98 99 96 101 75 1/ Monthly indexes f o r t h i s category are not released p u b l i c l y ; they are shown here s o l e l y to permit comparisons with departmental changes. 2/ Figures are based on the abbreviated sample described i n note below and are presented here s o l e l y t o permit comparisons with departmental "* changes e 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.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 ( v a r i e s 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 r e p o r t i n g monthly departmental f i g u r e s . CONFIDENTIAL - F. R. United States Jtoston York Philadelphia Cleveland June T T -10 +15 + 2 -Hi Richmond Atlanta Chicago S t . Louis +15 +50 + k + k Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas San Francisco —lit o United S t a t e s Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland Richmond .Atlanta W-cago S t . Louis Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas San Francisco For f o o t n o t e s , see page j. SPECIAL WEEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—-SUMMARY BY DISTRICTS Sales i n Selected Departments (Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago) Furniture and bedding' Domestic f l o o r coverings 4 wec.vS ii weeks One week ending One week ending ending ending 191 June *12*I June 5 jMay 29 June _ _ T 19 June 19|June 12|June 5 IMay 29 June 19 -20" "8" + 1 + 1 —lb +20 -11 -31 +10 -11 - T ~-2ir -19 + 2 -13 -20 - 2 +17 + 2 +11 + 2 -31 +17 - 2 -20 +5 - 7 + 2 - 5 -12 +11 -11 -3k -16 - 2 -17 -13 + 6 -23 - 8 +Jil + 3 - 2 - 8 +11 +llt -16 -16 +19 -17 -16 +5 -15 +19 -13 0 + 8 + ii - k -30 +20 -11 +23 - 2 -18 -16 -31 -15 +6 - 2 + 9 -35 - 7 Radios,phonographs,television, e t c . li weeks One week ending ending June 19! June 121 June 5 1 May 29June 19 *3 +19 -13 + 3 -27 -10 ~^I5~ -12 + 7 - 6 -20 + 7 -57 -23 + 4 + k +25 + 6 - 9 0 + u -12 0 - 2 +55 +9 - 7 +10 +17 +25 +19 +36 +10 + 9 -19 +156 +200 -22 +28 -29 0 - 7 -53 + 8 + 8 +5 0 - 8 -31 -23 -Ik +67 +33 +lk +9k +33 +211 -35 -12 +5 +7k + 6 -35 0 -10 +k2 +10 June + 7 -12 +11 + k -13 +13 - 5 - k - 9 One week ending 19|June 12 | June 5 May 29 - 1 + 9 "=25" -13 +16 -2k - 5 +15 -10 -22 + 6 -10 + 8 -15 +16 +50 +20 - 3 + 2 +11* +13 - 9 - 5 +15 -21 +11 0 +31 -11 - 3 -22 + 1 +32 +37 +12 - 6 +65 +18 -29 +10 +36 -Ik -17 +3k -3k + 6 -25 + 3 Total of k departments +20 +20 +11 +21 +102 -33 +32 -18 + h - 5 + 2 +32 - 1 -15 +11 + k + 5 - 3 U weeks ending June 19 - 1 -10 - 2 - 6 - 8 NOT FOR PUBLICATION June +22 -12 + 9 +12 + 8 +15 +66 +7k + 8 +11 +lit -29 - 1 June + + 2 + k + 1 0 Page 2 Major household appliances li; weeks One week ending ending 191June 121June 5 IMay 29 June 19 + "1 + 1" 0 lk "=25" -10 - 3 -21 - 1 + 7 - 3 -26 -2k -13 - 5 0 -22 - 8 -17 - L +66 +32 -27 +17 - 6 +15 -Ik + 6 +16 + 7 -10 + 7 + 9 + 3 + it +13 0 -22 +2k +52 -36 + 8 - 2 +13 + 7 + 1 +5 -30 -19 -27 -22 - - k + 2 2 + 8 -25 +10 -k3 +16 +19 +23 -25 - 8 + 3 + 9 +32 + 6 - 2 +16 +63 -23 -50 -17 -30 -10 - 1 -23 +k3 Grand Total—entire s t o r e 2/ weeks One week ending ending 19|June 12[June 5[May 29 June 19 =18" + 1 - 1 +11 - 1 -12 +13 - 5 +18 + 1 r- 3 -13 -20 - 6 + k - 5 -27 + 7 - 3 - 7 -li +17 -16 -17 +10 +22 +11 -23 -36 - 2 + 3 - 3 0 h + 3 -22 -16 -2k -27 - 7 +20 -10 +16 - 5 +21 +28 -13 +18 +5 o + 3 - 5 + l 0 - 6 - 2