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CONFIDENTIAL - F. R. ,

JUn o
SPECIAL WEEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—UNITED STATES SUMTtARY^

Sales in selected departments

Department

Percentage change from a year ago
U weeks
One week ending
ending
May 29 May 22 (May 15 |May 0 May 29 May

NOT FOR PUBLICATION

'954

June 7, 19$k
c*/c7V£
•Z
Monthly unadjusted indexes
(19lj.7-U9 average monthly sales = 100)
1953
1954
June 1 May | Apr, | Mar. 1 Feb.
| Apr. J Mar. I Feb.
Qp

90

75

97

99

95

100

77

P 97

105

109

111

116

108

105

121

- 1

e 82 P 70

76

72

67

85

83

82

80

+1

- 5

e 68 p 62

66

Sb

88

72

66

72

59

+ 7

— 2

+ 5

e 75 P 78

107

90

75

7b

81

101

95

- 3

- b

- 3

0

e 91 p 80

90

86

91

93

89

92

9b

- b

- 7

- 3

- 1

e 95 pioii

90

7b

98

99

96

101

75

GRAND TOTAL SALES 1/ 2/

+11

- b

- 7

- 3

Furniture and bedding

+ 9

0

- b

— 2

Domestic f l o o r coverings

+21

- 7

- 6

- 7

0

- 8

- 5

Radio, phonograph, TV

+19

+ 3

Total of it departments 1/

+10

ALL OTHER SALES 1/

+11

Major appliances

RAR)

- 1
0

e 95 plOl
ell3

1/ Monthly Indexes f o r t h i s category are not released publicly; they are shown here solely t o permit comparisons with departmental changes.
2/ Figures are based on the abbreviated sample described i n note below and are presented here solely to permit comparisons with departmental
~~ changes. For weekly movements of t o t a l department store s a l e s , r e f e r to the regular weekly sales report H.8a (based on about 550 stores)
Note:—Total national sample i s comprised of some 11$ stores (varies s l i g h t l y among departments) of the approximately 350 stores regularly
reporting monthly departmental f i g u r e s .




CONFIDENTIAL - F. R.
:

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
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco
For footnotes, see page 1.



SPECIAL WEEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTT,irENT STORE SALES—SUMMARY BY DISTRICTS
NOT FOR PUBLICATION
Sales in Selected Departments
(Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago)
Page 2
Major household appliances
Furniture and bedding
Domestic f l o o r coverings
k weeks
k weeks
U weeks
One week ending
One week ending
One week ending
ending
ending
ending
May 29 May 22 May 15 May 8 May 29 May 29 I May 22 j May 15 May 8 May 29 May 29 May 22 May 15 May 8 May 29
0
0
0
- 8
- 2
1
+ 9
+21
- 1
- 6
- U
- 5
-5
- 7
- 7
+10
-10
-21*
-10
- 1
+ 2
- i*
-16
+1*3
-19
-21
+ k
- 9
— 9 + 1*
+6
+ 1
+21
- 6
- 1
- 1*
+ 6
+19
+ 9
+12
+18
- 8
0
-17
- 3
- 8
-18
-10
-11
-22
+ 5
+11
- 6
+11
-30
- 3
-27
- 5
- 5
- 7
- 8
0
+ 1
-10
- 8
+11
-21*
- 2
-12
+1*1
-28
-ll*
-23
-22
-13
+ 5
-15
+19
-13

-15
+ 2
+ 8
0

- 1
-15
- 8
-19

-10
+ 5
- 5
+12

- 6
- 5
+ 1*
-5

+20
+ 2
+16
-17
+ 5
+22
-11
-12
+23
+ 5
+21*
0
+21
- 2
-31
8
0
+ 9
+ 5
- 5
Radios,phonographs,television,etc.
h weeks
One week ending
ending
May 29 May 22 May 15 [May 8 May 29
+19
- 2
+ 7
+ 5
3
+1*2
+ 7
+ 7
+ 5
-25
-10
+21*
0
+ 3
-15
+16
+58
2
+25
- 9
0
-21*
-15
-32
-19

+32
+37
+12
- 6

-17
-25
+ 2
-11

+21
-10
0
-16

+ 1
+ 9
- 1
+11

+
+
+
-

6
2
3
6

+ 8
-25
+10
-1*3

-11
-29
+ 7
0

- 7
-31*
- 5
+22

+11*
- 1
+11*
+61*

0
-23
+6
0

+21
+23
+25
+ 5
+11*
+26
+30
+35
-18
-19
-33
-35
+ 1*
+ 1*
-21
+ 7
Grand T o t a l --entire store
U weeks
it. weeks
One week ending
One week ending
ending
ending
May 29 May 22 May 15 May 8 May 29 May 29 May 22 May 15 |May 8 May 29
- 1
0
+11
+10
- 1*
-1*
- 3
- 7
- 3
- 3
- 1
0
- 8
+16
- 6
- 1*
+13
-H*
-15
- 7
+ 2
- 1
+16
+17 r - 1
+17
+ 7
- 3
+ 3
- 5
-11
-10
+
1
*
+ 6
-H*
-19
- 2
-15
- 9
- 5
- 6
-10
-11
-10
+ 8
-20
-12
-13
+ 7
- 7
+18
+36
+31*
+ 5

- 7
+10
+13
+ 7
Total of

+12 +121
-11
+ 3
+12
- 3
- 1
-12
i; departments

+38
+ 8
+13
- 1

+32
+63
-50
+1*3

+67
+33
+11*
+9l*

- 8
+ 9
+17
+35

+37
+ 6
+33
+31*

+23
0
+12
+1*1*

+26
+11
+18
+1*7

+17
- 6
+15
-H*

-H*
-12
+ 8
+ 1

+ 5
-17
- 2
- 5

- 1
+ h
+ 2
+21*

0
- 7
+6
+ 1

+20
-10
+16
- 5

-15
- 5
+ 6
- 7

-13
- 8
- 3
- 6

- 1
- 2
0
+ 2

+
-

1*
6
1*
1*

+33
+211
-35
- 8

- 8
+38
-35
-27

0
+37
-33
+ 3

+1*2
+53
-1*2
+ 1*

+17
+69
-37
- 7

+2lt
+52
-36
+ 9

- 1
+19
- 7
r- 7

- l
+ 3
-21
- 5

+1*3
+ 9
-12
- 1

+17
+20
-20
- 1

+21
+28
-13
+18

+ 8
+ 3
-10
0

+
-

0
0
- 7
- 1*

+
+
+

5
8
9
2

3
5
3
1*