Full text of H.8a Weekly Department Store Sales : March 16, 1953
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r- % CONFIDENTIAL SPECIAL WEEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—UNITED STATES SUMMftHI OT R)R PUBLICATION %? 1? Sales in selected departments Department March 16, 1953• Percentage change from a year ago Weekly unadjusted, indexes Monthly unadjus^febr&i (19U1 average monthly 9% 100) U weeks (191*1 aver.weekly sales=100 One week ending ending 1953 j 1953 1952 1951 Mar. 7 Feb. 20 [Feb. 21 |Feb.lij. Bfer. 7 Mar. 7 (Feb. 20 [Feb. 21 |Feb. Hi Feb. 1 Jan. J Dec.|! Nov. 1 Mar. | Feb. 1 Jan Dec. |: Nov. GRAND TOTAL SALES 1/2/ + 7 + 9 0 +1 + it 192 rl89 172 187 el6l pl80 U05 251 195 161t 181 37k 270 Furniture & bedding + 9 +16 + 1 +1 + 6 218 308 250 261 e231 p226 210 228 191 230 221 192 227 Domestic f l . cov'gs +11 + 5 + 5 + 2 + L 192 213 199 222 el71 pl8ii 189 229 171 176 188 I87 216 Major appliances +3it +30 + 7 + h +16 252 220 181 183 el7U P207 213 210 207 166 193 199 222 Radio,phonograph,TVl/ + 5 - 7 -10 0 h 353 302 299 335 e265 p336 701 159 297 290 351* 718 565 Total of it depts. l / +12 +12 0 + 1 + 5 231 270 232 2I4.7 e211 P227 256 2ii9 200 213 222 21*6 265 ALL OTHER SALES 1/ + 6 + 8 0 + X + 3 187 180 165 180 el55 1*22 25it 191 158 389 270 - pl77 177 p—Preliminary. Z3—> r—.PADri SPfl. / MunLiixy xnaexes xor t n i s category are not released publicly; they are shown here solely to permit comparisons with departmental changes. u j 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.8 (based on about 550 s t o r e s ) . Note: Total national sample i s comprised of some 115 stores (varies s l i g h t l y among departments) of the apnroximately 350 stores regularly reporting monthly departmental f i g u r e s . A CONFIDENTIAL SPECIAL WEEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—SUMVLARY BY DISTRICTS S a l e s i n S e l e c t e d Departments s Furniture and bedding One iweek ending 4 weeks ending IviciX* # ( | t eD. % 0 | r e D . z i | F e b . i 4 Mar. y + y +16 + 1 + l + 6 + 0 +& +27 +32 +22 0 — 2 +13 + 1 - 2 +5 -12 +53 + 9 - h +22 +12 -20 +13 +5 United States ^Boston pew York Philadelphia Cleveland +11 -10 + 8 - 9 Richmond Atlanta Chicago S t . Louis Minneapolis Kansas CityDallas San F r a n c i s c o +ia +16 +21 — X -13 + 6 +11 + 6 -18 -12 - 1 -11 + 3 0 +10 - 3 +15 +56 +21 - 2 +21 +19 +1|0 -30 + 2 -15 +76 +28 -17 +15 - k +16 +11 + it +iit +11 Radios.phonoeraphs.television.etc. It weeks One week ending ending Mar, Y Feb. 2o |Ffeb. 21 Feb. 14 Mar. 7 +5 -10 0 - 7 — It +38 + 2 + 5 +104 +30 -5o —21 -37 -hh -38 +23 +32 0 -1 +13 -30 -25 - 9 -27 -23 United States Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland NOT FOR PUBLICATION Domestic floor coverings 4 weeks One week ending ending Mar. 7 (Feb. 20 (Feb. 211Feb. 14 Mar. 7 +11 + 2 + it + 5 + 5 -11 + 2 + it + 7 +24 + 6 - 8 +26 0 + 5 - 8 +51 + 2 + 3 + 7 +33 -2k +17 + 2 - 3 -13 +11 + 8 + 8 +72 +18 + 5 +15 -16 - 9 - 5 - 9 - 2 +28 -16 + 5 + 6 +11 - 3 +5 +50 + +60 - 8 + + - 5 Total of One Mar. +12 +33 - it + it +15 h +10 +31 +76 6 -30 - 7 - it 1 -37 -19 -15 9 +27 + 9 +10 4 departments 4 weeks week ending ending 71Feb.2b1Feb.211Feb.14 Mar. 7 +12 0 + 1 +5 + 4 +28 +39 +25 - 9 + 9 - 9 - it +19 - 8 - 2 + 9 - 1 -lit 0 + 5 Richmond ||tlanta Rhicago S t . Louis + 8 -17 - it 0 +16 +21* +22 -11 -28 -12 -13 -2it + 1 +15 + 8 -18 - 1 + 3 + 2 -lit + it -10 + 5 + 3 +51 +29 +20 0 -19 + 2 + it - 2 -12 + 1 - 1 - 9 + + + - Minneapolis Kansas C i t y Dallas San F r a n c i s c o For f ootnates*' s e e oaee +96 +206 +79 +36 -37 +13 - 9 +33 - it +12 - 7 +15 -15 +65 +19 +52 + 5 +73 +15 +33 +76 +93 +70 +18 0 +21 +27 +13 +15 -13 -lit +lit + 1 +16 + 9 +15 +23 +2it +20 +15, I : 3 6 7 3 Major household appliances it weeks One week ending ending Mar. 71 Feb. 201 Feb. 2l I Feb. 14Mar. 7 +3it +30 + 7 + it , +16 +69 +77 -19 +63 +lti> +27 -lit -25 - 7 - 7 + 8 +33 + 7 +12 + 3 +20 +22 -11 —10 + it - 5 -19 + it +50 +118 +100 +36 -13 -37 +22 +12 + 2 -lit - 7 + 9 - 9 + 7 +17 +lit + 1 +178 -25 +28 -18 +39 +171 +17 +100 +76 +U5 +126 +83 + 5 +itl +61 + 28 0 +20 -18 + 6 . urand xo^ax—entire store <l/ 4i weeks One week ending ending Mar. 'HFeb. 20 |Feb. 21 (Feb. 14 Mar. 7 0 + 7 + 1 + 9 + it + 8 +18 +17 +12 + 7 0 0 +12 - 2 - 9 - 2 + 2 +33 -11 + it +10 + 6 -lit 0 - 3 +5 + 7 + 6 + it +18 +12 +20 + 7 - +itO r+12 +12 +lit - 8 - it 0 - 6 + + + 7 6 1 6 +5 +5 +5 + 7 +11 +17 - 2 — it 0 -12 +12 + + + it 9 1 it + + + + + 6 7 8 5 5