Full text of H.8a Weekly Department Store Sales : March 2, 1953

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NOT FOR PUBLICATION

SPECIAL WEEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—UNITED STATES SUMMARY

COlIEEDgMTIAL

MarW4^3.

Sales i n s e l e c t e d departments

, yW
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Monthly unadjus^•ed i n d e x e d ^
Weekly unadjusted indexes
change from a y e a r ago
(1941 average mon%#y ' ^ a l g g = 100)
4 weeks 19U1 aver.weekly sales=100)
n
,0n4'week ending
Of
.1951
1952
1953
ending
1953
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v
Jan.
Feb.21|Feb.lU|Feb. 7 Jan. 31 Feb. 21 Feb.21 F e b . l 1+1 Feb. 71 Jan. 31 Jan. Dec. (Nov. | 0 c t . Feb.
r

—

| Oct.

171

187

181

181

pl80

1*05 251

2it6

161*

181

371*

270

238

+ 3

250

261

289

298

p226

210

228

2l*7

230

221

192

227

21*6

- 1 . - 1

199

222

208

208

pl8i*

189

229

251

176

188

187

21*6

268

0

+ 9

+ 3

180

rl83

192

190

P207

213

210

256

166

193

199

222

298

0

-12

- 5

- 9

299

335

31*5

327

P336

701 1*59

1*76

290

351*

718

565

51*o

0

+ 1

- 1

+ h

0

231

r2l*7

260

262

P227

256

2l*9

273

213

222

21*6

265

290

0

+ 1

+ 1

+ 1

0

165

180

173

172

P177

122

251

2l*2

158

177

389

270

232

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Department

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0

+ 2

0

0

+ 1

F u r n i t u r e & bedding

+ 1

+ 1

+ 1*

+ 8

Domestic f 1 . cov'gs

+ 5

+ 2

- 5

Major appliances

+ 7

r + 1*

Radio,phonograph,TVl/

-10

T o t a l of U d e p t s . 1 /
ALL OTHER SALES l /

GRAND TOTAL SALES 1 / 2 /

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p—Preliminary.
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 t o permit comparisons w i t h departmental changes.
"5/ Figures are based on the abbreviated sample described i n note below and are presented here s o l e l y to permit comparisons with departmental
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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 r e g u l a r weekly s a l e s r e p o r t H.8 (based on about 550 s t o r e s ) ,
N o t e : - - T o t a l 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 .




United States
Boston
York
^ffiladelphia
Cleveland

NOT FOR PUBLICATION
SPECIAL WRRKIT REPORTGM. DEPARTMENT...STORE SAIES—SUMMARY BY DISTRICTS
Sales i n Selected Departments
Page 2
(Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago)
Major nousenoid appliances
Domestic f l o o r coverings
F u r n i t u r e ana bedding"
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+13

r

-18

Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
S t . Louis

-13
+ 5
+11
+ 8

-18
-12
- 1
-11

- 9
+19
+ 9
- 5

+

8
2
3
2

-12
+ 2
+ it
- 2

- 9
- 5
- 9

+28
+ 5

+12
+ 1
+52

Minneapolis
Kansas C i t y
Dallas
San F r a n c i s c o

- 2
-30
-17
+ U

+21
-15
h
+1U

-12
+27
+2i|.
+18

+20
- 9
+U7
+15

+ 6
- 7
+11
} +13

+76
-30
-37
+27

+10
- 7
-19
+ 9

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+ii6
-11
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United States
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Richmond
^M^lanta
^wLcago
tit. Louis
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San F r a n c i s c o
For f o o t n o t e s , see page 1.



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T o t a l of
Radios,phonographs,television,etc
k weeks
One week
One week ending
ending
Feb. 211 Feb. lit | Feb. 71 Jan.31 Feb. 21
+ 1
0
0
- 9
-12
-10
- 5
+28
+39
1
+11
1
1
+104
+ 5
r— 9
+ 9
-36
-35
-21
- a
- 37
8
0
- 2
0
-10
+15
- 1
2
8
+
5
l
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-27
- 27
- 9

- 9
+10

-

2
2

—6

+21
-30
+56

+22

-

2

It departments

+ 9
- 8

- 5
+ 7

- 1
+ 2
-13
- 7

+ lt
+24
- 1
+22
- 9

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ending
Feb. 21
0
+22
- b
0
- 6

ending

- It

-37
+2h
+12
+ 2

-lit
- 7
+ 9
— 9

-23
+W*

+28
4t5
+ 5
+13

-18
+100
+itl
-18

0
+17
+13
+15

- 8
-18

- 8
+22
+ 2
+ 1

-12
+13
0

-13
+10
+ 1

- a

- 8
- L
0
- 6

+
+
+

7
6
1
6

- 6

-21

-12
+ 1
- 1
- 9

-13
+30
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+U0

+15
-13
-lit
+13

+ 1
+16
+ 9
+15

-11
+25
+17
+20

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+ 6
+53
+12

+1
+ 9
+1h
+15

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—12
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+
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- 8
+12
+ it
0

+ 1
+ 15
+ 8
18

+32
+25
- 8
-26

-17
+28
+ 2
-17

- 5
+15
- it

— if
+12
- 7
+15

+
+
+

-21
+10
+38
+62

- 9
+38
+13
+38

- 5

-39
+58
+10
-26

-30
+27
+ 5
—lit

—38

-12

+100

+106
- 5

+57
+33
0

Grand T o t a l — e n t i r e s t o r e 2/
[H weeks
One week ending
ending
Feb.21 Feb.14 Feb. 7I Jan#31 Feb.21
0
+ 2
0
+1
0
+
6
+ 7
+18
+ 7
— 5
0
+ 1
— 2 - 8
+11
1
0
+5
+ 2
-11
0
2
+10
- 3
-Hi

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+ 2
+ k
- 2

-28
-12
-13
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15
65
19
52

+ 1
+13

+ 5
0
+ 1

- 6
+ it
- 2

+5

— it
+ 1
+17
+ 2

- 7
+ 3
0
+ 1
- 3

+ 5
+ 1
+ it