Full text of H.8a Weekly Department Store Sales : March 30, 1953

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SPECIAL 1EEKET" REPORT OFBEPARTMENf - - S A L E S ^ I B J I T E D . STATES J&MMAHI

CONFIDENTIAL

March 30, 19$3.

Sales in selected departments
Weekly unadjusted

rom

+12

+ 7

+ 7

+ 9

Furniture & bedding

+ 6

+ k

+ 9

+16

+ 9

205

206

218

308

p232

227

210

228

191

230

221

192

227

Domestic f l . ccv'gs

+ 3

- 5

+11

+ 5

+ 2

177

181

192

213

pl70

179

189

229

171

176

188

187

2lt6

Major appliances

+ 7

r+12

+3U

+30

+17

226

200

252

220

pl79

198

213

210

207

166

193

199

222

Radio,phonograph,TVl/

- 1

- 3

+ 5

- 7

3

303

286

353

302

p270

330

701

U59

297

290

35U

718

565

Total of U depts. l /

+ it

+ 1

+12

+12

+ 7

212

r207

256

2U9

200

213

ALL OTHER SALES l /

+13

+ 7

+ 6

+ &

220

200

25U

19U

158

TOTAL SALES 1/2/

p—Preliminary.

reporting monthly departmental figures.




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SPECIAL WEEKLT REPCET ON' DEPARTMENT" STORE SALES—SUMMARY BY DI STRICTS
Sales in Selected Departments
(Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago)
Domestic f l o o r coverings"
Furniture and bedding
U weeks
it
weeks
One week ending
One week ending
ending
ending
Mar. 21
Mar.
211
Mar.
lit
|
Mar.
7
|Feb.20
Mar.
21
Feb.
20
Mar. 211 Mar, lit Mar.
+ 2
+
1
1
+ 5
+ 9
+16
+ 3
+ 6
- 5
+ 9
+U"
-11
+2it
+id
+ 0
+ 8
+35
+28
+11
+25
- 8
+ 6
-21
0
- 5
- 1
+ 7
- 2
— 3 + 3
- 8
+ 8
+51
+ 7
- 6
+19
+ 5
+53
+ 3
+ 7
+ 1
-2 it
- 8
+18
+33
+iit
+12
+22
+27
-5

CONFIDENTIAL

United States
.Boston
iew York
hiladelphia
Cleveland
Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
St. Louis

+ 1
+ 3

+ 2
+32

+16

+11
-10
+ 8

- 9

+itl
+16
+21

r 1

+
+
+
+

8
8
9
it

+32
+56
+15
+ 7
+itO
+ h
+19
r-27
+21
+28
+76
-11
+ 5
+18
+11
+16
+19
+29
Radios,phonographs,television, etc.
It weeks
One week ending
ending
Mar. 21
Mar.
71Feb,20
Mar. 21 Mar. lit I
- 1
+ 5
- 3
- 7
- 3
+ 2
+ 8
+30
+ 5
-21
-itl
—i|it
-50
—ItO
-27
+12
+32
+23
+ 3
- 5
-30
-2it
-26
-25
-11
+it6
-16

United States
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Richmond
^tlanta
phicago
S t . Louis




-15

+10

Minneapolis
"Kansas CityDallas
San Francisco

Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco
For footnote© , s e e

- 7

1,

+ 2
-11
+16

+ 8
-17
- it
0

+16

-31

+ 7
-13
+17
+ 3

-33
+29
+ 9
+68

0
r+157
-lit
+27

+96
+206
+79
+36

-37
+13
- 9
+33

+2it
+22

-11

+ 9
- 5
+11

-13
- 2

+9U
+13
+itl

-11
+20
- 2

-27

- 5
0
- 5
—31

-13
+11
+ 8
+ 8

+72
+18
+ 5
+15

+ 9
+12

+ 1
- 9

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Major household appliances
it weeks
One week ending
ending
Mar. 211 Mar. lit | Mar. 7 [Feb.20Mar.21
•30 +17
+ 3 it
+ 7 r+12
19 +19
+50
+
77
—lit
lit - 1 2
—
+
27
— 9
-39
+ 8 + 33 +13
+10
+ 6
+ 20 + 22 + 9
+ 6
-11
+ 7
+9it
+10
+ 2

- it
- it
+29
+23

— 5
- 19
+ it
+ 50

+118

+100
+ 36
- 13

+178 - 25
-21
-itl
+171 + 17
—2# r+80
+126 + 83
- 6
+51
+35
0
+ 28
- 2
- 7
- 7
Grand Total-—entire store
it weeks
One week ending
ending
Mar. 211 Mar. lit Mar. 7|Feb.20 Mar. 21 Mar. 21 Mar. lit Mar. 7 Feb.20
+ 9
+ 7
+ 7
+ 1
+12
+ 7
! +12
+12
+ h
+ 8
+10
+17
+21
+15 |
+ k
+31
+33
- 3
0
8
+ it
- 9
+ 3
- it
- 9
- 9
- 7
- 2
+33
+ 3
+ 9
+15
+it9
+ 2
+ it
+ 5
+ 6
+10
+11
+15
- 1
+ it
-10
+15
+17
+ it
0
+50
+12
- 6
+60
0 r+28
- 8
+ 1
+ 5
-19
* 6
+ 9
- 5
- 7
Total of it departments
One week ending

+17
+15

+11

- 5
+20
+ h
-10

— 9
+ 3
+ 7
+ 8

+ it
-10
+ 5
+ 3

+51
+29
+20
0

+ 9
— 1

+15
+11
+19

-11
- 8
+15
+23

— it
r+26
+ 5

+76
+93
+70
+18

0
+21
+27
+13

+15
+28
+27
+16

+28
+21
+15
+ 9

+10

+10

+12

- 1
+12
+ 3
+12

+ 5
+ 7
+ 6

+ it

+18
+ 9
r+12 r+lit
+20
+ k
, + 8, + 7

+26

+32
+18

+ 9
+ 9
+itit

+63
+ 3
it weeks
ending
Mar.21
4- 8
-flit
«"* 1

+ 9
+11

+lt0
+12
+12
+lit

+13
+11
+ 8
+13

+ 7
+12
+17
—' 2

+16
+15
+lit
+ 5