Full text of H.8a Weekly Department Store Sales : March 9, 1953
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rSPECIAL "WEEKET REPORT W
CONFIDENTIAL
DEPARTMENT STGREL5A1ES~UNITED STATES SUMMARY
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fiA
MAr 10
Sales in selected departments
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NOT FOR PUBLICATION
March 9» 1953.
19S3
••XV
sted indexes
M O M M
Weekly unadjusted indexes
Percentage change from a year ago
hly sales - 3LOO)
(19^1
average!
(19iil
aver,
weekly
sales=100]
Zj. weeks
One week ending
1951
1952
1953 i
ending
1953
Dec.
|
Jan.
[Nov.
|Feb.
Mar.
|Nov.
Feb. 20 IFeb. 21 IFeb. 14 |Feb.7 Feb. 20 Feb.20IFeb.21IFeb. 34 Feb. 7 Feb. | Jan.{Dec.
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Department
3?h 270
0
+ 2
190
rl72
187
181
el6l pl80
U05
25U
195
I6ti 181
h
+ 5
308
250
261
289
e231 p226
210
228
191
230
221
192
227
+ 2
- 5
0
213
199
222
208
el71 pl8it
189
229
171
176
188
187
216
k
0
+ 8
220
rl8l
183
192
el7lt p207
213
210
207
166
193
199
222
-10
0
-12
* 9
302
299
335
3h$
e265 P336
701
U59
297
290
3Sh
718
565
+12
0
4- 1
1
+ 2
270
r232
2U7
260
e2ll p227
256
2U9
200
213
222
2b6 265
+ 8
0
+ I
+ 1
+ 2
180
165
180
173
el55 pl77
1*22
251
19U
158
177
389
GRAND TOTAL SALES 3/2/
+ 9
0
+ l
Furniture & bedding
+16
+1
+ 1
+
Domestic fl. cov'gs
+ 5
+ 5
Major appliances
+30
+ 7
+
Radio,phonograph ,TVT/
- 7
Total of k depts. l/
ALL OTHER SALES 1/
270
p—-Preliminary.
r—Revised.
e—Estimated from weekly sales figures.
1/ Monthly indexes for this category are not released publicly; they are shown here solely to permit comparisons with departmental changes.
"2/ Figures are based on the abbreviated sample described in note below and are presented here solely to permit comparisons with departmental
~~ changes. For weekly movements of total department store sales, refer to the regular weekly sales report H.8 (based on about 550 stores).
Note:—Total national sample is comprised of some 115 stores (varies slightly among departments) of the approximately 350 stores regularly
reporting monthly departmental figures.
CONFIDENTIAL
United States
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco
SPECIAL WEEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—SUMMARY EL DISTRICTS
NOT FOR PUBLICATION
Sales in Selected Departments
(Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago)
Page 2
Furniture and bedding
Danes tic floor coverings
Major household appliances
4 weeks
4
weeks
4 weeks
One week ending
One week ending
One week ending
ending
ending
ending
Feb.25|Feb.21IFeb.1UIFeb. 7 Feb. 20 Feb. 201Feb.211Feb. 1MFeb, 7Feb. 20 Feb. 20 | Feb. 211 Feb. 141 Feb. 7 (Feb. 2
+16
+ 1
+ 1
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0
+ 2
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+ T
+30
+ 7
+ 8
0
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+59
+32
+27
"+1T 1 3 4
+ 2
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+ 2
+30
+ 7
- 8
- 8
- 2
0
- 2
- 6
+13
- 1
+26
-28
+ 2
-25
-lit
- 7
-19
+53 -12
-It
+ 6
+51 + 2
-26
0
- 3
+10
+ 3
+ 1
+ 3
+33
+ 7
-20
+12
+13
+19
-10
—10
+ 5 -2lt
- 2
+22
-11
- 1
-25
+17
- 3
+lil
+16
-13
r+ 6
- 1
+ 8
+21
+11
-18
-12
- 1
-11
- 9
+19
+ 9
-5
- 2
+ 7
+10
- 3
+56
+21
-12
- 2
+13
-30
-15
+5
+27
+ 6
- It
-17
+2h
+11
+18
+ it
+ih
+12
Radios,phonographs,televisi on, etc.
eeks
One week ending
+2j.O
+28
Feb.20[Feb.21|Feb.14|Feb. 7
United States
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco
For
footnotes, see page 1,
-21
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-37
0
-27
-12
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+ 1
+15
+ 8
-18
+32
-11
-28
-12
-13
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-37
+13
- 9
+33
- b
+12
- 7
+15
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+65
+19
+52
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-50
+32
—30
+16
+2U
+22
-10
TT
+72
-16
+5
+15
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+28
-16
- 9
+5
+ k
+76
+10
+18
6
+ 1
+ 9
- 9
—30
-37
+27
— 7
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+ 9
+ 1
—28
- 8
-26
+ 3
+llt
+ 1
-20
+51
+29
+20
0
-19
+ 2
+ it
- 2
-21
+10
+38
462
-21
+2 b
+ 8
+38
0
+21
+27
+13
+15
-13
+16
r+1b
+ 9
+15
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- It
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+17
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-16
-11
- 1
- 9
+nr
-38
+ 2
-lb
+39
- 9
- 2
+ 5
-12
+ 1
- 1
- 9
+ 1
+10
+118 -37
+36
+12
-13
+ 2
-lit
- 7
+ 9
- 9
-25
+17
+83
0
+28
-18
0
r+20
+ltl
—18
+15
+100 r+22
+1*5
+5
-23
+bb
- 8
-18
+100 +17
+13
4- 3
+37
+12
-10
- 9
+38
+33
+ 3
%
Grand Total—-enLire store
weeks
4 weeks
One week ending
ending
ending
T?eo.
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Feb. 201 Feb. 21 Feb U T
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+20
+ 9
- 8
-lit
-bb
+ 3
+12
- it
+llt
Total of It (iccarter
One week ending
+12
+ 4
- 9
+lt9
- 1
-10
-13
+12
+ 1
+52
+ 2
- 1
+ 2
-13
- 7
- It
"+l5~
- 7
+ 5
- 8
+22
0
+Ht
+ 2
+ 1
-n
+25
+17
+20
- b
+ 6
- 3
+ 1
+12
+10
+15
0
+ 9
"+TT" ~+I5~
- 9 r-i-l 2
-11
+33
+ 6 -111'
+W
+13
+12
+1b
+ 7
- 8
- It
0
- 6
- It
0
-12
r+12
+11 r
+17
-
2
1
+ 7
0
+ 2
+ 7
- 2
- 8
+ 2
- 3
0
+10
+ 5
0
- 7
- 6
+ 1
+ 6
+ 5
0
+1
3
5
3
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+ b
- 8
0
+ It
0
2
3
+ 6
+ 9
- 1
+ It
+12
- 2
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