Full text of H.8a Weekly Department Store Sales : May 18, 1954
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CONFIDENTIAL - F. R.
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May 18, 1951t
1954
w onthlyp unad^us;ted indexes
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average#™
Sales in selected departments
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Department
MAY 10
Percentage change from a year ago
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ending
May
|April
"larch
February January
April
March
February
January
May
0
|May 1 |April 2k IApril 17
1
1
NOT FOR PUBLICATION
DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—UNITED STATES S U # % W B R A R Y
GRAND TOTAL SALES 1/2/
- 3
- 1
- 2
+m
+ 2
elOO
90
75
80
99
95
100
77
8U
Furniture & bedding
- 2
- 1
- 9
-38
-13
e 99
105
109
110
116
108
105
121
120
Domestic fl. coverings
- 7
- 6
-lit
-36
-17
e 73
76
72
75
85
83
82
80
88
Major appliances
+ 1
+10
-11
-28
- 8
e
66
Bh
59
72
66
72
59
6ii
Radio, phonograph, TV
- 2
- 3
-13
-17
- 9
107
90
101
71*
81
101
95
115
Total of U depts. 1/
- 3
- 1
-11
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-13
ALL OTF'tR SALES 1/
- 3
- 1
- 1
+21
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83
90
86
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96
101
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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.8a (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 - 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.
NOT FOR PUBLICATION
SPECIAL IffiEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—SUMMARY BY DISTRICTS
Sales in Selected Departments
Page 2
(Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago)
Major household" appliances
"Domestic floor coverings
Furniture and bedding
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May 8
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May 8 | May 1 lApr. 2li I Apr. 17
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+ 1
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- 7
- 1
- 2
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- 6
-39
-32
- 9
-28
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-11
-25
-13
-17
-15
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-19
-15
- 5
+ 6
-28
-21
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- 7
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- 1
-15
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-39
8
-11
-19
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-38
-27
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+ 3
-26
-21
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-23
-28
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-10
- 6
+ 5
- 5
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+ 6
+ 3
+15
-27
+10
+ k
-16
-51
-32
-31
-29
-21
- 1
- 8
- 6
+ 1
+ 9
- 1
+11
+1U
+ 5
- 8
-20
-23
+a
-17
+ 2
-ho
-67
-29
-56
-13
-15
-lh
-18
-28
-62
0
- 7
+121
-36
- 9
-22
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-U5
-12
-U2
-13
+ 3
- 7
-10
-67
+12
-32
-12
+31
-19
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-33
+21
- 6
-21
+ 1
- 8
- 1
-29
-12
-11
+ 5
- 5
Total of It departments
Radios,phonographs,television,etc
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It weeks
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week
ending
One week ending
ending
ending
May 8 }May 1' | Apr. 2k\ Apr. 17
May 0 "May 0 [May 1 [Apr.2It|Apr.X7 May 8
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- 2
- 3
-13
-17
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-39
-23
- 5
-36
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-16
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3
+
6
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-32
-35
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-19
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-25
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+13
-16
+23
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+21
+120
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+25
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-16
-11
+ 8
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-20
+10
- 7
+ 5
+25
-1
+ u
- 5
+27
-36
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+2it
+ 9
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1
+ 5
+13
+ 5
+ 6
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+25
-18
- 6
-13
-17
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+ 1
- 6
-37
-29
-29
- 6
-17
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-23
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-15
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- 3
- 2
-29
- 8
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- 1
+lli
+6It
+30
+19
+17
+ 3
+ 5
- 9
+k9
-16
- 5
-25
-35
- 8
+15
+ 2
+ 1
+ 8
+ 9
-31
+19
+It3
-18
-52
-33
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- 8
2
9
-22
+ 7
-entire
store
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Grand TotalU weeks
One week ending
ending
May 8 [May 1 Apr.2^|Apr.17 May
+ 2
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- 2
1
- 3
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8
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2
0
+2k
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6
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- 2
1
+10
- 5
+ 1
- 5
-10
- u
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- 6
+19
- 5
- 7
+25
+30
1
- 2
0
+ 2
-
0
0
- 7
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+80
+36
-13
- It
- 6
+ 8
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+ 7
+27
+13
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