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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
H.8a -

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 13, 1958.
WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES

F e d e r a l Reserve

Percentage change from corresponding p e r i o d a year ago
One week ending

District

Nov. d

+1U
+ h
+ 7
r 0

+ 3
+ 3
+ 7
0

+ 9
+11*
+16
+ 8

+
+
+
+

h

r+
r+
+
+

+
+
+

3
5
1
3

+10
+ 7
0
+ 7

+ 7
+ 6
0
+ 3

- 1

3
8
1
2

+ 2
+11
+ 6
r+ 5

+ 3
+. h
- 3
+ 8

- 1
+ 1
0
0

+
+
+
+

2
6
1
3

- 1
+ 2
- 1
0

+ 2

+ 5

+ 3

+ 6

+

h

Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland

+
+
+
+

Richmond '
Atlanta
Chicago
S t . Louis

+10
+12
- 1
-

Minneapolis•
Kansas C i t y
Dallas
San Francisco

+
+
+
-

U. S. Total

Nov. 1 | Oct. 25 | Oct. l b

Jan. 1
to
Nov. 8

Four weeks
ending
Nov. 8

5
2
2
1

6
1
1
7

8
5
8
2

+
+
+
-

1
2
1
3
0
0

-

1

h

0

U. S . weekly index, without s e a s o n a l a d j u s t m e n t , 19U7-U9 = 1 0 0 ! /
1958
Oct. 11
" Oct. 18
Oct. 25
Nov. 1
; Nov. 8

1U7
1L6
1U0
rl3o
lit8

1251
• Oct . 12
Oct . 19
Oct,. 2 6
Nov,. 2
Nov,. 9

1U2
138
136
• 130
1U5

1956
Oct.
Oct.
Oct.
Nov.
Nov.

13
20
27
3
10

1U6

iho

13U
119

r—Revised.
—
1 / For d e s c r i p t i o n and weekly indexes f o r t h e p e r i o d January 1937 t o March 1958 see
Federal Reserve B u l l e t i n f o r A p r i l 1958, p p . I4I2-U2I.
Weekly indexes a t t h e d i s t r i c t and c i t y l e v e l s a r e published by s e v e r a l of the
F e d e r a l Reserve Banks.