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H.8a BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 19, 1959. ' JEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago Federal Reserve One week ending District Nov. 141 Nov. 7lOct. 311 Oct. 24 Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland 0 + 6 +10 + 6 + 3 + 2 -11 + 6 + 7 + 6 0 9 + 4 + 8 + 7 +10 Richmond Atlanta Chicago St. Louis + 1 +12 + 9 + 7 - 5 + 7 + 7 r+17 +10 +13 + 7 r+ 2 +13 +10 +12 r+ 4 - 7 •+ 3 + 6 + 2 - 1 + 3 +11 r+10 + 6 + 5 Minneapolis Kanjas City Dallas San Francisco U . S . Total + + + 8 1 1 6 + 7 + + + 5 4 1 2 + 7 Four weeks ending Nov. 14 + + + + Jan. 1 to Nov. 14 4 6 1 8 + + + + 3 3 4 7 + 4 +10 + 8 + 7 + + + + 4 7 9 7 + + + 1 2 5 5 + 5 + 7 + 7 +10 + 6 + 7 U . S . weekly index, without seasonal adjustment, 1947-49=100 1/ 1932 Oct. 1? Oct. 24 Oct. 31 ' Nov. 7 Nov. 14 160 150 145 167 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 1957 Oct. Oct. Nov. Nov. Nov. 19 26 2 9 16 138 136 130 145 152, r—Revised, l/ For description and weekly indexes for the period January 1937 to March 1958 see Federal Reserve Bulletin for April 1958, pp. 412-421. Weekly indexes at the district and city levels are published by several of the Federal Reserve Banks.