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F E D E R A L R E S E R V E s t a t i s t i c a release H.8a FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 2, 1961 Seasonally adjusted ilepartment store sales in October advanced to 151 per cent of the 1947-49 average fr Cevel of September. The index in October I960 was 148. Index of department store sales 1/ 1947.49 = 100 Adjusted^for seasonal variation Without seasonal adjustment October 1961 September August el51 el 55 150 150 136 I960 October 148 153 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago Federal Reserve District Four weeks j One week ending ending bet. 281 Oct. 211 Oct. 141 Oct. 7 Oct. 28 Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland +11 0 - 2 - 2 Richmond Atlanta Chicago St. Louis + + + + Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas. San Francisco +12 0 + 5 + 5 + 2 U. S. Total 2 2 2 3 Jan. 1 to Oct. 28 + + - 1 1 9 1 + + + + 9 5 8 2 + + + + 9 3 6 1 + 5 + 2 0 - 1 - 1 2 3 6 + + + + 3 7 6 4 + 2 + 4 + 2 0 + 1 0 0 - 1 r-11 - 8 - 3 r+ 2 + 4 - 1 + 3 0 + + + + 1 3 5 5 + 1 - 2 + 3 + 1 + 4 0 + 2 + 4 0 + 3 + 2 +15 r+ 9 + 9 r+ 5 + + + - 4 8 2 1 + 6 : + 2 U. S. weekly index, without seasonal adjustment. 1947-49=100 2/ Sept. 30 Oct. 21 Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. 8 15 22 29 1959 Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. Oct. 3 10 17 24 31 143 152 161 151 145 r—Revised. e—Estimated. l/ Monthly indexes refer to daily average sales in calendar month. October figures estimated .from weekly sales, 2/ 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.
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