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H.8a BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 29, 1957. WEEKLY DEPARTMENT1 STORE SALES Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago Federal Reserve One week ending District Nov. 23*1 Nov. 16| Nov. 9 1 Nov. 2 Jan. 1 to Nov. 23 Four weeks ending Nov. 23 Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland + 1 +11 + 2 +6 r- 8 1 5 5 -5 +l +1 -3 -3 +6 +6 +2 -4 +4 0 0 Richmond Atlanta Chicago St. Louis - 3 -10 + 1 + 3 r- 3 r- 6 -10 -14 -5 -7 -2 -6 -3 +2 -4 -8 -4 -6 -4 -6 +2 +2 +2 -1 Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas San Francisco - 8 +10 +16 + 5 r- 3 8 7 8 -4 -6 -6 +3 -4 -8 -6 . -8 -5 -3 -1 -2 I +2 +1 +3 0 r- 6 -1 -2 -i ! +1 K U. S. Total +4 ' " -1 +3 +1 -1 , U. 8. weekly index, without seasonal adjustment, 1947-49=100 1 / 1957 Oct. 26 Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Nov. 16 Nov. 23 127 122 . 135 rl42 155 1956 Oct. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. 2T 3 10 17 24 128 124 137 151 149 1955 Oct. Nov. Nov. Nov. Nov. 29 5 12 19 26 126 128 l4l 142 146 r--Revised, 1/ For description and weekly indexes for the period January 1937 to March 1952 see Federal Reserve Bulletin for April 1952, pp. 359-362. Indexes for the period April 1952 to date may be obtained upon request from the Division of Research and Statistics . Weekly indexes at the district and eity levels are published by several of the 'Federal Reserve Banks. * Comparisons are affected by the fact that Thanksgiving Day is one week later this year than last.
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