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F E D E R A L
statistical

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R E S E R V E

release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 29, 19^3

WEEKLY/ DEPARTMENT STORE-SALES - i<
Federal Reserve
District

Percentage change from corresponding periods a year age
(Based on retail do:Liar amounts)
Jan. 1
Four weeks
One week ending
to
ending
Nov. 23
Nov. 231 Nov. 161 Nov. 91 Nov. 2 Nov. 23
1
3
2
6

+ 3
- 1
r- 1
+11

+
+
+
+

1
4
3
3

+
+
+

1
2
1
6

+
+
+

4
5
l
2

- 4
-11
+ 6
- 7

r+ 5
+10
+ 9
+ 7

+ 2
r+12
+ 6
+ 3

+
+
+
+

3
8
2
3

+
+
- +
+

1
5
6
1

+
+
+
+

3
9
5
3

+ 3
+ 2
+ 1
+11

+10
r+ 3
+ 6
r+ 2

+ 3
+ 6
+ 5
+14

+ 7
+ 6
+ 2
0

+
+
+
+

5
4
3
6

+
+
+
+

5
4
5
4

+ 1

+ 5

Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland

+
+

Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco
U.S. Total

1
1
5
4

+
+
r+

+ 6 . + 3

+ 4

+ 3

U.S. weeklv sales index, without seasonal adjustment, 1957-69=100 l/
1963

Oct. 26 112
Nov. 2 120
Nov. 9 132
• Nov. 16 1*4-3
Nov. 23 138

1962 Oct.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.

27
3
10
17
24

116
117
125
136
137

1961 Oct.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.

28
4
11
18
25

110
111
122
130
134

r—Revised
1/ For description of monthly indexes see Federal Reserve Bulletin for July 19^2.
A description of weekly indexes appears in Bulletin for August 19&2.
Weekly indexes at the district and city levels are published by several of the
Federal Reserve Banks,