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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 30, 1961
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WEEKLY .{DEPARTMENT STORE SALES
Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago
District
One week ending
Nov. 251 Nov. 18}Nov. 11|!Nov. 4
Four weeks
ending
Nov, 25
Jan. 1
to
Nov..25
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
+13
+ 6
+10
+ 7
+13
r+ 5
r+ 8
+ 3
+
+
+
9
4
8
3
+
+
+
+
4
2
3
5
.+
+
+
+
6
4
7
4
+ 5
+ 2
+ 1
0
Richmond)
Atlanta
Chicago
St. Louis
+10
+ 6
+ 5
+ 2
+
r+
r+
+
3
2
5
8
+
+
+
3
1
5
3
+
+
+
2
5
2
5
+
+
+
+
4
1
4
5
+ 2
0
+ l
0
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
1
4
7
8
+
+
+
+
3
4
8
3
r+12
- 5
+ 4
+ 7
+
+
+
+
5
2
6
6
+ 4
+ 3
U. S. Total
5
4
5
5
+ 6
+ 6
|
-
+
+
+
+
2
3
1
2
+ 2
+ 5
U. S. weekly index, without seasonal adjustment, 1947-49=100 J j
Oct. 28
Nov. 4
Nov. 11
ivov. 18
Nov. 25
1260
Oct.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
29
5
12
19
26
149
149
163
-170
173
1952
Oct.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
Nov.
31
7
14
21
28
145
155
167
182
176
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.
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