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b j JBRARY CONFIDENTIAL - F. R. Department f£D£ :Of 1 1 1955 ^L%cl SPECIAL WEEKI2 REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—UNITED STATES aAAN H tDtHAL RbbLKVb ^CAQo ftDLK BANK OF CHICAGO Sales i n selected departments NOT FOR PUBLICATION October 10, 1955 Percentage change from a year ago Monthly unadjusted indexes Zt weeks (19li7-li9 average monthly sales = '100) One week ending ending 1951* 1955 Oct. 1 Sept.2&!Sept.17 jSept.10 Oct. 1 Sfipti, lAug. I July June Oct. | Sept. i Aug. 1 July | June GRAND TOTAL SALES 1/ 2/ +12 - 1 + 1 + 9 + 5 el05 p 93 79 97 109 101 87 76 96 Furniture and bedding +21 +10 + 7 +17 +12 el27 vlhO 115 116 128 115 131 110 10li Domestic f l o o r coverings +UU + 2 + 9 +21 + 9 e 99 P 81 63 73 110 91 77 61 62 Major appliances +28 +15 +29 +26 +22 e 88 pl07 126 93 82 72 73 92 88 Radio, phonograph, TV + 7 + 3 +16 + 1 + 6 el36 p 99 78 88 137 123 89 73 73 Total of L departments 1/ +17 + 7 +11 +16 +12 ell2 pllit 101 98 11U 101 100 90 87 ALL OTHER SALES 1/ +12 - 2 0 + 8 + h elOl* P 90 76 97 108 101 85 7h 97 .i „ _ . -Revised. — --c——. w 1/ Monthly indexes f o r t h i s category are not released publicly; they are shown here solely t o permit comparisons with departmental changes. 2/ Figures are based on the abbreviated sample described in note below and are presented here solely to permit comparisons with departmental changes. For weekly movements of t o t a l department store s a l e s , r e f e r to the regular weekly sales report H.Sa (based on about 550 s t o r e s ) . Note:—-Total national sample i s comprised of some 115 stores (varies s l i g h t l y among departments) of the approximately 350 stores regularly reporting monthly departmental f i g u r e s . C o n f i d e n t i a l - p. r . United States Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland Richmond Atlanta Chicago S t . Louis Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas San Francisco United States Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland Richmond Atlanta Ichicago St. Louis Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas San Francisco t o r foo€notes7 see page 1„ SPECIAL T3EEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—SUMMARY BY DISTRICTS Sales i n Selected Departments (Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago) Furniture and bedding Domestic f l o o r coverings k weeks U weeks One week ending One week ending ending ending Oct. 1 [ S e p t . 2 4 ! S e p t . 1 7 [ S e p t . 1 0 Oct. 1 Oct. 1 jSept. kilt |Sept. 17 |Sept. 10 Oct. 1 +21 +10 + 7 +17 +12 +E* +~2 + 9 +2l* + 9 "FT" -17 -22 "+T5" ~W + 6 ^-5 ~3ir +26 1W +10 + 2 +21* + 6 - 7 + 6 + 5 +50 - 5 +10 -lit + 9 + >4 +13 +17 + 5 -11 -10 + 3 — 5 +72 +17 +30 +25 +35 +llt +l*o - l +31* +19 +11 + 8 .i.i +> + 2 +29 + 9 +15 + 6 +91* - 1 -10 +26 +19 - 1 + 5 +10 +31 +11 + it + 5 +27 +29 -10 +11* +1*2 + 2 -12 - 6 +92 - 2 + 2 +39 0 0 -17 +23 + 8 +26 +18 +19 +25 +33 -21* +19 +36 +16 +36 41*5 +32 + 1* + 8 -10 +59 +30 +31* -21 +1*9 +18 +52 0 -35 +25 +18 +30 - 7 + 9 - h +17 - 2 -20 - 3 Radios, phonographs, t e l e v i s i o n , e t c . Total of 1* departments h weeks One week ending One week ending ending Oct l | S e p t . 2I*|S(e p t . I 7 1 Sept, Oct, 1 Oct. 11 Sept.2kISept.1?(Sept.10 + 7 + 3 +16 +1 +17 +7 +T5— _ +g n_ -qjir " 2 8 " -ry -13 ^•2¥ -13 -12 T31T + 6 +1*5 +1*5 +ia +31 +13 + 2 + 3 +31 -10 -11 -23 -28 -16 -10 0 + 1 + 6 +18 +29 +50 o +21* +1*1* +11* +36 +25 +1*3 -25 +19 +10 +31 + 7 -10 NOT FOR PUBLICATION Major household appliances weeks ending Oct. 1 |Sept. 21* |Sept.17 [Sept. 10 Oct, "+28 >15" +29 T2F +22 "=I5" 0 + 8 T F +21 +28 +22 +27 +25 -12 -10 - 5 -17 - 7 +68 +15 +1*0 +33 +51 One week ending +21 -18 +59 -20 -10 -17 +19 -10 6 + 5 +21 -lit + 7 - 1 +15 - 1 +39 - 6 +15 + 7 +12 - It +10 +73 + 2 4" ! - 6 + 3 + 2 +17 +13 +13 — 2 +11 + 9 +18 0 -17 + 7 +11 +20 +17 - 5 +11 + 3 o -23 +2U -12 + 2 -15 +16 - 3 +10 +18 +30 +12 +21* - 8 +18 + 6 o +10 + 5 - 2 + 9 +19 +31* + 1* +11 + 9 +21 + 7 +10 + 9 +11* + 1* -12 +61 +96 +11* - 1 +63 -38 +22 +17 +1*1* - 3 +30 - 6 + 8 +16 + 5 + 7 - 3 +22 -10 +12 +13 + 8 +38 +36 +1*1* +29 +36 +38 +21 +32 +63 +37 Grand Total—entire store %/ 1* weeks 1* weeks One week ending ending ending Oct. 1 Oct. 1 (Sept. 2h |Sept, 17 |Sept. 10 Oct, _1 r +12 +12 - 1 ~*+T + 9 - 2 -10 + 3 -10 +11 - 3 +11 +13 - 6 - 1* +16 + 3 - 2 + 5 -12 - 1 + 9 - 3 +30 +26 - 1* +21 + 7 +11 + 6 + 7 + 3 +35 -38 +19 + 6 +1*5 -13 +28 -13 +11 +11 + 3 - 3 +20 -21 +12 +3 2 Page 2 + 7 0 0 -11 + 6 +17 + 1 - 1* +19 + 3 + 3 - 3 +15 - 1 + 8 +11 - 3 + h + S + 1 + 5 + 5 +13 - 3 r +10 + 7 + 5 - 1* + 6 + 1* +11 + 3
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