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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASl October 12, 1961. H.8a WEEKLY E5PARTKEMT STORE SALES Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago Federal Reserve. District Four weeks ending Oct. 7l Sept. 30|Sept 23-1 Sept. 16 Oct. 7 Boston Mev: York Philadelphia Cleveland + + + + 9 6 8 3 +9 +6 r-L 3 +2 -2 - 3 - 1 +3 +5 - 6 - 2 - 7 Richmond Atlanta Chicago St. Louis + + + + 3 8 6 4 r+ 1 r- 4 +7 r+ 5 +4 ^r+ 3 +6 r+3 - 6 + 4 +1 r- 1 + + . + + 1 3 4 3 Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas San Francisco + + + + 1 3 6 3 r+11 r+5 0 +6 0 +6 +11 +9 - 3 +6 - 6 +13 + + + + 2 5 3 8 +5 +4 0 U. S. Total Jan. 1 to Oct. 7 One week ending + 6 + 5 + 2 0 - 1 + 5 + 1 + 2 0 + 1 0 0 0 1 Ii 1 + 4 +1 + 4 0 + 2 + 2 U. S. weekly index, without seasonal adjustment. 1947-49=100 1/ 1961 Sept. Sept. Sept. ' Sept. Oct. 9 16 23 30 7 129 150 154 .156 164 I960 Sent. 10 Sept. 17 Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct. 8 130 150 148 149 155 1959 Sept. Sept. Sept. Oct. Oct. 12 19 26 3 10 133 I58 14$ 143 1# r-~Revised.. l/ For description and weekly indexes for the period January 1937 to March 1958 see Federal Reserve Bulletin for Aoril 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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