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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 16, 1958. WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES Federal Reserve District Percentage' change frcm corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Four weeks Jan. 1 une week ending to ending Oct. 11 Oct. 11 Oct. 11J Oct. 4| Sept. 271 Sept. 20 0 1 - 6 - 6 + + + - 7 1 3 2 + 8 + 9 r+ 7 + h +10 7 2 - 6 1 - - 2 + 2 0 + k + 1 . + u 0 + k - 1 1 k 2 + 2 r+ 7 + 3 + 3 +20 -6 3 r+ 3 + 1 + 1 0 + 7 + - 1 2 1 1 + k + 7 Boston Keyi York Philadelphia Cleveland +16 - 2 + 3 r+ 9 +15 r+15 r- 1 Richmond Atlanta Chicago St. Louis + 2 +11 + 2 + 2 Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas San Francisco +5 + 5 . r+12 U. S. Total r - - - + - 2 0 + 2 0 - h +5 + 2 - 2 3 6 1 2 - 1 + 1 + 2 + 5 - 1 U. S . -weekly index, without seasonal adjustment, 19U7-U9 1958 kept. 13 Sept. 20 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 1U5 136 136 rl45 147 1957 Sept. Sept Sept Oct. Oct. Ik 21 28 5 12 mo. 135 139 136 142 1956 Sept. Sept. Sept. Oct. Oct. = 15 22 29 6 : 13 iooi/ 1U2 1 k3 ikl 138 146 v-—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.