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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM H.8a FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 17, 1957• WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES Percentage change from corresponding p e r i o d a year ago (Based on r e t a i l d o l l a r amounts) Jan. 1 Four weeks One week ending ending to Oct. 12 Oct. 12 Oct, 12| Oct. 51 S e p t . 2 8 | S e p t . 21 F e d e r a l Reserve District Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland -10 - 8 - h - k - 7 — 6 + 2 r- 1 - h - 3 k - 1 -13 -11 -11 - 9 - Richmond Ltlanta Chicago S t . Louis + + - 1 5 2 1 + 3 r+ dr - 2 0 + " - 3 I 0 1 - 7 k - 5 - h 0 + h - 2 - 1 + 3 + 3 + 2 0 Minneapolis Kansas C i t y Dallas San F r a n c i s c o .+ + + + 2 2 5 3 r- 6 r+ 1 + 5 0 + 3 0 + 8 • 0 + 8 + 7 + 9 0 + + + + + + + + - 1 0 0 - b - 1 0 . S . Total - + 8 7 k h + + - h 2 7 1 1 3 1 l 3 1 3 1 + 2 U0 S . weekly index, w i t h o u t seasonal a d j u s t m e n t , 191+7-1+9-100 l / 1957 Sept. Sept. Sept, Oct. Oct. lit • 23^-. 28 5 12 131 126 130 127 132 1956 Sept . Sept . Sept . Oct. Oct. 15 22 29 6 13 130 131 130 127 13k 1955 Sept. Sept. Oct. Oct, . Oct .. 17 2h 1 8 15 125 121 126 125 128 r—Revised! 1 / For d e s c r i p t i o n and weekly indexes f o r t h e p e r i o d January 1937 t o March 1952 see Federal Reserve B u l l e t i n f o r A p r i l 1952, p p . 359-362# Indexes f o r t h e p e r i o d A p r i l 1952 to, d a t e may be obtained upon r e q u e s t f r a n t h e D i v i s i o n of Research and S t a tistics. Weekly indexes a t the d i s t r i c t and c i t y l e v e l s a r e p u b l i s h e d by s e v e r a l of t h e F e d e r a l Reserve Banks.
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