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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 18, 1962 v z/ a • .

H.8a
HIPARTiiENT STORE SALE..

Federal Reserve
District
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland

Percentage change from corresponding periods a year ago
(Based on retail dollar amounts)
Four weeks Jan. 1
One week ending
to
ending
Oct. 1 3
Oct. 131 Oct. 6|Sept. 291 Sect. 22
Oct. 1 3
-11

0

+ 6
- 6
.

-

Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
St. Louis

j
j

u. S. Total

|

3
2

-

2

2
0

Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas.
San Francisco

-

r-

-

3

- .2

6
8
6
6

0

+ 6

-

2

+

2
0

2

+
r+
+

+

4

+

0

+

3
1

2

+11
+10
+ 6

4

-

r

4

+

-

4
4

+ 8
+ 6
+10
+ 9

+

-

-

+.2
+

5

0

0

+ 6
r+16
4

+

-

+

+

2

+

3
0

+

4

+

4

3

1

+

2
4

2

+

+

6

+

4

+ 6
+ 6

+

1

+

5

3

+

2
2

1

-

1

+

1

+

0

-

2

-

+ 6

-

2

+

3
3

+ 5
+ 6

+ .3

+

5

+

2

+

+

5

U. S. weekly sales index, without seasonal adjustment, 1957-59=100 l/
1962
oept.
Sept.
^pt.
Oct.
•Oct.

15
22
29
6
13

113
117
116
118
112

1961
Sept.
Sept.
Sect.
Oct.
Oct.

16
23
30
7
.14

108
111
113
118
112

I960
Sept. 17
Sept. 24
Oct.
1
Oct.
8
Oct. 15

109
107
108
112
112

r—Revised
1/ Monthly and weekly indexes of department store sales have been revised. For
description of revision of monthly indexes see Federal Reserve Bulletin for July
1962. A description of revision of monthly indexes appears in. Bulletin for
August 1962.
Weekly indexes at the district and city levels are published by several of the
Federal Reserve Banks.