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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.