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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 20, i960. H.8a IJEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago One week ending District Oct. 15!Oct. 81 Oct. 11Sept. 24 Four weeks ending Oct. 15 Jan. 1 — to Oct. 15 Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland - 9 1 4 8 + 9 +13 + 9 + 3 + 8 +12 + 5 + 7 + + + + 9 9 42 + + + + 4 8 3 1 + + + + Richmond Atlanta Chicago S t . Louis - 3 6 5 2 r+14 + 8 - 2 r+ 2 + 5 + 9 0 + 6 + + - 3 5 3 4 + + + 4 2 1 1 - 2 0 + X 0 Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas V San Francisco - 4 + 1 -13 + 7 r- 6 - 7 -11 - 6 + - + + - 4 4 8 3 - 3 1 7 1 + - - 3 + 2 U . S . Total 4 2 6 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 3 6 1 2 2 1 3 1 + 1 U . S . weekly index, without seasonal adjustment. 1947-49=100 1 / I960 ^ Sept. Sept. Oct. Oct. Oct. 17 24 1 8 15 150 148 149 155 156 1959 Sept. Sept. Oct. Oct. Oct. 19 26 3 10 17 158 145 143 152 161 1958 Sept. Sept. Oct. Oct. Oct. 20 27 4 11 18 136 136 145 147 146 r—Revised, l / For d e s c r i p t i o n and weekly indexes f o r the period January 1937 t o March 1958 see Federal Reserve B u l l e t i n f o r April 1958, pp. 412-421. Weekly indexes a t the d i s t r i c t and c i t y l e v e l s are published by s e v e r a l of the Federal Reserve Banks.
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