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F E D E R A L statistical R E S E R V E r ;&36 H.8a < C • \V Federal Reserve District Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 24, 1963 WEEKLlI DEPARTMENT STORE SALES Percentage change from corresponding periods a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Jan. 1 Four weeks One week ending to ending Oct. 19 Oct. 19 Oct. 191 Oct. 121 Oct. 51 Sept, 28 0 + 1 ;2 - 2 + 7 + 9 + 7 + 3 + 5 - 5 + 9 + 4 0 Richmond Atlanta Chicago St. Louis + 2 +17 +12 + 1 + 6 r+10 r+ 9 r- 2 + 5 +10 + 2 - 1 + 1 +11 - 1 + 1 + 3 +11 + 5 Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas San Francisco + 5 + 2 - 4 + 4 r+12 r+ 7 +13 r+ 8 + 2 - 4 + 4 + 5 + .6 + 1 + 3 + 4 r+ 5 + 3 U.S. Total + 5 + 5 + 3 + 1 r- 4 r+ 4 0 + 2 + 4. + 9 + 5 + 3 0 - 2 - 2 - 5 +3 + 5 + 4 + 3 + 6 + 2 + 4 + 4 + 4 U.S. weekly sales index, without seasonal adjustment, 1947-59=100 l/ Sept. 21 119 Sept. 28 119 Oct. 5 122 Oct. 12 rll8 Oct. 19 122 1962 Sept. Sept. Oct. Oct. Oct. 22 29 6 13 20 117 116 118 112 117 1961 Sept. Sept. Oct. Oct. Oct. 23 30 7 14 21 111 113 118 112 118 r—Revised l/ For description of monthly indexes see Federal Reserve Bulletin for July 1962. # description of weekly indexes appears in Bulletin for August 1962. Weekly indexes at the district and city levels are published by several of the Federal Reserve Banks.
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