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FEDERAL

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RESERVE

statistical
FOR BTHEDIATE RELEASE
October 25, 196^ ,

H.8a
VEEKLY (DEPART;
lRTFBHT STORE SALES
Federal Reserve
District

Percentage change from corresponding periods a year ago
(Based on retail dollar amounts)
Four weeks { Jan. 1
One week ending
to
ending
1 Oct. 20
Oct. 20 Oct. lllOct. 6|:>ept. 29 Oct. 20

Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland

-

6
2
3
9

0
r+ 5
- 6
r- 1

Richmond Atlanta
Chicago
St. Louis

+ 2
0
- 2
- 3

0
r+ 5
- 3
+ 1

r+
+
-

Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
5an Francisco

+ 3
0
- 3
+11

2
4
2
r+ 3

+
+
+

- 1

r+ 1

U. S. Total

•_

-

- 4
+ 2
+ 4
0

- 6
0
- 2
- 3

+
+
+
+

3
4
4
2

5
1
4
3

+ 6
+16
+ 4
- 2

+
+
+
-

1
5
1
2

+
+
+
+

4
6
6
5

6
8
6
6

0
+ 1
0
+ 6

+
+
+

1
1
3
6

+
+
+
+

2
2
5
6

0

+ 3

-11
- 3
- 2
- 2

1

+ 1

+ 4

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

22
29
6
13
20

117
116
118
rin
117

^1961
bept.
Sept.
Oct.
. Oct.
Oct.

'
23
30
7
14
21

111
113
118
112
118

I960
Sept. 24
Oct.
1
8
Oct.
Oct. 15
Oct. 22

107
108
112
112
114

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.