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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 11, 195)8.

H.8a
WEEKLY DEPART NT STORE SALES

Federal Reserve
District

.Percentage change from corresponding p e r i o d a y e a r
(Based on r e t a i l d o l l a r amounts)
Jan. 1
Four weeks
One week ending
ending
to
Sept. 6
Sept.6
Aug. 30 | Aug. 23 | Aug. 16
Sept. 6
+ 9

Boston
->e-.Y York
Philadelphia
Cleveland

+
+
-

Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
S t . Lduis

k

6
2-

9
6
- 5
- 2
+

+

Minneapolis
Kansas C i t y
Dallas
San F r a n c i s c o

+ 7
+ k
+ 9
- 2

+. 4
-0
+ 4
- 2

+
+
+
-

7
3
5
1

+
-

1
1
1
4

+
r+
- +

+
+
+

+
+
+

+
+
+

5
5
3
3

-

1
1
5
3

0
+ 7
+ 1
r+ 3

0
+ 7
+ 3
+ 3

+
-

1
2
2
1

+ 2

+ 3

- 1

6
9
2
6

1
5
1
6

+ 1
+10
+ 3
+ 2

r- 1
+ 8

+

1
2
2
2

+

2

+ 3

+ 3

-

U. S• Total

+ 7
+ h
+ 1
r+ 2

k
+ k

+

-

u
1
2
1

u. s . weekly index, without s e a s o n a l a d j u s t m e n t , 1947--U9 = 1 0 0 ^
1958
Aug. 9
Aug. 16
Aug. 23
Aug. 30
Sept. 6

120
12U
13k
Hi9
123

1957
Aug. 10
Aug. 17
Aug. 2U
Au&. 31
Sept . 7

118
122
130
144 " ,
121

1956
Aug. 11
Au&. 18
Aug. 25
S e p t ., 1
S e p t ., 8

117
121
130
139
122

r—Revised.
1 / For d e s c r i p t i o n and weekly indexes f o r the p e r i o d January 1937 t o March 1958 se
F e d e r a l Reserve B u l l e t i n f o r A p r i l 1958, p p . I4I2-I4.2I.
Yveekly indexes a t t h e d i s t r i c t and c i t y l e v e l s a r e p u b l i s h e d by s e v e r a l of t h e
F e d e r a l Reserve Banks.




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