Full text of H.8a Weekly Department Store Sales : September 13, 1962

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September 13, 1962oV^rcr® 1 ^

H.8a

i.-EEKLY pEPA•RTiiEMT STORE-SALES" ^ •'

V

Federal lie serve
District

Percentage change from corresponding periods a year ago
(Based on retail dollar amounts)
Four weeks Jan. 1
One week ending
ending
to
Sept. 8
Sept. 81Sept. l|Aug. 251 Aug.18 Sept. 8

Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland

+ 3
419
+19
+11

+4
+9
+8
r+ 2

Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
St. Louis

+17
+10
+15
+13

r+
r+
r+
r+

Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco
U. 3. Total

- 5
- 1
-2
- 9

+1
+1
+]
+1

4
5
7
7

- 2
+3
r- 4
- 5

+2
+ 4
+6
+4

+ 4
+ 9
+13
+3

+6
r+5
- 1
r+ 2

0
-2
- 4
r+ 4

+6
-1
. +2
+6

+13

+5

-3

+3

;

+ .2
+ 7
+ 7
0

+
+
+
+

4
4
5
3

+
+
+
+

5
5
5
4

+
+
+
+

4
6
6
6

+
+
+
+

4
2
2
4

+
+
+
+

2
3
6
6

+ 4

+ 5

U. S. weekly sales, index, without seasonal adjustment, 1957-59=100 l/
1962
Aug. 11
Aug/18
Aug. 25
Sept. 1
Sept. 8

100
10'-'
107
rll6
105

1961
Aug. 12
Aug. 19
Aug, 26
Sept. 2
aept. 9

94
103
110
111
93

]^60_
Aug. 13
Aug. 20
Aug. 27
Sept. 3
Sept.10

95
100
104
106
94

r—Revis ;-a
.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. For description of revision of weekly indexes see Bulletin for August 1962.
Weekly indexes at the district anrl city levels are published by several of
the Federal Reserve Brinks.