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' CONFIDENTIAL^'!,'1 NOT FOR PUBLICATION SPECIAL WEEKL1 REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—UNITED STATES SUMMAR D:\l- September 20, 195k Sales in selected departments 1954 Department indexes Percentage change from a year ago (\9hl-h9 aveari^e sales = 100) it weeks One week ending 1953 ending 195U Sept. Aug. July j June May Sept.11!Sept. 4 Aug. 25 Aug.21 Sept. 11 Aug. | July | June May GRAND TOTAL SALES 1/ 2/ - 5 +17 + 1 0 + 3 e 86 76 96 93 100 87 77 97 99 Furniture and bedding + l +17 - 2 + 3 + k el30 110 ioU 108 112 136 112 111 116 0 +17 - k + 1 + 2 e 78 61 62 80 93 83 61 67 85 Major appliances +21 +13 +13 +12 +1U e 73 92 88 65 70 Ik 83 88 72 Radio, phonograph, TV + 6 +1U + 9 + 6 + 8 e 9U 73 73 73 119 93 73 75 7k Total of i; departments 1/ + h +15 0 + k + 5 elOO 90 87 87 99 10li 89 91 93 ALL OTHER SALES 1/ — 6 +18 + 1 1 + 3 e 8U 7k 97 9h 100 8k 76 98 99 Domestic floor coverings - 1/ Monthly indexes for this category are not released publicly; they are shown here solely to permit comparisons with departmental changes. 2>/ Figures are based on .the abbreviated sample described in note below and are presented here solely to permit comparisons with departmental changes. For weekly movements of total department store sales, refer to the regular weekly sales report H.8a (based on about 550 stores). Note:—Total national sample is comprised of some 115 stores (varies slightly among departments) of the approximately 350 stores regularly reporting monthly departmental figures. CONFIDENTIAL - F. R. United States Boston jlew York Philadelphia Cleveland Richmond Atlanta Chicago St. Louis Minneapolis Kansas CityDallas San Francisco United States Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland SPECIALTJEEKLY REPORT ON DEPARTMENT STORE SALES—SUMMARY BY DISTRICTS Sales in Selected Departments (Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago) Domestic floor coverings Furniture and bedding 4 weeks 4 weeks One week ending One week ending ending ending Sept.11 Sept.4 Aug.20|Aug.21 Sept.11 Sept.11 Sept.4|Aug.28 Aug.21 Sept.11 + 2 0 + 1 +17 + 1 - 2 + 4 + 3 +17 - 4 0 -13 - 8 -id + 1 - 3 - 7 -34 - 7 - 4 -11 +16 -18 -13 - 1 +13 r+23 - 7 + 5 +35 -22 - 1 -10 - 1 -15 -27 - 3 -44 -35 - 5 +17 -16 + 6 +20 - 2 + 5 -12 + 3 +15 +57 - 2 +15 +26 -Hi +22 r+ 7 +18 +24 + 2 + 9 +25 - 7 + 5 +22 - 7 - 2 + 7 +13 +15 - l -10 - 6 +30 +81 +UU -21 +19 - 9 +29 -12 + 9 +19 - 6 + 2 + h +16 - 6 + 8 +36 -32 +13 - 3 + 7 +56 -29 +13 0 +10 -12 -15 -Hi - 3 -44 - 5 0 +22 0 +12 -12 +19 + 3 - U - 7 0 +13 -12 -12 +11 - 3 - 3 - 4 h Total of 4 departments Radios,phonographs,televis ion,e tc. 4 weeks One week ending One week ending ending Sept.11 Sept.4 Aug.20 Aug.21 Sept.11 Sept.11 Sept.4 Aug.20 Aug,21 0 + "8 " ' + 4 + 4 + 6 + 6 +15 + 9 +14 + 1 -21 +15 + 2 +13 + 9 4 + 7 - 7 + 9 0 6 +26 + 2 -ll -26 r- 1 -14 -36 +10 -lU +12 5 - 9 -29 -Ik - 7 + 8 0 0 +16 +25 +13 +19 +19 - 7 - ' NOT FOR PUBLICATION Page 2 Major household appliances 4 weeks One week ending ending Sept.11 Sept.4 Aug.20|Aug.21 Sept. 11 +12 +13 +14 +21 +13 +18 -14 - 3 -32 -30 + 1 +13 +55 +29 -17 -22 -31 - 8 -46 -3h +18 +16 +23 +21 +38 -10 +32 +10 +37 -10 +32 +22 +33 -24 +10 +12 + 9 store + 3 +51 +12 + 7 +11 + h + i 0 + + + - 1 5 1 l + + + + 5 3 8 3 + - + + + 3 3 1 3 + + + 8 1 1 1 +14 - 9 +14 +23 -11 +75 +24 +21 -20 +13 +17 +69 + 1 -17 + 7 0 +44 +5o +33 + 8 Grand -21 +36 +71 +76 +11 + 2 + 2 +11 Total---entire + 1 +10 +36 +12 y 4 weeks 4 weeks One week ending ending ending Sept.11 Sept.11 Sept.4 Aug.20 Aug.21 Sept.11 0 + 1 + 3 +17 + 5 - 5 0 + 6 -20 + 2 - 4 - 7 + 8 + 8 + it -11 r+34 + 7 - 6 - 9 +20 -17 -18 -13 0 - 6 -11; +25 - 4 + 5 Richmond Atlanta Chicago yt. Louis - 5 + 8 +32 +29 +31 r+ 5 +lli +57 +33 +21 +31 + 2 +20 +24 +10 -17 +19 +14 +22 +11 - 5 +19 +27 +16 +20 r+ 3 +17 +30 +10 + 7 +25 + 2 + 3 +21 0 + 5 + 7 +13 +17 +11 -13 - 5 + 7 + 1 Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas San Francisco For footndtes, see page 1, -10 +45 + 2 - 8 +15 +31 +11 -10 -28 -lit +15 -16 - 5 +30 -28 -10 - 6 +21 - 2 -11 - 3 +20 + it + 3 +40 + 6 + 9 - 7 -14 +ll +11 - 9 -11 + 8 - 1 + 1 + 3 +11 + 5 - 4 + + + ' 5 6 4 5 +22 r+ 8 +19 +15 +28 - 1 - 1 - 1 5 l l l
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