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FEDERAL statistical RESERVE release FOR BfrEDIATE RELEASE September 5» 1963 i Department store sales in Augubt have set a new "" record'. The seasonally adjusted index for August is estimated at 125 per. cent of the 1957-59 average compared with the previous June-July record of 120 and 115 in August 1962, 1963 lgte Monthly sales index 1957-59=100 Aug, July June Aug. Adjusted for seasonal variation el25 120 120 115 Without seasonal adjustment ell3 101 114 104 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES District Percentage change from corresponding periods a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts Jan. 2 . Four weeks One week ending to ending Aug. 31 Aug. 31 Aug. Ill Aug, 241Aug. 171 Aug. 10 > Federal Reserve — Boston %ew York Philadelphia Cleveland +10 +11 + 5 +16 +11 + 8 r 0 +15 +11 + 9 0 r+ 6 + + + + 6 5 1 5 +10 + 9 + 2 +10 + •5 + 5 - 1 + 1 Richmond Atlanta Chicago St. Louis + 8 +10 +14 + 1 + 5 r+ 9 r+13 +10 + 4 +10 +13 + 1 + 3 , +12 +10 + 3 + 5 +10 +12 + 4 + 4 + 9 Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas San Francisco +17 t 7 - 1 + 4 + 9 + 7 + 3 + 7 + + + + 7 4 4 3 +10 + 4 + 5 '+ 3 +11 + 6 + 2 + 4 + + + + + 9 + 9 + 7 + 6 + 8 + 5 U.S. Total J 1963 _ + 5 + 4 U.S. weekly sales index, without seasonal adjustment, 1957-59=100 1/ Aug. Aug, Aug. Aug, Aug. 3 10 17 24 31 104. 106 113 117 126 1962 Aug. 4 Aug. 11 Aug, 18 Aug, 25 Sept, 1 99: 100 106 107 116 1961 Aug, 5 Aug, 12 Aug, 19 Aug. 26 Sept. 2 95 94 103 110 111 r — Revised e--Estimated l/ For description of monthly indexes see Federal Reserve Bulletin for July 1962, A 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, 5 5 6 4
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