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F E D E R A L H.8a n ' I R E S E R V E ' FOR IMMEDIATE REUSS September 7» 1961. Department store sales in August remained near the advanced July level, after seasonal adjustment... The index for August is estimated at 150 per cent of the 1947-49 average, compared with 151 for July and 144 for August I960. Index of department store sales 1/ 1947-49 = 100 Adjusted for seasonal variation Without seasonal adjustment~ August 1961 July June I960 August el50 el37 151 126 149 141 144 1)2 '/JEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES Federal Reserve District Boston Hew York Philadelphia Cleveland Percentage cL;c.nre from corresponding period a year ago I/iiierl on retail dollar amounts) Jan. 1 Four weeks One week ending to ending Sept. 2 Sept. 21 Aug. 261 Aug. 19 i Aug.l2 Sept. 2 +18 + 5 r+ 4 r+ 2 + + - + + 3 3 1 4 Richmond Atlanta Chicago St. Louis + + + + 2 5 2 2 Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas San Francisco + 1 + 4 +16 + 2 + 3 +12 +12 r- 1 + 4 + 6 U. S. Total + + + + 2 2 8 2 + + + + 4 2 3 3 - 5 3 2 1 + + + + 5 2 1 2 + 5 + 2 0 - 1 + + + - 4 1 2 3 r - 0 1 3 5 + + + - 2 2 3 1 + 2 0 0 - 1 - 2 - 1 + + + + 1 2 2 3 + + + + 1 4 8 1 + 1 + 4 0 + 1 0 + 3 + 1 •+ 3 0 + 2 U. S. weekly index, without seasonal adjustment. 1947-49=100 2/ 1961 Aug. 5 Aug, 12 Aug. 19 Aug; 26 Sept. 2 132 131 142 152 153 I960 Aug Aug. 13 Aug. 20 Aug. 27 Sept. 3 128 131 139 144 147 1959 Aug. 8 H U g . 15 Aug. 22 Aug. 29 Sept. 5 131 132 132 139 148 r—Revised. e—Estimated. 1/ Monthly indexes refer to daily average sales in calendar month. August figures estimated from weekly sales. 2/ For description and weekly indexes for the period January 1937 to March 1958 see Federal Reserve Bulletin for April 1958, pp. 412-421. Weekly indexes at the district and city levels are published by several of the Federal Reserve Banks.
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