Title: Index of Department Store Sales for United States Series ID: M06F2BUSM350NNBR Source: National Bureau of Economic Research Release: NBER Macrohistory Database (Not a Press Release) Seasonal Adjustment: Not Seasonally Adjusted Frequency: Monthly Units: Index 1957-1959=100 Date Range: 1919-01-01 to 1963-12-01 Last Updated: 2012-08-17 1:48 PM CDT Notes: Series Is Presented Here As Two Variables--(1)--Seasonally Adjusted Data, 1919-1946 (2)--Original Data, 1919-1963. Data From 1919-1946 Were Converted From A 1947-1949=100 Base To A 1957-1959=100 Base By Multiplying By .668002. See Also Federal Reserve Board Bulletin, April, 1964, P.446. Source: Federal Reserve Board, Data For 1919-1938: "Revised Index Of Department Store Sales", Federal Reserve Bulletin, June 1944; Data For 1939-1947: "Department Store Sales, U.S.", Mimeo Release, Research And Statistics 1344, Corrected As Of May 1947, Furnished By Frb; Data For 1948-May 1962: Federal Reserve Bulletin Of July 1962; Data For June 1962-1963: Bulletins And The Release "Monthly Department Store Sales". This NBER data series m06002b appears on the NBER website in Chapter 6 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter06.html. NBER Indicator: m06002b DATE VALUE 1919-01-01 14 1919-02-01 14 1919-03-01 15 1919-04-01 17 1919-05-01 17 1919-06-01 17 1919-07-01 14 1919-08-01 14 1919-09-01 18 1919-10-01 21 1919-11-01 22 1919-12-01 32 1920-01-01 19 1920-02-01 17 1920-03-01 21 1920-04-01 21 1920-05-01 23 1920-06-01 22 1920-07-01 17 1920-08-01 17 1920-09-01 21 1920-10-01 23 1920-11-01 25 1920-12-01 33 1921-01-01 19 1921-02-01 17 1921-03-01 20 1921-04-01 20 1921-05-01 21 1921-06-01 20 1921-07-01 15 1921-08-01 15 1921-09-01 18 1921-10-01 22 1921-11-01 22 1921-12-01 31 1922-01-01 17 1922-02-01 16 1922-03-01 17 1922-04-01 21 1922-05-01 21 1922-06-01 19 1922-07-01 15 1922-08-01 15 1922-09-01 20 1922-10-01 23 1922-11-01 24 1922-12-01 35 1923-01-01 18 1923-02-01 18 1923-03-01 21 1923-04-01 22 1923-05-01 23 1923-06-01 23 1923-07-01 17 1923-08-01 17 1923-09-01 22 1923-10-01 25 1923-11-01 27 1923-12-01 37 1924-01-01 20 1924-02-01 19 1924-03-01 20 1924-04-01 23 1924-05-01 23 1924-06-01 22 1924-07-01 17 1924-08-01 17 1924-09-01 22 1924-10-01 24 1924-11-01 27 1924-12-01 38 1925-01-01 19 1925-02-01 20 1925-03-01 21 1925-04-01 24 1925-05-01 23 1925-06-01 23 1925-07-01 17 1925-08-01 18 1925-09-01 23 1925-10-01 28 1925-11-01 28 1925-12-01 40 1926-01-01 21 1926-02-01 20 1926-03-01 22 1926-04-01 23 1926-05-01 25 1926-06-01 23 1926-07-01 18 1926-08-01 19 1926-09-01 24 1926-10-01 27 1926-11-01 29 1926-12-01 42 1927-01-01 21 1927-02-01 21 1927-03-01 22 1927-04-01 25 1927-05-01 24 1927-06-01 23 1927-07-01 18 1927-08-01 20 1927-09-01 24 1927-10-01 27 1927-11-01 29 1927-12-01 42 1928-01-01 21 1928-02-01 21 1928-03-01 22 1928-04-01 24 1928-05-01 25 1928-06-01 23 1928-07-01 19 1928-08-01 19 1928-09-01 26 1928-10-01 27 1928-11-01 29 1928-12-01 44 1929-01-01 21 1929-02-01 21 1929-03-01 25 1929-04-01 24 1929-05-01 25 1929-06-01 25 1929-07-01 19 1929-08-01 19 1929-09-01 27 1929-10-01 28 1929-11-01 29 1929-12-01 43 1930-01-01 20 1930-02-01 21 1930-03-01 21 1930-04-01 25 1930-05-01 24 1930-06-01 23 1930-07-01 17 1930-08-01 18 1930-09-01 23 1930-10-01 26 1930-11-01 26 1930-12-01 38 1931-01-01 19 1931-02-01 19 1931-03-01 21 1931-04-01 23 1931-05-01 22 1931-06-01 21 1931-07-01 15 1931-08-01 16 1931-09-01 21 1931-10-01 22 1931-11-01 22 1931-12-01 33 1932-01-01 15 1932-02-01 15 1932-03-01 16 1932-04-01 17 1932-05-01 17 1932-06-01 15 1932-07-01 11 1932-08-01 12 1932-09-01 17 1932-10-01 18 1932-11-01 17 1932-12-01 25 1933-01-01 12 1933-02-01 12 1933-03-01 12 1933-04-01 16 1933-05-01 16 1933-06-01 15 1933-07-01 11 1933-08-01 14 1933-09-01 17 1933-10-01 18 1933-11-01 18 1933-12-01 29 1934-01-01 13 1934-02-01 14 1934-03-01 17 1934-04-01 17 1934-05-01 19 1934-06-01 17 1934-07-01 12 1934-08-01 15 1934-09-01 19 1934-10-01 19 1934-11-01 20 1934-12-01 32 1935-01-01 14 1935-02-01 15 1935-03-01 17 1935-04-01 19 1935-05-01 19 1935-06-01 19 1935-07-01 14 1935-08-01 15 1935-09-01 21 1935-10-01 21 1935-11-01 23 1935-12-01 35 1936-01-01 15 1936-02-01 16 1936-03-01 19 1936-04-01 21 1936-05-01 22 1936-06-01 21 1936-07-01 16 1936-08-01 17 1936-09-01 23 1936-10-01 25 1936-11-01 26 1936-12-01 39 1937-01-01 17 1937-02-01 19 1937-03-01 22 1937-04-01 23 1937-05-01 24 1937-06-01 23 1937-07-01 17 1937-08-01 18 1937-09-01 25 1937-10-01 26 1937-11-01 25 1937-12-01 38 1938-01-01 17 1938-02-01 17 1938-03-01 19 1938-04-01 22 1938-05-01 21 1938-06-01 20 1938-07-01 15 1938-08-01 17 1938-09-01 23 1938-10-01 24 1938-11-01 25 1938-12-01 39 1939-01-01 17 1939-02-01 17 1939-03-01 21 1939-04-01 23 1939-05-01 23 1939-06-01 21 1939-07-01 17 1939-08-01 18 1939-09-01 25 1939-10-01 26 1939-11-01 27 1939-12-01 43 1940-01-01 18 1940-02-01 18 1940-03-01 22 1940-04-01 23 1940-05-01 24 1940-06-01 24 1940-07-01 18 1940-08-01 21 1940-09-01 28 1940-10-01 27 1940-11-01 30 1940-12-01 45 1941-01-01 20 1941-02-01 21 1941-03-01 24 1941-04-01 29 1941-05-01 29 1941-06-01 27 1941-07-01 22 1941-08-01 29 1941-09-01 33 1941-10-01 31 1941-11-01 35 1941-12-01 51 1942-01-01 27 1942-02-01 26 1942-03-01 31 1942-04-01 31 1942-05-01 29 1942-06-01 27 1942-07-01 23 1942-08-01 28 1942-09-01 35 1942-10-01 37 1942-11-01 41 1942-12-01 58 1943-01-01 29 1943-02-01 35 1943-03-01 32 1943-04-01 36 1943-05-01 35 1943-06-01 35 1943-07-01 28 1943-08-01 31 1943-09-01 39 1943-10-01 41 1943-11-01 47 1943-12-01 61 1944-01-01 31 1944-02-01 31 1944-03-01 38 1944-04-01 39 1944-05-01 40 1944-06-01 37 1944-07-01 31 1944-08-01 35 1944-09-01 44 1944-10-01 47 1944-11-01 55 1944-12-01 72 1945-01-01 35 1945-02-01 39 1945-03-01 48 1945-04-01 39 1945-05-01 41 1945-06-01 42 1945-07-01 37 1945-08-01 38 1945-09-01 47 1945-10-01 52 1945-11-01 61 1945-12-01 79 1946-01-01 41 1946-02-01 47 1946-03-01 54 1946-04-01 58 1946-05-01 56 1946-06-01 57 1946-07-01 47 1946-08-01 55 1946-09-01 63 1946-10-01 63 1946-11-01 77 1946-12-01 100 1947-01-01 48 1947-02-01 51 1947-03-01 61 1947-04-01 62 1947-05-01 65 1947-06-01 62 1947-07-01 51 1947-08-01 54 1947-09-01 69 1947-10-01 69 1947-11-01 87 1947-12-01 113 1948-01-01 52 1948-02-01 55 1948-03-01 66 1948-04-01 67 1948-05-01 70 1948-06-01 68 1948-07-01 57 1948-08-01 60 1948-09-01 74 1948-10-01 76 1948-11-01 83 1948-12-01 115 1949-01-01 53 1949-02-01 53 1949-03-01 59 1949-04-01 69 1949-05-01 67 1949-06-01 63 1949-07-01 51 1949-08-01 56 1949-09-01 70 1949-10-01 69 1949-11-01 80 1949-12-01 113 1950-01-01 51 1950-02-01 53 1950-03-01 61 1950-04-01 68 1950-05-01 68 1950-06-01 67 1950-07-01 68 1950-08-01 67 1950-09-01 79 1950-10-01 74 1950-11-01 85 1950-12-01 127 1951-01-01 66 1951-02-01 63 1951-03-01 68 1951-04-01 68 1951-05-01 72 1951-06-01 69 1951-07-01 58 1951-08-01 65 1951-09-01 78 1951-10-01 78 1951-11-01 94 1951-12-01 129 1952-01-01 58 1952-02-01 59 1952-03-01 65 1952-04-01 73 1952-05-01 76 1952-06-01 74 1952-07-01 59 1952-08-01 69 1952-09-01 79 1952-10-01 84 1952-11-01 95 1952-12-01 138 1953-01-01 60 1953-02-01 63 1953-03-01 73 1953-04-01 74 1953-05-01 82 1953-06-01 77 1953-07-01 64 1953-08-01 70 1953-09-01 80 1953-10-01 82 1953-11-01 97 1953-12-01 137 1954-01-01 59 1954-02-01 61 1954-03-01 64 1954-04-01 79 1954-05-01 76 1954-06-01 76 1954-07-01 64 1954-08-01 71 1954-09-01 81 1954-10-01 85 1954-11-01 99 1954-12-01 145 1955-01-01 66 1955-02-01 63 1955-03-01 72 1955-04-01 84 1955-05-01 84 1955-06-01 80 1955-07-01 72 1955-08-01 77 1955-09-01 90 1955-10-01 95 1955-11-01 109 1955-12-01 157 1956-01-01 70 1956-02-01 68 1956-03-01 83 1956-04-01 84 1956-05-01 90 1956-06-01 89 1956-07-01 76 1956-08-01 85 1956-09-01 99 1956-10-01 96 1956-11-01 119 1956-12-01 169 1957-01-01 72 1957-02-01 73 1957-03-01 81 1957-04-01 92 1957-05-01 94 1957-06-01 93 1957-07-01 79 1957-08-01 90 1957-09-01 99 1957-10-01 96 1957-11-01 116 1957-12-01 173 1958-01-01 72 1958-02-01 68 1958-03-01 84 1958-04-01 89 1958-05-01 94 1958-06-01 91 1958-07-01 82 1958-08-01 94 1958-09-01 100 1958-10-01 102 1958-11-01 121 1958-12-01 184 1959-01-01 78 1959-02-01 78 1959-03-01 91 1959-04-01 95 1959-05-01 103 1959-06-01 99 1959-07-01 88 1959-08-01 97 1959-09-01 106 1959-10-01 110 1959-11-01 129 1959-12-01 190 1960-01-01 81 1960-02-01 78 1960-03-01 85 1960-04-01 109 1960-05-01 101 1960-06-01 100 1960-07-01 90 1960-08-01 97 1960-09-01 106 1960-10-01 112 1960-11-01 125 1960-12-01 192 1961-01-01 79 1961-02-01 80 1961-03-01 97 1961-04-01 98 1961-05-01 102 1961-06-01 103 1961-07-01 92 1961-08-01 100 1961-09-01 109 1961-10-01 113 1961-11-01 134 1961-12-01 204 1962-01-01 83 1962-02-01 83 1962-03-01 96 1962-04-01 112 1962-05-01 110 1962-06-01 105 1962-07-01 96 1962-08-01 104 1962-09-01 117 1962-10-01 113 1962-11-01 141 1962-12-01 211 1963-01-01 86 1963-02-01 85 1963-03-01 101 1963-04-01 112 1963-05-01 112 1963-06-01 114 1963-07-01 100 1963-08-01 114 1963-09-01 121 1963-10-01 116 1963-11-01 141 1963-12-01 229