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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1985

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Graph 1: Value Indexes of Total Retail Sales

Value index

Value index

190

15.

180

170

160

150

140-

130

Арала

=0

.70

.60

.50

140

130

120

120

110

Value index.

100

110

Seasonally adjusted value index

100

Trend

0

Mar

Jun

Sep Dec

83

Mar Jun

84

Sep

Dec

Mar

Jun

Dec Sep

Mar

Jun

86

85

Graph 2: Volume Indexes of Total Retail Sales

Volume index

Volume index

180

170

Seasonally adjusted volume index

160

Trend

150

140-

130

120

110

Volume index

180

170

160

150

140

- 130

100

A

120

110

100

90

90

0

Mar 83

Jun

Sep

Dec

Mar Jun

841

Sep

Dec

Mar

Jun

Sep

85

Dec Mar

88

Jun

Notes (1) Monthy average of 1980 = 100.

(2) The seasonally adjusted value and volume indexes and Henderson trends are compiled using

theX-11 varlant seasonal adjustment program of the US Bureau of the Census

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