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Value index

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130

120

110

100

90

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TUESDAY, MARCH 31, 1987

Graph 1: Value Indexes of Total Retail Sales

Value index

Seasonally adjusted value index Trend

Value index

130

Sep

84

Dec Mar Jun Sep Dec Mar Jun Sep

85

Dec

Mar

Jun

86

87

120

110

100

00

90

Graph 2: Volume Indexes of Total Retail Sales

Volume index

Volume index

130

130

Volume index

Seasonally adjusted volume index

Trend

120

110

100

90

120

110

100

90

0

Sep 84

Dec

Mar Jun Sep Dec Mar Jun

85

Sep

Dec Mar

06

Jun 87

Notes: (1) Monthly average of Oct. 84 - Sept. 85 = 100

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

the X-11 variant seasonal adjustment program of the U.S. Bureau of the Census.

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