Johnson Redbook Index – Weekly Data

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Johnson Redbook Retail Sales Index: Week Ending 26-May-2012

Redbook Research reported that same-store sales increased 3.2% for the final week of May following a 2.7% gain in the prior week. Month-to-date, sales increased 3.0% over the prior year and fell 0.9% relative to April. Redbook said sales were lifted by holiday traffic and promotions in the run-up to Memorial Day, and the month finished slightly above target. Redbook analyst Caitlin Levis said “Certain retailers reported strength in merchandise related to school graduations such as women’s wear, men’s wear, footwear and women’s accessories.” She added “Seasonal demand is expected to continue to drive business through June, but will likely moderate somewhat in July, which is a the transitional month ahead of fall restocking and the back-to-school period.” Redbook expects year-on-year same-store sales growth of 2.8% for June, or a 1.1% gain relative to May.

Johnson Redbook Weekly US Retail Sales

Week Ending	YoY Chg: Week	YoY Chg: Month	MoM Chg
26-May-12	3.2%	3.0%	-0.9%
19-May-12	2.7%	3.0%	-0.9%
12-May-12	3.7%	3.1%	0.8%
05-May-12	2.6%	2.6%	-1.3%
28-Apr-12	2.9%	3.2%	-0.2%
21-Apr-12	2.7%	3.3%	-0.1%
14-Apr-12	3.0%	3.6%	0.2%
07-Apr-12	4.1%	4.1%	1.8%
31-Mar-12	4.6%	3.6%	0.7%
24-Mar-12	3.8%	3.4%	0.5%
17-Mar-12	3.6%	3.3%	0.4%
10-Mar-12	3.3%	3.1%	0.2%
03-Mar-12	3.0%	3.0%	0.1%
25-Feb-12	3.4%	2.9%	1.6%
18-Feb-12	2.9%	2.7%	1.4%
11-Feb-12	2.7%	2.6%	1.3%
04-Feb-12	2.5%	2.5%	1.2%
28-Jan-12	2.0%	2.7%	-1.8%
21-Jan-12	2.5%	2.9%	-1.6%
14-Jan-12	2.8%	3.1%	-1.4%
07-Jan-12	3.3%	3.3%	-1.2%
31-Dec-11	4.9%	3.7%	-2.1%
24-Dec-11	4.3%	3.5%	-2.4%
17-Dec-11	3.4%	3.2%	-2.7%
10-Dec-11	2.9%	3.1%	-2.8%
03-Dec-11	3.2%	3.2%	-2.6%
26-Nov-11	5.4%	3.9%	2.2%
19-Nov-11	3.7%	3.3%	1.7%
12-Nov-11	3.3%	3.2%	1.5%
05-Nov-11	3.1%	3.1%	1.4%
29-Oct-11	5.2%	4.7%	-0.6%
22-Oct-11	4.1%	4.5%	-0.8%
15-Oct-11	4.6%	4.7%	-0.6%
08-Oct-11	4.8%	4.8%	-0.6%
01-Oct-11	4.1%	4.4%	-0.1%
24-Sep-11	4.2%	4.4%	-1.0%
17-Sep-11	4.1%	4.5%	0.0%
10-Sep-11	4.5%	4.7%	0.2%
03-Sep-11	4.9%	4.9%	0.4%
27-Aug-11	4.0%	4.2%	0.1%
20-Aug-11	3.6%	4.4%	0.2%
13-Aug-11	4.7%	4.8%	0.6%
06-Aug-11	4.8%	4.8%	0.7%
30-Jul-11	4.5%	4.3%	-0.5%
23-Jul-11	3.5%	4.2%	-0.6%
16-Jul-11	3.8%	4.6%	-0.2%
09-Jul-11	5.4%	5.4%	0.6%
02-Jul-11	5.2%	3.8%	0.9%
25-Jun-11	2.5%	3.5%	0.6%
18-Jun-11	4.2%	3.9%	1.0%
11-Jun-11	3.2%	3.7%	0.8%
04-Jun-11	4.2%	4.2%	1.3%
28-May-11	3.6%	3.9%	-2.7%
21-May-11	3.4%	4.0%	-2.6%
14-May-11	4.0%	4.3%	-2.3%
07-May-11	4.7%	4.7%	-2.0%
30-Apr-11	5.5%	5.1%	1.3%
23-Apr-11	5.3%	5.0%	1.2%
16-Apr-11	5.1%	4.9%	1.1%
09-Apr-11	4.7%	4.7%	0.9%
02-Apr-11	0.5%	1.9%	-0.6%
26-Mar-11	2.6%	2.3%	-0.3%
19-Mar-11	2.4%	2.2%	-0.4%
12-Mar-11	2.0%	2.0%	-0.5%
05-Mar-11	2.0%	2.0%	-0.5%
26-Feb-11	3.0%	2.6%	1.6%
19-Feb-11	2.7%	2.5%	1.5%
12-Feb-11	2.2%	2.4%	1.4%
05-Feb-11	2.7%	2.7%	1.7%
29-Jan-11	1.8%	2.3%	-0.9%
22-Jan-11	2.3%	2.5%	-0.7%
15-Jan-11	2.5%	2.7%	-0.6%
08-Jan-11	2.8%	2.8%	-0.5%
01-Jan-11	3.5%	3.6%	0.4%
25-Dec-10	4.6%	3.6%	0.4%
18-Dec-10	3.8%	3.3%	0.1%
11-Dec-10	2.5%	3.1%	-0.1%
04-Dec-10	3.8%	3.8%	0.6%
27-Nov-10	4.9%	3.2%	0.6%
20-Nov-10	2.5%	2.6%	0.0%
13-Nov-10	2.7%	2.7%	0.1%
06-Nov-10	2.6%	2.6%	0.0%
30-Oct-10	2.5%	2.6%	0.2%
23-Oct-10	2.8%	2.7%	0.3%
16-Oct-10	2.7%	2.6%	0.2%
09-Oct-10	2.5%	2.5%	0.2%
02-Oct-10	2.7%	2.6%	-0.4%
25-Sep-10	2.5%	2.6%	-0.4%
18-Sep-10	2.2%	2.7%	-0.4%
11-Sep-10	2.9%	2.9%	-0.1%
04-Sep-10	3.0%	3.0%	-0.1%
28-Aug-10	3.0%	2.8%	1.0%
21-Aug-10	2.6%	2.7%	1.0%
14-Aug-10	2.7%	2.8%	1.0%
07-Aug-10	3.0%	3.0%	1.2%
31-Jul-10	3.0%	2.9%	-0.6%
24-Jul-10	2.7%	2.8%	-0.7%
17-Jul-10	2.7%	2.9%	-0.6%
10-Jul-10	3.1%	3.1%	-0.4%
03-Jul-10	3.1%	3.0%	-0.5%
26-Jun-10	2.5%	3.0%	-0.6%
19-Jun-10	3.2%	3.1%	-0.4%
12-Jun-10	2.7%	3.1%	-0.5%
05-Jun-10	3.6%	3.6%	0.1%
29-May-10	2.5%	2.7%	0.3%
22-May-10	2.0%	2.8%	0.3%
15-May-10	2.9%	3.1%	0.7%
08-May-10	3.3%	3.3%	0.8%
01-May-10	1.7%	2.4%	-2.2%
24-Apr-10	2.2%	2.7%	-2.0%
17-Apr-10	2.6%	3.0%	-1.7%
10-Apr-10	3.3%	3.3%	-1.3%
03-Apr-10	5.2%	3.9%	1.5%
27-Mar-10	4.4%	3.6%	1.2%
20-Mar-10	3.6%	3.4%	0.9%
13-Mar-10	3.3%	3.2%	0.8%
06-Mar-10	3.1%	3.1%	0.7%
27-Feb-10	1.5%	1.8%	1.6%
20-Feb-10	1.9%	1.9%	1.6%
13-Feb-10	1.8%	1.9%	1.6%
06-Feb-10	2.0%	2.0%	1.7%
30-Jan-10	0.8%	1.0%	-1.5%
23-Jan-10	1.0%	1.1%	-1.4%
16-Jan-10	0.9%	1.1%	-1.3%
09-Jan-10	1.4%	1.4%	-1.0%
02-Jan-10	1.6%	1.8%	-4.6%
26-Dec-09	3.0%	1.9%	-4.5%
19-Dec-09	1.9%	1.5%	-4.9%
12-Dec-09	1.5%	1.3%	-1.5%
05-Dec-09	1.2%	1.2%	-5.2%
28-Nov-09	3.8%	2.6%	5.2%
21-Nov-09	2.8%	2.1%	4.8%
14-Nov-09	2.0%	1.8%	4.4%
07-Nov-09	1.7%	1.7%	4.3%
31-Oct-09	0.9%	0.7%	1.9%
24-Oct-09	0.7%	0.6%	1.8%
17-Oct-09	0.5%	0.5%	1.8%
10-Oct-09	0.6%	0.6%	1.9%
03-Oct-09	-1.9%	-2.2%	0.4%
26-Sep-09	-2.2%	-2.3%	0.4%
19-Sep-09	-2.6%	-2.3%	0.3%
12-Sep-09	-1.9%	-2.1%	0.5%
05-Sep-09	-2.4%	-2.4%	0.2%
29-Aug-09	-4.1%	-4.3%	-0.6%
22-Aug-09	-4.4%	-4.4%	-0.7%
15-Aug-09	-4.5%	-4.4%	-0.7%
08-Aug-09	-4.2%	-4.2%	-0.5%
01-Aug-09	-5.4%	-5.6%	-1.6%
25-Jul-09	-5.5%	-5.6%	-1.6%
18-Jul-09	-5.8%	-5.7%	-1.7%
11-Jul-09	-5.7%	-5.7%	-4.3%
04-Jul-09	-4.2%	-4.4%	-4.3%
27-Jun-09	-4.3%	-4.4%	-4.4%
20-Jun-09	-4.2%	-4.5%	-4.4%
13-Jun-09	-4.8%	-4.6%	-4.5%
06-Jun-09	-4.4%	-4.4%	-4.3%
30-May-09	0.1%	-0.1%	-0.3%
23-May-09	-0.5%	0.0%	-0.4%
16-May-09	-0.3%	0.0%	-0.2%
09-May-09	0.3%	0.3%	0.1%
02-May-09	0.3%	0.5%	1.5%
25-Apr-09	0.7%	0.6%	1.6%
18-Apr-09	0.1%	0.5%	1.5%
11-Apr-09	0.9%	0.9%	1.9%
04-Apr-09	0.4%	-0.8%	0.5%
28-Mar-09	-0.6%	-1.1%	0.2%
21-Mar-09	-1.3%	-1.3%	0.0%
14-Mar-09	-1.1%	-1.2%	0.0%
07-Mar-09	-1.4%	-1.4%	-0.2%
28-Feb-09	-1.9%	-1.6%	0.8%
21-Feb-09	-1.5%	-1.5%	0.9%
14-Feb-09	-1.4%	-1.6%	0.9%
07-Feb-09	-1.7%	-1.7%	0.7%
31-Jan-09	-2.7%	-2.3%	-2.7%
24-Jan-09	-2.3%	-2.2%	-2.6%
17-Jan-09	-2.3%	-2.1%	-2.5%
10-Jan-09	-1.9%	-1.9%	-2.3%
03-Jan-09	-1.3%	-0.1%	-0.6%
27-Dec-08	-0.4%	-0.9%	-0.5%
20-Dec-08	-1.0%	-1.1%	-0.7%
13-Dec-08	-1.4%	-1.1%	-0.7%

source: Redbook Research The Johnson Redbook Index is a sales-weighted average of year-over-year same-store sales growth in a sample of large US general merchandise retailers representing about 9,000 stores. By dollar value, the Index represents over 80% of the equivalent ‘official’ retail sales series collected and published by the US Department of Commerce.