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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM H.8b FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 1, 1956 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT.STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS Federal Reserve Distridt, Area, and City- Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Week ending . Apr. I May 5*- May 12*| May 191 May 26 United States + k : zj_ +19 + 6 U Boston District Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge. Lynn Quincy Lowell Cities Springfield Providence - 1 1 ^12 +20 + 2 zA 2 1 -13 2 ! -ii 1 -16 1 . - 8 2 | -18 3 | -16 6 • j -li; +20 +1U +33 +19 +30 +28 +17 + 2 - 2 + 9 +11 - 3 + h + 7 - 5 -3 - 8 + 7 - 9 -10 - 5 +20 +20 +10 - 2 - l - 9 Mass. || " New York District Metropolitan Areas Buffalo New York-N.E.New Jersey. Newark New York ,• Rochester Syracuse Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas / Wilmington Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton Wilkes-Barre—Hazleton Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Lexington Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Springfield Toledo Erie Pittsburgh Wheeling-Steubenville - Mass. R. I. + 5. - 6 + 7 -16 + 3 rJ +18 '+ 6 0 N. Y. N.Y.-N.J. N. J. N. Y; + 3 + k + K/ + 111/ + 5 + 3 -12 - h - 5 - h -12 - 3 +11 +20 +18 >18 +12 +20 + 1 r+ 6 +11 r+ 5 r+ k + .2 + 1 - 1 - 1 0 +10 - 1 +3 '+ 6 +13 r+8 0 +13 - 2 + 3 + 5 + 5 + 7 - 2 +20 - 7 + 3 j +10 - 2 - 8 -16 +21 r+21 +15 0 +16 + 8 +13 r+ 7 +15 = + 7 - 1 ; +23 + 1 +19 + 1 - 6 + k - 1 - 6 +20 - 2 +20. + 6 + -13 +10 +12 + 5 +15 - 3 -2 + l + 6 + 7 -7 - 1 + 1 + h + 5 -10 + 7 + l + 9 +11 " Del. N.J. Pa. it + 6 - 6 " Ky. Ohio Tl ' + + + + 2 5 l " 6 it 5 it + 3 ii + 1 Pa. , + 7 ii +11 W.Va.-Ohio * + 5 r+13 -11 +18 -10 r+35 - 5 - 6 +19 +20 -9 +30 -1U •-10 r+l.lt j- 6 /-V +18 j- $ " +16 +2U j- 5 H.8b Page 2 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AMD AREAS (Continued) Federal Reserve District, Area, and City Richmond District Metropolitan Areas Washington Dowito-wn Washington Baltimore Richmond Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Jacksonville Atlanta Augusta •Few Orleans Knoxville ^ Nashville City . Tampa. Chicago District Metropolitan Areas Chicago " Indianapolis ' Detroit Milwaukee St. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis Minneapolis District Cities Minneapolis St. Paul Duluth-Superior D. C. " Md. Vau Ala. Fla. Ga. " La. Tenn. " Fla. Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Jan.Week ending . Apr. May 5* I May 12-"-1 "May 19 [ May 26 + 5 ;- 5 +20 + 7 - 1 0 + - 7 -lU -9 ;+ 9 +20 +12 + $ - 6 +25 +12 + 5 - 2 +6 + 6 0 - 8 - U - 1 + £ - 7 +2 - 6 +2 -11 +28 +23 + 9 +31 +37 +31 +12 +15 +10 r+22 +12 +18 +10 + 8 +22 + 8 - 1 % +21* + ^ 111. Ind. Mich. Wis. r- 2 r+iU / +11 +J + U + 3 +-14. + 7 +_5 + + + + 5 5 6 3 -12 - h 0 +27 +31 r+58 + 1+ -11 +21 ii Minn. + 3 " + f? Minn.SifiB. .. +10 -13 +17 +26 +26 + u + 9 + U Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. + 6 +10 + 2 - 3 +13 +10 +12 +21 - 5 +33 + 6 +22 +25 +12 + 9 - 9 -10 - l -10 0 -13 — 8 - 6 - 3 U + a +2k + h + 5 -20 +15 + 1 + 7 + 3 +10 + 9 £H H.8b Page 3 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SAXES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Jan.- | ~ Week ending Apr, | May 5*} May 12* |May 191 May 26 Federal Reserve District, Area, and City- Kansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka . Wichita St. Joseph Albuquerque Oklahoma City Tulsa City Joolin Kansas City Dallas District Metropolitan Areas Dallas El Paso Fort Worth Houston San Antonio San Francisco District Metropolitan Areas Los Angeles-Long Beach Downtown Los Angeles Westside Los Angeles Sacramento San Diego San Francisco-Oakland San Francisco City Oakland City San Jose Portland Salt Lake City Seattle Spokane Tacoma Colo. Kans. Mo. N. Mex. Okla. + 1 : -11 r+22 + 7 + + + + + + ; -10. : -11 ! -17 r+26 +U2 +25 + Ii +15 +35 +36 +13 +11 r+ 8 r+lU + 2 +15 +15 - +13 +38 -10 "'+ 2 + 3 +53 +13 0 + 1 •iW + 6 ±_3 ±_5 + 9 - 3 + U + 8 -1U + 0 +38 + 1 - 5 u + 2 8 6 2 1 7 5 3 Mo. - 3 - 5 Tex. + + + + - | -2h 1 1 " 72 - i -10 i ! + 7 • -iu +J it " i 2 h 5 2 + 6 Calif. » » . 0 - 6 0 + 8 + 8 + h. .+ " ii ' Ore. Utah Wash. ' + + + + + + + h 2 3 1 2 h h h 131 +27 • -15 4 ; + U +31 ! + I r+ 9 +U0 ; -12 • \ * 2 +16 j zJ. +16 1 "12 r+17 : -13 r+ 7 : -13 r+25 +29 • -15 i - 2 +26 1 -12 r+15 : -11 r+lii ' -12 r+18 + 3 , - 9 + 9 - 3 +1U ; -iU +23 ;- h ! + l +1U +21 ; • 0 1 j_5 + 9 h + 1 - 3 - 8 - 7 + h - 2 + 8 +13 +11 + 5 • • - 0-.: + - ,3 + 2 - 1 " 1 + 3 +16 0 + 6 + 3 + 9 + 7 + 8 +11 -10 ' + 7 - 3 - 3 r—Revised. **—Data not available. —Comparisons are affected by the fact that -Mother-'sr- Day is one week later this year than last. l/ Three months 1956.
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