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BOARD OF GOVriittiOltS OF HIE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM H.8b FOR MEDIATE- RELEASE . Deeezatier-ilt., 1956 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT SALES ~ SELECTED. CITIES • AND AREAS- ": Federal Reserve District,, UNITED STATES Boston District Metropolitan Areas' Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston •Cambridge "Lynn Quincy : Lowell Cities Springfield Providence Mass. 11 ti 1! II Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Lexington Akron Cincinnati Cleveland. Columb'iu Springfield Toleao Erie Pittsburgh Wheeling-Steubenville t-i + .6 . ; . 1 2 + 3 + 2 + a + I > 5 + 5 + i + 3 + 3 + 1 » ; Re Io N» Y* N„Y*-N, N. J, N. Y. Del. N0 J. Pa* ii • - h 0 + 2 , + 5 rll + 7 -1 " o -5 .+ 6 .. +10 ±1 + 9 + 5 >8. + 6 + 6 .+ 3 +12 + .9 + 8 +..8 +.13 •+ 3 + 1 + 2 - 1 3 . 3 r+18 - 1 I - 2 r- L r- 1 +_£ tJ. 0 r- 1 +11. + 2 + u + 5 + 6 + 7 0 + '3 + 9 + .2 + 7 +20 + 6 - 1 h ,+.2 r.;-o -1 .+12 •+ 3 0 ' + 7 + 1 r- k — 3 +llfr i*+ 1 r- 1 + 5, +1 * + 8 - l =• + 8. ' o + k r+v 6 + + 5 -4 + 6 ' + 9 0 + 7 * 1 - 3 Pa. r+ 6 •1- 7 » + 7 + 9 YUVa-Ohio + 7 +20 fCy. Ohio ti +1 -1 -5 + 7 +'U . -'7 +.3 0 : - 1 • 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 Soranton Wilkes-Barre—Ha zleton I J 111 Area, and City' Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago . retail dollar amounts) - -Week ending Nov*17 1 Nov»2U 1 Dec. 1 I | Dec*.:.8 ... > i - 9 0 -4 H13 -lo -f 2 - 7 ; r- 5 -.a r- 6 +1U ' - U • • -r'U •7 - 5-Ik + U + 7 •. - 3 ~ 2r ' -5 +11; ' -3 : - l " -3 ; V 8 - 7 ~OLO ' -•7' • -' - 5 • • - 8 ~ 2 "'7 + 3 + 2 ; - U 5 + 6 6.- 7 + 1 -3 + 9 - 2 -k - 3 + 5 + 1 - 2 - 2 + 3 +18 f 1 - 2 •-11 - 3 - 3 - 7 4.-7 *10/ 4-2. + I H e 8b / ' • Page 2. WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AMD AREAS (Continued) Federal Reserve District, Area, and CityRichmond District Metropolitan Areas Washington D. C. Downtown Washington " Baltimore Md» Downtown Baltimore " Richmond Vae Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Jacksonville Atlanta Augusta New Orleans Knoxville Nashville ~ City Chicago District Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee St. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis + 6 - 2 + 3 # + 5 ±_2 ti nl +16 + 7 +10 -k - 6 - 2 -10 + 6 -10 0 r- 5 r- 2 r+ 5 - 9 -10 -15 - 6 r- 1 - 1 + 3 + h 0 + 3 + 5 +16 +13 + 9 - 1 + 6 0 + 9 . +21 + 7 + o Ala # Fls, Ga, 6 7 2 1 + + + - La » Teim, + 2 Fla. + 111. 4- 6 h + 2 + + + + 7 8 h 7 - 2 + — + + 1 6 6 3 -11 - 7 -11 - 7 Ind. Mich. Wis. tl * k Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. + + + + + 1 ~ 2 + 5 • 5 + 6 + $ + 6 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 9 +1U - it 0 - 5 -10 + 7 -5 + 3 ±A +10 + 1 + 3 + h 7 5 5 5 - 2 + 1 +10 - 1 +10 + 21 + -5 -13 + 6 $ + 5 + a + 7 Minneapolis District Metropolitan Areas Mpls.-St. Paul Minn, Mplse and Suburbs " St. Paul « Cities Duluth-Superior Minn«,&Wis. Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Baaed on retail dollar amounts) Jan.Week ending Oct, Nov, 17 | Hov. 2b I Dec. 1 | Dec, 8 - u ±2 ±2 +10 + 5 + 3 + la - 2 + h + 5 0 +10 + 5 Ho 8b * Page 3 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago Federal Reserve District, Area, and City Kansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka Wichita Ste Joseph Albuquerque Oklahoma City Tulsa Cities Joplin 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 Sacrairento San Diego San Franc is co-Oakland San Francisco City Oakland City Portland Salt Lake City Seattle Spokane Tacoma Jan0Week ending Oct» Nov.. 17 1 Nov»2U r 'usc»i| Dec* 8 + 2 Col, Kanse • Mo® No Mexo Oklae Moo " + 1 - JL + 1 - 9 + 6 + 8 + 3 0 + 3 + 5 + h + 5 - 2 5 - l -k -k + l -12 + 7 +1U - 3 - 7 0 + 3 0 -5 r- 1 +11 -11 -5 - 1 - 8 - 1 -h -10 -8 —18 —16 + 1 - 3 -lk - 3 -2 + 1 r- 3 + 1 -11 + 3 + 1 + 2 r-11 + 1 + h + 6 + $ 0 - 3 + 9 + 5 0 - 2 - 6 +10 + 3 + 9 - 9 - 8 + 5 » 4 "25 - 9 . Tex. 11 tl Calif. + + + + + + " a ii n Ore. Utah Wash, - + + + + 0 h i 8 6 3 3 1 0 h U 3 h tl r- 1 - 6 r 0 r- 8 + 1 + 3 + k , r 0 + 8 + 1 r+ 9 +ih r+ ! : - 8 - 9 - 6 - k -11 r- 9 - U • -13 j - 8 -Hi r 0 -11 ! r- 3 - k : + l -18 - 6 - 5 - 6 - 6 ; r- 5 - 7 - 8 ! — 0 + 3 ! r- 8 - 8 + 6 -11 3N- 3 -7 -3 - 9 - 6 0 — h -2 - a 0 -20 — 6 -11 - 7 -5 r—Revised* tf—»Dc ,ta not available» * NOTEs Since sales rise sharply with the apprc ach of Christmas, the fact that the corresponding week last year was two days nearer Christmas becomes significant in comparing weekly data0 In general, this causes weekly data to show a less favorable comparison with the previous year than if strictly comparable calendar periods were available. This should be taken into consideration in evaluating weekly percentage changes from a year ago*
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