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2.5^ "H.8b BOARD OF GOVERNOR^ OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM ! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE I March 29, 1957 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED C I T B S AND AREAS Percentage |change from corresponding p e r i o d a y e a r ago ,> (Based on r e t a i l d o l l a r a m o u n t s ) ^ Jan. Week ending 1957 - Mar, 2 1 Mar, 9 ] Mar. 16 I Mar. 23 • + ' -10 ±1 •2 F e d e r a l Reserve D i s t r i c t , Area, and CityUNITED STATES 1 BOSTON DISTRICT M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Lynn Quincy Lowell Cities Springfield Providence R. I . New York D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Buffalo New York-N. E . New JerseyNewark New York Rochester Syracuse N. I . 0 N.Y.-N.J, +10 N. J . + k + 6 N. Y. " + 3 0 Philadelphia D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Wilmington Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton Wilkes-Barre-Hazelton Cleveland D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Lexington ; Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Springfield Toledo &rie Pittsburgh Wheeling-Steubenville Mass# ii ii ii Del. N. J . Pa. + 2 -12 + 3 + 1 + 6 +10 + 2 - 9 -1U .+ 2 +11 I f + 6 - 6 -10 -22 j | + 8 0 -33 1 j + 8 0 j rJt liE +27 - 6 - 8 0 +12 -17 +16 +11 +27 +11 - 6 +15 +18 + 28 +19 +52 +30 +1*6 +50 +15 -10 +39 . +11 • + 9 +1+8 -17 r+ 7 +15 ; - 5 -18 -2h -15 o | -15 + 9 + 7 + 1 - 2 r+ 5 + 23. - 7 + 21 +18 +11 -h - 7 til t_I -6 -10 -hi -20 + I -17 -29 r+10 r+ 9 r+38 r+ 7 +h9 +12 r+15 + 1 +2l| +10 + 8 -16 -11 -18 r+ 1 -12 r-15 - 8 r-15 —18 -18 -10 r-lU -lh r-27 - 1 + 9 + k - 5 0 -5 + 2 —18 +11 +12 +26 -Ik -21 -16 - .1 - 5 -13 - 4 - 8 -k *17 ! -1U - 9 I + 1 -10 - • : ] 1 - 6 il -16 +12 + 5 ' + 9 + h +10 + 2 + 3 - U' -10 -38 -15 -28 -25 + 2 | +18 0 - 1 + 3 + 3 it - 3 " - 1 Pa. + 1 + 3 W.Va^tOhio+15 -5 -10 -16 + 2 -5 -17 0 • - U' r-lU | — 2 - 6 . -5 | | ; i ! j L i Ky. Ohio - 5 I | ! | | ! ) ! +U5 - 5 -5 ^ . H«8b Page 2 WEEKLY" DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) P e r c e n t a g e change f r o m c o r r e s p o n d i n g p e r i o d a y e a r ago w 1 r e t a i l d o l l a r amounts Jan. Vveek ending 1957 Mar. 2 | M a r . 9 1 Mar. 16 | Mar, 23 Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t , A r e a , and City- Richmond D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Washington Downtown Washington Baltimore Downtown B a l t i m o r e Richmond Atlanta District M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Birmingham Jacksonville Atlanta Augusta New O r l e a n s Knoxville Nashville City Tampa Chicago D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee S t . Louis D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas L i t t l e Rock Louisville S t . Louis Memphis Minneapolis D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Mpls.-St. Paul „Mpls. and Suburbs " S t . Paul Cities Duluth-Superior D. C. Md. Va. Ala* Fla. Ga. La. Tenn. Fla. 111. Ind. Mich, Wis. + 9 0 +15 + 2 - 3 + 3 + 3 +5 - 6 - U + 7 +lli +12 + k +11 + h + 6 z l — 6 r 0 zi. -5 - 6 -11 - 2 -11 - 8 -17 + 1 -15 - 5 — It -15 -15 r+ 3 r- 3 r+ 1 -lit —12 - 9 -19 r - it - 2 + 1 - 6 - 1 r-18 -13 -12 +U0 + 1 -20 * -12 - - 4' 2 - 1 -13 -15 -29 - 1 - 2 Minn, + 3 + 5 0 + 7 + h + 6 - 1 Minn.&Wis.+ it -20 -15 -2U -25 - - 5 2 - 1 - u - 5 — 6 + 3 Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn, —16 -14 c-27 -50 -10. + l > -11 +5 - 3 + 2 - + 6 - 6 3 it 1 7 + 7 - l lik -20 -12 + 1 - It - 3 - 9 -16 -17 -12 -15 -10 - 2 t-i - l =12 - 1 + 6 +15 -12 - 2 + 3 -11 -23 -11 -15 - 1 0 -lU. -it -11 -11 + 2 + 6 -5 +13 H,8b Page 3 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT' STOKE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AMD AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding p e r i o d a y e a r ago ,/ (Based on r e t a i l d o l l a r amounts)-/ Jan. I Week ending Mar, 2 | Mar. 9 I Mar. 16 I Mar. 23 1957 F e d e r a l Reserve D i s t r i c t , Area, and C i t y Kansas C i t y D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Denver Topeka "Wichita S t , Joseph Albuquerque Oklahoma C i t y Tulsa Cities Joplin Kansas C i t y Dallas D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Dallas E l Paso F o r t Worth Houston San Antonio San F r a n c i s c o D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Los Angeles-Long Beach Downtown Los Angeles Westside Los Angeles Sacramento San Diego San F r a n c i s co-Oakland San F r a n c i s c o C i t y Oakland Portland S a l t Lake C i t y Seattle Spokane Tacoma + 1 z l -2 z± !- 2 1-5 +8 i- 3 -28 -17 1-12 ;+ U - 5 r+ 3 -19 -12 r-5 -6 -10 -21 + 8 +31 • _-25 - b +13 -20 +11 r- 9 - 9 - 9 — j 6 ! Col. Kans. + 1 0 +12 Mo. -11 N. Mex.- 2 Okla. - 2 + 5 - 3 - 2 -12 -11 -15 -lU + 9 Mo. -11 Tex. - 2 - 2 - 8. r + 2 - 6 c-10 + 2 - 2 + 5 + 3 - 6 r 8 i- i i- k -ii | —26 + 6 +12 + 9 + 5 -21 - 6 -17 - 5 + 3 +6 - 2 - 1 Calif. " " Ore. Utah Wash. -13 - 8 - 6 + 2 8 +J[ - k - 1 + 8 +6 +8 -6 - 5 - 5 - 9 - 3 -5 - 7 - 3 - U - b r+10 + 3 - 1 + 2 r- 8 I 0 r- 8 r-5 - 6 6 -b * 3 1 o r- 3 !+ 2 +10 + 6 + 6 + 5 + 5 - b + 6 + 1 - 3 - 1 i- 3 - +2L -3 - 7 + 2 -h + l - b - 7 - 6 •. - 5 - 6 - 8 -11 - 5 ~U - 3 . - 8 - 8 -11 - 3 i. r-12 -15 - 6 - 5 - n - 5 + l - 9 r—Revised c—Corrected •»«—Data not a v a i l a b l e 1 / During March and A p r i l changes from a y e a r ago r e f l e c t i n p a r t t h e f a c t t h a t l a s t y e a r E a s t e r was on A p r i l 1 while t h i s y e a r i t w i l l be on A p r i l 21, For t h i s reasoni t i s e s t i m a t e d t h a t i n comparison w i t h l a s t y e a r an allowance should be made f o r a decrease i n s a l e s of about 8 p e r cent f o r t h e month of 11 a r c h as a whole and a c o r responding i n c r e a s e f o r t h e month of April* These allowances apply t o t h e f i g u r e s f o r t h e United S t a t e s . '
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