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391 if. 8b BOARD OF GOVtiEMtb Of THE FEDMtAL HESEKVL SYSTEM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 1, 1957. WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SAIS8 Percentage change from corresponding ago period a year „ (Based on retail dollar amounts) Jan.Wee] sk ending ' Sept# "Pet, 51 OcT 12 j. Oct» 19j Oct. 26 Federal Reserve District, Area, and City UNITED STATES Boston District Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Quincy Lowell City Springfield 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 Canton Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Springfield Toledo Erie Pittsburgh Wheel ing-S teubenville • SEIECTED CITIES AND AREAS + 2 0 -2 Mass, - 8 -16 + 9 +17 + 9 - k 0 - 1 -11 + it - 6 -17 - - 1 - 7 0 2 5 h 0 i + + II r- 1 +20 . N. Y. N.Y.-N.J. N. J. ' N. Y. » , N Del. N. J.. Pa. ' « II II II + I + 6 - 3 * - 3 0 -12 - 5 - 6 -12 - U - -13 + 2 + 2 + 8 + 2 - 1 + 1 +11 0 0 +10 + 3 +11 0 + 1 + 9 + 3 0 - 1 " Ky. Ohio Pa. " lfV.Va*&Ohio i + + + + 8 2 5 3 0 0 h 6 0 k k +21 - 6 +12 - 8 - 3 + 1 U -21 -3 - U 2 + 9 - 1 392. H.8b v ' - Page 2 we^klt Department stoke sales - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Federal Reserve District, . Area, and City Richmond District Metropolitan Areas Washington Downtown Washington Baltimore • Downtown Baltimore Richmond Atlanta District Metropolitan -Areas Birmingham .Mobile Jacksonville Miami Miami City Atlanta Augusta New Orleans Knoxville Nashville City .. . . D. C. Md. Va.. St. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis Minneapolis District Metropolitan Areas Mpls-St. Paul • Mpls. and Suburbs St. Paul Cities Duluth-Superior ±1 + 3 h - h + 9 - $ + 2 + 1 • + 5 - 5 - k + - 2 + 1 0 - 2 + 7 + 1 - 7 + 2 Ala. 11 Fla. Ga. Tenn. + 1 + 6 - 1 +11 0 + 3 + 7 - 1 - 8 +13 +11 • +15 + -2 111. • Ind. Mich. Wis. +1U +13 - 1 +17 + 6 + 1 -12 + 6 - 7 +12 + 1 + 2 r- & • r-10 - 3 if : -33. -17 -5 "• 5 r+12. r— U' • - 1 —. ,9 • +10 - 1 — 1 + 1 +16 - k 2 > 1 0, 1. h 3 3 r+ 1 +13 . - 9 - 9 +1k - 2 - 3 - 9. . +; 4 + l -16 u. tl + + + 5 h .3 5 .+ 1 -17 + 2 + 1 - 3 + - - k ~\6 • 0 - 9 Ark. . %. Mo. Tenn. - 2 - 1 + 2 + 2 + 2 : Minn; + 2 + 3 0 + 2 0 + 7 + 2 + 1 •-3 Minnv&Wis. + 2 - 7 + 1 + + + - - 2 + 3 + - - 9 - 2 + h 0 -+ £il. r- 1 : + 2 +" 1 + k + 3 •+ 6 Fla. Chicago District metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit . Milwaukee • Percentage change frem corresponding period a year ago 'V (Based on retail dollar amounts) Jan.Vifeek ending Sept. "Get. 5| Oct. 12) Oct. 19; Oct. 26 - 6 5 1 1 S 1 3 k 1 . 0 - 1 + 1 • 393 Ho8b WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SEIECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Jan.Week ending Sept. "*Dct. 51 Oct. 112( Oct, l?| Oct0 26 Federal Reserve District, Area, and City Kansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka "Wichita St. Joseph Albuquerque Oklahoma City Tulsa Cities Joplin Kansas City Dallas District Metropolitan Areas Dallas El Paso Fort Ynorth Houston San Antonio + 1 + + - Col. Kans. " Mo. N. Hex. OkLa. " 1 1 k 6 2 + 2 + 3 -13 - 6 + 6 + 1 + 3 + 2 Mo. " - h, - 1 +10 + 1 - 2 ,12 Tex. » 11 " " + 2 + 3 +5 +10 + 1 1 + 2 + 8 + 4 - 2 r- 1 -3 - 3 - 2 -20 + h + 5 -5 - i +1k o + 2 0 - 1 -3 - 1 + 2 + 2 0 - U r—Revised. *—Data not available. +18 - 7 -11 +21 - k - 1 - 2 -11 - 2 + 6 + k -5 -7 0 -1 + 2 u + 8 -18 11 San Francisco District Metropolitan Areas Los Angeles-rLong Beach Calif. 11 Downtown Los Angeles Viestside Los Angeles " Sacramento " San Diego " 11 San Francis co-Oakland San Francisco City " Oakland " Portland Ore. Salt Lake City Utah. Seattle Yvash. Spokane " Taccma " + 2 - 1 + 3 - 2 + 2 -13 - 1- 7 0 r+ 5 - 2 + 2 +11 - h - 3 r + 6 -1 + 2 +7 - 3 - 2 - 5 : ! l •15 -12 0 - 1 - 1 -23 2 -5 - 7 -5 0 -5 - 9 + 2 +U5 - 2 o - i - 5 - 5 - 8 - u - 4 -13 -9 -33 - U 0 - U
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