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.8b BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 28, 1959. WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Jan;-Oct." Week ending Nov. 281 Dec. *5 iDec. 121 Dec. 19 1959 +_2 + .2 +_i +Z +1 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 Downtown Cleveland Columbus Springfield Youngstown Erie Pittsburgh Downtown Pittsburgh Wheeling Mass, " 11 " " " ±_1 - - 4 + 4 - 1 +11 + 5 +10 - 3 + 5 +_1 + N.Y. N.Y.-N.J.+ N,J • N.Y. " + + " 4 3 0 0 5 3 ±Jt ±_1 +J - 2 - 1 -3 - 9 -10 -15 + 4 + 1 + 8 +15 +-5 - 5 + + + + - + + + + + - r- 5 + 3 - 3 + 1 ±A ±A + 1 + 8 + + + - - 3 + 5 + 1 0 - 2 + 1 8 4 4 1 7 4 " + 8 + 4 +14 + 5 + 9 + 3 + 2 + 7 Ky. Ohio " " » H " Pa. » 11 W.Va. + + + + + + + + + + + + - 9 1 6 7 9 5 9 ? 6 4 6 6 2 + + 0 3 2 4 4 8 1 ±12 + 8 + 8 " + 6 +18 +11 + 9 +20 +20 +12 + 2 . +12 +10 +13 r + + 0 0 3 0 4 1 3 4 2 6 4 3 1 + + + + + rrr- 2 1 8 4 9 4 3 +12 + 8 +13 + 5 + 1 + 1 +13 1 6 5 2 3 3 8 8 4 3 8 . 8 6 7 1 6 2 2 1 8 4 " 4 0 - 7 -9 - 7 + 1 + 2 + 2 + 7 + 6 + 4 + 3 +11 + 5 + 7 + 7 + 6 - 6 7 8 1 4 3 5 ±3 + 4 + r+ + + + + r+ r+ + + - 6 4 9 8 5 3 r+ r- _o ±4 Del. N.J. Pa. 11 2 1 5 5 2 9 +_i + + + + + - H.8b , .r Page 2 o WEEKLY 'DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage .change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amouhts) Week ending Jan.-Oct. Nov. 281Deck 5 IDec. 121Dec. 19 1959 Federal Reserve District, Area, and'CityRichmond District "Metropolitan Areas Washington ^ Downtown Washington Baltimore Downtown Baltimore Richmond -Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas • Birmingham Mobile J :.cksoh /ille Tampa-St,. Petersburg Atlanta Augusta Colunbu.? Orleans Enoxville Cities [Central Atlanta Miami-Downto>m Chicago District Metropolitan Areas Chicago • Indianapolis Detroit Grand Rapids Milwaukee St. Louis District Metropolitan Areas - Little Rock Louisville St, Louis Memphis Minneapolis District r Metropolitan Areas Mpls.—St. Paul MplSo and Suburbs St. Paul Cities Duluth-Superior ±A D.C. Md.. Va0 + + + + " 8 1 2 7 3 ; 4- 8 Ala, Fla„ Ga, '• La, Tenn. Ga, Fla. 111. Ind. "Mich. " Wis. - 1 + 6 Minn, & Wis. - 5 - 7 - 5 -li '* 3 r- 5 - 9 - 8 -15 r+10 r+4 ±_1 - 2 - 3 - 2 - 7 +19 rH9 T<0 r+10+24 +13 + 2 r+ 6 +15 • • +22 - 1 + 5 - 2 - 1 0 0 -16 +17 r-13. - +10 -13 + 4 r+1 +2 , + 1 _o + 4 +10 +14 + 9 +10 * - 6 +16 + 8 + 7 + 5 + + + + +11 - 2 + 5 +.6 + 5 +12 . + 6 +-5 + 8 + 8 - 5 0 +16 + 5 +12 + 7 +10 - 2 + 1 + 6 -10 +14 ±_8 1 2 3 1 5 + + • + 0 2 5 2 7 6 1 1 7 + + + + 2 2 9 5 7 + 1 + 7 +27 +10 + 7 - 1 - 3 - 2 0 + + + - 4 - 1 +_1 + 1 - 4 - 2 - 7 0 0 - 1 + 1 + 2 0 + 1 + 1 + 2 ' - 4 - 3 - 6 + 4 . + 6 Minn. + 1 + 4 - 2 - 2 -11 - 3 ~+i + 2 - 5 + 6 ' -11 +19 +30 + 8 +14 ~ +18 +18 + 8 + 6 +18 >15 . o . . - 2 + 6 , . + 3 0 + 9 + 6 Ark, Ky. Mo. Tenn. - 2 - 6 - 7 -13 - 3 - 4 ' + + - 8 6 3 4 H.8b WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Week ending Jan.-Oct. Nov. 281Dec. 5 iDec. 121Dec. 19 1959 Federal Reserve District, Area, and CityKansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka Wichita Kansas CityDowntown Kansas City St, Joseph Lincoln Albuquerque Oklahoma City Tulsa City Joplin 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 San Jose Portland Salt Lake City Seattle Spokane Tacoma ±1 Col. Kans. + 1 + + + + + Mo. - 1 + 5 - 2 r+15 ±1 + 2 U r+ 2 Tex. +12 + 3 + 6 +]2 + k + 7 -11 - 3 + 6 - 4 + 6 -10 ' - 1 + 7 - 3 + 4 + 7 •+IV +12 + 7 + 7 0 -H20 +21 •<•10 6 + 5 * 7 + 1 -12 + 2 0 + 1 - 2 - 1 - 9 +11 + 2 - 1 - 9 0 -16 » 11 2 4 6 4 6 5 3 7 1 7 ±JL + 9 + 5 + 1 Mo.-Kans. + 9 Mo. - 1 u + 4 Nebr. + 4 +:-! N.Mex. Okla, + 7 + 7 - 1 Calif. -Ore. Utah Wash. n " r—Revised. Page 3 SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) 0 + -10 -14 - 5 - 9 -7 - 5 — r+ 1 + - 1 + + 4 ; - __0 rr+ r+ + + + - •Data not available. 1 6 2 1 3 1 0 3 9 2 2 3 6 5 3 5 7 0 2 2 2 3 7 3 =_1 + 2 - 3 - 6 0 - 2 - 2 +1 * - 6 - 8 -10 +4 5 5 2 6 5 +10 - 7 - 1 + 8 + 2 ±_4 r+ 6 + 6 - 1 + 3 + 9 + 4 + 3 + 4 - 3 +10 + 4 + 2 - 2 - 2 0 + 8 + 3 + + - + 6 +10 + 9 + 4 + 4 - 1 + 9 + 7 + 4 - 2 - 1 +18
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