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H.8b

BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
...
April 15, I960.
VfEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS
Percentage change from corresponding
period a year ago
./
(Based on retail dollar amounts)
Week ending
Jan,-Feb.
I960 March 191March 261April 21 Apr. 9
+22
^6
±18
±_2

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
Toledo
Youngstown
Erie
Pittsburgh
Downtown Pittsburgh

Wheeling



Mass,
11
11
"

+_i

=12

=_9

±21

+21

+ 6
+ 6
+ 7
+11
+ 3
+ 2

-13
-11
-15
- 4
-15
-37

-11
- 7
-17
- 6
-21
- 4

+21
+18
+27
+30
+28
r+43

+28
+24
+35
+24
+11
+24

- 3

0

- 2

+ 4

+12

±J1

- 2

r- 6

r+29

+20

r+16
+32
+43
r+23
+ 7
r+11

+19
+20
+20
+12
+14
+13

N.Y.
N.Y.-N.J.
N.J.
N.Y.

+
+
+
+
+

5
6
1
1
4
1

r- 3
- 3
-18
- 5
- 7
- 1

r-16
- 6
- 3
" - 7
- 9
- 7

- 8

=_6

Del.
N.J.
Pa.
11

+ 3
+10
0
+ 4
+ 4
- 2
+ 6

- 8
- 8
-11
- 7
+ 2
-12
-17

-12
+ 1
- 5
- 6
- 9
-23
-18

+57
r+38
r+6l
+40
+40
+45
+23

+17
+22
+28
+18
+ 5
+20
+46

+ 4

=12

.=-2

±32

±21

+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
-

-10
-11
- 9
-13
- 6
- 7
- 7
-10
- 8
- 1
-14
-13
-15
- 4

-16
-11
-24
- 9
-12
-12
- 5
-27
- 7
r 0
r-23
- 3
- 1
-16

+35
+20
+54
+31
+31
+29
+44
+17
+32
+ 9
+29
+42
+37
+24

+36
+13
+10
+35
+18
+11
+34
+ 3
+20
+18
+28
+34
+27
+21

"
"

11

-

Ky.
Ohio

Pa.
W.Va.

9
5
4
3
8
6
3
4
2
9
8
6
5
5

±19

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Page 2
WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) v
Percentage change from corresponding
period a year ago
1 /
(Based on retail dollar amounts)
Jan,-Feb, "T
Week ending
I960 •March 191 March 261 April 21 Apr. 9

Federal Reserve District,
Area, and CityRichmond District
Metropolitan Areas
Washington
Downtown Washington
Baltimore
Downtown Baltimore
Richmond
Atlanta District
Metropolitan Areas
Birmingham
Mobile
"Jacksonville
Miami
Tampa-St. Petersburg
Atlanta
Augusta
Columbus
New Orleans
Knoxville
Cities
Central Atlanta
Miami-Downtown
Chicago District
Metropolitan Areas
Chicago
Indianapolis
Detroit
Grand Rapids
Milwaukee
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-Superlor




-^D.C.
Md.
Va.

=15

-=12

+25

+14

+ 1
- 5
- 4
-10
• - 3-

-14
-15
-17
-18
-19

- 9
-16
-16
- 9
-14

r+28
r+l6
r+25
+17
+2^

+ 9
+ 9
+21
+15
+19

j_l

- 1

=JL

r+20

r+17

- 4
- 2
+17
+ °5

. + 5
+ 2
- 3
- 1
0 -

+ 7
- 1
+11
+ 1
+ 7
- 3
-10
- 7
- 8
-11

- 6
-10
+ 5
- 6
r+ 2
. + 1
-20
-24
-21
-11

-10
+ 4

-18
+ 1

-13
- 6

Ala.
Fla.
ii

/

+ 1

"

Ga.
La.
Tenn.
.Ga.
Fla.

Wis.

Ark.
Ky.
Mo.
Tenn.

+
+
+
+

+
.+
+

r+17

+ 8
+23
+30
+16
+ 3

+17
+27
+19
+19
+ 6

0

_=14

=_7

+25

-±21

7
9
1
2

-14
- 7
-16
-13

-10
- 2
- 5
-16

+ 4
+38
+27.
+20

+15
+33
+22
+17

=14

HI

+17

+16
+19
+10

+18
+22
+ .8

r- 2

+16

- 9

-14
-11
-21

Minn. & Wis. + 1

- 8

-20

"

+ 2
+11

±15

rJfc
•

+ 7
+ 8
+ 5

"

+ 2
r+ 7

- 5
- 4
- 7
-16
+ 2

2
1
9
6
6

+ 3
Minn.

+29
+21
+38
+12
+14
+18
+13
+14
+14
+36

- 6
- 8
+ 3
-14
- 1

±_3
111.
Ind. .
Mich.

+23
+30
+44
r+ 9
+ 8
r+23 +34
- 2
+25
r+19

*
*

Hi 8b

WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES

Percentage change from corresponding
period a year ago
,
(Based on retail dollar amounts) —
Week ending
Jan.-Feb.
I960 March 191March 261 April 2lApr. 9

Federal Reserve District,
Area, and City
Kansas City District
Metropolitan Areas
Denver
Topeka
Wichita
Kansas City
Downtown 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

Page 3
SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued)

- 2

=21

+ 1
- 1
-11
Mo.-Kans. + 2
Mo.
- 2
- 5
Nebr.
- 6
N.Mex.
- 4
Okla.
- 5
- 5

- 5
-36
-22
-35
-35
-46
-20
- 7
-18
-26

Mo.

-15

Col.
Kans.

Tex.
"
"
"

Calif.
"
"
"

Ore.
Utah
Wash.
11
11

- 9

+ 4
-14
- 5
+ 7
- 5

-7
-17
-11
- 2
- 1

j_2

=_2

+ 3
0
+ 2
+ 2
0
+ 5
+ 4
0 .
+ 9
0
0
- 2
+ 1
0

- 1
- 1
- 1
+ 3
+ 8
- 2
- 2
- 2
+ 5
- 3
- 1
-12
-11
- 9

±11

+21

- 4
- 9
-20
- 7
+ 1
+20
- 8
- 9
+10
+ 6

+11
- 4
- 4
+20
+21
+32
r+12
+ 5
+15
0

+33
+23
0
+23
+25
+22
+28
+21
+12
+15

0

+ 2

+25

- 7

+12

±13

- 6
-19
-15
- 7
- 2

+19
- 3
+ 9
+15
+ 4

+15
- 5
+21
+ 8
+13

±11

r+ 8

- 9
r-15
r- 6
0
r- 5
-14
.14
-13
r- 5
- 3
+ 8
r-16
-11
-17

+ 9
+10
+ 8
+14
+18
+23
+22
+20
0 .
0
+25
+ 4
+22
+ 5

+ 4
+19
-27
+19
+29
+12
+12
+ 7
+18
- 1
+17
0
+12
+17

r—Revised.
*Not available.
l/ During March and April changes from a year ago reflect in part the fact that
last year Easter was on March 29 while this year it will be on April 17. For
this reason it is estimated that in comparison with last year an allowance should
be made for a decrease in sales of about 8 per cent for the month of March as a
whole and a corresponding increase for the month of April. These figures apply
to the figures for the United States.