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' H.8b BOARD OF GOVtiRNOKS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 3> I960. WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AMD 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 amounts) Jan.-Apr. Lav 71 May 14 I1 Mav 21 1 May 28* I960 ±a • ±Jt Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t , Area, and City UNITED STATES Boston D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Quincy Lowell City Springfield New York D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Buffalo New York-N.E. New J e r s e y Newark New York Rochester Syracuse Philadelphia D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Wilmington Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton Wilkes-Barre—Hazleton Cleveland D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Lexington Akron Canton Cincinnati Cleveland Downtown Cleveland Columbus Springfield Toledo Youngstown Erie Pittsburgh Downtown P i t t s b u r g h Wheeling for FRASER Digitized Mass • 11 " " " " N.Y. N.Y.-N.J . N.J. N.Y. ±JL +i ±_4 +16 + 6 + 5 + 9 +12 + 2 + 4 + 6 + 4 + 9 + 7 +10 + 7 0 0 .0 + 4 - 1 r- 3 + 4 + 5 + 3 0 - 2 + 1 +14 +13 +16 +21 +12 + 7 + 2 +14 -13 + 7 +42 ±A ±s ±-1 0 +21 + + + + + + - 1 +10 + 5 + 7 + 2 - 4 - 1 0 - 7 - 4 0 - 4 r- 3 - 1 -10 - 4 0 r+ 0 +18 +21 +14 +15 +17 + 8 2 8 3 4 7 4 ±A Del. N.J. Pa. + 6 +10 + 6 + 5 + 6 + 4 + 5 • ±10 + 3 1 +12 +18 - 4 + 1 - 1 - 6 - 7 + 2 +25 - 3 + 9 - 8 - 7 rr- 1 2 9 2 7 2 8 ±JL Ky. Ohio » 11 11 » " " Pa. " " W.Va. + + + + + + + + + l 6 6 4 8 5 6 1 4 9 0 + 8 + 6 - 2 +13 +19 + 8 + 7 +18 + 7 +23 ±16 -11 - 2 0 . + 4 -16 -10 - 4 - 5 + 1 - 3 - 6 - 1 - 6 - 1 -12 - 6 r-11 - 5 - 4 - 4 r- 1 - 1 + 4. + 9 + 1 + 5 - 2 - 3 + 2 0 +11 - 3 - 6 -10 0 -18 - 9 -10 -10 - 2 - 4 - 8 +27 +21 + 8 +12 +19 +18 +25 -18 + 9 + 9 +13 +21 +17 +16 H.8b ' Page 2 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding •_ p e r i o d a year-ago (Based-on- r e t a i l .dollar, amounts). J an.-Apr. Week- ending I960 May 7rl May 141 May 21 I Hay 28* F e d e r a l Reserve D i s t r i c t , Area, and City Richmond D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Washington Dovmtovzn Washington Baltimore Downtown Baltimore Richmond A t l a n t a Di s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Mobile Jacksonville Miami Tampa-St. Petersburg Atlanta Augusta Columbus New Orleans Knoxville Cities Miami-Dovmtown Central A t l a n t a Chicago D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Grand Rapids Milwaukee S t . Louis D i s t r i c t Metropolitan 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 0 D, C. Md. Va. Ala. - 9 -12 -18 - 5 -10 -12 - 4 -10 - 4 - 9 - 5 +19 +11 + 8 + 3 + 5 + 3 - 4 0 - 6 - 2 -10 -15 - 4 - 6 -13 + 3 + 1 + 4 ±_6 i±_9 - 2 r+ 7 + 3 +42 r+ 3 +.5 + 6 - 5 + 1 + 6 + 7 0 + 9 r-12 ' -12 La. Tenn. - 1 + 4 +20 + 8 +10 + 5 + 5 0 + 1 + 2 - 3 +13 + 8 +10 + 4 + 1 -12 - 3 + 8 - 9 +32 +11 - 1 + 6 0 -12 + 4 - 4 Fla. Ga. + 3 -12 - 4 -10 - 6 -11 + 5 - 4 - 4 111. Ind. Mich, + + + + + 4 5 9 6 8 - 8 - 3 + 3 -15 - 3 + - + 1 - 7 - 6 - 2 +12 + 2 + 1 -11 r- 6 - 5 -12 -11 - 9 - 4 - 4 Fla. Ga. " Wis. Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. Minn, " Minn. & Wis. +12 - 9 - 3 • 8 8 5 6 1 • +29 + 8 + 7 - 1 ,+6 + 5 - 2 •+7 -12 +19 + 3 1 ' 8 4 2 +12 + 9 +30 +13 +27 ±11 - 4 + 8 - 3 0 + 4 +24 +9 + 6 + 1 - 3 0 ±J +28 + 6 + 7 + 2 - 3 - 3 - 5 0 0 - 2 + 3 + 4 + 2 +27 +33 +17 + 5 r+ 3 - 1 +20 + 2 • H,8b Page 3 IJEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SEJECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) |~* Percentage change from corresponding i p e r i o d a y e a r ago I (Based on r e t a i l d o l l a r amounts) 1Jan.-Apr. Leek ending f 1960 L v 71 May 14! Mav 21 1 May 2i* Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t , Area, and City Kansas City D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka Wichita Kansas City Downtown Kansas City S t . Joseph Lincoln Albuquerque Oklahoma City Tulsa City Joplin _o Col. Kans, " Mo,-Kan,3. Mo. " Nebr. N.Mex. Okla. Mo. - Dallas D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Dallas El Paso F o r t Worth Houston San Antonio San Francisco D i s t r i c t 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 S a l t Lake City Seattle Spokane Tacoma + l -17 -18 - 3 - 9 -10 - 8 - 5 - 9 -13 + 3 0 -12 +1 - 1 - 5 - 1 0 - 3 - 3 7 ! -3 " 1"1 1"1 11 Ore. Utah Wash. " +20 +17 +19 - 1 +19 +22 +11 +30 +34 +28 - 2 r+ 3 +17 zJL — ! -2 I - 8 i -16 - 9 -11 | -12 0 -19 -12 - 8 -13 + 3 - 9 - 4 - 7 -11 _q r-J± til + 2 - 4 r+ 8 + 2 +11 - 4 - 7 0 r+ 2 - 1 + 5 - 7 0 - 6 - 4 - 3 - 1 + 7 + 3 - 2 - 4 - 3 +12 - 7 - 2 -13 - 4 -11 +16 + 4 +30 +16 +15 +19 +17 +18 +29 + 9 +22 + 7 +12 + 7 ±_2 Calif. - 2 + 6 - 8 -13 - 1 r 7 - 6 r 0 - 1 - 6 -10 + 5 -10 - 2 + 7 " 2 =10 Tex. - 4 r+ 1 + 5 -23 - 2 - 5 - 6 + 1 - 3 - 5 - 8 + 3 + 1 + 5 + 6 + 8 + 7 + 5 - 1 +10 0 + 5 - 2 + 2 _o 0 - 4 + 2 + 9 + 6 1 0 - 2 + 3 + 4 0 1 - 4 -10 - 4 - 8 ° 1 - 7 -11 - 7 - 9 -13 r—Revised. **Not a v a i l a b l e . * Memorial Day l a s t y e a r occurred i n t h e week ending May 30, whereas t h i s y e a r i t i s one week l a t e r . T h e r e f o r e , t h e week ending Hay 28, I960 had one more t r a d i n g day than the corresponding week l a s t y e a r .
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