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H.8b
BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 1, I960.
WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS
Percentage change from corresponding
period a year ago
(Based on retail dollar-amounts)
Jan.-May
Week ending
I960
=13.
±_a
±_2
±_6
±-2
Federal Reserve District,
Area, and CityUNITED STATES
Boston District
Metropolitan Areas
Boston
Downtown- -Boston
Suburban Boston
Cambridge
Quincy
Lowell
City
Springfield
Mass,
+ 5
+ 4
+ 7
+10
+ 1
+ 2
-19
-22
-16
-11
-14
-22
±11
d_8
+15
+15
+16
+17
0
- 2
+10
+31
+ 1
+ 9
+ 8
+ 9
+ 8
+ 7
.
+10
+21
0
+ 1
+ 2
-16
+ 4
+ 6
+ 8
New York District
Metropolitan Areas
Buffalo
N.Y.
New York-N.E. New Jersey N.Y.-N.J.
Newark
N.J. New York
N.Y.
Rochester
Syracuse
-LA
=16
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±11
+ 1
+ 7
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+ 5
+ 2
-17
-17
-22
-21
-14
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+ 5
+ 6
r+ 3
0
+ 2
r+ 2
+ 4
+14
+ 7
+ 8
+13
+16
Philadelphia District
Metropolitan Areas
Wilmington
Trenton
Lancaster
Philadelphia
Reading
Scranton
• '
Wilkes-Bar re~Hazleton
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+ 3
+ 6
+ 4 .
+• 3.
+ 3.
+ 1
+ 2
Cleveland District
Metropolitan Areas
Lexington
Akron
Canton
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Downtown Cleveland
Columbus
Springfield
Toledo
Youngstown
Erie "
Pittsburgh
Downtown Pittsburgh
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WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued)
Percentage change•from corresponding
period a yea? ago
(Based"on- ret'feil dolls# amounts)
J an,-May I
,
Week ending
I960 lUune 4* {Jons 11 ("June 18! June 26
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
Tampa-rSt. Petersburg
Atlanta
AugustaColumbus
" .New Orleans
Knoxville
Cities
MiamirDowntown
Central Atlanta '
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 '
=12
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6
2
7
4
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-24
-21
-26
-19
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- 7
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+ 7
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+19
+14
+22
+22 . +11
+ 3
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+ 6
- 5
- 1
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+ 2
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+11
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Va.
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Fla.
Ga.
Chicago District
Metropolitan Areas
. Chicago
Indianapolis
, Detroit
Grand^Rapids
Milwaiikee
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Mich.
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Mo.
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-11
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+25
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+ 6
+ 9
+ 5
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WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued)
Percentage change from corresponding
period a year ago
Federal Reserve District,
Week ending
Jan.-May
1960 June 4*1 June 111 June 181 June 25
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
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Kans.
Mo.—Kans•
Mo.
Nebr.
N.Mex.
Okla.
Mo.
Tex.
Calif.
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Utah
Wash.
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-13
+ 1
- 2
- 6
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- 2
- 2
- 4
- 8
-16
-19
- 7
-20
-14
-16
-14
- 1
-18
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-17
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- 3
-12
+ 6
-12
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- 1
+ 2
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+ 5
+ 6
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- 2
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-16
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- 5
-17
-20
-17
- 5
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-12
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+ 1
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- 2
- 5
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- 1
- 7
-11
- 4
- 6
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*—Memorial Day last year occurred in the week ending May 30, whereas this year
it was one week later. Therefore, the week ending May 28, I960 had one more
trading day than the corresponding week last year.
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