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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEMH.8b FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 10, 1956 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE-SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS Federal Reserve District, Area, and City Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) We etc ending Year Pan. ULi| Jan. 2l| Jan. 2ti|ffeb. U 19# United States + 7 Boston District Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Lynn Quincy Lowell Cities Springfield Providence ±k Mass, Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Lexington Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Springfield Toledo Erie V< heeling-Steubenville City Pittsburgh for FRASER Digitized + 2 0 + 8 +10 -10 -11 - 8 +15 ; -15 -15 -lit + 5 + 3 +10 -10 + 3 + h o 0 + 2 + 5 - 6. +.6 +11 + U + U + 5 tl + 3 " + 6 * + 6 Mass. R. I. 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 " Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas Wilmington Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton Vj ilkes-Barre—Hazle ton + 5 Del. N. J. Pa. 9 7 5 7 9 3 9 + 1 0 - 2 - 3 +10 +10 +20 +12 - 3 + 2 + 8 + 7 + 6 +11 +11 +12 + 1 -13 + h r-23 + 7 0 - 9 + 2 +17 - 8 -lit +15 - 3 +16 +16 +11 +12 >23 +22 + 6 IN .Va.-Ohio + 2 + 7 + 5 + 7 + .7 +11 + 8 + 5 + 7 +16 Pa. +19 +20 - 9 +k6 +22 Ky. Ohio + + .+ + ••+ + + +1U +39 + 9 ' - 2 +U5 - 3 + 7 -16 + h 0 Page 2 m m — S T O R E . Federal Reserve District, SAltb - S . L ^ D Percentage change irom corresponding period a year ago fBar,ad on retail dollar amounts) Week ending Year Jan. lU jJan. 21| Jan. 2ti iFeu. 4 19^ Area, and City Richmond District Metropolitan Areas Washington Downtown Washington Baltimore Richmond Atlanta District Metropolitan .areas Birmingham Jacksonville x Atlanta Augusta New Orleans Knoxville Nashville CityTampa Chicago District Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee St. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis Minneapolis District Cities Minneapolis St. Paul Duluth-Superior CITIES A M A K L A S (Continued) - 2 + 8 - 2 - 2 -10 - 1 +12 - 3 -10 -10 +- 9 r+10 r+ U r+10 r+ U + 8 + 2 -17 + 1 +10 + 8 + 7 0 - 2 +10 + 9 + s - 5 + 8 0 + 7 + 7 +1S + 7 + 3 + 6 + 7 + 7 + 6 +16 r- 1 + 3 + 7 -16 -20 - 2 La. Tenn. + 8 + 7 +11 + l + 6 +12 Fla. + h + k + 8 - 1 +10 + 8 + 3 + 3 + + 3 / + 6 +12 + 3 0 + 3 + h + 6 + + + 2 8 7 8 +18 +10 +13 +11 + 8 +10 - 3 r+ h +13 + 8 +11 .+ 7 - 7 -14 r- 2 0 + 5 - l +10 -10 +10 0 r+ 9 + 6 +12 + 7 +12 - 2 + 6 + 1 + 9 + 7 + 9 + 7 0 + 9 + 8 0 D.^C. + 8 Va. + 9 Ala. Fla. Ga. 111. Ind. Mich, wis. Ark. Ky. + 2 Tenn. + 5 ! L i Minn. + 3 Minn. <sc "Wis . + 2 i 2i -12 - 2 + h +12 + + + 3 7 3 6 - 1 + + + 9 9 7 7 H.8b - Page 3 YvEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SAIES - SELECTED CITIES MID AREAS (Continued) Kansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka Vvichita St. Joseph Albuquerque Oklahoma City Tulsa CityKansas City Dallas District Metropolitan Areas Dallas El Paso Fort Vvorth Houston San Antonio San Francisco District Metropolitan Areas Los Angeles-Long Beach Downtown Los Angeles Westside Los Angeles Sacramento San Diego San Francis co-Oakland San Francisco City Oakland City San Jose Portland Salt Lake City Seattle Spokane Tacoma r—Revised. II Federal Reserve District, Area, and City Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Yveek Year Jan. 1U|Jan. 25|Feb. 4 1955 + h t l Colo. Kans • » MOe N. Mex. Okla. ,+lU + 5 +12 + 7 +11 +12 + 3 Mo. + 3 Tex. « + + + + . 9 8 9 7 it ii r- U Z-3 + 9 +11 - 3 + 1 +22 + u -15 +10 - 3 + 2 - 9 -19 -18 r- 9 - U + 9 ' z l + 3 - 3 + 3 + 3 -20 + 8 -10 +11 + 3 + + + + - + 2 8 2 3 3 6 -15 -11 - 5 - 6 + 8 UL + 3 ^5 rt 5 '+ 5 0 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 7 - 1 -3 - 1 + 1 0 r+ 1 - 2 + 1 +12 ; + 7 + 9 r+10 r+ 5 +10 - 3 + 7 r+ 3 - 4 r 0 -13 -22 -12 0 + 5 + 2 + 3 . 0 + 3 -12 - 3 + 1 - 3 + 2 + 5 + 6 + 3 +24 + 7 + 9 + 2 + 7 - 2 +13 — 8 + 3 - k + k Ore. Utah hash. + +12 • +1U +12 + 6 Calif. + 8 + 1 + 2 + 6 - 5 + 7 + 1 - 1 + 9 It tA r+13 + 7 + 2 +13 -16 +12 + 2 + 2 +11 + 5 +10 + 5 + 7 +10 • +: li / + 3 + 6 - 1 + 9 + 9 . + 3 " +1U +22 * — D a t a not available. + 9
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