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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDEnAL RESERVE SYSTEM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE , April: 20, 1956 H.8b WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS Federal Reserve District, Area, and City ' Percentage change from corresponding •period a year ago 1/ (Based on retail dollar amounts) • Week ending Jan. w Feb. + 9 United States Boston District Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Lynn Quincy Lowell Cities Springfield Providence Mass. New York District Metropolitan Areas N. Y. Buffalo New York-N.E.New Jersey N.Y.-N.J. N. J. Newark N. Y. New York Rochester Syracuse Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas Vvilmington Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton Mlkes-Barre—Hazleton Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Lexington Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Springfield Toledo Erie Pittsburgh Digitized forWneeling-Steubenville FRASER + 1 -28 + 8 -16 0 - 1 + 3 + 2 -29 -27 -1U -16 r-10 - 2 r-16 -15 +10 +10 + 9 -13 - 2 - 9 i -15 -23 -lj.6 -25 + 8 + 3 >19 + 5 +U9 +25 +11 +12 - 1 -19 -Uo +12 + h -16 -21 +__6 - 6 ±1 r-lU -• +21 + b +12 -11 -17 -10 . +19 +11 + h' + 6 + 8 + 3 + 3 +11 -lU -1U. r-lU -13 -7 -19 +30 +19 +10 +20 +19 +17 + 9 + 9 + 5 + 8 + 6 + Del. lM. J. Pa. 9 +23 + 3 +12 + 9 + 9 + 9 + 2 U . Ky. Ohio Pa. w.Va.-Ohio +11 +1U - b Mass. R. I. +_7 + 1 + 6 + 5 + 8 + 8 + 7 + 3 +12 +17 + 8 ' -3b . -bo + fb +19 +11" +33 -1U +2U— - 6 -27 -12 -17 r-13 -21 +21 +37 + 9 +26 +20 +29 0 +_5 -20 lik + 8 + 9 + 5 +10 +11 +1U - l r+15 - 2 - 2 -27 -16 -25 - 7 + 6 +33 +12 +38 - 7 + 5 +25 +11 + U 0 + 6 +11 - 7\ + 3 - 3 + 5 +12 + 7 -- 1 0 + 6 + 8 + 7 +10 - 7 +20 +15 i +20 +23 +27 + 26 +30 +18 +12 +13 +15 ' -2b . -2k -2b -25 -27 -18 -lU -16 VjELKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AMD AREAS (Continued) Federal Reserve District, Area, and City Richmond District Metropolitan Areas Washington Dov.-ntovm Washington Baltimore Richmond. , Atlanta District B etrbpolitan Areas Birmingham Jacksonville Atlanta Augusta New Orleans Knoxyille . Nashville City Tampa Chicago District Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee St. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Jtock Louis vi 12s .. St, Louis Memphis Minneapolis District Cities Minneapolis St. Paul Duluth-Superi o r Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago 1/ .(Based on retail dollar amounts) Jan.tieek ending Feb. Mar. 2k | Iviar.311 Apr. 7 |Apr. Ik — + 7 +10 + 8 -16 +11 D. C. +10 0 - 2 + 9 . . +12 + 7 +11 + 8 +11 0 + k + 7 -10 r-16 +12 + 9 +19 + 3 L± +12 +12 + 7 +1U + 3 - 1 + 8 + 2 + h +16 +13 + 7 ~ 6 +15 +15 +27 " Md. Va. •tila. Fla. Ga. La. Tenn. Fla. 111. Ind. Mich. is. Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. Minn. Minn. & "Wis. r-2b ' -17 r-lU - +12 -17 + 6 . -19 + 6 -12 + 3 r- 8 +29 r-17 +18 -21 r+ 3 -29 _o + + 8 l 5 7 1 + 8 +11 j | + 5 + 9 + 5 1A i ±il ! 0 -10 *Jr h -11 + + + + 6 5 6 9 + 23 +27 + 8 +16 + + + 1 7 3 - 2 - 3 +12 +11 + 1 - 9 + 7 +25 j_5 -16 + 9 +10 + 5 + 8 + k +17 +21 +30 +rit +16 + 7 + 1 +15. - 9 -20 -16 -21 +15 + 9 +11 + 7 + 6 +13 - 6 zil +1U + 7 + 8 + 8 +13 +11 1 +19 - 6 - 9 + 1 -15 -19 -29 + 5 +30 +26 -Ik H/8b Page 3 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES ATiD AREAS (Continued) Federal Reserve'District, Area, and City Kansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka Wichita St. Joseph Albuquerque Oklahoma City Tulsa City Kansas City D-llas District Metropolitan Areas Dallas El Paso Fort Worth Houston San Antonio Colo* Kans. Mo. N. Mex. Okla. Mo. Tex. " 1 1 " " San Francisco District Metropolitan Areas Los Angeles-Long Beach Calif. Downtown Los Angeles Vvestside Los Angeles 11 Sacramento San Diego " San Francisco-Oakland San Francisco City 11 Oakland City San Jose Portland Ore. Salt Lake City Utah Seattle Wash. Spokane Tacoma . Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago 1/ (Based on retail dollar amounts) Jan.Week ending ' Feb. Mar. 241 Mar. 311 Apr. 7 I Apr. Ik + 3 +19 + 5 r-16 +3 +11 + 7 + 1 +10 + k + 7 + 1 +21 +35 +11 +10 +25 +21 + 20 +17 -18 -15 r-19 -33 -25 - 6 -16 +19 + 5 + 7 + 6 +23 + 3 +16 - 1 +21, - 6 -18 - 9 + 6 +12 +17 r-lU +Ji + b . + 7 +17 +21 + 8 +13 +22 +25 +25 +16 -15 -13 -27 / -18 -5 +11* +13 + 6 - 1 + + + + 1 6 >• 2 *.h + -lb - 6 + 5 + b + it +_5 +_7 +12 -17 + 7 0 - 5 0 + 5 + 9 + U + 5 + 2 + .6 - 1 •+ 3 + 1 +;u + 3 + 3 -2 + 6 +15 +1U + 7 + 8 + 5 + 9 +12 +12 + 6 + 'U + 9 r+ 5 - r+ 2 + 6 r+37 +18 +21 +20 r+20 + 5 0 +18 +27 '.+-3 +21 -18 -30 . -12 -28 -13 -22 -23 -20 -25 - 9 -22 - 9 -20 -19 + 5 - 5 + 5 + 2 +10 +10 + 8 +13 +10 + 6 + 8 +1U +12 +15 ,/ 1/ During March and April changes from a year ago reflect in part the fact that last year Easter was on April 10 while this year it was on April 1, For this reason it is estimated that in comparison with last year ah. allowance should be made for an increase in sales of about U per cent for the month of March as a whole and a corresponding decrease for the month of April. These allowances apply to the figures for the United States. -
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