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134 BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM H.8b ; FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 31, 1956 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIi.S AND AREAS Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago Federal Reserve District, Area, and City (Based on retail dollar amounts) Jan.Week ending July Aug. U |Aug. 11| Aug. 15 I Au%. 25 United States Boston District Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Lynn Quincy Lore 11 Cities Springfield Providence New York District Metropolitan Areas Buffalo New Yorlc-N.E.New Jersey Newark New York Rochester Syracuse Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas Wilmington Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton Wilkes-Barre—Hazle ton Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Lexington Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Springfield Toledo Erie Pittsburgh Wheeling-Steubenville tl UL ii + 8 + 2 <02 +19 + 1 . 0 Lk + b + 2 +12 +10 +16 +29 - 5 + 6 - 2 - 2 + 6 - 3 +12 + 9 4 6 +15 + 6 +12 +10 r+J + 7 +13 +17 +12 + 5 +17 +: l +13 + 6 + 1 + 1 r+ 1 r+11 + 6 + + 7 + 8 + 5 +11 r+ 5 + 5 r 0 + 1 + 3 +32 r+ 7 +13 +11 - 1 + + +87 + 3 + 2 +11 + + + + +19 +11 +1U + 9 +16 + 1 Mass. +h + 3 o Mass, R. I. N. Y: + 5 N.Y.-N.J. - + 7 N. J. + 6 N. Y. + 6 Del. N. J. Pa. 1o3 + 1 u + 6 113 +11 - 1 + 5 + 6 #17 +11 +U8 +33 + 9 +28 +17 +1U + i 9 +11 +15 +| 7 + 6 + 6 + 8. + + + + + + 3 5 5 6 6 1 1 Pa. W.Va.-Ohio 4 2 +12 0 + 3 + 6 •*"h Ky. Ohio n + 6 +21 +17 +29 +25 +11 +17 - 3 +39 -k f + 2 +16 + 5 + 7 -26 - 9 +12 + 9 - 3 . ;j2 + 3 • +22 3 5 1 1 3 - j6 r+16 - 8 + 2 + 3 +16 +;2 +h + 6 + 2 +15 -5 - l + 2 h + - 7 k h h + 2 +16 + 8 +10 H.8b ' x Page "2 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALljS - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Federal Reserve District, Area, and City Richmond District Metropolitan Areas' Washington Downtown Washington Baltimore' Richmond Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) r Jan.Week ending July Aug, h | Aug. lljAug, 181 Aug, 25* + 6 D. C. Md. Va. + + + + + 6 7 1 3 5 +11 rll + 7 + 7 +12 +23 r + 1 0 + 2 - 2 - 6 - 2 0 + 3 0 Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Jacksonville ' Atlanta Augusta New Orleans Knoxville Nashville CiV. Tampa + 5 + 3 +11 Fla, + 6 +21 + 2 Chicago District Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee _.±i ll Illj Ind. Mich, Wis. + 5 + 5 + + 7 +12 +11 + 3 - 3 + 9 + 3 + 5 + 7 + 6 +16 - +11*, +1U +13 +19 +10 + 6 - 1 + 2 + 7 Ark, + 2 +13 + 1 5 c. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis Minneapolis District Cities Minneapolis St. Paul Duluth-Superior r O Ala, Fla. Ga. La, Term, + 5 + 7 +. 1 0 - 7 + .h +Ji h +25 + 6 + 5 - 6 - 6 Mo. Tenn. + + + + 6 6 7 5 r-12 + 1 + Minn. ll + h u. + h Minn.&Wis, + 8 Ky. + 9 h + 1 +12 +23 + 7 + 8 +11 + 6 -2h +61 2 +12 +18 +15 +11 + + + + + 2 6 7 1 5 • -16 - 5 + 9 +12 + 3 - 8 +16 +19 +17 + 6 •Mil + 6 + 3 +13 0 r+- 9 +11 0 0 + 1 + 8 + 6 + 7 + 9 •+lii - 2 +•11 H,8b WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND ARMS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period! a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Week ending Aug, h lAtig. 11|Aug. 18 1 Aug. 25 ii Federal Reserve District, Area, and City- Kansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka Wichita St. Joseph Albuquerque Oklahoma City Tulsa Cities Joplin Kansas City 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 Franc is c o-Oakland San Francisco City Oakland City San Jose Portland Salt Lake City Seattle Spokane Tacoma r—Revised, * 2 Col. Kans, Mo. N. Mex, Okla, + + + + + + + 8 9 1 2 h 5 ^ 0 - 2 Mo. " j ±3 ! i i j ««• ii - 1 - 1 + 1 -18 + 1 + 6 - +12 +11 + 7 - 5 ! +10 I o + 2 + 1 +27 + 8 • 'ii LI + _6 - 7 + 5 - 1 . + 5 +12 . + 2 ' !• +18 i" + 6 + ! +11 : + 2 + 7 ! j + 3 -J +10 • + 2 + 7 • j j + 3 j+ 3 0 h ii Calif, Ore . Utah ' Wash, " o 3 1 8 8 + + + + + + 3 + + 1 + 3 + + 3 + h k h h h +10 +10 + 6 +13 + 9 - 3 + 7 ! +21 tl \-tl' Tex* , 0 ~ 6 +1U + 3 +.6 + 7 1+9 •t r+ 7 1 k : u ! + i - 1 ;> 1 1 0 r- 1 .+ 3 . + 1 : + 8. r+ 3 + 8 •+ 6 :+ 6 + 9 r+ 8 i+ 7 r+10 + +13 - 1 ,+ 5 r+ 1 | +10 + 7 + 6 i+ 6 i + 5 i+ 2 ; +25 r- 1 h *—Data not available, h + 3 + 2. + 1 - 2 0 + 3 + 1 + h + + k - U h 0 + 7 - 5 0 + 8 +12 *' + 5 + 2 * +9 +10 0 r%_2 -16 0 + 8 + 5 + 1 - 2 + b - h - 8 + 6 - 5 -22 + 3
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