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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 12, 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 (Based on retail dollar amounts) Jan.VJeek ending United States + 6 Boston District Metropolitan Areas 'Mass • Boston I! Downtown.Boston •Suburban Boston . .Cambridge Lynn " . Quincy " Lowell Cities • Mass. •Springfield R. I. , Providence + 3 ^ Z-i + + + + + 2 i 1 ! 5 j 5 -i l i + y 1 -* i • 1 | New York District Metropolitan Areas N. Y. Buffalo New York-N*E. New Jersey N.Y.-N.J. N. J." Newark y. Y. New York Rochester Syracuse; . -• Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas,;Del. .Wilmington N..J, . Trenton';' • ; Pa. • Lancaster Philadelphia • ? Reading • Scranion Wilkes-Barre—Hazleton " ' j - 3 - U o .+ 6 -3 -19 - 2 . + 6 + 9 + 8 + 3 + 7 •+ 8 + U +13 .+ 9 + 9 -5 +18 +1h + 7 • +18 •- l +33 0 + 22 :" + 3 , +11 + 2 +11 0 +12 + h + _6 tl ti£ +11 U . + 5 + 8 + 6 + + + + 7 +12 5 +17 8 +23 3 : ; +17 + 1 0 >.»•, •+_6 +12 + 2 ' + -U '+ 5 ,+ 5 +11 0 +12 +ih + 3 + 7 + 2 + b - b -1 + 6 Cleveland District 1 ± Metropolitan Areas ' Ky. + 2 " Lexington •- 2 Akron Ohio . : . ..•. + 5 ! + 3 Cincinnati + 5 + 7 + 6 + 6 Cleveland + 8 Columbus + 6 Springfield 0 — 6 Toledo 0 - 2 .+ 8 Erie +10 Pa. u + 8 Pittsburgh + k Tftheeling-Steubenville W .Va-Ohio + 6 +17 + 2 + 6 + 7 1 0 2 •! > 1 - + "•6 1 + _8 - ^ i l . +10 + it r+17 +10 r+ll ' +11 . +10, +10 + 9 + .% +19 + 5 ' + ' ; 7 + <> .r+ll +1U + 3 • +10 ::+ 2 +19 + 9 ; + 6 +1*6'::V - . 6 +20 '+9 +31 ' -lb + 3 + 9 ... + 3 + U + 5 - 3 -32 , + b • • + 6r :• ±_1 r+16 V •+..6 +11 •+ 3 +13 ' •. + 6 +16 + b + 2 + b + 9 - 1 +16 r-18 +1U 0 + 8 +1U +16 +21 + 7 + b - 2 + 1 -10 + b + 6 + 7 + b H.8b Page 2 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Federal Reserve District, Area, and City- Richmond District Metropolitan Areas ^ -Washington Downtown Washington Baltimore Richmond Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Jacksonville Atlanta Augusta New Orleans Knoxville Nashville City + 1 D. C. Md. Va. 7 1 3 5 - 3 - 8 + h + h +10 + 1 + 5 + 6 + 8 r+11 Fla. + h + 6 +1 111. + 6 + 6 + U + 6 - + + + + 0 - 1 - it - 3 La. Tenn. St. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis Ark. %y. Mo. Tenn. Minn. Minn „ W i s . 7 6 7 6 - 2 - 2 +10 +16 r- 6 r-19 r- .2 + h -Ik - 3 +10 +52 - 5 + 7 -11 + 7 + k +ll5 +16 +11 r+ 1 + 5 +25 + 5 - 2 - 2 - 6 +1U t l + 6 + 7 + 2 0 + 7 + 3 + 7 Ind. Mich. Ms. + + + + + 7 Ala. Fla. Ga. Chicago District Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis ^Detroit" Milv/aukee Minneapolis District Cities Minneapolis St. Paul Duluth-Superior Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Tan.Week ending Aug. Sept.15[Sept.22|Sept.291 Oct.6 +22 + 2 + 2 + 1 -13 + 5 + 3 - 6 +19 tJt +11 12 + 1 + + + + 3 5 h 5 +11 +17 +15 +11 0 + k + 9 +11 + 5 2 +11 - 1 - 1 + k . +1U + 9 +16 +20 - h - 7 +15 + + + + 6 +10 + 5 + 8 + 9 +10 + 9 +11 -15 - 2 + 3 0 3 9 3 1 r~ 3 0 +11 +22 -11 +10 - 6 - 2 H.8b Page 3 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STOKE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AMD AREAS (Continued) Federal Reserve District, Area, and City Kansas City District EEtropolitan Areas Denver Topeka Wichita St. Joseph Albuquerque • Oklahoma City Tulsa Cities Joplin Kansas City Dallas "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 City San Jose Portland Salt Lake City Seattle Spokane Tacoma r—Revised. Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Jan.Week ending Aug. Sept.15lSept.22jSept.29l Qct.6~ + 3 Col. Kans. " Mo. N. Hex. Okla. " Mo. + + + + + + 9 2 2 4 5 5 + l - l r-J± — 6 + 1 + 2 - 2 - u - 1 3 4 4 r- 1 - 1 - 9 - 2 + h - 4 -16 •H+ 1 r- 4 r+ 1 - 2 - 2 : + i -14 o - i - 5 - 2 -17 + 2 + 9 + 1 -a + 3 - 2 + 3 + 2 -13" -14 - 7 + 7 - 7 -29 + 2 -3 zJ. - 2 + 2 r-10 r-16 - 9 + 8 r- 5 - 3 - 4 + 1 + 1 -14 -5 -15 - 3 - 7 o - 3 + 7 Tex. " " " " Calif. 11 " 11 " " " 11 11 Ore. Utah Wash. " " + 2 + h + o + 7 0 -19 0 +10 +12 +17 - 1 + 3 .- 4 +11 + 5 + 3 + 2 + 3 -2 - 2 + 3 0 - 3 0 -10 - 1 , + 2 + 6 - 2 +13 *—Data not available. 0 -20 - 7 - 2 - 2 - 1 -21 + 5 + 7 +11 0 + 5 -10 0 + 3 + 1 + 7 - h - 7 + 1 + 3 + 2 +10
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