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-zAte H. 8b BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE pYSTEM FORI IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 15, 1957 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS Percentage change from corresponding period a year, ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Week ending Jan. Feb. 16 I Feb. 23 11957 ? r f z!2 Federal Reserve District Area, and City UNITED STATES BOSTON DISTRICT Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Lynn Quincy Lowell Cities Springfield Providence Mass • ii tt it n ii " R.I New York District Metropolitan Areas N.Y« Buffalo New York-N.E.New Jersey NiY.-N.J. N.J. Newark N.Y. New York Rochester Syracuse Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas Del. Wilmington N.J. Trenton Pa. Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton Wilkes-Barre—Hazelt on " Cleveland District • Metropolitan Areas Lexington Akron Cincinnati Cleveland . Columbus Springfield Toledo Erie Pittsburgh Wheeling-Steubenville for FRASER Ky. Ohio Pa. W. Digitized Vai-Ohio tl tl tl -21 + 3 + 1 + 6 +10 + 2 + 6 - 6 +11 + 9 +lit +19 +12 + 3 + it + 8 0 +18 +13 + 8 tl tl + k h =12 - + u + 5 - 2 +it3 - it - 6 - 9 -lit + 2 +11 -17 -10 -22 +12 -17 - 5 - 6 -KL5 - 3 -33 -lit +15 -10 0 -16 ilk + 6 +lit + 9 + 6 + 8 + 9 - 5 +18 + it +lit + 8 + 1 - 9 + 1 -10 - 1 - 6 0 - U -18 -2it -lit - 5 -15 tl tk r-16 -18 +12 + 5 + 9 + it +10 + 2 + 3 +29 +16 + 1 + 3 +it9 -21 + 1 :+ it + u -1 + 2 :+iti + 9 r- it -13 -38 r-15 -28 r-25 r+ 2 - 7 -10 -11 -19 + 1 -16 -29 tl 0 '+1 r-5 -12 +18 0 - 1 + 3 + 3 - 3 - 1 + 1 + 3 +15 + 8 - 5 - 1 - 3 + 1 -10 - 2 0 + 6 + !+ 8 0 r- 3 !- 2 1+7 r+ it r- 2 r- 2 r+ 5 +17 -5 -10 -16 -13 0 +10 + It + 6 + 3 0 k +r _+ 2 - 5 -17 0 - it -10 - 2 -lit -18 -18 -10 -12 -lit -25 - 1 *17 Page 2 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Week ending Jan. ' Mar. ; 1957 1 Feb. 16 1 .Feb. 23 !i Mar.. 2 j Federal Reserve District, a, and City Richmond District Metropolitan Areas Washington Downtown Washington Baltimore Downtown'Baltimore Richmond Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Jacksonville Atlanta Augusta New Orleans Knoxville . Nashville City Tampa + 8 D. C, Md. Va.. . Ala. Fla. Ga. " •V La. Term. " Fla. !^ ' + 9 0 +1$ + 2 - 3 -11 -19 +16 + 6 - 5 + • - + 6 +11 + 3 + 3 + 5 - 6 - U + 7 +lit 5 1 9 3 9 r-5 r-12 . -15 • r- 5 - £ -10 - 3 -15 -15 + 1 r- 9 ^9 +11 - 9 + 2 -17 +30 + 1 +22 -18 - 7 + 1 - 6 -10 + 8 - 8 r- 2 -16 - 1 -lit -13 -15 ' -26 -50 -29 - 1 - 2 . -15 +12 + 2 . + 7 -2b -25 +1 - 2 zJ h 111. Ind. Mich. Wis.. + I +11 + It + 6 +1U + 6 + 2 + 8 + 2 0 +13 - 1 St. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis u u ' zJ. Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. + 3 + 5 0 + 7 +_6 +10 •Minn, + it + 6 - 1 +10 +15 0 .+ It + 3 + 5 1 +Jt +10 i Chicago District Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee Minneapolis District Metropolitan Areas Mpls.-Sti- Paul •• Mpls. and Suburbs ./St. Paul Cities ' Duluth-Superior zl •3 +13 r- 1 + 3 0 h •- 1 it 5 6 - 2 - 8 --10 + 1 zik -20 -lU - 3 - 9 -16 -17 -12 -15 - 2 ti z2 - 2 - 2 - 3 + 6 +15 : -12 • 2 + 3 -11 -••••t. h • 7 - it - 5 -It - 5 H.8b . Page 3 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Federal Reserve District Area, and CityKansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka Wichita St. Joseph Albuquerque Oklahoma City Tulsa Cities Joplin Kansas City Dallas District Metropolitan Areas Dallas El Paso Pert Worth Houston San Antonio Col. Kans* Mo. N# Mex» Okla. it Mo. Tex. " San Francisco District Metropolitan Areas Lee, Angeles-Long Beach Calif* Downtown Los Angeles Westside Los Angeles Sacraicento San Diego San Francisco-Oakland San Francisco CityOakland Ore, Portland Salt Lake CityUtah Wash. Seattle Spokaie Tacoraa Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Week ending Jan. if'eb. l6 1 Feb. 23 I Mar. 2 1 Mar, 9 19# + 1 t_6 - 8 + 1 0 + 12 -11 - 2 - 5 + 9 +10 - 2 +11 + 2 0 +17 - 6 - 2 - 2 - 5 + 1 + 2 +J. + +11 + 10 + 2 + - 5 h- 3 + 6 - 2 -1 ± 4 + 8 + 6 +. 8 +10 + 6 • 6 + 5 + 5 -h + 6 + 1 - 3 - l -18 - 6 - 3 - 2 r-12 r-n -15 -lU r+ 9 - 2 - 5 - 3 -28 -17 -12 * b + 2 -13 r-11 - 8 -18 - 7 -9 -_6 -10 -16 +17 - 9 - 6 -6 -13 - 8 - 6 + 2 - 8 - 1 -11 -26 . +_£ til z_k + 9 +25 + 1 +11 - 8 - 2 - 3 —. 2 + 3 +16 +16 -27 +18 + 8 r+| U +17 r4l8 •|13 + 2 + 3 - 1 - 8 - 3 -7I3 •H53 - 6 - 6 h k -k - 9 -8 -9 - ! r—Revised 2_£ k - 5 - 5 9 3 5 7 3 -h - U +11 + 3 - 1 • . *—Data not available k r 0 2 - 7 f 0 -5 -6 —6 - 6 - U + 3 0 - 2 + 2 3 •
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