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BOAhB OF GOVhRNUKS OF 1HL FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
'

FOR IMMEDIATE REiEASE
July 7,- 1958.

WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CllTIES AND AREAS
change from corresponding
period a. year ago .
(Based or retail dollar amounts)
Week ending
June ,7 I June 11+ | June 21 I June 25

Federal Reserve. District,
' Area, and City

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United states
Boston District
.MetropolitanAreas
Boston
Downtown BostonSuburban BostonCambridge
Quincy
Lowell
City
Springfield

-12
Mass,

-5

New York District
Metropolitan Areas
Buffalo
N. Y.
New York-N.E. New Jersey N.Y.-N.J.
N. J.
Newark
N. Y.
New York
Rochester
Syracuse
Philadelphia District
Metropolitan Areas
•Wilmington
Del.
Trenton
. N, J.
Lancaster
. '. Pa.
Philadelphia
".
Reading
"•
Scranton
"'
Vi/ilkes-Barre—Hazleton
"
Cleveland District
Metropolitan Areas
Lexington
Ky.
Akron
•
Ohio
Canton
'»
Cincinnati
"
Cleveland
"
Downtown Cleveland
.
"
Columbus
"
Springfield
"
11
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Erie
Pa.
Pittsburgh
"
Downtown Pittsburgh
"
"Wheeling-Steubenville VV.Va^Ohio




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+ 3

- 6
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- 9
-16
- 8
-23

-16
-28
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+13
-13

-12

+10
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-15
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- 5

-18
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WEEKLY DEPAR1MENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES MtD AREAS (Continued)

Percentage change from corresponding
period a year ago
(Based on retail dollar amounts)
»
keek ending
5 mos,
1956 June 7 1 June 1U !
| June 21 | June 28

Federal Reserve District,
Area, and City
Richmond District
Metropolitan Areas
Washington
Downtown Washington
Baltimore
Downtown Baltimore
Richmond
Atlanta District
Metropolitan Areas
Birmingham
Mobile
Jacksonville
Miami
Downtown Miami
Atlanta
Augusta
New Orleans
Knoxville
City
Tampa
Chicago District
Metropolitan Areas
Chicago
Indianapolis
Detroit
Grand Rapids
.Milwaukee
St. Louis District
Metropolitan Areas
Little Rock
Louisville
St. Louis
Memphis
Minneapolis District
Metropolitan Areas
Mpls.-St. Paul
Mpls. and Suburbs
St. Paul
Cities
Duluth-Sup erior




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2
2

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- 2
- 1
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+ 6

+ 2

+ 2

0

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Tenn.

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+ 7
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- 7
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WEEKLY DEPAR1MENT STORE SALES - "SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued)

Percentage change from corresponding
period a year ago
(Based on retail dollar amounts)
Week ending
5 mos,
1#8
June 7 | June 1U | June 21 | June 20 '

Federal Reserve District,
Area, and City
Kansas City District
Metropolitan Areas
Denver
Topeka
Wichita
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Albuquerque
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
City
Joplin
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 1
San Francis co-Oakland
San Francisco City
Oakland
Portland
Salt Lake City
Seattle
Spokane
Taccma
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