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icZCf , H.8b ; BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM . FOR. IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 9, 1959. : WEEKLY. DEPARTMENT STORE. SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS Percentage change frcm corresponding period a year1 ago CBased on retail dollar amounts) .11 mos. Week endingDec. 13 | Dec. 20] Dec." 27*1-Jan.- 3 1958 1 + 3 - 1 12 12.. Federal Reserve District, Area, and City UNITED STATES Boston District Metropolitan Areas. Boston ' . Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Quincy Lowell . City Springfield + 6 +_3 +3U + 2 - h • +1U + 9 . . +1U - 6 + 7 - 2 +22 +17 +27 - 2 +'u - 3 +16 + h +23 - 8. +36 +.29 +U7 +22 +27 +2U . - 8 -12 +. 1 -12 + 6 -18 - 1 + 7 + +31 + + 5 - 3 +28 ' + 1 + 1 + 6 - 1 +10 • + 5 + 1 h h - 1 Mass. " " " . . " New York District Metropolitan Areas Buffalo N. Y. New York-M,E. New Jersey N.Y.-N.J. N. J. Newark ' N. Y. New York Rochester Syracuse Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas Wilmington Trenton .. Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton Vnilkcs-Barre—Hazleton + 1 + - 5 3 5 l k• 3 ' - r+ r+ h 3 6 U U 0 + 3 + 2 + 1 • 0 • +10 0 - 1 . + 2 - U - r 0 + 2 +11 + 3 + k + u - 1 - 3 - 5 +16 + 2 + 7 + 3 + 1 • zA + 8 - 1 - 3 - 3 +16 0 +25 . r+28 +28 r+23 +38 +2U +3i h . .+ 6 . Del. N. J. Pa. Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Ky. Lexington Ohio Canton Cincinnati - • Cleveland Downtown Cleveland Columbus Springfield Youngstown Pa* Erie Pittsburgh Downtown Pittsburgh V/heeling-Steubenville w. Va.&Ohio • - 3 + 1 • + 3 r+37. . r+2U • r+33. . . +3L .... r+19 - •r+26 . - +17- +22 - 3 +15 + 6 + 3 + 2 -7 +25 " - +10 +23 ^ +21 +21+ +27 - +23. > +33 +27 +2U +33" +20 +19. +26 +11 + 9 +12 +17 +21 +11 — 6 + 1 +23 + 7 + 6 + 5 . - 1- • - 8 - 2 + + - 0 - 8 -12 - 7" ' 0 , + 1 - 8 - 1 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 -h ** - h - 6 3 6 l h + + + r+ r+ r+ + 6 6 5 i 4 7 l 2 3 5 6 8 H.8b Page 2\ WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SAXES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) 11 moE Week ending 1958 Dec, 13| Dec. 20) Dec. 27* | Jan. 3 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. Columbus Kew Orleans "Knoxville + 2 r+29 + 4 - 3 + 1 - 8 -10 + + u 2 1 9 2 r+31 r+22 r+27 r+12 r+2U 0 + 2 + 3 r+27 r+ 8 2 1 1 1 3 2 5 6 + + + - + h • + 5 + 3 + 1 - 1 r+ 2 + 2 0 0 + h r+30 +31 +31 +25 +22 +28 r+22 +30 +27 r+19 + 1 + 9 - 1 0 + 3 0 - 3 - 5 - U D. C. " Md. Va. Ala. Fla. Ga. La. Tenn. 2 2 3 - k 0 + 8 +31 3 5 2 2 1 + 8 +13 -5 + 3 +33 +27 +29 +28 +25 - U +1U + 5 + 7 - 3 + 3 h Wis. St. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis - 2 + 2 + 6 r+23 Ark.Ky. Mo. Tenn. + - -12 + b + 9 +3li +26 +18 +3U " 2 7 9 5 3 2 2 2 1 + + + - + r h 0 0 + 5 +11 - 1 + 2 + 3 • - 1 - 1 - 1 + 2 + 2 + 3 Minn.&Yv'is- 3 - 3 Minn. it 2 1 6 1 1 2 3 2 5 0 - 2 +10 h - 111. Ind. Mich. + + • - + + + + - Chicago District Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Grand Rapids Milwaukee Minneapolis District Metropolitan Areas . Mpls.-St. Paul Mpls. and Suburbs St. Paul Cities Duluth-Supsrior tl . +13 +15 +1U - 5 + 3 + 3 +13 - + 1 + + + + 2 2 2 5 r+26 - 2 + 3 + 3 + 5 +27 +2U +36 - 1 - 3 + 2 - l ~ +20 - 6 (,28 -™H,8b Page 3 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Federal Reserve District, Area, and City Kansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka V;ichita Kansas City St. Joseph Lincoln 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 San Francisco-Oakland San Francisco City Oakland San Jose Portland Salt Lake City Seattle Spokane Tacoma Col. Kans. Mo. Nebr. M. Mex. Okla. " Mo. Percentage change from corresponding period" a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Week ending Dec. 13| Dec. 20| Dec, 27*1 Jan. 3 1958 I + 8 + 2 I iA +29 - 8 i + U i + 5 + 7 +29 -12 + 1 1 + 6 +10 +23 -12 . +25 2 -20 - h 1 -5 0 + 7 +11 +29 - 7 + 1 -1 +18 - 1 - k ! ** •i + 6 r+15 + 9 +1U + 8 +11 + 5 +52 - 8 + h 0 r+2k -17 - 7 + 6 +17 - +38 +12 - 3 - 6 -17 + 8 r+21 -lh - 1 + 2 + 1 +26 0 + + + + 1 U 2 7 2 + 2 + u + h - U +10 + + + + +20 +23 +35 +26 . +27 0 + 3 + l r+33 + 8 1 " 8 2 7 2 0 - 1 -13 + h 0 - 1 0 + 1 0 + 5 + 2 + 3 + 7 + 8 - 3 - 5 -11 + 5 + 5 + 7 + 3 - 2 + 2 r- 2 r- 6 - 6 + 8 •+ 3 - 1 - 1 -11 + .6 + 6 + 7 + - 3 or+ 2 +3U +25 +27 +ia +39 +31 +28 +20 +37 +26 +29 +27 +26 +2U + 2 - l + 5 +31 +20 + 8 + 6 + 3 +25 +15, . Tex. ii 11 Calif. — Ore. Utah Yvash. + - 1 b 3 5 l - + + + + ; - k 8 5 1 7 h +13 + 6 + 9 r—Revised. ' *-*Data hot available^ ^ ~ * This year there -were three shopping days before Christmas compared with two last z year.
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