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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM H.8b FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE A p r i l 13, 1956 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS Percentage change from corresponding p e r i o d a year ago 1 / (Based on r e t a i l d o l l a r amounts) J a n . - ~~~ Vjeek ending Feb. Mar,. 171Mar. 21+[Mar. 31%%pr, 7 F e d e r a l Reserve D i s t r i c t , Area, and City United S t a t e s +_6 - 3 + 9 r+ 7 Boston D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Lynn Quincy Lowell Cities Springfield Providence + 1 -16 -28 + 8 -16 -12 -2U -11 —18 -26 -32 -29 -27 -3b -15 -23 —+ 16 -25 + 8 + 3 +19 + 5 +U9 +25 +11 -lb -16 - 9 - 2 + 3 -15 -U0 - 7 -19 -19 -1*0 +12 + b -16 -21 Mew York D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Buffalo New York-N.E.New J e r s e y Newark New York Rochester Syracuse Philadelphia D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Wilmington Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton Wilkes-Bar re—Hazleton Cleveland D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Lexington Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Springfield Toledo Erie Pittsburgh V heeling-Steubenville « ii ii + + ' - 0 1 3 2 1+2 9 +12 - 1 Mass. R. I . | Z . — -16 •+ 6 - 7 - 6 r+ 5 -13 b +'9 + 9 + 5 + 8 + 6 - 5' - 7 -18 - 5 - 6 -1L +12 -11 -17 -10 +19 +11 + U r+ 6 r+ 8 r+ 3 + 3 +11 -lii. -lb -15 -13 - 7 -19 * N. Y. IN.Y.-N.J. N. J . N. Y. II + - 2 Del. N. J . Pa. ' +23 + 3 +12 + 9 + 9 + 9 + 2 Ky. Ohio . + 1 + 6 + 5 + 8 + 8 + 7 + 3 +12 +17 + 8 + 9 " " " Pa. " V .Va.-Ohio i 0 -15 -11 + 1 -11 - b .. -16 z J r - 5 -5 - 2 . o , -10 - 9 - 5 - 7 - 8 -11 0 + 6 +11 - 7 + 3 - 3 + 5 +12 + 7 r- 1 0 r+ 6 + 8 + 7 +10 : - 7 = Y ± - 6 -2b -27 -12 -17 -11+ -21 +20 + 5 -20 r+15 +20 +23 . +27 +26 +30 r+18 r+12 +13 +15 + 8 + 9 + 5 +10 +11 +1U - i +11+ - 2 - 2 -27 -16 -25 -21+ -21+ -25 -27 -18 -lit -16 H.8b - Page 2 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES A D AREAS (Continued) M F e d e r a l Reserve D i s t r i c t , Area, and City- Richmond D i s t r i c t . - / M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Washington Downtown Washington . Baltimore Richmond + _7 r+ 8 -16 r+11 r 0 r+ U r+ 7 -10 -15 -25 -17 +12 r+12 -15 - 3 - 4 - 6 -21 + k +10 - 2 +16 r+12 + 6 +13 + 6 + 7 + 3 - 6 +15 +29 +15 — +18 +27 + 5 -17 -19 -12 -10 -16 +11 -1U + 5 + 9 + 2 +17 0 -10 + + + + 0 + 6 + 8 + 6 +23 +27 + 8 +16 + + + h 1 7 3 -11 -1U - 2 - 3 t l +25 +_5 -16 + + + + 9 2 6 k +17 + 21 +30 +1U +16 + 7 + 1 +15 - 9 -20 -16 -21 + 6 Chicago D i s t r i c t • Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee 111. Ind. Mich. 'wis. +10 +12 + 7 +11 + 8 +_6 Md. Va. Fla. Minneapolis D i s t r i c t Cities Minneapolis S t . Paul Duluth-Superior + 2 +10 0 - 2 + 9 + 3 - 5 + l 1 o i 0 +13 - 6 -17 + 7 + 8 + 8 - 1 - 1 + 2 +13 +11 +19 - 6 - 9 + 1 -15 -19 -29 • D. C. Atlanta D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Jacksonville Atlanta Augusta New Orleans Knoxville Nashville City Tampa S t . Louis D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas L i t t l e Rock Louisville S t . Louis Memphis Percentage change from corresponding p e r i o d a year ago 3 / (Based on r e t a i l d o l l a r amounts) week ending Feb. Mar. 17|Mar. 2U|Mar. 31|Apr. 7 1 ~ +_9 Ala. Fla. Ga. La. Tenn. + 7 +1U + 3 - 1 + 8 + 2 + h 6 5 6 9 +_7 Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. Minn. Minn. & Wis. i 1 1 1 1 | I 1 +10 + 5 + 8 + h | | H.8b WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) F e d e r a l Reserve D i s t r i c t , Area, and City Kansas C i t y D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Denver . Topeka Wichita S t . Joseph Albuquerque Oklahoma C i t y Tulsa City Kansas C i t y Dallas D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Dallas El Paso F o r t Worth Houston San Antonio Percentage change from corresponding p e r i o d a y e a r ago 1 / (Based on r e t a i l d o l l a r amounts) Jaii.Week ending . Feb. Mar. 17|Mar. 2U|Mar. 31IApr. 7 z± + 3 +11 + 7 + 1 +10 + k + 7 + 1 Colo. Kans, Mo. N. Mex. Okla. . +19 t l -17 + 1 + 5 - 9 + 3 - h - 1 -13 +21 +35 +11 +10 +25 +21 + 20 +17 r+ U + 7 r+ 6 +23 + 3 +16 - -18 -15 -20 -33 -25 - 6 -16 -18 - 1 • San F r a n c i s c o D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Los Angeles-Long Beach C a l i f . Downtown Los Angeles Vvestside Los Angeles Sacramento San Diego San F r a n c i s co-Oakland San F r a n c i s c o C i t y Oakland C i t y San Jose Ore. Portland Utah S a l t Lake City Wash. Seattle Spokane Tacoma +21 - 6 - 9 +12 ..±17 + + + + + Tex. - 7 + 6 Mo, -10 + 2 + 8 - 8 -26 + 7 +17 +21 + 8 +13 +22 +25 +25 +16 + h -i5 -13 -27 -1U -18 0 + 7 +12 r-17 + 3 - 5 - 6 r- 2 r+ 6 - 3 + 7 +15 +13 +1U + 1 r+ 7 + 8 0 + 1 r+ 5 + 5 + 9 +12 - 3 . +12 - 7 + 6 + 6 + 8 ' + h + 8: + 9 . + h 0 + 6 +38 +18 +21 +20 +21 + 5 0 +18 +27 + 3 +21 -18 -30 -12 -28 -13 -22 -23 -20 -25 - 9 -22 - 9 -20 -19 h 16 9 2 + 5 " 0 - 5 o . + 5 + 9 + k + 5 + 2 +, 8 - 1 + 3 + 1 + U + 3 . r—Revised. 1 / During March and A p r i l changes from a year ago r e f l e c t i n ' p a r t t h e f a c t t h a t l a s t year E a s t e r was on A p r i l 10 while t h i s year i t was on A p r i l 1 . For t h i s reason i t i s e s t i m a t e d t h a t i n comparison w i t h l a s t year an allowance should be made f o r an i n c r e a s e i n s a l e s of about 1 p e r cent f o r t h e month of March as a whole and a c o r * responding decrease f o r t h e month of A p r i l . These allowances apply to the f i g u r e s f o r t h e United S t a t e s .
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