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6,92. #:H.8b BOARD OF GO\£jiJ.\Oi(i3 Of THii, FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE A p r i l 17, 1 9 # . WEEKLY DEPARIMENT STORE SAIES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS Percentage change from corresponding p e r i o d a year ago . F e d e r a l Reserve D i s t r i c t , Area, and C i t y Jan.-Feb• Week ending 1959 Mar, 211' Mar. 2tij A p r i l ui A p r i l 11 + 9 +16 lil d a . . . ... ± ± * . UNITED STATES 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 Quincy ' Lowell City Springfield Mass. it " New York D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Buffalo N. Y* New. York-N.E. New J e r s e y N.Y.-N.J. Newark N. J . N. Y. 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 Wilke s-Barre—Hazleton +29 + 5 - 3 +22 +10 +23 0 +2U +16 +39 r+18 +22 r+Ul Del. N. J . ' Pa. ; ir >• " " 11 : + 8 -18 +25 . -17 -17 -17 -16 -18 45 +23 +16 +37 +17 +U8 +26 • + 7 - 3 +26 + 2 +39 r+11 +13 +33 +18 - 6 + b + 7 +16 + 3 -18 +18 + 5 + 6 + 8 + 2 +11 + 7 +18 +18 +10 +13 +10 +1U + 2 - 5 - 1 +11 - l -18 -19 .-29 -17 -12 -12 +18 +18 +1U +15 +22 +18 >35 t l r-22 +31 +65 +58 +61 +29 +57 +58 +30 + 3 + 7 - 3 r-26 -19 r-26 r-21 +21 +15 +2U +33 +U7 +b +11 Cleveland D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Ky. Lexington Canton • Ohio Cincinnati Cleveland Downtown Cleveland Columbus . Springfield ir Youngstown Pa. • Erie Pittsburgh Downtown P i t t s b u r g h Wheeling-Steubenville W. Va.&Ohio li. |I +16 -+ 7 +36 +10 +16 +16 + k ±1 +1b + 6 + 5 + b * +11 +10 + 1 +10 + 6 * +12 - +b -2b + 2 + 5 + 3 -31 -29 +b2 + 8 tl£ +16 r-15 +2b +20 +20 +18 +1U +10 + 7. +21 ^19 r+2ii r+21 +21 +13 +21 +U0 r+21; r+20 r+ U r 0 +20 -19 -26 -23 +13 +35 +15 +36 +37 +19 +35 +18 +21 +18 +18 +26 +b +20 +19 +17 +23 ' -lb -18. -19 -30 + 1 -2b -11 - 8 -1b / u,93 Page 2 H.8b WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding p e r i o d a year ago . , (Based on r e t a i l d o l l a r amounts)-' J an-Fe't Week ending Mar. 21| Mar. 2ti| A p r i l U| A p r i l 11 1959 Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t , Area, and C i t y Richmond D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Washington Downtown Washington Baltimore Downtown Baltimore Richmond Atlanta D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Birmingham Mobile Jacksonville Miami Downtown Miami Atlanta Augusta Columbus New Orleans Knoxville Chicago D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Chicago Indianapolis . Detroit Grand Rapids Milwaukee 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 Minneapolis D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas M p l s . - S t . Paul Mpls. and Suburbs S t . Paul Cities Duluth-Superior D. C. Md. 7a. +1U +31 ±15 r-18 +15 + 7 +13 + 6 + 7 +35 +21 +52 +30 +18 +23 +13 + 7 -12 + 6 r-18 r-23 -21 -23 -17 +12 :+ 2 +20 + 9 +11 +11 +10 +22 -12 r+18 +12 +12 +16 + 6 + 1 + 9 +20 + 5 + 7 +1U . 0. +29 +11 + h . 0 +13 +33 + 3 +1U +11 +1U - 2 +30 +2U +20 +17 +59 +29 +25 +27 -16 -23 - 2 - 3 r - 1; - 7 -17 -18 -28 r-16 +16 +39 +22 + 6 + 1 +20 +30 + 7 +33 + 1 + 7 +10 +16 + U +16 -+12 +1U +10 +10 +22 +2U +18 + 9 - 8 - 1 - 6 -10 + 5 +10 +iU +17 + 9 +16 +_8 +25 +20 -12 +13 Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. +10 + 8 + 7 +16 +21 +21 +1U + 7 +22 +2li +15 +31 -13 —18 -10 -11 +13 +11 +11 +19 +1 +1U • Minn. + 5 + h + 7 * * + 9 Minn.&Wis. + 7 +22 Ala. Fla. Ga. " " • La. Tenn. 111. Ind. Mich. " Wis. " " + 3 + 9 +11 + 5 + b • . +1U +12 -17 + _5 +12 • + 8 +23 -18 -19 -Hi + 5 + 3 +12 +16 - 9 - 1 0,04 H.8b WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STOKE SALES - SELECTED CITIES" AND"AREAS (Continued) Percentage, change from corresponding p e r i o d a y e a r ago . . (Based on r e t a i l d o l l a r amounts)zi Jan-iet Week ending Mar. :211 Mar. 2bj A p r i l U| A p r i l 11 1959 +12 +18 +17 r- 9 +11 F e d e r a l Reserve D i s t r i c t , Area, and C i t y Kansas City D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Denver Topeka Wichita Kansas C i t y Downtown Kansas C i t y S t . Joseph Lincoln Albuquerque Oklahoma C i t y Tulsa City Joplin Dallas D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Dallas E l Paso F o r t Worth Houston San Antonio 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 Downtown Los Angeles Westside Los Angeles Sacramento San Diego San Francisco-Oakland San F r a n c i s c o C i t y Oakland San Jose Portland S a l t Lake C i t y Seattle Spokane Tacoma Col. Kans. 11 Mo. " ii Nebr. N. Mex. Okla. Mo. Tex. » " " Calif. " " II II " Ore. Utah Wash. +11 + 5 + 7 +13 * + 8 +13 +16 +15 +10 +13 +13 +21 +23 + 8 +19 + 6 +25 +23 +26 +6 +21 +13 +20 0 +23 +10 +29 - 6 +15 - 6 -10 -13 - 7 -14 -24 - 4 -12 - 7 -16 + 6 +13 +14 +10 - 4 +19 <+ 7 +28 +25 . +lh + 5 + 7 - 2 -19 - 2 +10 +12 +24 -11 +17 + 8 +11 +11 +11 +12 +21 + 9 +22 +13 . -18 +19 +27 +25 +32 +31 - 8 -10 -16 - 9 -18 +1U +1U +10 +25 +11 +14. +17 +26 - 8 +13 +15 + 4 +11 +26 +14 +10 +10 - l +25 +13 +13 +11 + 1 +11 +15 + 8 +14 +25 +25 +17 +14 + 9 +38 +12 +18 +14 +20 +19 r+28 +18 r+18 r+UO r+31 +26 r+2U +18 r+37 +14 +31 r+19 +17 +32 - 7 -20 - 4 + 8 + 2 -18 —18 -22 + 6 +14 -17 -14 -17 -17 +10 - 2 + 5 +23 +24 +13 +14 + 2 +15 + 7 +24 +13 + 9 +10 . r—-Revised. *Data.no^ a v a i l a b l e . 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 6 w h i l e t h i s year i t was; on March 29. For t h i s r e a s o n 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 2 p e r cent f o r t h e /month of March as a whole and a corresponding decrease f o r t h e month of A p r i l , fthese allowances apply t o t h e f i g u r e s f o r the United S t a t e s .
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