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# BOARD OF GOVERNORS' OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM H.8b i J. • FOR 3MEDIATE RELEASE April 25, 1958. WEEKLY DEPAR1MENT STORE SALbS - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS Percentage change from corresponding ! period a year ago ,/ (Based on retail dollar amounts)-/ Week ending 2 mos. 1958 . Mar; 29 II Apr. 5 1 Apr. 12 I Apr. 19 •I ' +11 -16 :_5 •iLi Federal Reserve DistrictJ Area, and City ^ UNITED STATES Boston District . Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Quincy Lowell City Springfield Mass. ii + L -3 +ii i + !U +13 o Del. N. J. Pa. , - 8 + 3 : +5 .+ 6 " Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Ky. Lexington Ohio Akron Canton II Cincinnati H Cleveland II Downtown Cleveland » Columbus " Springfield " Youngstown Pa. Erie II Pittsburgh Viheeling-Steubenville W. Va .ScOhio - 7 5 . New York District Metropolitan Areas N. Y. Buffalo New York-N.E. New Jersey N.I.-N.J. N. J. Newark N. Y. New York Rochester Syracuse. Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas Wilmington . ^ Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton INilkes-Barre—Hazleton - b +12 j +13. +j 8 +2b +iU +21 +10 -8 -10 0 . -10 - 6 -10 -8 . -5 - 5. +11 - +12 + 1 +38 +25 +30 +33 -12 - 6 -19 - 8 +11 +18 + 1 + 9 +2U +18 -21 - - 6 -22 - 8 - 2 - 9 + 2 • +11 r-26 - 2 i2.: +i u +13 r-19 -17 -17 r-26 -28 r-36 -38 -11 - 7 + b -12 -2b -28 -21 -10 +:5 +;3 +3U . + 5 +U6 + 7 +19 +33 +2k zl-' zU- + 9 -3 -8 -12 + -V • • +20 + 9 -;U 10 +20 +22 + b + l +13 -i 2 + 15 +18. - b + 2 +30 + 1 -2U r+15 - u 0 : O +16 i 8 -Ih -19 -23 -12 + 9 -21 -16 -19 r-19 r-3U r-21 r-20 -17 +25 ' + 1 -12 -26 -29 -19 - 1 -21 -38 +19 + 9 - b -10. -16 • „ +25 -10. - 7 - 9 - 9 -7. - 6 - 6 z25' -i' l +: 9 -23 -22 -27 ' -31 -10 -21 -26 -25; -17 -19 -23 -29 +5 s - ^ - £. -18 -20 -lit .. -23 - 1 -21 -27 -2b + 1 -5 : H.8b •- Page 2 vYEMLI- DEBARMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) 1 Federal Reserve District, Area, and City Richmond District Metropolitan Areas Viiashington Downtown Washington - Baltimore Downtown Baltimore Richmond Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Mobile Jacksonville . Miami Downtown Miami Atlanta .Augusta Mew Orleans ~ Knoxville City Tampa + 2 +1U r-18 - 3 - 3 - 9 -11 - 2 + u + 6 + 2 - 7 +17 +12 +15 + 3 + 8 r-12 . r-16 -26 -28 r-21 z_5 - 3 +13 -1U -111 - 7 - 5 - u + k - 3 - 6 . -11 - 1 -23 • - 5l + 2 j i +16 i - 3 + 3 +18 + 7 +17 + 9 +10 + 2 +15 +21 -20 -21 -18 - 2 r- 1 r-21 ' r-20 -29 . - 5 -13 -2U -13 -12 -18 -23 -20 + 9 +13 +1U D. C. Va. Ala. Fla. " 1 1 -5 + 1 La. Tenn. + 3 - 2 -3 - 8 - 6 -10 Fla. +11 111. Ind. Mich. . - 1 -5 • * Ga. " Ms. St. Louis. District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. . Z± tad. Chicago District - Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Grand Rapids M ilwaukee Minneapolis District Metropolitan Areas Mpls.-St. Paul UpIs. and Suburbs St. Paul Cities Duluth-Sup erior Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts)2 mos. "Week ending Mar. 29 | I Apr.- 5 | Apr. 12 j Apr. 19 1958 - 7 + 2 -17 +11 + 3 -16 + 9 + 8 -17 -23 -21 ' " -17 - 7 -12 - 5 - 7 -1U —10 -21 -13 . " - 7 -11 - 9 - 5 -10 - 7 - 7 + h - -12 -17 -20 -18 - 1 z_i - 1 + 6 -16 - 6 - 1 — 6 - 3 -10 + 6 + 2 0 - 2 +11 + U + 7 - 7 -22 -15 -16 -18 -11 - 1 -15 + 1 +23 -11 -16 + 1 -11 -12 - 9 -17 -21 — 8 - 7 -10 - 2 +1U ~ Minn. - 5 - 6 - 2 + 5 - 8 +2h +22 +29 Minn .ilr; is. - 2 + 1 + 6 a.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 Yuichita Kansas City. . . St. Joseph Albuquerque Oklahoma City Tulsa City Joplin Dallas District MetropolitanAreas Dallas El Paso Fort Vvorth Houston San Antonio San Francisco District Metropolitan Areas Los Angeles-Long Beach Downtown Los Angeles vVestside Los Angeles Sacramento San Diego San Francisco-Oakland San Francisco City Oakland Portland Salt Lake City Seattle Spokane Tacoma Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago : (Based on retail dollar amounts)-/ Week ending 2 mos, 1958 Mjar. 29 | Apr. 5 \ Apr. 12 | Apr. %9 -3 Col. Kans. " Mo.• " N. Mex. Okla. " + - 0 2 6 U 5 2 3 1 Mo. -11 -_5 Tex. « " " 11 Calif. " 11 " " " " " '• Ore. Utah Wash. " " - 2 + 1 -2 -1U - 2 +20 -10 -10 : +11 + 2 + 2 : +11 +18 + 2 +1U +31 +20 + 8 +17 +29 +11* + 8 +Uo -25 r-22 -17 - U -10 -10 - 7 -25 - 3 +18 -10 +30 +28 +20 +10 +20 - 7 -5 -16 -17 -13 -lit - 6 -22 ! - 2 - 6 + 2 - U -21 - ii - 2 - 5 -10 - 6 +16 - 7 - 6 - 6 -16 - 2 - 6 - 2 + 7 - 6 -15 - 2 +19 - ii + 1 + 1 - 9 + 6 - U - 3 - 5 - 7 - 9 -10 -13 -10 - 9 - 7 h - — 1 0 -17 -17 -20 -19 - 6 r+ o +13 r- 2 +32 + 3 r+11 +10 - 1 —it 8 +11 : + 9 - 1 -19 +U1 +18 -13 -11 -11 -18 - 7 -19 - 8 - k -16 + 6 - 6 +1U +20 - 9 -15 -20 -11 --1U -13 -18 + h -23 r—Revised. -K-Data not available. 1/ During March and April changes from a year ago reflect in part the fact that last year Easter was on April 21 while this year it was on April 6. For this reason it is estimated that in comparison with last year an allowance should be made for an increase in sales of about 6 per cent for the month of March as a whole and a corresponding decrease for the month of April. These allowances apply to the figures for the United States.
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