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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM H.8b FOR BMEDIATE April 27, 1956 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES' AND AREAS Federal Reserve District, Area, and City. Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago 1/ on retail dollar amounts) Jan.Week ending Feb. Mar, 311 Apr. 7 |Apr. 'rih |Apr 21 United SV-tss Boston District Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Lynn Quincy Lowell Cities Springfield Providence' - + 7 0 - 1 + .3 + 2 - ii Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Lexington Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Springfield Toledo Erie Pittsburgh Wheeling-Steubenville Pa. W.Va.-Ohio +1U - 9 +12 - 1 +12 + k -16 -21 - 2 -lit + k + 6 + 8 + 3 + 3 +11 -lk -lk -lk -13 - 7 -19 - 1 o + 6 + 8 + 7 +10 - 7 - 6 + 9 +23 + 3 +12 + 9 + 9 + 9 + 2 -lk + 1 + 6 + 7 + 3 +12 +17 -2k -27 -12 -17 -13 -21 -20 + 9 Ky. Ohio -16 -Ik -16 -10 -16 -15 -W New York District Metropolitan Areas Buffalo N. Y. New York-N.E.New Jersey N.Y.-N.J. Newark N. J. New York N. Y. Rochester " Syracuse » Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas ; Wilmington ^ Del. Trenton N. J. Lancaster Pa, Philadelphia " Reading » Scranton » Wilkes-Barre—Hazleton " +11 + 3 +19 + 5 +i*9 +25 +11 - 2 R. I. -15 + 9 + 5 +10 +11 +1 k - 1 +15 - 2 - 2 -27 •' -16 -25 -2k -2k -25 -27 r-19 -lk -16 r+20 H.8b Page 2 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AMD AREAS (Continued) Federal Reserve District, Area, and City Richmond District Metropolitan Areas Washington Dovmtoivn Washington Baltimore Richmond Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Jacksonville Atlanta Augusta Nev: Orleans Knoxville Nashville City Tampa Chicago District Metropolitan Areas Chicago ^Indianapolis "Detroit Milwaukee St^Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis Minneapolis District Cities Minneapolis St, Paul Duluth-Superior D, C. Md. ' Va. Ala. Fla. Ga. La. Tenn. Fla. 111. Ind. Mich. • Wis. Ark. Mo. Tenn. Minn. " Minn. & Wis. Percentage change from corresponding period a year, ago 1/ (Eased on retail dollar amounts) Jan.Week ending Feb. Mar. 31 (Apr. 7 |Apr. 14 |Apr. 21 ±1 +_8 -16 +11 +10 0 - 2 + 9 +11 0 + k + 7 -10 -16 -2U -17 r+11 r+ 8 +19 + 3 + 9 +12 -Ih 0 - 6 +12 + 6 + 6 + 3 +29 +18 + 3 -17 -19 -12 - 8 -17 -21 -29 8 1 5 8 0 0 + 8 - 8 -19 0 + 7 +1U + 3 - 1 + 8 + 2 + h . + rr - 3 + 5 8 2 5 - h - 9 +11 + 9 + 5 - 6 - 7 + 6 0 -10 +_5 - 1 k 1 7 3 -11 -lU - 2 - 3 +12 +11 + 1 - 9 + 2 + 1 .0 - 7 + 7 +_g -16 + 9 - 8 +10 + 5 + 8 + h +16 + 7 + 1 +15 - 9 -20 -16 -21 +15 + 9 +11 + 7 -26 - 2 - 9 - 5 + + + .+ 6 5 6 9 + + + + 6 - 6 -17 +lh + 2 + 7 + 8 + 8 - 6 - 9 + 1 -15 -19 -29 + 5 +30 +26 + h - 8 +27 Page 3 H.8b WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Federal Reserve District, Area, and City Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago 1/ (Based on retail dollar amounts) Week ending Jan.— Apr. II4 |Apr0 21 Mar. 311 Apr* 7 | Feb. Kansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka Wichita St. Joseph Albuquerque Oklahoma City Tulsa City Kansas City + 3 +1 Mo. N. Mex. Okla. 11 +11 + 7 + 1 +10 + k + 7 + 1 +17 + h . + 7 + 6 +23 + 3 +16 • -18 -15 -19 -33 > -25 — 6 -16 +19 + 5 r- 7 + 5 +16 + k + L + 6 • + it - 3 - 7 +lU + 2 +18 Mo, - 1 - 6 -18 - 9 -lit +_6 +17 Tex. 11 + + + + + +22 +25 +2^ +16 . + h -15 -13 -27 -lU -18 - 5 +lii +13 + 6 - 1 + 1 -12 -18 + 3 -10 . +12 217 + 7 + 6 + i. " + 2 + 6 +37 +18 +21 +20 +20 + 5 0 +18 +27 + 3 +21 -18 -30 -12 -28 r-12 r-23 -23 -20 -25 - 9 -22 - 9 -20 -19 + 5 - 5.. + 5 + a +10 +10 + 8 +13 +10 + 6 + 8 +lk +12 +15 - 1 - 3 0 +U6 +11 +15 +15 + 9 +22 0 +• 5 + 6 +16 +11 Dallas District Metropolitan Areas Dallas El Paso Fort Worth Houston San Antonio Colo. Kans. " San Francisco District Metropolitan Areas Los Angeles-Long Beach Calif. Downtown Los Angeles Westside Los Angeles Sacramento San Diego San Francisco-Oakland San Francisco City Oakland City San Jose Portland Ore, Salt Lake City Utah Seattle Wash. 11 Spokane Tacoma " h 1 6 9 2 +_5 0 * + + + + + + + + + 0 5 9 h 5 2 8 1 3 1 h 3 -16 . + 3 - 2 +J± r—Revised. *—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 10 while this year it was on April 1. For thic reason it is estimated that in comparison with last year an allowance should be made for an increase in sales of about I4. 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. ,