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BOARD OF GOVEiiNORS OPfflfiFEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 8b FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 1, 1958. . SRT.F.CTED CITIES AMD AREAS YFFIEKLY NF.PFL-RHMENT STORE SALES Percentage change 1'rom. corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Federal Reserve District • Area, and City U TJNll'ED STATES Boston District "" MetropolitanAreas Boston Downtown Boston .. Suburban Boston . Cambridge Quincy Lowell City Springfield + 7 „ |f - 7 + 6 - 6 ' : „ Del. ; N, J. Pa, Cleveland District " Metropolitan Areas Ky. Lexington Ohio ; . Akron Canton" Cincinnati Cleveland Downtown Cleveland Columbus Springfield Youngstown Pa. Erie „ Pittsburgh Downtown Pittsburgh ^ . Viheeling-Steubenville W. Va^Ohio - 3 -16 +22 +17 +19 +18 - 2 '• ri New York District Metropolitan Areas Buffalo J* . New York-N.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 Ifli ilkes-Barre—Hazleton " +17 . + 6 +11 +12 +1U +12 -5 + i + I 0 +10 - 1 + h - 5 + 8 z ± +22 11 h h + 1 - 3 +20 +15 +29 +21 +15 +13 t u, +18 - 1 +37 + 6 + 1 +15 + 7 + 1 +1U + 2 - 8 -3 - - - 2 - 6 Z ± - 3 8 -11 :- U - h * - 3 .. - 1 1 - -15 - 9 - 1 :S + 9 + 7 +13 +2U +11 -10 r+ 7 +11 6 +1U -i- 5 h - " +_2 " 1 - 7 3 -16 +5 - .6 -16 -10 + 7 + 6 + 9 - 1 +19 + k - 7 + 2 - 2 r- 3 r- 6 r+ 7 +5 + 9 0 r+, 8 r+ 5 + 1 r+ 9 r+ 3 + 9 +11 . : + 6 r+19 r+ 9 + 3 . r+15 r+ U - + + - h U l 2 1 8 tJ. + 3 - 6 +10 + 6 - h +12 - 6 - 1 - 2 - 6 - 9 - 9. + 1 - 5 -11 + 6 - 7 -16 + 3 - 7 -13 - h + 2 + 1 ;138 - 3 -11 0 + 1 + 1 + 6 -5 H.8b r Page 2 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - HELECTGD CITIES Al'D AWiAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago • (Based on retail dollar amounts) fiieelc ending 6 July 5 | " July 12 | July 19 1 July "2% I?58 Federal Reserve District, Area, and City Richmond District Metropolitan Areas "Washington Downtown Washington Baltimore Do'wntov.n Baltimore. Richmond Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas • Birmingham Mobile Jacksonville Miami Downtown Miami Atlanta , Augusta New Orleans Knoxville Chicago District Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Grand Rapids Milwaukee St. Louis District -Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis Minneapolis District Metropolitan Areas Mpls,-St. Paul HpIs. and Suburbs St. Paul - Cities Duluth-Superior +10 z A D. C. - 2 Md. - 3 - 6 - 7 + $ - 6 - 3 Va. - Ala. Fla. Ga. • La. Tenn. 111. Ind. Mich. "wis. Mo. Tenn. Minn. Minn.&Wis. 2 - h - 2 -21 -25., + + ~ - 6 5 l 3 1 6 -5 - 8 - 3 - 9 -12 -11 +20 +18 - 1 - 9 + 3 U. r+ r+ + k 3 k 1 0 + 2 + 6 + 2 +10 + h + 5 + 6 +15 -11 - 9 - 7 + 1 + 9 * + 2 + 1 + 8 r+ 5 - 3 + 1 + 3 - b -10 -10 - 7 - h + 8 - 6 + 1 -19 - 1 - 1 0 $ - Ark. Ky. +1h + 5-' + 9 - 7 — 6 + 5 + 3 -2b - 1 + 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 + 3 0 - i| " -11 - - 2 2 - 5 - U + 1 - 1 - 2 - 6 + 6 +11 + 9 + 7 + It 0 + + + + 1 7 U 6 0 + 3 - 1 z A - 2 -13 - 9 - 6 - 2 - 5 + 6 + 2 + + + + -5 - 6 h 5 2 9 - 6 + 1 + 3 - U 0 + 1 - 2 - 6 - 6 - 7 - 3 5'3=l H.8b Page 3 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago IBased on retail dollar amounts) Week ending July 5 1 July 12 | July 19 |1 July 26 1958 Federal Reserve District, Area, and City Kansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka Wichita Kansas City St. Joseph Albuquerque Oklahoma City Tulsa City Joplin Dallas District Metropolitan Areas Dallas El Paso Fort V/orth 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 Portland Salt Lake City Seattle Spokane Tacoma r—Revised. 0 :- 3 + 2 + 1 i i O . + i 0 - k - 2 - h + k - 1 + 8 i + l U - 2 -18 - 5 -10 -22 + 7 +1U - 3 -12 - 5 +16 +13 - 5 +13 +25 - k -15 -15 -12 +17 - 7 + 1 +2U + 1 - 8 + 1 + 2 +15 + 9 +U0 Mo. - 6 + 3 . -26 -lU - 1 - 2 -10 - 7 - 9 +11 Tex. » 11 + + - - 7 •;+iU - 5 -19 - 8 - 6 + 9 - 9 -16 + 7 - U + 5 - h -23 + h + 9 +16 +13 +11 +10 - 2 + 2 0 r+ 3 + 2 - 7 0 -5 0 + 3 + 5 - U +16 + 6 +11 - h + — + - -26 + 2 + 3 - 7 + 1 - 3 Col. Kans. Mo. N. Mex. Okla. " 1 2 1 8 0 - 2 - Calif. Ore. Utah ' Wash. + - 2 8 2 6 7 0 - 2 ~l4 - k - 2 - 2 + 1 -5 + + - 2 k 3 3 3 -8 - 5 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 1 + 5 0 -3 -16 - 6 + 2 + 2 + 1 •— r-13 +12 + 5 + 2 + 8 + 6 9 k h 8 7 6 •x-Data not available. H.8a Aug. 2, 1958, "Weekly Department Store Sales" not available for filming I k I r
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