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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM "H.8b FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 10, 1956 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SAIES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS; F e d e r a l Reserve D i s t r i c t , Area, and City 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) Jan.Week ending June J u l y l l i | J u l y 21 | J u l y 2b|Aug. U United S t a t e s + 6 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 + 2 Mass. ii Mass. R. I . New York D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas N. Y. Buffalo New York-N.E, New J e r s e y N.Y.-N.J, N. J. Newark New York N. Y» 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 heading Scranton Wilkes-Earre—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 "Wheeling-Steubenville Del. N. J . Pa. + 2 + 2 - 1 ; — rJi +12 ! : I . : + k +3 + 7 + 7 . - 9 -2 . . -T -k - 7 + 1 - h -16 -12 -19 +12 +10 +lo +29 -5 + 6 - 2 +10 + 1 -5 - k +12 + 9 + 6 + 5 + 8 - 2 - 1 +10 + u + 3 + 9 ! +22 r+ 2 + 2 + 6 r+ 3 +21 I ' + 6 : - 1 - 1 - i - 6 • + 9 +13 +17 +12 + 5 +17 + 7 + u +1U + 1 + •$' + 7 + 6 + 9 - 1 r+25 +17 + 1 + 2 + 5 +13 • ±2 + 1 - 1 + k + 3 + 2 + 3 - 1 + i - it +10 +21 + 21 +1U" - k + 7 - 2 +21 ; . - 5 + 5 i - i " " " " II Pa. II IN .Va.-Ohio - 1 + 6 + k + 7 •t-7 + 3 +. 2 + 8 + 9 + 7 r zA 1 r- k + 2 i i - 2 1 - 2 ! -lit | r 0 + 3 : 3 + 1 Li Ky. Ohio ±1 . +12 + 5 + 7 + 6 ! 0 + 5 [• -11 i + h !. 0 ! -13 : -5 0 + 1 1 0 ! - - 3 +11 r- 1 - 6 - 7 - 5 - 3 - 6 -11 + 2 + 6 +18 +10 +U8 +3 2 + 9 - 3 + 2 + 6. - 3 + 2 - 5 + 8 + 1 - 6 - U r+ 5 -17 - 3 -13 - 5 +18 + 1 - 1 -17 -15 - 2 +10 - 7 + 9 + 2 +16 + 5 + 7 -26 - 9 +11; + 9 - 3 . H.8b 'X_ Page 2 WEEKLI DEPARTIiENT STORE SAIES - SELECTED CITIES AMD- AREAS ( C o n t i n u e d ) F e d e r a l R e s e r v e D i s t r i c t , Area, and C i t y Richmond D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas • Washington Downtovm-w a s h i n g t on 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 Jacksonville Atlanta Augusta New Orleans Knoxville Nashville City Tampa Chicago D i s t r i c t l i e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit 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 Cities Minneapolis St. Paul Duluth-Superior D. C. Md. Va. Ala. Fla. Ga* " La. Tenn, » Fla. ' 111. lnd« Mich. Viiis. P e r c e n t a g e change from c o r r e s p o n d i n g p e r i o d , a y e a r ago (B,a s e d on r e t a i l d o l l a r amounts) Jan.— Week e n d i n g June J u l y 34 ( J u l y 2 1 | J u l y 281Aug, k + 7 + 3 - 3 + 8 0 + 3 + 6 + + + + + - + 7 lA • + 5 + 7 + 1 + 1 + 7 + 5 + k +17 + 6 + 2 +'7 - 2 - 3 - ;| 5 8. 1. 6 !+• + + + + 7. 5 . 5 6 h 5 3 9 rr~ r- 0 r+ 1 + 6 - 6 +12 r- k — 6 + 1 r- 2 - 9 +25 + 6 + 5 - 7 - 5 + h + 9 - U -k+ 8 -16 + 8 U U k k + 6 +11 + 6 - 1 - 8 + 2 + 5 + 2 + 3 - 1 +J> + + + h + 1 0 + 5 + + + +12 +11 + 3 -3 + + + + 5 6 h .8 i-L 1 i b 8 3 5 0 Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. + + + + + 6 0 Minn. 11 + 5 + 9 +10 - 1 + 1 + 8 Minn. & w i s . . - h 7 6 9 5 - 3 -13 + 2 + 8 + . - l A +12 - 6 +.5 + U 1 1 1 3 - 5 0 3 3 6 6 + 2 -11 + 1 +'U - 2 - 2 r+ 3 . - u + 2 + 3 - It + u - 3 + U + 1 +12 + -- |ZH p H.8b age 3 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AMD i AREAS (Continued) Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t , Area, and City 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 S t . Joseph Albuquerque Oklahoma C i t y Tulsa Cities Joplin Kansas C i t y 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) Jan. Iweek ending June July lit) J u l y 211 J u l y 281Aug. U L2 Colo. Kans. ^ 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 Z Mo. N . Mex. Okla. " . Mo. Tex. " ti ii 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 Westside Los Angeles Sacramento San Diego " San Francisco-Oakland » San Francisco C i t y " Oakland C i t y II San Jose S a l t Lake C i t y Utah Wash. Seattle Spokane Tacoma Ore. Portland r—Revised. + 9 +10 + 2 + 3 + 6 + 7 + $ + 2 - 7 + 3 ! + 5 +13 i ^ - 2 +13 r- U - 6 • r+ 1 r- 1 - 8 -10 -13 + 9 + h - 5 +1U + 3 + 6 + 7 - 1 -10 - 6 + 7 - 5 z_l + 1 -10 -11 - h - 1 - 9 - 8 | ! + + 2 - 1 + 1 -12 t l - 1 + 8 - U + 7 + 2 + h + 7 + 7 0 - 1 ! +3 ; + 5 ! - 9 : + 1 ! - 1 + 6 + h +28 - 2 - 5 - k + 2 0 -12 +18 + 6 + 2 + 2 + 3 ! + 1 r- h +jt i I : - 1 + 6 - 3 +16 +10 r+ 7 + 8 r+ $ - 8 - D -5 - 6 -6 + 2 -13 + ii + 3 + 2 - 9 + 1 + 3 - 8 - 2 +12 1_6 + 1 -5 + l + 8 + 9 ; + 3 + k + 2 + 2 + 3 • + 5 + 3 + 3 + U |1 l A + 3 + k + 6 +11 + 7 + * + U + h - 1 + 2 + 9 + 9 + 6 -i2 ; : \ i I j | +11 ; r+ 5 +19 | *—Data not a v a i l a b l e . 9 + 1 0 3 8 6 7 7 + + + + + + 5 + 5 +10 + 6 + 2 + 2 2 +13
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