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II.8b BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM . FOR IMMEDIATE RELEA® August lU, 1959. WEEKLY DEPARTS NT STORE SAISS - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Jan-June Week ending July lb IJuly 25]Aug» 1jAug. & 1959 Federal Reserve District, Area, and City UNITED STATES Boston District Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Quincy Lowell City Springfield Mass. " " " « » + 5 - 2 +16 + 6 +17 - 3 " + 6 + 1 +lit + 7 + 3 -15 r+ h - 2 -lit +21 + 6 + k +10 + -8 + 2 +2U +16 0 r+ 1 +13 + 9 + 9 + 9 + 8 +18 0 +10 New York District Metropolitan Areas Buffalo N. Y. New York-N.E. New Jers^rN.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—Kazleton " Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Lexington Ky. Akron Ohio Canton » 11 Cincinnati Cleveland « Downtown Cleveland " Columbus » Springfield » Youngstown » Erie Pa. Pittsburgh » Downtown Pittsburgh " Wheeling-Steubenville W, Va.&Ohio +10 + 6 +18 + 7 +12 + 6 + 3 +10 - 1 + 9 * +10 + 9 + 9 +37 0 - 1 + 7 + 5 + 2 + h + 5 + 5 + 8 + h + k -11 - 2 + h + 6 r- 2 +10 + +10 +12/ r+ 71 r+10 r+ 9 r+ 8 + 5 + 7 +10 -17 +19 +10 - 2 +iU + 3 +17 +11 + 5 + 9 + 3 +10 + 5 + 5 +15 +13 +13 +16 + 6 + 9 + 7 + 7 -k H.8b ' Page 2liEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago on reta"~ Jan-Junes Week ending 1959 July 18!July 251 Aug. llAug. 8 Federal Reserve District, Area, and CityRichmond District Metropolitan Areas . Washington Downtown Washington Baltimore Downtown Baltimore Richmond Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Mobile Jacksonville Miami Downtown Miami Atlanta Augusta Columbus New Orleans Knoxville D. C. " Md. Va. Ala. Fla. Ga, " 11 La. Tenn. Chicago District Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Grand Rapids Milwaukee Wis. St. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. Minneapolis District Metropolitan Areas Mpls.—St. Paul Mpls-. and Suburbs St. Paul Cities Duluth-Superior 111. Ind. Mich. Minn. 11 ' " Minn. & Wis. 4- 9 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 4 +11 + 4 + 5 - 3 + 4 + 2 - 1 + 2 -10 - 1 + 2 - 4 +.2 - 9 + 4 r 0 r- 6 r 0 -12 + 3 + 4 - 3 + 1 -14 + 6 + 8 ±Jt ±-1 r+ 4 r+ 7 + 4 + 7 +14 + 8 + 4 + o +14 - 1 + 5 + 8 - 5 - 5 - 2 - 7 + 2 - 2 +11 + 7 +11 + 5 + 5 . - 1 +10 +12 - 4 - 7 + 7 +13 + 5 + 5 -19 + 3 - 4 +10 r+ 9 r+ 8 r 0 + 1 -12 + 2 +16 +12 +11 + 3 + 9 + 2 + 5 +13 + 8 + ? + 9 + 7 +11 + 5 +12 +14 +10 + 9 + 5 +15 +13 +11 +14 + 5 +13 +12 +18 +14 + 2 +20 +13 +10 + 8 + 7 + 8 +19 +13 +17 + 8 + 5 + 1 + 4 + 4 + 6 + 8 - 7 + 4 + 3 +17 3 4 2 5 +16 + 4 + 1 + 7 + + + + + 6 +17 r+ .+ 5 6 3 8 + 7 + 7 + 2 + 6 +15 + 6 + 4 + 9 + 7 + 5 +10 + 2 + 1 + 4 + 6 + 7 + 4 +15 - +16 +13 + 7 + 6 + 7 + 1 +12 H.8b WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES Page 3 SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Week ending Jan-June 19*59 July 181 July 251 Aug, IjAugT" Federal Reserve District, Area, and City Kansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka Wichita Kansas City Downtown Kansas City St. Joseph Lincoln Albuquerque Oklahoma City Tulsa City Joplin Mo, Dallas District Metropolitan Areas Dallas El Paso Fort Worth Houston San Antonio Tex, " " " " 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 San Jose Portland Salt Lake City Seattle Spokane Tacoma r—Revised. ±A +_9 +15 - 7 - 2 + 2 + 6 +18 - 6 - 9 + 1 - 6 + 8 - 6 + 6 + 2 +11 +20 + 4 - 4 + 7 - 3 +10 + 4 + 8 +13 + 5 + 5 - 5 - 3 +10 0 +13 + 3 - 3 +27 0 +17 + 6 +18 + 4 + 8 Col, Kans„ " Mo.-Kans. Mo. " Nebr, N, Mex. Okla, " Calif, " " " " " " " 11 Ore. Utah Wash, 11 " +10 + 5 + 2 +11 - 1 + 5 + 7 +15 +10 +10 - 6 - 1 + 1 +19 +10 + 5 + 7 +25 +11 0 + + 7 4 5 3 -10 +10 + 6 +12 + 7 +9 +12 + 6 +13 + 7 + 7 +15 - 3 + 4 - 6 -3 +11 ±15 +12 + 3 +6 +22 +13 +7 +6 - 1 +20 +11 +11 + 7 + 4 +9 +18 + 2 +24 +23 +14 + 8 + 9 + 7 +38 + 9 +17 +10 + 7 +13 *Data not available. - 2 + 9 - 1 + 7 +20 - 2 + 7 r+ 8 + 2 +13 r+10 + 7 r- 2 + 4 .r+ 5 - 7 +10 - 1 + 9 r+ 8 +11 + 1 + 7 +14 0 +11 + 8 + 7 +29 + 9 + 7 + 5 +12 + 2 + 8 +16 + 4 +12 - 3 XI + 9 + 5 + 5 +11 - 7 +20 r 0
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