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BOARD OF GOVERNORS UF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM, in.8b J FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE .August 1$, 1956. WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SEIECTED CITIES MP AREAS .' Percentage change frcm corresponding • period a year ago (Based on r e t a i l d o l l a r amounts) Week ending 6 mos. July 19 I July 26 I Aug. 2 1 Aug. 9 : 1958 + 1 + 2 - 3 12 a . Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t Area y and C i t y UNITED STATES Boston D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Quincy Lov/ell City Springfield - 6 Mass. ir " it Philadelphia D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Wilmington Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton Vvilkes-Barre—Hazleton - 2 -7 + 8 + 8 + 6 - 6 -k New York D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas N. Y. Buffalo New York-N.E, New J e r s e y N.Y.-N.J. N. J. Newark N. Y. New York " Rochester Syracuse " +21 +18 +26 +21 +12 - 9 : + h - 5 + 3 0 + 7 - 5 + 2 - 8 - 3 -5 - 5 0 8 5 1 9 3 + + + + • 4 " " " ' +11 + 6 +19 + 9 + 3 +15 - kb 1 3 6 2 6 . - + - Cleveland D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Ky. ' - 3 Lexington Ohio - 6 Akron -11 " Canton " - u Cincinnati " - U Cleveland * " Downtown Cleveland " -3 Columbus -11 " Springfield " -15 Youngstown - 9 Erie Pa ,V: " 1 Pittsburgh * Downtown P i t t s b u r g h - 8 Wheeling-Steubenville %. Va ,&Ohio + 9 + 7 +13 +2h +11 -10 + 9 Del. N. J . Pa. + 1 t l +17 +19 +lU +15 +iii + 5 • ,I : - + + - 3 h 2 2 1 8 ':ti ^ 0 - 6 + 9 + 7 - it +10 - 6 - 1 - 2 + ; : ±2. . - 6 - 9 -9 - 2 . -3. -13 . + 8 - 3 -11 0 + 3 + 3 + 6 + 1 - 5 -11 + 6 -7 -16 . + 3- 7 r-12 - k • r 0 r- 1 - 5 , > 6 - 1 +17 + 1 + 6 -17 . - 7 l i - 1 r+ 3 + h -3 r-» 1 + 8 + 5 - 5 0 - 5 - 3 - 2 - 6 + 8 +2 r+15 +18 r+27 + 7 +• 1 r+11 ' + 3 + 8 + 5 +10 + 3 + b + 5 2 r- 2 - 2 - 2 - k - 9 + 6 - 1 -lk + 5 -15 -12 -5 - k - 7 + 1 - 1 -10 - 7 . - 1 - 3 -16 - 1 - 7 -10 + 7 + 1 0 - 3 P.Bb ' Page 2 WEEKLY- DEPARTMENT STORE SALES- - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) 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) .. "%eek ending July 19 | ' ^ u l y 26- |.. Aug, 2 | Aug. 9 1958 Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t , Area, and-City Richmond D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Washington . Downtown Washington Baltimore Downtown Baltimore Richmond Atlanta D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Mobile Jacksonville Miami Downtown Miami Atlanta Augusta fcew Orleans Knoxville zA + 3 +1 r+ 6 • >2. Va. ~ - + U 3 k 1 0 +12 +11 + 5 + 2 + 1 + r+ r+ r+ + + + + - - 2 • D. C. ted. Ala. Fla. Ga. La. Tenn. Chicago D i s t r i c t lAetrr.politan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Grand Rapids Milwauiiae 111. Ind. Mich. ii Wis. S t . Lcnis D i s t r i c t Met.- -poli ban Areas Lib t i e Rock Louisville S t . Louis Memphis Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. iLinr-.e-polis D i s t r i c t t:.-„politan Areas Mpis.-St. Paul Mpls. and Suburbs S t . Paul . Cities Dulut h-S up e r 1 or + + - 2 3 6 7 6 b 2 5 l 3 l 8 5 6 - 6 - b -10 -10 - 7 - b + + • + 6 + + ; + + . + + + 1 9 3 2 1 8 5 3 1 - 2 . + - 1 ' 5 b 1 2 +_6 + + + + . + + + - 1 7 k 7 2 8 k 1 8 9 It 6 1 0 +11 5 3 1 3 2 r+11 +26 +11 -6 + ^ 0 r+ U :• + 7 r+ b + 2 +18 +15 + 2 + 3 * + 3 . r - 3..." - 6 z_h r- 2 •, i_i - 2 -13 - 9 - 6 - 5 + 2 0 - 8 + b + 3 •. - u - 3 -11 + 3 —2 - b z l + 3 1 1 + 2 0 - 5 - 2 - 7 + + - 6 2 5 6 + + + + b 5 2 9 + 1 + 1 + 6 +13 + + + - 1 0 - 6 - 1 ~ 5 - 1 1 .- 1 0 + 1 - 2 - 6 - 7 - 3 - 1 - 1 1 - 5 - 5 - b "Minn.&Wis. • - u - 6 r- 9 + 2 - 5 Minn.. 1 1 1 2 5 , Page 3 SELECTED CITIES. AND AREAS (Continued) 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) Week ending J u l y 19 | July 26 | Aug. 2 1I Aug. r 1958 Federal Ice serve D i s t r i c t , Area, and City Kansas City D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka Vvichita Kansas City S t . Joseph Albuquerque Oklahoma City Tulsa City Joplin Dallas D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Dallas El Paso Fort Worth Houston San Antonio San Francisco D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Los Angeles-Long Beach Downtown Los Angeles Vilest side Los Angeles Sacramento San Diego San Francisco-Oakland San Francisco City Oakland Portland S a l t Lake City Seattle Spokane Tacoma r—Revised. + 1 +10 + 1 + 7 r+26 ; - U i -15 -15 ; -12 i +17 1 - 7 : +1 +2L + 1 - 8 + 1 + 2 +15 + 9 +i|0 + 1 + 6 - 7 0 -10 -3 + 1 + 8 + h +16 + 3 + 7 - h +1U + 2 +23 0 N. Hex. Okla. it + 1 ' 0 - h - 2 - h + k - l + 8 Mo. - 6 : -Ih - 1 -3 - 2 : z l +11 +_3 + + - ! - U I + 5 ! -23 | + k + 9 +16 +13 +11 +10 + + - 0 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 2 : - 7 0 i -5 0 • + 3 I + 1 ! - 9 S +.U - U ! - 8 j + 7 + 5 - k +16 + 6 +11 - U + 3 -26 r+ 3 + 3 - 7 + 1 -3 + 3 0 0 -13 +12 + 2 - 2 -13 - 2 + 5 - 3 - 1 -5 + + + + + + + Col, Kans. • Mo. " Tex. " ii 11 " 1 2 1 8 0 - 2 Calif. " " " " II " Ore. Utah hash. + - 2 8 2 6 7 0 - 2 -14 - h -2 - 2 + 1 -5 ! 1 - ^ 1 ! -7 - *Datai not a v a i l a b l e . 6 5 2 7 0 + + + + 3 7 8 5 h 1 7 1 3 7 9 2 8 7 8 0 - 3 - 6
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