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4 32.8 H.8b BOARD CF GOVERNORS. OF. THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM FOR MEDIATE RELEASE August 2, 1957 ' WEEKLY DEBARMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS Percentage change from corresponding period ji year ago (Based on r e t a i l d o l l a r amounts) Vveek ending June July 6 | Jiily 131 July 20 | July 27 Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t Area, and City UNITED STATES + 1 ±J± L i Boston D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Quincy Lowell City Springfield - 1 + _5 L 6 + 2 0 + 5 + 5 + 2 . - 1 + 7 +11 + 1 +19 - 7 - 3 1+11 +13 o : +10 - 6 + l +10 +Ji + 8 ;+ 5 r+JL + 8 0 + 6 - 2 + 9 + 1 - h 1+ k + 3 + 1 -11 r- 5 r 0 + 5 New York D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Buffalo New York-N.E. New Jersey Newark New York Rochester Syracuse Philadelphia D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Wilmington Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton Wilkes-Barre—Hazleton Cleveland D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Lexington Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Springfield Toledo Erie Pittsburgh Wheeling-Steubenville Mass. ii N. Y. N.Y.-N.J. N. J . N« Y. + 7 + h - 7 + 3 + 1 + 1 +11' 0 0 - u + 2 0 Ky. Ohio - 3; - 5 - 2 + 1 - 5 Pa. - 6 - 1 + 3 TK.Va.&Ohio + 6 + 3 - 5 6 h k 3 0 - b 0 - 5 -11 + 5 + 5 + U -6 -1 - 3 + h + 2 + 3 - 1 - 5 +12 + 1 - 1 0 + 3 + 1 + 2 Del. N. J . Pa. |+ 8 + h + + +Ji t l ; 1 - 1 + 2 +11* - 2 0 ": +12 + 2 0 - V - 1 - 3 - h - 2 + 2 + 1 -15 + 6 0 + 2 +20 + 6 +U2 r 0 +12 + 5 + 6 +lb + 5 +56 - 3 : + h - 1 + 9 r+ 9 + 1 + 2 12 + 2 +12 + 2 +17 +12 - 3 r- 5 - 1 - 2 0 - 7 '+ 3 +13 0 - 8 + 1 - 3 - 5 - 5 - 3 +15 +11 + 5 - 7 - 2 + 6 + 3 +15 #- 32-^ H.8b Page 2 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on r e t a i l d o l l a r amounts) Jan«Week ending June July 6 -| July 13 | July 2 0 | J u l y 27 Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t , Area, and City , Richmond D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Yjashington Downtown Washington Baltimore Downt cvm Baltimore Richmond Atlanta D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Jacksonville Miami Miami C i t y Atlanta Augusta -xNew Orleans Knoxville Nashville City Tampa 3 +J> + 9 + 2 h U 9 5 2 - 9 -11 + 1 -16 ' -11 + 1 - 9 +13 - 9 - + 9 r+ 3 r+11 r-11 + 2 + 2 — 6 + U -1U - 3 + 2' +_£ +_b + 5 + 1 - 1 +12 + 1 + 3 - 7 -5 - l + 8 + 6 - 2 + k — 6 +10 +10 - 8 +11 -10 +1U - h + 5 -10 - 2 + 5 0 - 1 +2U +13 + 6 r+ 7 r- 6 r+ 6 r-12 -5 0 +1U 0 + 5 12 + + - D. C. Md. » Va. Ala. Fla. " " Ga. " La, Tenn. " Fla. . - 1 -( Chicago D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Chicago • Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee 111. Ind. Mich. Wis. 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 Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. Minn. V Minn.&Wis,.+ h Minneapolis D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas M p l s . - S t . Paul Mpl3« and Suburbs S t . Paul Cities • Duluth-Superior " r- 2 + - 3 2 3 3 8 + 1 + 3 + 3 +1 + 8 + 3 + 1 •J- 2 0 + h + 2 + 6 + 5 0 - 1 + 2 + + + + 6 2 5 3 + 7 +10 + 9 + 5 - 1 - It + 8 + 5 - 2 - 3 - 2 . 0 - 1 - 3 - k - 1 -11 + U + 8 +13 - $ + 5 - 1+ + 9 0 + - + 2 - 1 + 8 + 8 +10 + 2 + b - 3 - 2 - 1 • - 5 + 9 +13 + 1 + 9 +10 + 6 +11 +11 + 9 + 8 +3 + 5 +11 5 3 3 5 ' 3Bo H.8b WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STOKE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage changi;e from corresponding ye air ago period (Based on r e t a : ifieek ending July 6 | viily 13 | July 20 I July 27 Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t , Kansas City D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka Wichita S t , Joseph Albuquerque Oklahoma C i t y Tulsa Cities Joplin Kansas City 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 Westside Los Angeles Sacramento San Diego Sen Francis co-Oakland San Francisco City Oakland Portland S a l t Lake City Seattle Spokane Tacoma r—Revised, II Area, and City - 2 + 9 r+ 7 +_2 0 - 3 1 Mo. - 8 N. Mex,. - o Okla,- 5 + 2 6 7 +19 + 2 +27 +11 +10 l?+ 3 + 2 +15 0 - 2 + k + 7 + 1 +1U r+22 -10 + 2 - 5 0 •H 6 + 5 +11 +11 +_5 +15 +11 +1U +2U +11 + u - 6 +18. +25 ;* 7 + 3 +16 + 9 +20 +1U + 2 - 3 + 7 +11 +12 + 3 r+ 1 + 2 + 5 - 8 + h +hk + 1 - 1 -3 + 1 - 8 -5 -2 - 8 - 6 - 2 - 8 - 2 +28 - 5 + 1 3 1 + 2 +22 + 7 - 3 + 2 - 1 + 6 0 - 9 + 3 - 1 - 6 2 + 7 - 5 4- 1 Col. Kans • + . Mo. - k -k + + 0 Tex. + + - 0 3 3 9 1 + 1 + Calif. » " Ore. Utah Wash, + 2 - 1 + 2 +13 + 2 - 1 - 1 - 3 + 1 + 1 + 2 - 1 - 2 +_& 1 + 5 - 3 + 6 +23 + 1 0 + 2 - 'k -10 + 9 - 8 - 8 . - 7 1 *—Data not a v a i l s t )ls» - -+~j6 + 3 TT+ 3 +13 + 5 + 2 + 5 +13 +22 - 7 -3 - 3 - 1 + + + .
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