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13d BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM H.8b< ..FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*' • August 2U, 1956 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS Federal Reserve Dietriet 5 Area, and City Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on r e t a i l dollar amounts) Jan.~ Week ending June July 26 )Aug. 4 (Aug. 11 (Aug. IB~ United States Boston D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Lynn Quincy Lowell Cities Springfield Providence S z i ±1 Mass. +i -1 +u + 3 +2 +3 - 1 Mass. R. I , + 7 - 2 New York D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas N. Y. Buffalo New York-N.E.New JerseyN»Y.-N.J. Newark 'IV J. N. Y. New York Rochester t! Syracuse i i Philadelphia D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Del. Wilmington N. J . Trenton , Pa* Lancaster Philadelphia Reading n Scranton Wilkes-Barre—Hazleton ii + 7 Cleveland D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Ky. Lexington Ohio Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Springfield Toledo Pa. Erie Pittsburgh Wheeling-Steubenville W.Va.-Ohio >5 + 7 + 6 + 6 +5 +1U +1 +5 + 7 . +6 .. + 9 -1 — - 1 +6 +h +7 +7 +3 + 2 +- -8 +- 9 +7 I zA " ^ - 7 +1 j - b 1 -16 ! "12 i -19 1 - 5 i - h P U +12 +10 +16 +29 - 5 !+ 6 - 2 + 7 +9 -+ 2 +3 0 +1 - 8 +21 +17 +29 +25 +11 +17 - 3 +12 +9 + 6. +15 +39 - U m i ^ j + - 3 1 i +2 1 +3 1! -- 16 ±i +•12 * 7 1+13 +17 i+12 +5 +17 +10 +2 +i r+13 +3 r+i^ 0 . + 6 +6 +1 +1 0 +12 +6 _+_3 |+13 - 1 " ;+ 5 ;> 6 - 6 r- 8 j+17 ! +11 - 5 j+W ! - 3 ; - 6 +33 +9 i -11 1 +- 2 +6 r+ 8 : -13 ; - 5 ;+ 2 +16 ' +18 !+ 5 0 i+ 7 J - 1 -26 -17 | -15 -9 | - 2 r+12 ! +10 +9 1 - 7 - •!- 3 r+28 + 7 r+llj. +9 +11 +15 + 7 + It +5 - 2 •+1 +3 +32 + 6 i i + 2 - 3 +h +2 +h +3 +22 - 6 +• 7 +2 +2 +8 +3 +5 +h - 1 +3 - 8 + ii +3 +16 H, 8b ' " Page 2 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AMD 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 gtTlAug. H I Aug. I l l Aug. 18 , 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 D.C., ii Downtown Washington Md. Baltimore Richmond Va. tl . t_6 + 8 0 t 3 + 6 - h ! - h - h ; -U + 6 r+ 7 + 3 r+ 7 + % . +12 + 6 r+23 Atlanta D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Birmingham -Jacksonville Atlanta Augusta . New Orleans Knoxvi'xle Nashville City Tarma tl : tl ii. r+10 tl + 5 + 7 +1 +1 + 7 + $ +h • - 6 ! +12 •: - u 1 - 6 | +1 ! - 2 ; - 9 +25 + 6 + 5 - 6 - 6 + 3 +11 +23 + 7 r+ 8 r*ll, + 6 r-24 +61 ' + 2 + 6 + 7 + 1 + 5 -16 - 5 Chicarc D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee S t , Louis D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas L i t t l e Rock Louisville S t . Louis Memphis Minneapolis D i s t r i c t Cities Minneapolis S t . Paul .Duluth-Superior Ala, Fla. Ga. La* Tenn. " + 6 +11 tl + 1 - 2 0 + 3 + 2 +21 + 2 tl - 1 . +_S ±1 +10 Ill, Ind. Mich. Wis, + $ + 6 + It + 8 + + + 1 1 1 3 "+ + + - + 7 + 6 +16 Ark. Ky. Mo, Tenn, + 7 + 6 +•9 + 5 + ; | : i\ 3 3 6 6 Fla. + 7 + 6 Minn, Minn.tiMis, * 5 +9 +10 : ! i! — | - h • +h - 3 +12 +11 + 3 - 3 9 3 5 2 +lh - 1 +1h + 2 + 2 -11 •H +h +12 +18 +15 +11 +13 + 1 - 2 + 6 tl + k + 1 +12 0 +_8 0 0 + 1 + 8 + 6 + 7 H.8b • i Page 3 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 28 |Aug, h |Aug. 111 Aug.18 r+ 8 0 . ±1 ' %_7 j Federal Reserve 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 Wichita S t . Joseph Albuquerque Oklahoma City Tulsa Cities Joplin Kansas City Dallas D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Dallas El Paso Fort Worth Houston San Antonio Mo. N. Mex. Okla. ; + 2 -1 Mo. ii II » it +9 +3 + 6 + 7 +10 r+ 6 r+13 +9 - 3 + 7 +21 + 7 " ^ +10 0 - 6 +lh - 1 - 1 + 1 -18 + 6 - h +1 j zJi +_7 » 6 + 2 | j I ; I - 5 - h + 2 0 -12 , +18 + 6 + 2 + 2 + 3 - 1 +11 + 3 +10 . + 3 + + + ±6 ! Z± + + 1 - 7 -11 - 6 + 2 -13 + h + 3 > 2 +12 - 9 +1 + 2 - 8 - 3 i i Tex. San Francisco D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Los Angeles-Long Eeach C a l i f , Downtown Los Angeles Westside Los Angeles Sacramento San Diego U San Francisco-Oakland San Francisco City " » Oakland City San Jose Ore. Portland Utah S a l t Lake City Wash. Seattle Spokane Tacoma r—Revised*. - h ; - 6 ! + 1 | - 1 8 ; i I -10 i -13 i , -10 : - 6 ! + 9 +•10 + 2 + 3 +6 + 7 + * Colo. Kans, + + + + 2. U 7 7 0 1 - S +1 + 8 +9 + 3 + 2 + IJ. + * + + + 2 3 $ 3 3 Data not available. ! i i ' ; ! ; i | i i i 7 1 a 3 b + 3 +_2 +1 0 + 3. + 8 +6 r+- 6 + 7 r+ ii +13 + 5 +10 + 6 + 2 +2* - 1 0 +1 + 2 + 8 > 9. +9 +9 - 1 + 2 + 7 + 6 +5 - 2 + 1 - 2 0 +3 + 1 •+h + h +I - h 0 + 7 - * 0 + 8 : •