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553 H.8b BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE | August 29, 1958. WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS Percentage change from corresponding ! period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Week ending 7 mos, Aug. 2 | Aug. 9 | Aug, 16 } Aug. 23 1958 -i. 'A -i. O _i_ 2 -L Q " + 3 + O ~+jF - 3 Federal Reserve District, Area, and City UNITED STATES Boston District Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Quincy Lowell City Springfield us Mass. " " " " ; " . ' " + I + 7 - 1 - 7 +10 + 9 + 7 - 5 +21 +18 +26 +21 +12 + 6 - 1 +17 + 1 + 6 -17 - 1 .+25 - 7 +18 - 7 +12 - 3 + 3 - 7 - 6 New York District Metropolitan Areas Buffalo N.Y. New York-N.E. New Jersey N.Y.-N.J Newark N. J. New York N. Y. Rochester " Syracuse " Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas Wilmington Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton T/Vilkes-Barre—Hazleton 3 k 3 1 8 5 Del. N.J. Pa. " - » " " - 2 - 3 + k - 2 -5 0 - 5 - 3 -10 - 3 - U o -10 -lit - 9 0 - 7 +15 +18 +27 + 7 + 1 +11 + 3 - + 1 - 2 - 2 - 6 - b r 0 r- 2 -5 + 5 -15 -11 - 5 - 7 - 9 + 1 -1U' - 7 - 6 0 + h - 3 0 + 1 - 2 + 9 +11 - 2 . - 1 - - 1 -10 • 0 +11 +12 +12 + 6 + 7 - 3 +13 + 7 r+20 r+ 2 + 3 +5 + 9 + 3 + h + U -l 2 + 2 - k r- 6 + 7 - 1 -1U - 5 u. - U + l + 3 Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Lexington Ky. Akron Ohio Canton " 1 1 Cincinnati Cleveland " Downtown Cleveland " Columbus " Springfield " •Youngs town " Erie . Pa. Pittsburgh " Downtown Pittsburgh " Iheeling-Steubenville Vv. Va»&Ohio + Jt + + + + +27 - r- 6 - 1 ~. 3 -16 r- 2 - 7 r-11 . r+ 6 r- 2 r- 3 - 3 2 +i|3 - 9 - 6 -11 -1.2 - 3 - 2 -13 - 2 - 8 -11 - 9 + 1 + 1 - h -5 0 -5 -12 + 2 - 9 - 7 + 1 + 3 + 2 \ 554 H.8b Page 2 • WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Y/eek ending 7 mos. 3~ jl 95-8 Aug. 2 | Aug. 9 I Aug. 16 1 Aug, 2 " Federal Reserve District, Area, and City Chicago District Metropolitan Areas Chicago ; - Indianapolis . Detroit . Grand Rapids Milwaukee + 3 D. C. " Md. " Va. +1 - 1 - 5 - 6 - 6 + + + + + * +11 - 3 -2 - U +1 - 3 +1 - 7 - 5 - 6 +26 9 b 6 1 0 - 6 + U + b + U +'16 + 2 + 3 - 3 + 2 0 - h + 2 111. Ind. Mich. " 'wis. +5 +10 - 6 5 0 r+ 3 r- 1 - 3 + 2 0 + 1 0 - 1 + r+ 1 3 1 1 2 b -10 * + 7 + 1 * +5 - 8 r+ 1 - 9 r- 2 - 3 - 9 -10 - 7 - U - U - 3 - 3 Ark, Ky. Mo. Tenn. + 2 r+ 1 - 5 +11 0 + 5 - 1 +15 - 5 St. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis Minneapolis District Metropolitan Areas . Mpls.-Sti Paul Mpls. and Suburbs St. Paul Cities Duluth-Superior + 6 - 2 Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Mobile, Jacksonville Miami Downtown Miami Atlanta Augusta New Orleans Knoxville -3 Ala. " Fla. " " Ga. " La. Tenn. Richmond District Metropolitan Areas Washington Downtown Washington Baltimore Downtown Baltimore Richmond - 1 0 0 - 5 + b 0 - 1 - 6 + 2 -11 + 3 - 2 -10 - 6 - 6 + b + u + 5 +10 0 - k - 2 - 5 - 1 Minn. " " teinn.&Ms. - 1 - 1 - 1 - U 0 - 2 + b + 3 + 1 < ® H.8b #5- Page 3 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Week ending 7 mos. 1958 Aug. 2 1 Aug. 9 I Aug. 16 Federal Reserve District, Kansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka Yvichita Kansas City St. Joseph Lincoln Albuquerque Oklahoma City Tulsa City Joplin Dallas District Metropolitan Areas Dallas El Paso Fort Worth Houston San Antonio San Francisco District Metropolitan Areas Los Angeles-Long Beach Dovjnto7/n Los Angeles Westside Los Angeles Sacramento San Diego San Francisco-Oakland San Francisco City Oakland Portland Salt Lake City Seattle Spokane Tacoma r—Revised. II d Area, and City- 0 Col. Kans. Mo. " Neb. N. Hex. Okla. " Mo. + 1 + 7 r+ 6 + 8 3 1 5 2 k + 1 + 6 - 7 0 -10 + h - 2 + 9 - 3 + 1 + 8 + U r+ 5 +16 + U + 1 + 3 + 9 + 7 - h - 7 + 9 . -12 +10 +lh + 2 + i i +26 +23 +15 +1U + 2 +10 - 1 +17 +13 + 8 -12 0, - 9 + - * Tex. " + + + 1 3 2 9 1 - 2 Calif. Ore. Utah Wash. " + k — + - 2 8 2 5 6 0 -2 -16 -3 - 2 -3 + 1 j ' - 3 zA + 3 + 1 1Jt' - 6 + 5 + 2 -7 0 + 3 + 7 + 8 -5 + U + + + + 1 5 8 9 8 + i i +13 +11 - 3 + 5 + 1 - 6 - 2 ±2 + 2 +_h : + 3 0 0 i -iu i +12 l + 2 -2 ; -13 : - 2 : + 5 : - 3 • - 1 : "5 + l - 7 + 1 r- 2 + 7 r+10 r- 1 + 8 + 7 + 8 0 - 3 - 6 *Data not available. + i i - 9 + 1 - 1 + 7 + k + 1 : - h - 2 - 1 0 - 3 - 2 + 6. + l + 5 +18 + 9 + i i + 3 - 8 + i i + 1 - i i + 3 - 5
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