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, V BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM > H.8b ; FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 3 , 1956 ! WEEKLY. DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS • • •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 . a m o u n t s ) Jan.I Week ending June J u l y 71 ( J u l y 1H1 J u l y , a t J u l y 20 Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t , Area, and C i t y United S t a t e s + _6 Boston D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas . Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Lynn • Quincy Lowell Cities Springfield Providence + 2 Mass. .11 ii ii Mass * • R. i . ; New York D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n 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 Philadelphia D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Wilmington Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scrariton Wilkes-Barre—Hazleton Cleveland D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Lexington Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Springfield Toledo Erie Pittsburgh Vj he e l i n g - S teubenvi l i e 1 2 + 2 + 2 ' - 1. •tA + 3 1Jt rJi " ii ii + + 3 +12 + 3 +15 t 9 + 3 : + 1 + + 3 - U +10 + 7 +21 + 7 +21 . . - ' 9 . " +1U - 2 : - u - 5. • + 7 - 2 -8 - 8. +21 - 5 + .1 ±1 ll lit + 9. . + 5 + 7 + 6 + U - 2 + 8 +10 +22 . + 6 + 6 — 1.: + .3 - 1 k + 2 ;+ 3 - 1 * + 6 + 5 +iU + 1 + 5 + 7 + 6 + 9 - 1 Ll Ky. : Ohid ii " " Pa. to.Va.-Ohio h + 1 +18 ! +15 : + 3 +. u.: + .2 : U Del. N. J . Pa. •. - l + 6 + k + 7 + 7 + 3 + 2 + 8 + 9 + 7 1 k h +9 + + 2 +21 - 1 t l - 8 - 6 , .,Q. - 3 +22 +17 + 1 + 2 + 5 +13 - 3 0 + 1 -1U - : • 6 i - 2 ' • T U + 2 + 3 : + 5 - 6 - 6 +m - 6 -12 +10 - 4 - 7 + 1 - u -16 -12 .-19 . . - 5 . - 4 .- 1 + 3 + 1 + k - 1 - 6 • II . . + 1 + 5 -ll + U . 0 -13 r- 5 r 0 + 1 0 +^2 - 2 - 2 -1U + 1 + 3 - 6 - 7 - 5 • - 3 - 6 -11 - _ + 2 + + 3 2 5 8 + 1 - 6 - U + 6 -17 - 3 -13- 5 +18 + 1 - 1 -17 -15 - 2 +10 -7 - Page 2 H.8b WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) F e d e r a l Reserve D i s t r i c t , Area, and C i t y Richmond D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas .. Washington Downtown Washington Baltimore^ Richmond D. C. Ed. Va, 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) . Jan.Vveek ending June J u l y 7 | J u l y 141 J u l y 211 J u l y 28 + 7 +11 + 3 r- 3 - lj. + a 0 + 3 + 6 +23 +39 0 + 6 + '5 + 8 + 1 + 6 4 r- 5 r+ 3 - 9 - 3 • - 3 - $ - U + 7 +11 +j£ r 0 0 + + + + + + + 5 7 1 1 7 2 U +12 +10 + 7 0 + 9 + 3 +10 - h +17 + 6 + 2 + 7 - 2 - 3 + U + 9 r- U r- k + 8 -16 + 8 - 6 . +12 - 5 - 6 + 1 - 3 - 9 - 1 -8 Atlanta D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Birmingham Jacksonville Atlanta Augusta New Orleans Knoxville Nashville City Tampa Fla. + 6 +16 Chicago D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Chicago. Indianapolis ^Detroit Milwaukee i i ' - 1 + 2 111. Ind. Mich. wis. + $ + 6 + U + 8 • 0 0 - 2 1 - 6 + + 8 - 3 + 5 + 1 0 + 3' + + + 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 -_3 0 +j£ z_i Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. + 8 > 3 -11 +lu - 3 -13 + 2 r+ 8 +12 - 6 + 5 + + - 0 - 2 - 2 - 1 + 1 + 8 - u + 2 + 3 . + it - 3 Minneapolis D i s t r i c t Cities Minneapolis S t . Paul Duluth-Superior Ala. Fla. Ga. " La. Tenn. ll Minn. Minn. & wis.. + + + + 7 6 9 5 + 6 u + 5 + 9 +10 + 6 + 5 + 5 k + 2 + 3 + k h - 1 - 1 1 1 3 3 3 6 6 h H.8b -Page 3 m&KLI DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Federal. Reserve D i s t r i c t , Area, and City Kansas City D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Denver Topeka Wichita S t . Joseph Albuquerque Oklahoma C i t y Tulsa Cities Joplin Kansas C i t y Dallas D i s t r i c t •Metropolitan Areas Dallas El Paso F o r t Worth Houston San Antonio Colo. Kans. Mo. N. Mex. Okla. Mo. " Tex. " San F r a n c i s c o D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Los Angeles-Long Beach C a l i f . Downtown Los Angeles » Viestside Los Angeles it Sacramento San Diego San Francisco-Oakland San F r a n c i s c o C i t y Oakland C i t y San Jose Ore. Portland Utah S a l t Lake C i t y Wash. Seattle " Spokane it Tacoma r—Revised. Percentage change from corresponding p e r i o d a year ago (Based on y e t a i l d o l l a r cmounts) Jan.1 Week ending June J u l y 7 ! | J u l y 1U|July 211July 28 =_1 + 2 zA + 1 —10 -11 .- 1 - 9 - 8 r+ 5 +13 - 3 -$ - 5 - 2 +13 - 3 - 6 + 2 0 -10 -13 + 3 - 6 + 1 -12 + 9 - 1 -10 - 6 +10 - 1 tl iA + 2 + + 7 + 7 0 + 5 + 8 +10 +16 + 7 + + + 1 3 5 9 1 - 1 + 6 + U r+23 - 2 - 5 + 2 0 -12 + 6 + 6 1A lA - 3 + + + + + + + + + + + 6 +12 + 7 + 9 + 6 + 2 + 7 + 3 + 2 + 3 + 7 + 2 - i H + 9 + 3 j + 1 + 6 | r+11 r+ 7 : + •£ i + U + -12 | - 1 + 2 |- + 9 + 9 | + 6 - I + 6 -3 +16 - +10 + 8 + 3 + 6 +19 - 8 - 8 - 7 +11 + 6 - 6 - 6 + 2 -13 + + 3 + 2 +12 - 9 + 1 + 3 - 8 - 2 tl - 1 + 9 +10 + 2 + 3 + 6 + 7 + 5 + 6 + u - 1 - l + 1 + 9 -3 . + 2 - 1 h 1 5 l 8 9 3 U 2 . . h 2 3 + > + 3 + 3 [ h *---Data not a v a i l a b l e . k h h h -
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