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K»8b 1 BOARD' OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDEiiAL RESERVE SYSTEM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 8, 1958. WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on r e t a i l dollar amounts) Week ending July 12 | July 19 | July 261 A u g . T - 3 + 3 + _3 • 2 T I Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t Area, and City UNITED STATES Boston D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Quincy Lowell City Springfield - 6 Mass. " " " " " " New York D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Buffalo N. Y. New York-N.E. New Jersey N.Y.-N.J.' Newark N. J . New York N. Y. Rochester " Syracuse " Philadelpnia D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Wilmington Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton Y»ilkes-Barre—Hazleton Del. N. J . Pa. " " " " Cleveland D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Lexington Ky. Akron Ohio 11 Canton Cincinnati " Cleveland " Downtown Cleveland " Columbus " Springfield " Youngstown " Erie Pa, Pittsburgh " Downtown Pittsburgh " ^heeling-Steubenville \v. Va^tOhio . 7 - 2 - 7 +8 +8 + 6 - 6 ilk U +12 +17 +19 +1U +15- + 9 + 7 +13 +2U +12 + 5 +26 +21 +12 -10 - 9 ±r r+_3 + Jl 0 + 8 r- 3 + i r- 2 + 2 + 6 +11 +lh +11; +11 0 £ 2 8 3 $ 5 !- 1 '+ h - It + 7 - I4. - k +1 - 3 -6 - 2 -6 +18 0 +10 - 3 -11 -l£ -9 - 1 * - 8 + 5 + 1 + 9 + 3 - 5 - 1 +37 + 6 + 1 +15 + 7 - 1; - 3 - 8 -ll - U - k +18 - 5 - U + - +21 +19 + 9 + 3 +15 + h r+ 9 r+ 7 - U r+10 - 3 -13 - - 3 - 3 - 6 + 7 + 5 + 9 + U - 3 0 + 8 +5 l l r - 2 - 6 - 1 +19 + Jb - 7 2 - 1 +11 + 6 - l + 2 + 2 - 6 - 9 - 9 0 - 6 - 2 - 1 + 1 - 5 - 2 - L - 9 + 6 - 1 -14 + 5 -15 -12 - 5 - h - 7 + i -11 + 8 + 3 - 7 -13 - U -11 +12 + 3 + 6 - 7 0 r+ 3 r+ 3 + 6 +28 + 7 + 1 - 6 2 - +12 +18 -16 + 2 + 1 -5 Page 2 H.8b WEEKLY "DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding p e r i o d a year ago (Eased on r e t a i l d o l l a r amounts) Week ending . July 12 1 July 19 | July 26| Aug. 2 Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t , 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 D own'GOT?H Miami Atlanta Augusta ' Nev; Orleans Knoxvill-e Chicago D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit •Grand Rapids 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 Metropolitan Areas l a p i s . - S t . Paul ' Mpls. and Suburbs S t . Paul Cities " Duluth-Superior IA D. C. ii. Md. . - 2 - 3 — 6 - 7 - 6 Va. +10 +20 • +18 - 1 - 9 + 3 + 2 -2 h Ala. + 2 +10 2 + 5 l . + 5 + 6 3 1 * • +15 8 -11 + + - $ - 6 Fla. Ga. • La. Tenn. h • -9 + 3 + _7 h- + 6 + + + + + 1 9 3 2 1 8 + 5 ; i i r+12. ; " + 9 r+11 . + 6 ' r+ 5 + 3 r+ 2 • - 1 r+ 1 0 + - 3 + U" + l 0 + 6 +11 +• 1 + 7 +26 - 6 + U + 6 + 6 +18 + 2 + 3 - 2 •*k • r+ r+ + r+ - 7 2 8 U 1 8 - 7 - 3 + 1 ±k - 2 zJ± - 1 + - 1 5 U 1 2 -9 - 2 -13 + 2 0 - 8 Wis; -10 -10 - 7 - + + + + - - 2 - Ark. Ky. Ho. Tenn. 0 -5 - 2 - 7 + + + - - 6 111. Ind. Mich. Minn. • " . ir Minn.&Wis. k h Z± 7 1 1 k 5 1 2 6 6 - 6 + i; -5 •+ 3 k + 3 • + 5 6 2 5 6 + + + + U 5 2 9 + l ' + l + 6 +13 - 1 0 0 - 6 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 '+ 1 + 3 - k h 0 + 1 - 2 - 6 - - 7 - 3 - 1 - 1 - 1 - l - 6 - 8 + 2 | H.8b 6M3 • / Page 3 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding p e r i o d a year ago (Eased on r e t a i l d o l l a r amounts) Vieek ending July 12 | July 19 1 J u l y 26| Aug. 2 1958 Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t , Area, and CityKansas C i t y D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka Wichita 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 F o r t 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 San Francis co-Oakland San Francisco City Oakland Portland S a l t Lake City Seattle Spokane Tacoma r—Revised. 0 + 2 + 1 +10 + l + 1 0 - 2 +25 -15 -15 " -12 +17 - 7 + 1 +2U + 1 -8 + 1 + 2 +15 + 9 +U0 + l + 6 - 7 0 -10 + 1 + 8 + U N» Mex. Okla. + - 1 <8 +1U - 3 -12 - 5 +16 +13 - 5 : +13 Mo. - 6 -26 -1U - 1 - 2 ZJL -9 +11 ,zJ± - U + 5 - U -23 + h + 9 +16 +13 +11 +10 + + - 0 + 3 r+ 1 + 5 + 3 0 0 -13 +12 + 2 - 2 -13 - 2 + 5 - 3 - 1 - 5 Col. Kans. Mo.11 Tex. •i it - + + - k k h 1 2 1 8 0 - 2 Calif. Ore. Utah Wash. " + - 2 8 2 6 7 0 - 2 -1U - 2 -2" + 1 - 5 h : - - 6 + 9 - 9 ! -16 : + 7 1 UL 0 ! - 3 ! -16 — 6 ! + 2 i + 2 + 1 i -13 j +12 + 5: + 2 + 8 + 6 k + 2 - 7 0 - 5 0 + 3 + 1 - 9 + 1+ - U - 8 + 7 r- 7 *Data not a v a i l a b l e . . h +16 + 6 +11 - U + 3 -26 + 2 -> 3 - 7 + 1 - 3 * 6 5 2 7 0
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