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'H.8b- BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM FCR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 13, 1957. WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AMD AREAS Federal Reserve District, Area, and City- Percentage changejfrom corresponding period a year ago 1 retail dollar amounts) Week ending Jan. Oct. Nov. 161 Nov '23*! Nov. 30*| Dec, T UNITED STATES + 1 Boston District I.'e tr opolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Q.uincy Lowell City Springfield - 3 New York District Metropolitan Areas Buffalo New York-N.E. New Jersey Newark New York Rochester Syracuse Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas Wilmington Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton Wilkes-Barre—Hazleton Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas • Lexington Akron Canton Cincinnati Cleveland Downtown Cleveland Columbus Springfield Toledo Erie Pittsburgh Wheeling-Steubenville 0 - 3 +' 5 r-19. + 1 - 1 - 7 -11 + 2 + 5 - ct - 5 - l -13' ± 2 N. Y. + i N.Y.-N.J. + 5 N. J. - 3 N. Y. - 3 0 - h 0 -10 + + + 7 1 1 1 +11 0 0 .0 Ky. Ohio + o lu -k 0 : Pa. + W.Va.&0hio+ o 5 6 l 3 3 - 1 ,:k +l£ +13 +ib - 6 -20 -23 -13 . -11 -22 -29 0 -'5 -27 0 +10 -22 - 7 -26 r-21 r-30 -27 -11 - 6 -20 - 8 +1 +12 + 7 -J: - 1 + 1 Del. N. J. Pa. -21 ± 2 - 3 - 6 -10 - 2 - 9 + 6 - 6 + 1 A + 6 2 + 1 -i5 . + I2 -22 +ib + |2 -13 2 3 1 1 r-2U r-2lt -22 r-22 -2h -l5 -18 -231 -lit. -10 -16 -11 0 -6 , r-22 - 7 -6 - 5 - 6 -15 —1L -10 -23 -16 -2k -23 -31 -26 -10 r+73 r+ 9 -If -1Q -17 -lU z i - 5 - 3 0 -10 - 7 -17 - 9 r 7 - 7 -11 T +11 - If -iu -6' - ^ -19 -9 H.8b Page 2 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Federal Reserve District, Area, and City Richmond District Metropolitan Areas "Washington Downtown Washington Baltimore Downtown Baltimore Richmond Atlanta District • Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Mobile Jacksonville Miami Miami City Atlanta Augusta New Orleans Knoxville Nashville City Tampa Chicago District Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee + 3 1 r_3 D. C. + 3 Md. + 8 - b <- 3 i . 1 I j "o- 3 - 6 -10 --6 + 2 ! + 1 + 6 - 1 +11 - 1 + 3 - 5 + 7 - 2 + 6 Va. Ala * Fla. 11 Ga. La, Tenn. Fla. 4 St. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville .1 St. Louis o Memphis ? Minneapolis District Metropolitan Areas Mpls.-St. Paul _ Mpls. and Suburbs St. Paul i: Cities Duluth-Super ior Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) \ Week ending Oct. Nov. 16 | Nov. 23*1 Nov. 30*I Dec. 7 111. Ind. Mich. Vvis. Minn. Minn . M i s . -11 - 5 - 3 - 8 - 6 -23 -25 - 2 :_6 -10 - r-_8 r+ 2 j -13 1 - 2 i - 8 - 9 + b -19 -18 -20 r-19 -11 I 1 -5 -12 - 1 + 1 — 8 -20 - b - 1 + 3 + 1 • -21 - 7 - 7 -30 •iHC- r-2b r+ 3 -19 -12 -11 + 1 + 2 - 8 +U5 + 2 -10 +_1 r-23 + b - 6 -12 -12 -1U + + + 0 + 2 0 -;B:+10 + 2 + 4 + 1 - b - 6 ** 3 2 1 3 -23 -25 -22 - 2 - 1 - 2 -2b - 2 -5 | -lb + 3 -21 ! 1 - 2 -13 -15 -1U + 1 - 8 +1U -15 -18 -22 -23 -11' + 3 - 3 - 8 -1U 0 + 3 - 2 - 2 - 3 - 8 - 7 - 8 -lb -16 0 0 -10 + 1 + 1 -10 - 5 r- 9 + 3 + - 3 1 2 2 + b " r-23 r-27 r-30 r-26 -29 -18 - b 0 Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. -3 - 1 - U . - 3 - 3 + b -10 Hoy H.8b • Pa s e 3 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STOKE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from, corresponding . period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Jan.Week ending Oct. Nov. 161fllovj.23*1 Kov. 3Q*| Dec. 7 Federal Reserve District, Area, and City Kansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka Wichita St. Joseph Albuquerque Oklahoma City Tulsa Cities Joplin Kansas City Dallas District Metropolitan Areas Dallas El Paso Fort Worth Houston San Antonio San Francisco District Metropolitan Areas Los Angeles-Long Beach Downtown Los Angeles Westside Los Angeles Sacramento San Diego San Francisco-Oakland San Francisco City Oakland Portland Salt Lake City Seattle Spokane Tacoma - 1 Col, Kans. + + + Mo. No Mex. Okla. Mo. 1 2 3 6 3 2 1 - 8 - 2 -11 I -12 - 1 - 1. -17 . -lU " Calif. • " Ore. Utah Wash. -18 - 2 7 8 jl9 }ia *19 •h 7 -lit -15 -12 -16 -20 -23 -28 - il . - it - 8 - 3 •K# + 1 0 +10 0 13 T jl - h - 1 -10 - 9 - 3 •h 6 -21 -20 + 2 - 7 -lit - 7 -lit -19 -10 - 1 -17 + 1 - 6 - 3 -10 - 1 - 8 3 k k 9 1 - 2 - h - 7 -13 0 i-16 1 +16 +34 + it - 8 +21 + 1 - 8 +_5 -18, + 2 - 2 + 2 +17 + 1 - 1 - 2 - 6 -12 -5 .+ 8 - 9 - 7 - 7 -17 -11 - 1 - 8 -19 * 1 - 8 r+ 3 +20 r 0 ' + U 3 - 6 1+34 *•+ 1 j+ k I + 6 -15 i -15 -15 -23 + 1 -21 -17-19 -22 -38 -12 -15 - 7 -25 • ' Tex. ±1 + + + . + + - 2 + 1 + 1 0 - 5 k -13 -22 -lit - 1 -15 ... •- 8 - 8 -17 - 1 - 5 0 + 2 - 7 ! r—Revised, *—Comparisons are affected by the fact that Thanksgiving Day is one week later this year than last. • j '|
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