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BOARD OF GOVERN CRS OF' THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 8b FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 19, 1958 • ... '. WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AMD AREAS Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Week ending 10 mos. Nov.. 221 Nov. 291 Dec. 6| Dec I T 1928 : + 2 — rr+- z6 TrT " 1 - 1 Federal Reserve District, Area, and City UNITED STATES Boston District Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Quincy Lowell . City Springfield Mass# " 11 " " . : New York District Metropolitan Areas Y. Buffalo New York-N.E. New Jersey N.Y.-N Newark N.J. New York . N. Rochester " Syracuse " Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas Vvilmington Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton Vtilkes-Barre—Hazleton Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Lexington Akron Canton Cincinnati Cleveland Downtown Cleveland Columbus Springfield Youngstown Erie Pittsburgh Downtown Pittsburgh VHheeling-Steubenville Vv. +_U - 1 +13 0 +10 r-11 -l +2U +19 +22 - 7 -•+•15 - k +27 -13 k r+ 1 - 6 + 7 - 8 - 6 - 1 - + 2 - 1 - k + 3 -5 o - 9 0 -5 - l - 3 - 3 • - 2 • - 3 + + 1 0 +11 0 - 2 + 3 - h -5 :f +16 + 7 + 6 - 3 - 6 - 3 + 1 - - 8 -15 -12 - 7 + 1 * -10 - Pa. VaAOhio 2 - 5 +5 + 5 +15 +5 + 2 + 1 -5 r+3U r+18 +2U +20 +19 0 r- 2 - 8 2 -15 - 5 -5 + 6 -10 -18 -11* -1U -11 -Ik -lU -11 r-21 r-10 r-11 r-11 -16 0 + 6 - 2 +10 + 1 0 "tl + 1 + 2 +10 + k + k + u -. 1 + 1 -13 + 2 -13 - k - 2 - 5 - 1 - 7 - 8 r+ 1 r+11 + 9 + k r+5 • - 3 r+18 - 2 Ky. Ohio - 6 tl -1U + 3 + 3 0 + 2 0 -Del. N. J. Pa. + 6 + 1 + 7 - 2 +22 +17 +27 - 2 - i + 2 - k +1U + 9 +lh - 1 ' +io • - 6 + 2 •+ k 0 - U + 8 + 1 - 6 + 5 (x> I H.6b YvEEKLT DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) . Percentage change from, corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar,amounts) y 10 mos. Week ending 1958 Nov. £21 Nov. 291 Dec. 6| Dec. 13" Federal Reserve District, . Area, and City Richmond District Metropolitan Areas • Washington Downtown 'Washington Baltimore Downtown Bait imore Riciimond Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Mobile Jacksonville - Miami Downtown Miami Atlanta Augusta Columbus New Orleans Knoxville + 3 • +16 + 3 0 - 3 - 5 - U + 1 - 3 0 + h- 3 + 2 +17 r+ 5 +26 +lii + 2 + 5 + 5 + + Gav". + + + La. Tenn. + 7 - U• - h D. C. Md. Va. > h - 3 0 - 8 -11 + 1 Ala. Fla. '• -•5 Chicago District Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Grand Rapids Milwaukee Wis.. St. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little ..Rock . Louisville St. Louis „ Memphis. Ark. Ky. Mo. .. Tenn. Minneapolis District Metropolitan Area? Mpls.-St. Paul Mpls. and Suburbs St. Paul Cities . Duluth-Superior 2 1 1 2 2 3 -I -10 • - 3 - 6 + 6 - h +10 2_U 111. Ind. Mich. ' - 6 7 3 U 0 - 1 - 5 + .4 + 2 - 3 + 2 - 3 +10 - 6 -5 - 2 - 2 -•5 + 6 - 1 + 5 r+ £ + l + 3 + 6 -12 - 6 - 9 0 . 2 - 7 - 9 - 5 - 3 -.2 + 2 * - 3 - U 0 +10 - 3 •+ 5 + 2 + 2 • - 1 .+ 2 Minn. + h - 2 + 6 +12 + 8 + 9 -12 + h + U - 1 - 1 1 • -Ik - 5 . r~ 1 - 1 " + 2 - 2 + 2 + 2 + 1 .+. h - 2 - 1 - 3 + 2 + 2 + 3 - 3 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 Minnis- k + 5 G >7 H.8b Page 3 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STOKE, SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change fran corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) week ending 10 mos,, Nov. 22| Nov. 29| Dec. 6| Dec. 13 1#8 Federal Reserve District, Area, and City • Kansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka Wichita 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 Downtown Los Angeles Westside Los Angeles Sacramento San Diego San Francisco-Oakland San Francisco City Oakland San Jose Portland Salt Lake City Seattle Spokane Tacoma r—Revised. + 2 + 7 ' 111 + h 0 - k 0 - h •it + 8 0 +11 + 5 +28 0 + 2 -k +19 +17 + 5 + 9 Mo. - 6 -13 - I +_U Tex. + 1 + k + 1 -8 + 2 + 6 - 7 +11 - h + 9 + + + '0 +10 + 6 Col. Kans. ii Mo. Nebr. N. Hex. Okla. + 6 + k + 3 + 7 + 2 + 2 - 9 + 8 r+13 + 2 +19 + k +11. + 1 + 8 + 3 + 8 r+ ii r+ 3 f-15 + $ + 6 - 5 + 7 - 1 + 9 + 5 - 7 + 6 — 6 - 2 -17 0 + 2 + 2 " it " II Calif. 11 " " " " " Ore. Utah Wash. + - 1 8 2 6 3 0 - 1 -13 + 3 0 - 1 0 + 1 - 1 +12 + h +11 +20 +16 + 7 + 8 0 +20 + 8 - 1 + 3 +12 +11+ 2 k 3 h h + 6- 2 + 7 +12 • • +10 + 2 0 . r 0 + 8 +12 - 1 +10 + 6 +1U *Data not available. u 6 9 U h + 2 + k + k -h +10 + 5 r+ 3 + + + - '+ + 6 + k + 6 +19 +11 - 1 - 1 -10 + 6 + 7 +13 + 3 + k + 6 + 5 + + + + - 2 3 7 8 3 - 5 -11 + 5 + 5 + 7 + 3 - 2 + 3
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