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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM H.8b FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 21, 19$6 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS Federal Reserve District, Area, and City • UNITED STATES Boston..District Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge ' Lynn Quincy Lowell Cities Springfield Providence Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Jan.- . Week ending Oct. Wova2U IDec» l| Dec. « | Dec. 15 ii r+ 2 t-2 + 1 - - U - U + + + + + + - - 1 -5 + 7 r-U! -it -It -3 r —2 2 1 5 5 i 3 1 - 7 + 3 0 + 71 -21 +11 - 1 + 7 - 1 + 6 +10 + 1 - 9: New York District + 6 Metropolitan Areas Buffalo N. Y. New York^N.E. New Jersey N.Y.-N.J. Newark .. No J® New York N. Y e Rochester " + 6 Syracuse " + 3 r+J* Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas Wilmington Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scrariton Wilkes-Barre—Hazleton Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Lexington Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Springfield Toledo Erie Pittsburgh Ytheeling-Steubenville R. I. + k r+ + - 5 6 2 1 3 3 tl Del, N.J. Pa# Ky. Ohio . " " " " " Pa, " VV .Va-Ohio +11 + 2 + h + £ + 6 + 7 0 + h + 2 0 - 1 +12 + 3 0 : l - 9 r- 9 Tr- 1 - 1 rr - -3 + 2 -3 ~5 + 1 - 3 + 3 - h - 8 + l -i r+ 2 + 2 r- 5 -5 + 6 - 6 - 7 i .Zl + 9 -k ~ + + rr- :j U 8 0 7 -h - 2 - 8 i-1 - 2 +lk - 2 -3 - u r- 2 +is; -.i + + £ -13 -10 - 2 - 7 -5 -la - 6 h 3 5 3 3 ifi- r+ it - 1 + l + 5 + 6 0 - 1 + 7 + 7 + 7 - - r+J t l k ±-i 3 5 1 1 3 : + 1 - 2 -11 - 3 - 3 - 7 - 7 +10 - 2 + 1 + 2 0 - k + 1 :2 - 2 +13 :! - H.8b . Page 2 k j WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AMD AREAS (Continued) Federal Reserve District, Area, and CityOct, Richmond District • Metropolitan Areas Washington •D. C.. Downtown Washington " Baltimore :Md» Downtown Baltimore 11 Richmond Va. Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Jacksonville Atlanta Augusta New Orleans Knoxville Nashville CityTampa Chicago District Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee St. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville St, Louis ' Memphis. La. Tenn. " Fla. 111. Ind. Mich. Wis. Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. Minneapolis District Metropolitan Areas Hpls.-St. Paul Minn. Mpls. and Suburbs St. Paul Cities Duluth-Superior Minn.&Wis. » 5. / + 6 - 2 + 3 + 5 + 6 Ala. Fla» Ga. Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on- retail dollar amounts) Week ending Nov. 241 Dec. 1 | Dec. ti | Dec. 15 + + + + + + 6 7 2 1 6 2 8 -3 - 2 , -10 + 6 -10 0 - 5 c-12 + 5 - 9 -10 - 5 -13 - 2 -15 - 6 • ±J* - 1 r- 2. + 9 - 1 + 6 0 + 9 +21 + 7 0 + U h 0 + 3 + 1 - 2 - 5 - 6 -5 -10 r + 6 - r- li -10 + 7 + 1 z± • 0 - 8 + $• - 9 . - 5 - 2 - 1 * * - 5 * i * * + 1 + 1 + o + 6. - h + 3 + 5; + 5 + h + 7 +10 + 1 + 3 +• k + 7 + 8 + k + 7 - U u 5 2 + it +10 + 1 + 3 I • : + 6 + h + h - 9 + 3 1 + 7 + .5 + U "+ 2 + 3 + h + + r+ 1 6 6 2 -11 - 7 -11 - 7 + 3 0 + 5 ' + .5 : ~ 3 1 j +1 + 8 + 3 + 3 + 5 j + 5 ' * + 6 + 8 +10 + 5 + 3 + U - 2 + h + 5 0 + s + 6 + 3 1 ! ! > 9 +10 + - i + 1 H.8b WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AMD AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago Federal Reserve District, Jan*Oct. 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 Col. Kans. Mo. N. Mex, Okla. " -1 + 1 zl + 3 + 6 + 8 .+ 3 0 + 3 + $ o - 5 - 1 +ii -ii - i - 8 - 1 - h -10 - 8 r-20 -16 + 3 0 + 5 k -12 + 7 +1U - 3 -7 0 .+ 3 * + 5 +12 + 1 - 3 - 5 + 1 -3 + i r-26 -11 - 3 + 3 + 2 -ii zl + 3 + 1 + k + 6 + 5 0 - 6 +10 + 3 - 8 + $ - 8 -k + 9 . -25 - 9 - 9 - 6 - h -11 + + + + + +1 - k - 9 zl + 2 - 3 + k + h + 3 + 5 . Tex. «!- San Francisco District Metropolitan Areas Los Angeles-Long Beach Calif. Downtown Los Angeles Westside Los Angeles ;i Sacramento !i San Diego it San Francisco-Oakland San Francisco City Oakland City Portland Ore. Salt Lake City Utah . Seattle Wash, Spokane Tacoma 15 + 2 + Mo. Week ending Nov* 21; 1 Dec,! 1| Dec. ti|Dec. 0 - + + + + + + h 1 8 6 3 3 1 0 + 'U + h + 3 + k - k - 8 0 - 3 + 1 - £ - 6 - 5 - 5 0 - 8 — + 6 + 3 -13 -lU -11 - (l. r-l£ r- 7 - 6 r- 8 -is + 13 r- 9 -]±l 7 -l - 9 - 9 - 6 0 ilr - 2 .... ' — .2 0 -20 - 6 -11 -7 - 5 * + 1 1 7 3 2 $ 0 - l + i + 3 0 + 1 + 2 + 3 r—Revised. c—Corrected. Data! not available, NOTE: Since sales rise sharply with the spproach of Christmas, the fact that the corresponding week last year was two days nearer Christmas becomes significant in comparing weekly data. In general, this causes weekly data* to show a less favorable comparison with the previous year than if strictly comparable calendar periods were available. This should be taken into consideration in evaluating weekly percentage changes from a year ago. \
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