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H.8b BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 29, 1958. WEEKLY DEPARTMENT. .STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago Federal Reserve District, 10 mos. 1958 - l Area, and City UNITED STATES Boston District Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Quincy Lowell City Springfield - 1 Mass. 1! It II II II II New York District Metropolitan Areas N . Y. Buffalo New York-N.E. New Jersey N.I.-N.J. N. J. Newark New York N . Y. ti Rochester it Syracuse Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas Wilmington Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton V* ilke s-Barre— Hazleton Del. N. J. Pa. If II It II Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Lexington Ky. Akron Ohio ft Canton II Cincinnati II Cleveland It Downtown Cleveland II Columbus I I Springfield II Youngstown Erie Pa* ti Pittsburgh it Downtown Pittsburgh Wheeling-Steubenville W . Va*&Chio 2 1--------------- Week ending Nov, 291 Dec. 6| Dec. 13) Dene, 26: + 1 + 6 + 3 + 3 + U - 1 + 1 - 6 +15 7 - 2 +22 +17 +27 - 2 6 ~nT T + 3 - 6 5 - 5 +2U +19 +22 - 7 - 1 + 1 - 6 + 7 + + 2 + 1 + 9 + 5 -_3 - k + - k +1R + 9 + lh + + - k +27 r-12 + 1 +11 + 9 + U - 3 +16 + + R +23 - 8 k 5 + 3 + 3 1 3 3 + 2 - 5 + k + 5 - 3 r+ 1 + 6 r- 1 +10 r+ 2 r- 1 0 + h +18 + 3 + 2 ’•'H* '■ + l +3U +18 +2U +20 +19 0 - 2 r- 1 + 2 r+11 r+ 3 + U + U - 1 - 1 - 5 - k + 5 + 5 +i5 + 5 + 2 + l - 5 +16 + 2 + 8 + 3 + 1 - 2 -13 + 3 + 1 + k 1 7 -10 -18 +10 + + - + - 3 0 +n 0 - 2 + 3 - e 2 3 + 1 - 8 -12 - 7 + 1 * - 5 -lU 0 -lk - 6 + 2 -Ik r+ 5 -11 -lii -lk -11 -21 -10 -11 -11 -16 0 - k + 8 + 1 - 6 r+ 3 r+ 5 r+ 6 + 9 6 7 3 5 1 k 0 - 8 - 2 + 1 + 3 + 2 + 1 - + + + + + + 5 3 3 6 1 3 6 1 6 5 l R 7 — + + + + 2 5 8 6 6 H*8b Page 2 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Week ending 10 mos. t>ec. 6 Dec. 13 Dec." 2& ■H o t :2?~ 1958 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 Downtown Miami Atlanta Augusta Columbus New Orleans Knoxville Chicago District Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Grand Rapids Milwaukee St. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis Minneapolis District Metropolitan Areas Mpls.-St. Paul Mpls. and Suburbs St. Paul Cities Duluth-Superior 1 + 3 -1-16 0 D. C. !! + 3 Md. - h + k - 3 + 2 - 6 0 +17 + 5 +26 +lU + 2 + h - 3 r+ 1 - 8 -11 + + _0 0 0 r+ 2 + 3 + + rr- + + + + - If Va. Ala. It Fla. tt n Ga . ti it La • Term. 0 - - - 2 + 1 1 + 2 2 + 3 - 5 + 7 - mm 111. Ind. Mich. ti Wis. Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn* 3 5 h h 6 7 3 6 2 1 5 + 6 - 1 + 5 h + - 2 7 9 5 - 3 - - + r+ r+ - l + 6 -12 - 6 - 9 0 + + - u 2 3 5 6 + 2 3 +10 - 2 + 5 + 2 2 u 2 3 + 2 - 5 0 - 2 +10 0 3 + 2 u 2 1 9 2 U 5 2 1 1 • ft + 1 0 #■ + U + 7 -_” TI - 0 8 + 3 0 - 3 3 5 + 2 + 2 - 1 + 8 +13 + 5 - 5 + 3 + - + _1 zJ l + 9 + 2 +J> + U - 2 — 1 - 1 - 2 -ii+ - 5 - 1 + 6 +12 + 8 + 9 -12 + 1» + h - 1 + 9 0 + 5 +11 2 + 2 - 2 + 2 + ,3 - i i i + 2 + 1 + h - 2 - 1 r- 2 + 2 + 2 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 5 Minn.&'Wis- h - 1 - 3 r- 3 - 1 Minn. 11 It Page 3 H.8b ViEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Week ending 10 mos. Nov. 29 Dec. 6 Dec. 13| Dec. 20 1958 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 Brandsco City Oakland San Jose Portland Salt Lake City Seattle Spokane Tacoma r— Revised. Col. Kans. ft Mo. tr Nebr. Mex. Okla. N. tl Mo. Tex. tl It ft tt + 2 + + u + tt tt tt tt tr tt it tt Ore, Utah Vi/ash, tt tt 8 + + 8 0 +11 3 7 + 2 + 2 - 9 + 8 +13 + 2 +19 3 +15 7 1 + 9 + 5 - 7 + 6 - 6 - 6 - 2 -17 + 8 - l 0 0 - it 0 - 1 4 * + 1 + it + 1 - 8 + 2 + 0 Calif. 6 5 - 1 - 8 2 + 6 3 0 1 -13 + 3 0 - 1 0 + 1 1 + it +11 + 1 + 8 + 3 + 8 + h + +J t + 5 + 6 - 5 + - + 7 +10 - 2 +11 + 1 + 6 + -Jr + It +17 + 2 + 2 + 1 - 2 it + 3 - h + h + 2 + + 6 9 + U + + it + 1 it 3 - h + U + It - it +10 + 6 + 5 + + 6 - 2 + 7 +12 +10 + 2 + 0 0 8 +12 1 +10 + 6 +lit + + 6 + It + 6 +19 +11 - 1 - 1 -10 r+ it + 7 +13 + 3 + 1 3 + 1 + 5 - 1 + 2 + + + - 3 7 8 3 5 -11 + 5 + 5 7 3 2 3 + + + U - + 6 + *Data not available. - 5 + 5 6 + 8 + 3 - 1 - 1 -11 + 6 + 6 + 7 + 3 0 + 3 - -
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