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HOr H.8b BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL REoERVE SYSTEM FOR m-iEDIATE. RELEASE December 6, 1957« 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 Quincy Lowell City . Springfield 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 Percentage change from, corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail! dollar amounts) Jan.-j Week ending Oct. Nov. 91 Nov, 16[ Nov.- 23* | Nov. 30* + 1 - 1 - 3 z£- Mass. + + + - P 3 5 5 l l -20 - 6 -21 -k . + 2 - 7 + 2 + 8 ' -20 h - -18 +15 +13 +10 +11 - 6 -23 -13 -11 -22 : -29 - .5 - 1 12 + i r+10 -22 N. Y. + 1 N.Y.-N.J. + 5 N. J. - 3 N. Y. - 3 o -ll + h + 1 r+12 r+ 7 r+ 6 r- 6 + 1 -26 - 8 + l - 8 - 9 + 1 Del. N. J. Pa. + 7 - + 1 -- 1 • + 1 +11 0 0 + 7 0 +13 - 1 + 5 -+ 8 - 3 + b - 1 + + 2 0 k , o o - 5 ^ 6 Pa. - 1 " ;+ 3 Yv ,Va.&Ohio+ 3 2 -11 - 5 + 9 -x-x0 -18 - 6 -5 " + 3 r- 1 + 1 - 8 • + -31 .-27 -30 -15 r+10 + 2 -13 r+- 7 - 3 Ky. Ohio 2 -22 r+ 3 -22 -23 -23 -22 -23 -24 . -15 -18 -21- -10 0 0 -16 + 6 -2U -23 -31 + 9 -1k &'<r +74 +11 -19 -23 -26 - -10 . ** -10 -17 -lh V H.8b Page 2 WEEKLY DEPARliiENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Federal Reserve District, Area, and City Richmond District 1 Metropolitan Areas .'Washington Dov/ntovm Washington Baltimore Dov/ntovm Baltimore Richmond Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Mobile Jacks onville Miami Miami City Atlanta Augusta New Orleans Knoxville' Nashville City Tampa Chicago District Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit 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 D. c. Md. n Va„ Ala • Fla. " " Ga. La. . Tenn. " Fla. 111. Ind. Mich. Wis. • Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn, Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) "Week ending Oct, Nov. 9) Nov. 16 | Nov. 23*1 Nov. 30* + .3 - 5 - 3 + .3 - 4 + 8 - 4 - 3 - 5 - 7 - 9 - 9 +10 0 - 3 - 6 -10 r- 6 1 4 4 5 3 + 2 - 7 - 6 -10 7 -13 - 8 -13 + 3 - 1 - 6 - 9 -10 -13 -13 - 2 - 8 - 5 -12 - 1 + 1 - 8 -20 - 9 -19 -18 + 1 - 3 + 2 - 8 +45 + 2 - 2 -10 ' +_1 -24 * 4 0 + 2 0 - 4 - 8 +19 - 7 -12 -12 -14 - 6 + + + 3 2 1 3 -24 -23 -25 -22 0 - 6 -IV + 3 -21 3 1 2 2 +18 -16 - 2 - 2 -13 -15 -14 + 1 - 8 +14 -15 -18 -22 -23 -11 zl - 8 -14 - 2 -14 -16 -10 - 8 + - ** . - 1 8 ZJL + 4 - l r+ 3 + 1 -21 - 7 - 7 -30 -18 -23 + 4 -19 -12 ** ** + 3 + 4 0 -H- 2 - 2 " - 3 r- 8 - 7 - 8 Minn.&Wis. + 1 - 7 -10 r- 5 " -22 -26 -29 -25 -29 -18 + 1 + 6 - 1 +11 - 1 + 3 - 5 + 7 - 2 + 6 + 3 Minn. » -3 rr- HOZ HO 3 Page 3 ' H.8b WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STCRE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Federal Reserve District, Area, and CityKansas 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 Downtowi Los Angeles Vilest-side Los Angeles Sacramento San Diego San Francis co-Oakland San Francisco City Oakland Portland Salt Lake City Seattle Spokane Tacoma Percentage chang;e from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Jan.Ifoe^ek ending Oct* Nov. ?| Nov.H 6 Nov. 23* I Nov. 30* - 1 . Col. Kans. " Mo. N. Mex. Okla. Mo. " Tex. 11 Calif. it " 1 1 Ore. Utah Viiash. + + + - 6 r+ 9 -18 2 -ii -i2 1 - 1 -17 -iU +13 - 1 - 8 +19 +ia +19 + 7 -Ik -15 -12 -16 -20 -23 -28 - 3 r+ 6 -21 -20 zA 1 2 3 6 3 2 1 + 6 - 8 - 9 -21 + V -lit . -13 - 1 -16 -11 -10 •+ 2 - 6 7 + + + + + +10. - 3 -13 -12 -15 -h 3 k h 9 1 + 1 ±2 + 2 - 2 + 2 +17 + 1 - 1 - 2 + 8 + 5 +10 +18 - + 7 0 0 -7 0. + h - 5 +10 -11 - h - 2 + 1 + 1 0 - 5 , ! • 9 +16 -1U -13 0 T~* +16 +3U +h - 8 +21 -lit -19 -10 . - 1 -17 9 + 5 -18 + l - 8 + 2 * +20 8 - 1 , - Fx : +...U 7 = - 7 ' + 3 -6 -17 -11 +3U + 2 L B + k + 6 X r-1.? -15 -15 -15 -23 + 1 -21 -17 -19 -22 -38 -12 -15 - 7 -25 1 2 u* isr-12 **—Data not availatDie. r—Revised. *—Comparisons are affected by the fact that Thanksgiving Da;T is one week later this year than last.
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