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vV Cc'-iip ^H.0b BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM FOR B/MDIATE RELEASE February 13, 1959• WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Year Week ending 1958 Jan. 171 Jan. Jan. 311 Feb, 7 * ^ £2 + ^ + 9 Federal Reserve District, Area, and City UNITED STATES Boston District Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Quincy Lowell City Springfield + 9 Mass. " " " " + 3 - 3 +15 + 9 +16 - 5 + 6 - 2 + 25 + 9 +13 + h " + l +26 . +19 + 4 + 1 - l + 3 + 3 0 +25 + 9. -13 • + 2 ,f New York District Metropolitan Areas Buffalo N. Y. - 3 New York-N.E. New Jersey N.Y.-N.J. + k Newark N. J. - 3 New York , N. Y. 0 Rochester " - 1 11 Syracuse - 2 Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas Wilmington Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton i/Vilkes-Barre—Hazleton Del. N.J, Pa. Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Ky. Lexington Ohio Canton Cincinnati Cleveland Downtown Cleveland Columbus Springfield Youngstown Pa. Erie 11 Pittsburgh Downtown Pittsburgh " Vtiheeling-Steubenville Vv. Va.&Ohio + 3 + 3 + 1 +12 + 2 + 1 + 3 - 3 + 1 - 8 +23 + 9 +29 - 6 - 2 - 3 + 2 - 6 -10 - 5 + 2 - 3 + 6 - 2 -12 +25 + 9 +26 - I + 2 +16 + 1 + k + 2 + 9 + L r+ 3 r+ 2 +11 + k + 3 + 5 +11 + l +27 - k +12 + 5 + 3 + 9 +19 +35 +13 + .U + 5 +10 -19 +16 + 6 +16 +10 r+ 7 + 3 +U7 0 - 2 - - 2 2 + 2 + h - 6 - 1 0 + 3 - k +18 +15 +16 r+ 1; + - 5 3 7 3 - 8 - 1 + 3 - 3 0 + U r+17 . - 2 + 1 -12 -20 -21 - 9 r-16 r+ 8 r- 6 r- 7 - 6 +UU +27 - 1 + 8 + 2 +17 + 3 + 2 +16 + 1 -1 + 6 + 1 + 6 +5U o +34 +21 +13 r+13 0 +11 + 6 +17 +22 + 2 + 9 +23 +20 +29 • H.8b m w Page ^ WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Year Vseek ending Jan. 17| Jan. 2k\ Jan. 31| Feb. 7 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 Key: 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 D. C. Md. Va. + 1 + 8 +11 r+11 + 8 + + - u 1 1 k 3 +15 0 0 - 1 + 5 +12 + 5 +1U +10 - 1 +1U r+ 7 r+ 5 r+ 1 r+lU + 9 + 2 + 9 0 . + 2 + 1 + 7 +10 + 9 r+ 5 . Ala. + + + + + - Fla. Ga. La. Tenn. 0 2 1 1 2 3 b 7 3 1 +16 + 6 • +11 + 6 + 3 + 3 + u +17 + 2 +10 + 1 +17 +1U + 7 + 3 +10 + 3 . - 1 + 5 +20 + 8 • +15 - 1 r+ 2 r- 1 r+ 6 +25/ +11 +1U r+10 - 9 + 2 + 8 - 8 +18 - 2 + 3 - 1 +_6 + 6 wis. ^1 - u , - 7 | - k - 2 + + + - + - 1 6 5 9 2 + 1 + 8 +10 + 8 + 8 - 5 . + 8 +20 - 5 ' + 8 0 + 3 - 1 r+22 + 8 Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. + 3 0 0 + 1 +12 + u - 1 + 9 - .8 + 3 - 7 +11 + 2 + 2it +32 + 8 +1U + 9 + 5 +15 0 - 1 lit - 2 Minn. + 1 0 + 1 - 1 - 5 + 7 + h + 2 +11 - 2 - 3 0 + b + 5 + 3 + k + 2 + 6 + 6 111. Ind. Mich. Mirm.&Vvis 2 1 1 3 7 1 r+ b U48 . #H.8b WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AMD AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Year' Week ending Jan. 17j Jan. 2U| Jan. 311 Feb. T " 1958 Federal Reserve District, Area, and City Kansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka Vvichita Kansas City Downtown 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 TrVestside Los Angeles Sacramento San Diego San Francis co-Oakland San Francisco City Oakland San Jose Portland Salt Lake City Seattle Spokane Tacoraa r—Revised. + 3 +11 +16 + 8 + 9 ' Col. Kans. " + 9 + 1 +12 + 9 + 5 +12 +13 0 + 2 +19 +1U + 9 +11 Mo. - 5 + 7 Tex. + + + + Mo. + + + 5 3 3 2 * Nebr. I\). Hex. Okla. » " 11 - 3 Ore. Utah Vvash.' " " + 7 + 2 - k .+1U + h + 1 r+lU r+11 +li^ + 3 + 1 + 8 ' + 5 + 7 - 3 ' - 1 +18 +lii +11 +33 +iu +11 - 8 0 + 2 +13 + 7 1 h 3 6 3 + 5 + 8 + 6 -10 . + 8 + 5 + 5 + 9 + 28 +12 +10 . + 1 + 7 + 8 + 3 +11 +15 + 2 Calif. +21 +13 + 3 + 2h + 3 +33 + 9 +16 +16 - 2 + 1 - 6 0 + 8, - 1 + 1 - 1 -12 - + 5 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 8 + 1 +11 +21 +17 + 8 + 5 • + k +33 +15 +18 + 9 - h +18 +17 + 9 +10 +18 +10 +12 +12 + 5 r+21 r+15 + 20 r+15 + 3 r+11 *Data not available. + 7 . + 3 + k +1U.+10 + 9 r+lij. +10 + 6 + 8 +28 +1U . +16 +15 + 9 +19 +18 + 5 +12 + 9 +11 +12 + 5 +15 +27 +16 +17 +19 + 8 +27 +1U +13 + 5 + 9 + 7
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