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. BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM H.db ' FOR BMEDIATE RELEASE February 17> 1956 . , • WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS Federal Reserve District, Area, and City "Percentage change from 'corresponding period a year ago (Based ,on .retail dollar amounts) Year Vieek ending 1955 United States t ± Boston District Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Lynn Quincy Lowell • Cities Springfield Providence l A • - 1 ** + 6 , +10 . - 1 - 2 + 1 -19 + 6 - 3 +13' + 9 + 7 +12 +22 + 2 + 1 + 23 + 6 + 5 + 8 +10 - k +17 -18 - 1 - 5 +12 +18 . 0 + 9 -33 R. I. .+5 + 3 +11 -12 +14 + 3 +12 +13 + 5 ^ 6 +_8 + 8 + 7 j " » Pa. .Va.-Ohio Pa. + 9 + 8 + 8 + 7 + 8 +11 . lit 9 7 5 7 9 3 . 9 +10 Ky. Ohio 11 + 8 o • +3 + h ' 0 0 + 2 . + 5 •• + + + + + + + + 3 . •' . + 2 - 0 • +'8 + 6 Mass. . Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas Del. Wilmington Trenton N. J. Pa. Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton %ilkes-Barre—Hazleton +4 + 9 l_u New York District Metropolitan Areas N. Y. Buffalo Nev: York-K.E.Nev/ Jersey M.Y.-N.J. N. J. iVev/ark N. Y. Nev/ York " Rochester Syracuse " Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Lexington . Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Springfield Toledo Erie Vvheeling-Steubenville City Digitized for Pittsburgh FRASER + 8 , + 2 . +.7 + 5 + 7. . +7 +11 + 8 + 5 + 7 +19 +13 - h - 6 + 5 + 9 +16 - 2 - 3 -13 + k -23 + 7 0 . - 9 + 2 +17 - 8 - 9 . +26 r- 8 + 6 +11 + 2 . +10 + 9 + 5 + 9 + 5 • + i; . 0 . • • •+ 5 • ; + 1 - 2' 0 0 - 1 + 5+7 IM-1.U + 8 +52 - 1 +19 •r+lU + 7 r+2U - 4 +33 +20 +37 + U +20 + 6 + 5 +20 +12 +12 -11+ +15 - 3 +16 . r+17 +11 r+ll 4 23 +22 + er - 2 +U5 -3 + 7 -16 + h 0 +16 + 5 + 4 +12 +18 +22 -6 +19 +10 +22 +^ tvL +17 - 8 +10 +16 +15 + 2 + 2 +U6 +2b ^ 3 Hv8b Page 2 "WEEKLY DEPAR'iKENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES Ai'lD AREAS (Continued) Federal Reserve District, Area, and City Richmond District Metropolitan Areas Washington Downtown Washington Baltimore Richmond + 8 D. C. Md. Va. - Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Jacksonville Atlanta Augusta New Orleans• Knoxville Nashville City Tampa Fla. Chicago District Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee 111. Ind. Mich, »'<is. St. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock . Louisville St. Louis Memphis Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. Minneapolis District Cities Minneapolis St. Paul Duluth-Superior Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Year week: ending Jan. 2l|Jan. 28 ji'eb* k |>'eb. 11 19# Ala. Fla. Ga. La. Term. Minn. Minn. & Wis. + + + + - 2 • + 8 - 2 + 9 + 8 + 2 r-16 r+ 2 +22 +11 - 9 +12 r+ 1 . 8 k k 9 - 3 -10 -10 + 9 +10 + k +10 + u +10 + 7 0 - 2 + 8 + 7 +11 + 1 + o +12 + 7 + 7 +15 + 7 + 3 + 6 + 7 + 7 + 6 +16 - 1 + 3 + 7 -16 -20 - 2 - 1 r-11 - 2 + h -11 +12 +18 + k + 8 - 1 +10 -20 +13 • + 5 + 6 " + 1 + 8 + 3 +15 +3 + 7 + 6 + 7 +12 + 3 + + + +18 +10 +13 +11 + + + + 5 +18 + 3 +12 + 8 - 3 +_U - 1 +10 - 7 -1U - 2 0 + 5 - l r+ 9 -10 + + + 9 9 7 7 + 2 +1U +12 + h + 2 + 6 + 9 + 5 2 8 7 8 3 7 3 6 + k ii 0 + 9 r+ 5 + 7 + 3 + 2 + 2 , - 2 I + 6 1 + 1 + 9 + 7 + 9 + 7 0 + 9 + 6 +11 +10 H.8b _ Page 3 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES, AND AREAS (Continued) Federal Reserve District, Area, and City Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Year Week ending Jan. 21J Jan. 28 |Feb. U |Feb. 11 1955 Kansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka Vvichita St. Joseph Albuquerque Oklahoma City Tulsa City Kansas City + 7 l A z l + 2 +iU + 5 +12 + 7 +11 +12 + 3 >8 + 1 + 2 •+. 6 - 5 + 7 + 1 + 9 + k -15 +10 - 3 + 2 - 9 +11 r- 2 r+ 2 +22 -16 -19 . -18 + 3 + 5 + l + 9 0 0 +13 + 3 + - 9 - U + 1 + 3 r- 2 Dallas District Metropolitan Areas Dallas El Paso Fort Worth Houston San Antonio San Francisco District Metropolitan Areas Los Angeles-Long Beach Downtown Los Angeles Yvestside Los Angeles Sacramento San Diego San Francisco-Oakland San Francisco City Oakland City San Jose Portland Salt Lake City Seattle Spokane Tacoma r—Revised. Colo* Kans. Mo. N. Mex. Okla. Mo. + 9 Ij -ex. + + + + + " " 9 8 9 7 6 + 8 Calif. ii 11 Ore. Utah "wash. II IT h - 3 -20 + 8 -10 , +11 -+ 3 ±2 + 1 +5 0 - 2 + 5 + 1 . +12 + 5 + 5 >7 .+ 7 + 9• + U . +10 + 2 + •5+11 | +10 + 5 - 3 +10 + 7 + 5 + 3 * + 7 - h +10 .. 0 1 —Data not available. ?*> r- 3 + + + + - 8 2 3 3 6 ^5 *" + 7 + 2 -15 : -11 - 5 - 6 + + + + + r+ 6 r+ 3 + 9 -13 r-21 + 5 + 6 -12 r+ 1 + 3 + 21* + 5 r+ 1 + 7 + 3..- - +. 9 + 2 r- 2 + 3 + 7 r-13 - 2 +13 -3 + 1 - 8 + 3 - 3 + 2 - h 9 7 8 6 3 + 1 - 2 0 + 7 + 8 + 6 t U + 6 + 3 + 3 - k + 2 + 2 - 1 "
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