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k5T0 lii. 8b BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM VvEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES r Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) "Year Week ending. Jan. 21+1 Jan. 311 Feb. 71 Feb. llT" 1958 Federal Reserve District, Area, and City UNITED STATES Boston District Metropolitan Areas Boston Do?mtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Quincy Lowell City Springfield + 5 Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Lexington Canton Cincinnati Cleveland Downtown Cleveland Columbus Springfield Youngetown Erie Pittsburgh Downtown Pittsburgh Wheel ing-Steubenville Vv. + 8 Mass. " " " " 11 " + 3 - 3 +15 + 9 +16 -5 + i +23 + 9 +29 - 8 - 4 +18 +15 +16 - 2 -12 + 1 +19 + 2 + 2 + 1 - 3 + k - 3 0 - 1 -13 + 2 — 2• + 1 + k - 2 + 3 + 1 +12 + 2 + 1 + 3 -3 Ky. Ohio 0 — 6 2 2 -12 -20 -21 * Va.&Ohio - - 3 - Pa +17 + 1 + 2 - 6 -10 - 9 -5 + 2 -16 + 8 - 6 -3 - 7 - 6 -1U + h + 3 + 3 - 7 + 9 + k + 3 + 2 +11 + k +17 - 2 - 9 - 2 + 9 +13 r+ U n +10 -19 +16 + 6 +16 +10 + a + 1 + 2 + 2 Del. N. J. Pa. + 9 + 2 12 New York District Metropolitan Areas N. Y. Buffalo New York-N.E. New Jersey i.Y.-N. N. J. Newark N. Y. New York Rochester Syracuse Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas Wilmington Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton W ilke s-Barre—Hazleton z FOR mmDIATE RELEASE February 20, 1959. SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS - 6 r 0 + 6 r+53 0 +3U +21 +13 + 9 + 1 +22 + 6 +39 + 5 + 2 l A r+U. +12 - 6 +21 + 7 +15 + 9 +10 +21 +22 + 7 + 3 +U7 0 + 2 + b r+U5 +27 r- 2 r+ 6 r+ 1 +17 + 3 r+ 1 r+13 r- 1 r- h + 6 + 8 0 +11 + 6 +17 +22 + 2 + 9 +23 +20 +29 +11. +12 +13 +12 +1U \ Page U |• H.8b WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STCRE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) • Federal Reserve District, Is Afea, and City Richmond District. . !Metropolitan Areas' Washington 'Downtown Washington Baltimore • Downtown Baltimore Richmond Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Mobile, Jacksonville " MiamiDowntown Miami Atlanta /Augusta Columbus New•Orleans Knoxville •••: DrC. : m. Va'. Ala. Fla. Ga. " 11 La. Tenn. Chicago District Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis - ' Detroit Grand Rapids Milwaukee. St. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville • St. Louis Memphis - Percentage., change--from corresponding . . . .... period-a-year-ago' " : (Based on retail .dollar amounts)• ; . ' ' week ending ! Jan. 24| Jan. 31| Eel).. 7 . . ±11 +ii + "V" + 1 - 1 | - h •i - 3 +12 +iu +10 - l +m + 7 + 5 + l +1U + 1 +id + 9 0 2 1 1 2 3 k 7 3 1 + + + + + .- - 2 : 8 r+ 8. .• • + 3 + 2 • 6 + '9 .0 0 . ... -12 + 2 — 1 '+ 6 + 1' .. + 6 +1 +h9 - 9 + 2 • +21 +17 +15 +19 +1U - l +15 + 2 +. .5 + 7 + 9• + 3 +. 5 • • '."-"2" - 1 +10 + 8 + 6 ". + 9 +25 . +13 .. • - .9. • +-3 • • . + 6 • - r •- +11 -Ik + 5 +lk - 8 +20 + 10 - . +26 . ' r+17 i - 1 ' + 6 + 6 +6 . ... ' - 5- '; : •+ 5 • • + 8 ; +15 +20 . +-7 • : . +1U - 5 + 8 . • - •1 • .. 111.. Ind. Mich. Yiis. + 1 1 •; - 1 + 8 + 6 k ' : +10 7 • - 5* + 8 k • - 9 2 - - 2 - • + 8 - 0 :• - - 1 - Minneapolis District Metropolitan Areas Mpls.-St. Paul Mpls.- and Suburbs St. Paul " , ' Cities Buluth-S uperior Ark. • Ky. Mo.... Tenn." Minn.. " + 3 ^ i 0 0 . •+ 1 " - 6 + 3 - 7 +11 +22 + 8 . + 11 + i ' ' +1U " +12 + 9. • +15, +24 + 5;,: r-r^ T r+29 ' + 8 +15 ' ' -+15 , +_U ,+_9 i o " i_k* ;• - 2 + i ' 0 . • + ij. + 2 " +11 - 2 -3 0 .+ b : iK . • + 5 + 3 • :•+; 9 .; - + 2 + 6 + 6 r1 Minn.&Wis - 2 +11 .• • •fi.8b Page 3 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change frcm corresponding period a year ago on retail dollar amounts) Week ending Jan. 241 Jan."311 Feb. 71 Feb. 14 Federal Reserve District, Kansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka Wichita 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 Westside Los Angeles Sacramento San Diego San Francisco-Oakland San Francisco City Oakland " San Jose Portland Salt Lake City Seattle Spokane Tacoma r—Revised. 11 Area, and City Col. Kans. Mo. Nebr. N. Mex. Okla. " Mo. Tex. UL +1$ + 8_ r+ 8 +13 + + + +21 +13 + 3 +24 + 3 +33 + 9 +16 +16 - 2 + 7 + 2 - 4 +14 + h + 1 +14 +11 +1U + 3 + 1 + 8 + 5 r+ 8 - 3 r 0 +18 +1U +11 +33 +17 - 6 + 8 + 8 - 1 +13 +20 +16 +31 + 5 5 3 3 2 - 3 + 9 +" 1 +12 - 5 +1U +11 - 8 + 8 0 +13 + 7 + 7 +16 l h 3 6 3 + 5' + 5 + 9 +28 +12 +10 + 1 + 7 + 8 + 3 + 3 + k +1U +10 + 9 +18 +13 ' +18 +16 +16 +1u r+11 + + + + 1JL Calif. » " " " Ore. Utah Wash. " + I - 6 0 + 8 - 1 + 1 - 1 -12 + 5 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 2 + 2 i +15 • +17 + 9 +10 . +18 +10 +12 +12 + 5 +21 +15 +20 +15 + 3 +11 +10 +12 r+ 7 + 5 + 8 +15 +28 " +27 +1U . +16 +16 +17 r+lU +19 + 8 + 9 +19 - : +27 +18 +1U + 5 +13 +12 • + 5 + 9 + 9 +11 + 7 *-Data not available.' +12 - 5 .+ 8 +26 +19 + 7 + 5 0 +2U + 5 + 6' + 6 + 2 + 1