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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

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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

+
+
+
+
+
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- 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
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+ 8
+15 ' ' -+15 ,
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- 2

+ i
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+11

- 2
-3
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+ 5
+ 3
• :•+; 9

.; - + 2

+ 6

+ 6

r1

Minn.&Wis - 2

+11 .• •

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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

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+ 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

+
+
+
+

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»

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"

Ore.
Utah
Wash.
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+ I
- 6
0
+ 8
- 1
+ 1
- 1
-12
+ 5
+ 2
+ 1
+ 2
+ 2
+ 2

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+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

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- 5
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+26
+19
+ 7
+ 5
0
+2U
+ 5
+ 6'
+ 6
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