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44T H.8b - BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM FOR IMMEDIATE . RELEASE February 21, 1958. , r; - WEEKLY DEPAKTON.T STOKE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS Percentage change, from corresponding period a year a go " (Based on retail dollar amounts) • lear week ending Jan.'25' I -Feb-. -1 j-F.eb....£L| I Feb. 15 w " Federal Reserve District W e a , arid -City.' ... UNITED STATES 1 Boston District"; Metropolitan Ajreas /• ~ Boston Downtown Ebston Suburban Boston - ' Cambridge Quincy Lowell City Springfield £i ' •• ' il Mass. ;0 - 3 .+ 6 11 . + 6 ' 11 + 1 II • - 1 . - 2 New York District . jv3 Metropolitan Areas , Buffalo N. Y. + 1 New York-N,E. New Jersey N.Y.-N.J . + 5 N. J. Newark - 4 ^ New York N. Y. Rochester - 2 r Syracuse + 2 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 Erie " • • Pittsburgh toheeling-Steubenville Del. N. J. Pa. ii Ky. Ohio ii ii Pa. 11 - 7 -11 , + 2 + 7 +10 -10. . + u... o +12 10 +! 5 +1U - 4 - 9; +19 -17 +10 r- 1 - 7 VlU + 6 V 5 - 5 -12 -11 r+ 2 -10 - 2 -17 -17 + 2 . r+ - 8 U, 8 2 7. 4 : 9 -10 - 6 - 9 —' +11+26 . +12 - 8 + 6 '.^.V + 6 0 1 •0 + 7 + 1 - 1 + 5 +ii + 9 + .2 - k - 1* -12 -11 +17 0 + 6 + 8 +12 + 6 r- 7 - -5 r-23 - 2 ;: -IT r-15 . • :"~12. + 1 -7 • - 1 r-20 + * + + 8 - 9 - 9 - 8 - 1 -6 -ii - 6 -17. -10 - 7 # - 1 : + 2 7 2 1 3 1 3- • "VI 0 - 5 - Ir. + 3 + 1 Vy ,Va.&Ohio. " ' • +[6_/. -10 - 7 ' -19 •' + 2 - 3 - 4 -14- 8 + 4 - 3 - 4 - 2 -28 - 6 : 2 +19 -33 -—17 0 +72 r+ 2 +46 +16 • . -10 -8" - 5 ' '-15- • -10 • -23 " •. *-21 :+ 1 •' : -10 •'.*20 > ' -16 r-llt r-15.. -14 ' -10 , r 0 "-12' --- - 6 -18 - 5 -25 V H.8b Page 2 WEEKLY DEPAKllENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Federal Reserve District, . Area, and CityRichmond District Metropolitan; Areas D. C. "Washington - ~ Domitown Washington Md, ' Baltimore Downtown Baltimore Va. Richmond Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Mobile Jacksonville Miami Downtown Miami Atlanta Augusta Kern Orleans "Knoxviile CityTampa 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 Ala. Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts)" Year | Feb. 1 || Feb.tij Feb. 15 Jan. 25 j 1957 + I 0 + -2 - 3 + 5 - 5 - 2 '-+ 9 + 7 -10 -iU - i + 3 - 2 - 7 . .. - 5 - 7 - 7 -11 -16 + 1 rrr - 7 9 8 3 6 0 - 7 - 1 + > - 5 9 6 9 2 r- 8 La. Tenn. - 1 + h - 1 +10 -1 + 3 - 5 + k .- 3 -17 -15 : -5 + U -13 - 6 -16 — 6 -16 + 3 •- 5 - 1 - 9 -10 • -26 r-19 - 8 - k -10. . • - 9 Fla. .+ 5 . +15 + 8 +36 0 -11 - 9 -11 -n - 5 - 9 -12 -13 -10 + 1 -13 -Hi - 6 - 8 -11 -16 - 9 -12 -11 -11 -10 -17 - $ Fla. Ga. 111. Ind. Mich. 11 Wis. Ark. Ky. Tenn. + + + + 2 - 1 0 ' - 6^ - 1 ' • + - 1 6 5 h 3 $ -U0 -18 -11 ~ + 7 + 6 - 8. - 9 +17 * -20 r - "11 0 - 6 - 6 - 9 %13 2 2 1 h - 2 - 9 + 3 -29 + 1 -12 r- 8 +11 + 1 -16 - 7 -17 -22 -13 - 9 : "19 + 2 + 2 H - 7 -12 + 2 + 3 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 5 + 7 + 1 - 7 - 7 -7 - 6 Minn.&W is. - 1 +17 r- k -6 - 6 Minn. " " * * $ H.8b Page 3 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STOKE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Federal Reserve District, Xear 1957 Area, and City Kansas 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 Col. Kans• " Mo. N. Mex. Okla. " Mo. " Tex. " " " " San Francisco District Metropolitan Areas Los Angeles-Long Beach Calif. Downtown Los Angeles Vvestside Los Angeles Sacramento . San Diego San Francisco-Oakland San Francisco City Oakland Portland Ore • Salt Lake City Utah Seattle %ash. 11 Spokane T'acoma " r—Revised* Percentage change from, corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Jan. 25| Feb. lj Feb. d| Feb. 15 - 3 f 0 + 6 - 6 - 6 -21 - r -1 + + - 1 3 1 5 - 2 - 2 - 3 - 1 + 5 +12 -5 -2lt -15 - 2 + 2 + 3 + 2 - 1 + 7 - 1 + 5 + 1 -12 + 1 - 3 + 1 +15 0 - 1 - 5 - 2 - 7 - 2 + 1 0 + 1 — 6 - 3 . -10 - 7 +12 -13 - 3 - U -13 0 - k + 2 +1U 2 ' : \$ r - h 3 - 9 - 3 + 5 - 3 - 7 0 - 3. - 3 -10 -1U -20 -24 + 6 +1» o -25 -12 ill - 8 -18 - 3 +10 3 - 3 -18 - 8 - 2 . a - 7 -19 - 3 -26 h 6 - 7 r- 1 r- 7 r-11 - 8 - -13 -15 +15 - 9 - 1 +12 -11 - 6 ..i-12 3 - 3 -1U - 3 - 8 - 1 +60 - 3 I- 9 tl <!" 1 11+10 & -w-Data not available. -10 - 6 9 1 h -16 -10 2
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