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H. 8b BOAED OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM . FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE . : . February 25, 1957 ' . WEEKLY- .DEPARTMENT' STORE SALES' - SELECTED C I T I E S AND AREAS Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t , 'Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago . Area, and City - Year 1956 Week ending • , Jan, 26 I Feb . 2 | Feb. 91 Feb, li UNITED STATES II jL_2\ BOSTON DISTRICT Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Lynn Quincy Love11 Cities Springfield Providence + 2 - Mass, 1 - " + 2 0 5 5 1 3 0 1 0 - 2" - 3. • + 14 2 - 3 • 7 ]10 ' + 2 -- 7 - - ill * 1 ' 2 - 39 + 6 - 2 + 2 - 6 »• — R. I . +_6 +_zz r+ _2 " ir " Philadelphia D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Dei. • Wilmington N.-J. Trenton Pa, Lancaster •. " Philadelphia Reading Scranton W like s-Barre--Hazleton + 4. . + 2 + 8 + 7 + 6 • 0 " + 3 + 4 . + 16 + 2 - 3 . ±JL» + + + + + + .. 9 2 2 3 8 5 0 Cleveland D i s t r i c t ±i Metropolitan Areas •0 Ky. Lexington Ohio + 3 Akron " .. + 2 Cincinnati " + 3 Cleveland ii + 5 Columbus " - 1 Springfield " - 1 Toledo Pa. + 5 Erie + g Pittsburgh VJheeling-Steubenville W.Va.-Ohio + 8 - 4 9 46 6 3 2 2 14 i l 1 : 1 * 26 ; 10 3 3 3 0 3 "• + 1 - 7 0 " -- 5 + 19 . + 7 + 5 r+ + + + + + - 3 |18 + 15 0 9 2 + 8 + 3 2. .'+ + : + - : ±J;; + 15 _9 + + + + " New York D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Buffalo N. 'Y.' • • New York-N.E.New Jersey N. Y.-N.J. Newark N; J ; New York N. Y. " Rochester Syracuse .±__4 4 + 1 • .+ 1 - 28 r+ 23 + 14 r+ 12 + 3 r+ 16 ' + 9 • - 10 I + + + + + + + + 13 . + 11 17 .18 , + 9 + 14 13 24,- • + 19 + 12 • 38 3 + 3 + 4 • 26 + 7 - 1 + l8 + 13 j_13 + r+ r+ r+ r . - 5 3 3 4 1 3 2 9 6 9 0 19, • 1 8 , + + .:+ + + + ±-4 + + + + + + 28 16 2 3 49 21 1 + + + + + • 8 5 l 3 1 10 2 1 6 4 0 + 7 + + + + + + + 2 3 22 6 4 3 z 7 5 6 12 6 15 9 7 6 9 H.8b '• Page 2 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t , Area, and City- Year 1956 Richmond D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Washington D. C. Downtown Washington Baltimore Md. " Downtown Baltimore Va. Richmond Week ending J a n . 26 1 Feb. 2 1 Feb. 9 +1 6 + 6 - 3 + 4 - -11 -19 + 4 -10 -11 + 8 + 1 ' +42 +36 + 8 : * + 2 +A +17 Atlanta D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Jacksonville Atlanta Augusta New Orleans Knoxville Nashville City Tampa ±_8 ±9 Ala; Fla. Ga. + + + - + 5 -10 - 4 - 4 +13 +14 +30 + 1 + 5 +17 - 8 + 7 +18 - 6 Fla, + 2 + 8 +13 Chicago D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee 111; Ind. 1 Michi Wis. + + + + S t . Louis D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas L i t t l e Rock Louisville S t . Louis Memphis Ark. Ky; Mo. ' Tenn. ±i ±1 +5 + 5 + 5 + 1 + 3 - 3 - 1 0 - 2 + 8 + 1 + 6 5 5 2 1, La. • + 5 Tenn. + 2 + 9 ±2 Minneapolis D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Mpls. - S t . Paul Minn. Mpls. and Suburbs S t . Paul Cities Duluth-Superior Minn,&W i s , . ±J +1 - 1 r+ 3 r- 5 r+16 r+8 -12 -10 -18 +18 + 6 - 4 +J + + + r+ + + ±Jt ' 1 Feb. 16 +12 +11 - 9 + 2 -17 +30 4 7 6 4 4 7 6 +22 + 4 + 2 iii +10 +14 - 2 +17 + 7 +14 + 6 + 2 + 8 + 4 + 9 0 + 4 + + + - +1 +_1 + 3 - 1 + 2 + 5 + 4 + 4 +5 + 7 + 4 - 9 +36 -12 -16 r+11 - 4 + 3 -10 0 + 2 +13 - 2 + 3 0 ±1 +10 + 1 + 2 - 2 +10 +15 0 + 7 + 3 5 4 4 7 5 3 3 1 0 „ - 23L H . 8b WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AMD AREAS (Continued) Percentage changfe from corresponding period a year ago (Based on r e t j a i l d o l l a r amounts) Week ending Jan* 26 | Feb. 2 j Feb. 9 1 Feb. 16 19# Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t , Area, and City- Kansas City D i s t r i c t Metropolit an Areas Denver Topeka Wichita St . Joseph Albuquerque Oklahoma City Tulsa Cities Joplin Kansas City Dallas D i s t r i c t Metropolitam Areas Dallas _j El Paso Fort Worth Houston San Antonio San Francisco D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Los Angeles-Long Beach Downtom Los Angeles Testside Los Angeles Sacramento San Diego San Francisco-Oakland San Francisco City Oakland Portland Salt Lake City • Seattle Spokane Tacoma r—Revised + 2 Col. Kans. Mo. N . Mex. Okla. Mo. " Tex. - - 3 ' kg - 5 -20 +22 - U + 7 -13 - 1 r+ 3 L+if I+ 3 - 9 1+17 1+20 i+25 - 2 +11 -10 +23 +12 +2 zJ. ±10 -17 + 1 + 2 - 2 - 1 +17 +1U +25 I+ 8 I- 7 k + + 7 + 3 0 + 2 +h + k 0 C .+ h + 6 + h - 1 + 5 Calif. " » Ore. Utah Wash • 0 ~b + + + + + i 7 5 3 3 0 0 + 3 + 3 + 3 + h tl +20 +19 r+22 r+ 8 r+ 9 r+ 3 " ' r+ 2 r+ 5 + h . + 2 - 5 -17 r+ 6 #—Data not av ai l ab l e + + r+ + 2 1 6 5 2 5 8 +10 +10 +1 +11 + 2 + 1 +17 R-17 - h + 1 - 5 + i + r+ + 6 7 6 2 U !- 1 zJ i- 2 i •+ 2 3•- 2 +15 + 5 +l 0 - 9 -28 + 2 - 7 + 5 - h + 2 + 3 + 6 __o +i\ +n +10 + 2 + u - £ r+ 5 7 - 1 > k + ? +2U +1 +11 - 8 -3 - 3 - 2 + 3 0 - 8 + 1 - 3 - 2 + 3 +16 +16 -27 +18 - . 2 ,
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