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H.8b . BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 26, i960, * WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago fBased on retail dollar amounts) Week ending Jan,-Dec. Jan. 301 Feb. 61 Feb. IllFeb. 20 1959 - 2 + 4 ±1 ±J ±_Z Federal Reserve District, Area, and City UNITED STATES Boston District Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Quincy Lowell City Springfield New York District Metropolitan Areas Buffalo New York-N.E. New Jersey Newark New York Rochester Syracuse Philadelnhia 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 Youngstown Erie Pittsburgh Downtown Pittsburgh Wheeling •LI Mass, 0 + 4 0 +10 + 5 + 9 - 3 + + + + Ky. Ohio Pa. W. Va. +14 JLi +16 +11 +24 +37 +16 r+21 + 2 0 + 5 +15 - 4 +13 + 1 - 8 - 3 - 3 - 5 -14 - 9 -13 + 4 '+ 6 -13 + 2 ±Jt + 6 +1 +10 - 5 - 1 r+12 r+ 6 r+ 6 +13 r+ 2 -6 - 8 + 8 + 4 N,Y. N.Y.-N.J . + 4 N.J. 0 0 N.Y, + 5 + 3 " Del, N.J. Pa. 2 1 3 4 + 4 + 2 + 2 +10 + 7 0 + 2 +17 + 6 ±A ±11 - 0 + 7 + 4 +12 + 4 + 6 + 3 + 8 + 8 + 2 +11 - 1 - 1 - 3 + 7 + 1 1 + 2 0 +15 + 9 - 6 +13 ±_Z ±J + 7 + 2 + 5 + 7 + 9 + 6 + 9 +10 + 6 + 4 + 6 + 5 - 2 . 0 0 0 + 8 + 7 + 5 + 4 + 1 +17 - 2 +16 +16 + 8 -15 + 1 . -11 — 2 -21 -13 U n- 7 +19 r+11 r+ 4 + 6 r+ 3 r+21 - 7 +1 -12 . 4 - 2 -30 -12 r_0 - 5 r+ 1 - 2 - 5 +11 + 9 - 4 - 5 r- 2 r+ 5 + 5 -15 + 5 - 2 - 2 - 5 + 7 - 4 - 1 +12 0 + ? + 4 + 5 0 -10 . -36 -. 6 -21 - 4 +18 + 9 -16 - 4 - 7 -12 -16 -15 -28 . H.8b : . . . Page 2 VJEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) - Percentage change from corresponding : period, a year ago Federal Reserve District,. Area, and City Jan;-Dec. Week ending Jan. 301Feb. 61 Feb. 131 Feb. 20 1959 .. , ~ . ;±S. Richmond District Metropolitan Areas '. Washington • Downtown Washington Baltimore Downtown Baltimore Richmond D.C. Md. ii Va. Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Mobile Jacksonville Miami Tampa-St. Petersburg Atlanta Augusta Columbus New Orleans Knoxville - Cities' Central Atlanta Mi ami-D owntown : Ala, Wis.. ±_7 +2 + 4 r^_l - 5 - 8 +30 +10 +17 - 4 -12 . - + 6 • +1 - 6 +12 +19 + 6 + 9 + 8 + 7 + 7 + 4 - 3 -27 - 6 r+24 r- 4 +11 r+ 3 .. ' +11 • -10 r+ 7 r-18 0 0 +16 + 3 + 5 +.6 -26 -13 0 + 3 -20 +11 - 9 + 8 r-13 ' r- 7 r -10" + 1 +_6 +_6 . , +Js, - 3 + 6 +28 + 5 ' - 5 + 1 - 1 + 2 - 1 +11 + 3 + 9 +13 + 8 +10 + 6 + 8 + 5 - 8 +14 +18 + 6 =-1 + 1 + 1 + + - -14 + 5 + 3 + 9 +i • - 4 + 2 + 4 -20 -9 - 5 - 6 __o. +-5 .+ 4 + 5 +11 + 7 ±_8 •±Jt "Minn. + 5 + 4 + 7 + 7 + 7 + 7 + 8 + 9 + 6 + 4 + .5 . + 1 ' + 6 :>'3 + 1 - 6 Minn. & Wis. + 1 ' + 6 • + .3 -+13 + 9 +10 •Ark.: ,Ky. •• Mo. Tenn. ": . -21 . -14 -16 - 9 - 2 r-11 - 2. - 7 -11 ±_Z St. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis =13 - 1 - 8 - 6 -11 -1 - 3 + 7 111.' Ind. Mich. =L5' 2 8 2 6 2 Ga. ; Fla. . r_2 + + La. Tenn;. " " =_1 + 6 0 0 - 8 + 3 + 1 + 4 +21 + 9 +19 + 7 +16 + 1 + 6- + 8 Fla. Chicago District • Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Grand Rapids Milwaukee Minneapolis District Metropolitan Areas M p l s . — S t . Paul Mpls. and Suburbs' St. Paul Cities Duluth-Superior . 1 4 1 2 : . .. . 0 -1.. + 4. ; - l H.8b Page 3 ' WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Week ending Jan.-Dec. Jan. 301Feb. 61 Feb. Ill Feb. 20 1959 Federal Reserve District, Area, and City- Kansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka Wichita Kansas CityDowntown Kansas City St. Joseph Lincoln Albuquerque Oklahoma City Tulsa City J oplin 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. i i + 8 + 3 0 Mo.-Kans . + 8 Mo, - 1 ii + 2 Nebr. + 3 N.Mex. + 9 + 6 Okla. Col. Kans. +6 Mo. Tex. Calif. Ore. Utah Wash. " ±1 + 4 +11 + 4 - 7 + 3 - 4 + 5 +10 - 5 - 5 - 5 r+ 4 - 9 •02 - 2 -5 0 - 5 - 4 0 r- 4 + 2 +11 - 7 r+ .6 r+ 7 + 6 r-15 - 7 - 2 + 4 + 2 - 5 - 8 _o +-1 +12 + 2 + 5 +12 + 4 + - + 9 -12 - 6 + 4 - 7 + 7 -19 - 7 0 - 4 + 9 ±_2 _o + 1 +11 + 3 + 6 +14 +10 + 7 + 6 0 +18 +10 + 8 + 5 + 4 + 5 + 4 - 1 - 2 + 5 - 3 - 2 - 3 - 3 +15 +12 + 2 - 7 0 - 4 - 1 l 9 1 9 1 *Not available. + + + + + + r_ 3 l .4 7 5 4 5 8 3 2 4 4 1 2 - 5 - 3 - 8 - 1 - 4 - 8 + 5 - 2 -13 - 7 -16 __0 + + + + + + + + + + 0 1 3 8 2 5 6 1 9 7 6 6 6 1 + - 1 9 2 7 4 + 4 + 6 +15 + 2 +13 + 2 + 4 + 7 + 1 +12 + 4 + 1 - 3 +13 - 5
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