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H.8b BOAiD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM ' .1 ' FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 28, 1958. WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES [AND AREAS Percentage change" from corresponding, period: a year ago Federal Reserve District, Year 1957-. •.Meb. Area> and City. •.Week ending j Feb. 15 I 1 1 Feb.i 8 1 1 Feb. 22 UNITED STATES *1; - 2 Boston District Metropolian Areas .. ' Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Quincy Lowell City Springfield - 3 + 6 0 3 6 6 1 + k 0 +12 0 + 5 +lli Mass,' ii it ii " * + + - 1 '- ~2 New York District o ' Metropolitan Areas ~ , N. Y. Buffalo + 1 New York-N.E. New Jersey N.Y.-N.J.+ 5 N.J. y h Newark N. Y. . New York . Rochester - 2 Syracuse * 2 Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas Wilmington Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton Wilkes-Barre—Hazleton " Cleveland District . Metropolitan Areas Lexington ' Ky. Akron Ohio » . Canton Cincinnati Cleveland ii • Downtown Cleveland n Columbus Springfield Erie Pa. ii Pittsburgh Wheeling-Steubenville VnVa^tOhio +19 -3 * W9 + 6 0 - 1 0 + 7 + 1 - 1 -11 +17 v 0 • + 6 + 8 +12 + 6 + 1 —-1 0 -I +11 +26 +12 - 8 • -8 - i £ i ' 1 .. . -ii -19 + 2 + 2 -10 r- 1 - 2 - b' -17 r—12 8 1 - + 6 -33 0 + 2 +16 -5 • -10 + l -1U -15 0 - 5 -is"" -10 ' 4 ' - 7 +1U + 6 + 5 - 5 -12 t 7 -2 + 1 -3 + 1 * 0 -5 - l + 3 " + 1 , -9 -10 - 6 - 9 - 5 - it . Del. N. J. .Pa. (i n n - 6 : +10 + 1 - 8,1 -27 : ? - 5 j - 7 - 5 -23 - 2 -17 -15 -1(2 . -2:0 • -33 . -42 -13 + 9 + 3 -12:: -32 . -36 -31 -35 -31 -U5 -33 - h -39 + U ' -3: " r- 6 T 2 . .-28 r- 7 r r 10 -37 -33 -Uo -39 -Ul -58 -32 r- 3 -22 +19 -16 -17 -5,6 +72 -26 +ii6' -36 -39 r-16 -10 -16 • 8. -15 • --3U -21 -23 -37 . - 8 : : -io . - 8 -20 -16 -15 r-16 -10 -31 r-lU „, •. - 6 ^ -13 -18' -25 -22 ' HT6 yaSe 2 K.8b WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AMD AREAS (Continued) Federal Reserve District, Area, and City Richmond District Metropolitan Areas Washington Downtown Washington Baltimore Downtown Baltimore Richmond Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Mobile Jacksonville Miami ' Downtown Miami Atlanta Augusta ' New Orleans Knoxville City Tampa ^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 Percentage change from corresponding period a.year ago 1 retail dollar amounts)"Year H T Weekending 1957 pteba 1 1 Feb. b | Feb. 13 I Feb. 22 -31 + 1 -7 + 2 - 3 + 5 - 5 -2 - 7 - 7 -11 -16 + 1 - + 3 - 7 - 7 -13 - 6 — 6 + 3 - 1 -10 -26 r% -10 + U -16 -16 - 5 - 9 -IS -19 - 8 - 9 -Uo -18 -11 + 7 r+ 5 - 8 r- 8 +17 —26 - u o - 3 .- 1 - h -lit La. Tenn. - 1 + h - l +10 - i + 3 -5 + h. - 3 Fla. + 5 ' + 8 +36 -20 + 7 0 - 9 -11 -11 -13 + 2 - 1 0 - 6 - 1 -10 + 1 -13 -14 - 6 - 8 -11 -16 - 9 -12 -11 -11 -10 -17 - 5 -12 0 - 6 - 9 %13 2 2 1 h + 1 -12 - 8 '+ 1 -16 - 7 -17 -22 -13 - 9 -19 -12 D. C. Md. Va. Ala. Fla. it Ga. 111. Ind* Mich. wis. Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. Minn. ; ii " '+ T . + 1 1 r+ h r+ 7 r- 7 r-10 r- 1 9 8 3 6 0 ' . -2k -25 -56 • -18 - 8 -16 -hh -13 -19 -17 . -17 -11 - 3 -15 - U >1U + 2 '+£ - 7 t 2 + 3 0 + i + 7 + 1 - 7 - 7 - 7 - 6 - 2 - h - 6 - 6 - 6 Minn. Wis,. - 1 * * 4<r; H.8b | Page 3 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES -SELECTED CITIES AND 4REAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based oh retail dollar amounts) Tear Week ending 1957 Feb. ,1 | Feb. 0 | Feb. 15 j Feb. 22 Federal Reserve District, Area> and City Kansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Wichita Kansas City St. Joseph Albuquerque Oklahoma City Tulsa City Joplin Dallas District MetropolitanAreas Dallas El Paso Fort Worth Houston San Antonio San Francisco District Metropolitan Areas Los Angeles-Long Beach Dovmtovm Los Angeles Vuestside Los Angeles Sacramento San Diego San Francis co-Oakland San Francisco City Oakland Portland Salt Lake City Seattle Spokane Tacoma r—Revised." Col. Kans. r+ 3 - 3 - 7 0 ' 0 ! 3 Mo. - 9 + 1 - 3 -10 -lU r-13 0 + 2 - 5 - 2 - k -2k + 6 -10 + 1 + 3 +17 Mo. -25 -17 Tex. " -18 N. Mex. Okla. - 8 -2U -20 -18 - 8 11 - 7 -19 - 3 " " - 6 Calif. " » " " 11 " " Ore. Utah Wash, + 1 - 3 + 1 +15 0 - 1 - 2 - 7 - 2 + 1 0 + 1 - 6 - 7 <-11 - 9 - 7 - 6 -18 - 9 - 1 +10 + 7 -13 - 7 -16 —26 - 6 - 9 - 1 - k *Data not available. - 2 -10 - 3 -16 -17 - 1 - 9 - 1 -13 | -15 ! +15' ! -11 r- 8 r-11 -13 r -: 7 - 1 2 >9 1 .. +12 5 - 3 - 3 -Hi - 3 - 9 -15 -H* -25 - 5 - 1 +60 - 3 - 9 -31 -18 - 6 - 8 - 6 c
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