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WZBOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM &m.8b FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 6, 1959. WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS Percentage change from, corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Xear Week ending Jan. 101 Jan. 171 Jan. 24I Jan. 31 1958 + ti : + 5 + 1 +J± tS. Federal Reserve District, Area, and City UNITED STATES Boston District •Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Quincy Lowell City Springfield Mass. " ii " . 0 + 3 *_9 + 3 + 2 + 3 - 3 +15 + 9 +16 - 5 + 2 -10 +30 +18 +12 - 3 + 6 - 2 +25 + 9 +13 + 4 + 1 - 8 +23 + 9 +29 - 2 + 3 - h +18 +15 +16 -12 + 1 " + 2 +26 +19 + 2 0 1. 1 - 3 1 + 2 1 + 5 1 - 3 1 r- 5 I -27 +_U + 1 ±J± - l + 3 + 3 0 +25 + 9 -13 .+ 2 - 2 + 1 + h + 2 + 9 + k + 5 + l +11 + k New York District + 2 Metropolitan Areas N. Y. " Buffalo -3 New York-M.E. New Jersey N.Y.-N.J. + h iM. J. Newark - 3 New York N. Y. 0 " Rochester - 1 11 Syracuse - 2 Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas Wilmington Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton 'vvilkes-Barre—Hazleton + 2 Del. + 3 N. J. . + 1 Pa. ' +12 - II + 2 " + 1 + 3' - 3 " Cleveland District - 1 Metropolitan Areas Ky. 0 Lexington • Ohio Canton - 6 Cincinnati - 2 Cleveland - 3 Downtown Cleveland Columbus + 2 Springfield — 6 Youngstown -10 Erie Pa. - 5 Pittsburgh + 2 Downtown Pittsburgh * Wheeling-Steubenville Vv. Va.&Ohio - 3 - + 8 +12 r+ 5 12 r+15 +10 +37 + 7 + 6 + 2 - 7 + 9 +19 +35 +13 + k + 5 - 2 r+10 r-19 +16 r+ 6 +16 +10 + 8 +11 + 3 +U7 0 + 2 + U - 6 - 6 Z±' r 8 + 6 - 1 . - 2 + 1 - 9 -12 - 1 - 3 -16 - 8 - 8 9 1 | - 2 + 5 - 3 r- 7 - 3 -8 r- 1 + 3 - 3 r 0 r- 8 r- 8 + h. - +16 - 2 + 1 -12 -20 ' -21 -9 -11* + 9 - 2 - 3 - 6 +a +27 - 1 + 8 + 2 +17 + 3 + 2 -+16 + 1 - 1 + 0 - YW3 H.8b Page rM> • WEEKLY. DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Year Week ending Jan. 101 Jan. 17| Jan. 2U| Jan. 31 1958 Federal Reserve District, Area, and City Richmond District Metropolitan Areas ' Washington Dovmtovm Washington Baltimore Dovmtovm Baltimore Richmond Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Mobile Jacksonville Miami : Dovmtovm. Miami Atlanta Augusta Columbus I.ew Orleans Knoxvilie 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 + 1 D. C. Md. Va. + + - h l l h 3 + 8 r+ll +12 - 2 + 5 +15 +11 - 6 +15 0 0 - 1 + 5 r+12 r+ 5 +1U . +10 - 1 +1U + 8 + 6 + 2 +17 + 6 + 7 r+10 + 9 +12 + 5 - 2 - 5 - 9 + 5 : - 6 + 7 1 i +11 '+ 5 +16 + 6 +11 + 6 + 3 r+ 3. + i* +17 + 2 +10 + 1 +17 +1U + 7 + 3 +10 + 3 r- 1 + 5 r+20 + 8 +15 - 1 0 - 3 + 7 +25 +11 +11 + i + 1 Ala. " Fla, Ga. " " La. Tenn. + + + + + - 0 2 1 1 2 3 U 7 3 1 " " - 2 + k + 3 - 1 .+ 6 Wis. - 0 - 3 + 5 + 2 + + + - + - + 1 + 8 +10 + 8 + 8 0 i_5 + 3 _ - 1 +2b Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. + 3 0 0 + 1 + h - 5 + 4 r+lU +12 + U - l + 9 - 8 + 3 - 7 +11 + 2 +2h +32 + 8 0 + 2 - I + j£ - 2 Minn. + 1 0 +1 t + 2 0 + 7 - 1 - 5 + 7 + k + 2 +11 - 2 - 3 0 Minn .Mil is- 2 1 + 3 + h + 2 + 6 111. Ind. Mich. " " 1 u 7 k 2 1 1 3 7 1 1 6 5 9 2 * ^iK 8b Page 3 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AMD AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago on retail dollar amounts) Year Week ending Jan. 10j Jan.. 171. Jan. 2k\ Jan. 31 1958 Federal Reserve District, Area, and CityKansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka •Wichita Kansas City Dovmtown Kansas City St. Joseph Lincoln Albuquerque Oklahoma City Tulsa City JjDplin Dallas District Metropolitan Areas Dallas El Paso Fort Worth Houston San Antonio San Francisco District Metropolitan Areas Los Angeles-Long Beach Downtown Los Angeles VJestside Los Angeles Sacramento San Diego San Francisco-Oakland San Francisco City Oakland San Jose PortlandSalt Lake City Seattle Spokane Taccma r—Revised. + 3 + 9 +11 +16 + + + + 9 + 1 +12 + 7 +11 + 9 + k - 9 -1U +18 +21 + 8 +15 + 9 + 5 +12 +13 0 + 2 +19 +1U + 9 +11 +21 +13 + 3 r+2U + 3 +33 r+ 9 +16 +16 2 +14 + k 1 +15 +12 +1U + 3 Mo. - 5 + 1 + 7 +1U +11 + 2 +13 + 7 Tex. + + + + + 5' + 8 + 6 +5 +5 +10 + 1 + 7 Col. Mo. Nebr. N. Mex. Okla. 5. 3 3 2 •- 3 0 Calif. 1 h 3 6 3 -10 + 3 + 2 +13 + 1 +17 + 7 +17 +27 +11 + 6 + 5 - 6 0 + 6 - 1 + 1 - 1 -12 . Ore. Utah Wash, + 7 + 9 +5 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 2 + 2 - 2 +16 + 3 +17 +10 - 6 + 3 +11 + 1 +11 +21 r+l? + 8 + 5 + h r+33 +15 +18 + 9 - h +18 •*Data not available. - + 7 + 2 - h + 9 +28 +12 . + 8 +15 +13 +17 + 9 +10 +18 +10 +12 +12 +5 +20 +1U +20 +1U + 3 +12 + 3 : 10 6 + 8 +28 +1U +16 +15 + 9 +19 +18 + 5 +12 + 9 +11