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7..-ZJa 8.8b boaed <f ggvubnqrs or n r n w n February 8, 1957 iaif.F.F.KT.Y lid&hm Federtiifttoenrer .DiaW#,:. . Area*... and §S&y.J UNITED SPATES BOSTON DISTRIST ?..-•• Metropolitan Areas '••: BostonDowntown Bos tan Suburban Boston Cambridge v >•-. lynn Quincy Lowell Cities-:':Springfield Providence c ' Percentage change from corresponding period a) year ago (Based on retail- doUsK Gpiounts) .. . TMeek ending Sear m>w Jan* 12 ( ^an> 19 I ^ah* ^6 • -J. -2 2: , -Mass • . . - Oi t 1 ..." y -10 + 5: » .. *•; 5' ?13 * 3 1. J" t 3: ; + 5 r3 ,« v.- 0; ;R. X. Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas Del. Wilmington • N« J. Trenton . Pa# Lancaster , «i Philadelphia .. Reading Scranton Wilkes-Barre—Hazleton < * 6 • • • 8 ; r 8 ..m 2 + 6 * a + 7 * 6 # * k * 2 • t± 0 .+ 3 + 2 ir + .3 h • 5 tt - 1 — 1 + 5 Pa. * 5 Hv.Va.-•Ohio + 8 :'l -10 1 . +11 + 5 + 6 + 3 : 0 v - ' U 1 ' 0 . - 2 r 3 + 2 :• " N + 2 -.3. -29 + 2 - 6 3 -18 j u *2-1 r+ 2 r+ 8 + 2 -!5 - 2 r+X6 -3, +20 r+ 9" rr+ - +1U tl +1U +13' r- 5 . 0 r+ 9 - 3 5 > , • -iu -21 - 1 0 - 3 r- 8 - 9 r-16 + 1 • 2 " I +35 ! 7 +1 Xs" : • a ijk + 7 -28 +1h + 7 +16 . 2. - 1 - 7 >10 -'2 tl' • . -tA •. .+ 9 ™> 2 . •+ 2 + 3 + 9 .+ 5 0 : Ky# Ohio I .8 ' lA': New York District • . Metropolitan Areas Y. . Buffalo New Tork-N.E.New Jersey N.X.-N .J. N > e J# , Newark "N. Y. — New York = " • Rochester . Syracuse Cleveland District " Metropolitan Areas Lexington Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Springfield Toledo Erie Pittsburgh Wheeling-Steubenville : sele^ c i t e a ; .6 3 . 2 2 1A I +5 t-i +1 + i +1 > i *26 -10 -3 + 3 - 3 0 . :-28 >22 +1U *15 + 3 +17 + 9 -10 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AMD AREAS (Continued) Federal Reserve District, Area, _and CityRichmond District Metropolitan Areas Washington Downtovzn Washington Baltimore Downtown Baltimore Richmond D.C. - " Md. Va. Percentage change from corresponding ... period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) .Xear Week ending 1956 Jan* 12 J Jan* 19 I Jan. 26 | Feb, 2 *1 +13 + 1 - 6 +17 + 6 - 3 + k * + 2 *13 + 9 +17 + 1 + h + 3 -it + 9 - 5 -20 -11 r-19 r+ U -10 -11 + 8 + 1 +U2 +36 + 9 + 6 . 5 5 2 1 5 2 r+ k + 3 r+8 + 9 + 3 - 1 -13 -11 - h +18 + 2 * . r- U * +23 +1U +30 + 1 * +16 • 8 + 7 +19 - 6 +10 + 8 . Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Jacksonville Atlanta Augusta New Orleans Knoxville Nashville CityTampa + 9 + 1 . . +27 + 2 -11 -10 +10 +2U Fla. + 2 + 6 Chicago District Metropolitan Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee +_£ rJL + 3 + 3 ±A 111. Ind. Mich. Wis. + 5 + k + h + 7 + + 3 U 2 1 + 1 +16 - 1 + 7 + U + + + + - + _£ - 2 +11 + l + 3 + 5 + h + h + 5 + + — + 7 2 6 2 + 8 +10 +12 + 2 + 7 + k - 9 +36 -12 -16 +13 - h 6 + 1 + 7 + 1 0 5 5 5 0 + 1 - 2 + 7 +11 - 2- + 1 + 3 - 3 - 1 0 - 1 8 + + 3 + 1 + 6 St. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis Ala * Fla. Ga. " La. Tenn. " Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. + + + + + Minneapolis District + Metropolitan Areas Mpls.-St. Paul Minn, + Mpls» and Suburbs + St. Paul + Cities Duluth-Superior Minn*&Wis.+ h + 9 0 h 5 8 3 1 H.8b W E E K U DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retai . dollar amounts) Sear Week ending . Jan. 12 | Jan. 19 | Jan* 26 | Feb. 2 1956 Federal Reserve District# 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 Mo. N.Mex. Okla. Mo* Tex. San Francisco District Metropolitan Areas Los Angeles-Long Beach Domtown Los Angeles Mestside Los Angeles Sacramento San Diego San Francisco-Oakland San Francisco City Oakland City Portland Salt Lake City Seattle Spokane Tacoma r—Revised. + 2 Col. Kans. + k + 7 + 3 0 + 2 h k 0 - 2 - 1 -11 r+11 -10 +27 +12 -17 + 1 + 2 - 2 - 1 +17 +1h +25 + 6 - 7 r- 1 +20 + 8 :i + 2 i i +_9 h + 4 +20 +19 +21 + 7 +10 + U + 3 + 6 +•• if + 2 0 - k i 7 5 3 3 0 0 + 3 + 3 + 3 + h *—Data not available + u +15 + 8 - 9 * +20 * 0 + b + 6 + h - l + 0 - 1 + 2 + 6 + 6 + 5 + 6 ' - 9 + it + 2 | — 6 ! -11 - i -16 +10 + 2 +10 r-5 -20 r+.22 r- ij. + 7 -13 -1 0 0 * 3 + + + + + " I I ;s + 3 0 +_5 Ore. Utah lash. - 3 + 3 Calif. " Li 0 - 7 + 3 -12 -11 - 6 + 3 -17 + 7 +10 - 1 + 3 - 1 +15 + 5 + l 0 + 2 * - 7 + 5 - a + 2 + 3
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