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BOAiiD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 15, I960.
WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS
Percentage change from corresponding
period a year ago
on retail dollar amounts)
Week
Jan.-Nov..
. . ending
1959 I Dec, 191Dec. 26*I Jan. 21 Jan. 9
+ 9
r+ 8
+20
±5
±1
Federal Reserve District,
Area, and CityUNITED 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
Philadelphia 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
+20
+ 6
+16
6
4
9
8
5
3
+21
+18
+25
+22
+20
+23
+10
+ 5
+15
+18
-14
+19
+17
+23
+17
+25
+17
+16
r+ 1
+10
±_2
+ 4
- 1
Mass.
"
"
"
"
. +10
+ 5
+10
- 3
+
+
+
+
+
-
"
+ 4
+ 1
11
+ 4
+ 3
+ 1
0
+ 5
+ 3
+
.+
+
r+
Ky.
Ohio
W.Va.
r+
+
r+
+
r-
4
9
2
4
2
9
8
9
1
5
2
5
+15
+22
+15
+21
r+16
r+21
+18
r+li
+JZ.
+ 4
+13
+ 4
+ 7
+ 3
+ 2
+12
+ 8
+12
+ 5
+ 1
+ 1
+ 3
r+ 3
+22
+19
r+19
+26
+19
+18
r+ 7
+ 5
r+12
r+19
+20
+28
+ 6
+10
+16
+ 5
+ 7
+17
+16
+ 8
i-S
+ 5
r+21
+ 9
+ 2
+ 6
+ 8
+ 9
+ 6.
+ 9
+10
+ 6
+ 4
+ 7
+ 6
- 1
+ 2
+ 2
+ 2
+ 7
+ 6
+ 4
+ 3
+11
+ 5
+ 6
+ 7
+ 6
- 6
+ 1
Del.
N.J.
Pa.
+ 9
+21
+ 3
N.Y,
N.Y.-N.J,
N.J.
N.Y.
"
"
/ m
r+19
+18
+18
+21
+21
+17
+15
+19
r+23
r+10
+17
+16
+ 5
-18
+
+
-
7
7
3
5
+ 2
- 4
- 1
+10
+12
+10
- 4
+ 7
+ 3
+28
+24
+17
+20
+24
+21
+16
+10
+ 9
+41
+21
+32
+31
-23
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tJEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED„CITIES AND AREAS (Continued)
Percent age change from corresponding
""period a year ago
(Based on retail dollar amounts)
Jan.-Nov.
Week ending
1959 ("Dec. 191 Dec. 26* 1 Jan. 21 Jan. 9
Federal Reserve District,
Area, and. CityRichmond District
Metropolitan Areas
Washington
Downtown Washington
Baltimore
Downtown Baltimore
Richmond
Atlanta District
Metropolitan Areas
Birmingham
Mobile
Jacksonville
Miami
Tampa-St. Petersburg
Atlanta
Augusta
Columbus
"
New Orleans
Kaoxville
Cities
Central Atlanta
Miami-Downtown
r
D.C.
"
Md.
"
Va.
Ala.
"
Pla.
"
"
Ga.
"
"
La.
Tenn,
Ga.
Fla.
+ 6
0
+ 7
+1
+1
- 7
+3
+ 4
- 3
-2
-11
- 3
+ 8
+ 3
+22
+2
+ 5
+21
+ 9
+19
. +6
+16
0
+6
+9
- 6
0
+17
+ 5
+12
r+ 6
+10
- 2
' +1
+5
+16
+18
+44
+17
+26
+29
+36
+14
r+22
+16
+29
0
+ 9
+ 6
- 1
+7
-14
+3
+ 2
+14
- 5
+ 8
+ 3
+19
r+ 4
- 2
'+ 2
+9
•• + 5
+ 7
+14
+13
+30
+22
+19
+ 1
+ 6
+ 6
+14
+18
-
+16
+22
+15
+7
- 2
+14
±_2
rrr+
-
1
6
2
7
-10
+ 5
+ 2
- 5
-13
+10
+ 4
r+ 7
- 6
+ 6
+ 1
+ 2
+21
+ 1
-11
Chicago District
Metropolitan Areas
Chicago
Indianapolis
Detroit
Grand Rapids
Milwaukee
Wis.
+4
+10
+14
+9
+10
St. -Louis District
Metropolitan Areas
Little hock
Louisville
St. Louis
Memphis
+ 7
+ 1
+16
r+15
Ark.
Ky.
Mo.
Tenn.
+ 5
+ 6
+5
+13
— 8
+7
+ 3
- 4
+13
+29
+13
+17
+16
+ 9
+23
+ 7
+5
+ 1
+19
+ 5
+4
+7
+1
+1
+2
+18
+19
+18
r+ 6
+ 6
+7
r+ 4
r+25
r- 2
Minneapolis District
Metropolitan Areas
Mpls.—St. Paul
Mpl?". and Suburbs
:t. Paul
Cities
3ulutV.-S')r,orlor
111.
Ind.
Mich.
11
Minn.
"
"
Minn. & Wis.
+18
+32
+ 4
+22
+10
+ 7
+ 8
-20
+17
+ 5
- 1
+10
+14
0
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WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued)
J Percentage change from corresponding
period a year ago
|
(Based on retail dollar amounts)
yan.-Nov.
Week ending
1959
Dec. 191Dec. 26*1 Jan. 21 Jan. 9
Federal Reserve District,
Area, and City
Kansas City District
Metropolitan Areas
Denver
Topeka
Wichita
Kansas City
Downtown Kansas City
St. Joseph
Lincoln
|
Albuquerque
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
»
City
oplin
J
+ 7
- 1
+14
+24
+ 6
+ 8
Col.
+ 4
Kans.
0
Mo.-Kans. + 9
Mo.
- 1
+ 4
+ 4
Nebr.
N.Mex..
+ 9
Okla.
+ 7
+ 7
r+ 1
- 3
- 6
0
1 ~ 2
- 2
+ 1
0
- 6
- 8
+16
+15
+ 2
+17
+13
+ 9
+ 9
+ 8
+10
+13
+21
+ 4
+31
+37
+33
+16
r+ 2
+16
r+32
+36
+10
- 2
- 4
+ 8
+ 7
+11
+ 1
+22
+ 2
- 5
Ho.
Dallas District
Metropolitan Areas
Dallas
El Paso "
Fort Worth
HSuston
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
0
+ 9
+12
+ 3
+ 6
+12
+ 5
Calif.
Ore.
Utah
Wash.
- 9
+ 9
r+34
+ 5
j
+_i
+23
r+12
+ 1
i
I
+10
- 7
- 1
+ 8
+ 2
+30
+ 9
+12
+28
+18
+24
+ 1
+13
+12
r- 6
+10
- 7
- 7
- 3
- 8
±10 .
+_6
+22
+_7
±_8
+12
+ 4
+ 6
+15
+11
+ 7
+ 6
0
+19
+11
+ 9
+ 5
+ 4
+ 6
+ 8
+ 2
+ 6
+10
+ 9
+ 4
+ 4
- 1
+ 9
+ 7
+ 4
- 2
- 1
+18
+22
r+ 9
+18
+22
+21
+21
+20
+15
r+30
+17
+24
+19
r+21
+16
+15
+18
+ 3
- 3
0
+ 4
+ 4
- 1
+ 5
+ 7
+ 6
+ 1
+ 6
+ 7
+ 3
- 7
+ 3
+11
+ 2
+12
+14
+ 7
+19
+12
+ 5
+ 8
+ 5
+13
-
r—Revised.
" **Not available.
* This year there were 4 shopping days before Christmas compared with 3 last year.
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