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(,3d BOARD OP GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM • . _FCR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 16, 1959. WEEKLY DEPARTMENT. STORE SALES..- .SELECTED .CITIES.. AND. AREAS. . ... ... i Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago Federal/Reserve District, ; Area, and City.... : H .mos, Week .ending 1958 ' Dec. 201 Dec. 27*1 Jan. 3j Jan. 10 ' +30 1 3;.;v • -:+: 12 UNITED STATES Boston District Metropolitan Areas Boston • •' Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Quinsy .. Lowell City Springfield Mass. - 1 • +_3 +31 - 6 + 2 .-it +iit + 9 . +lit - 6 : " + it - 3 +16 + it +23 - 8 +36 +29 - 8 -12 + 1 -12 + 6 -18 - 1 „ New York District + 1 ' Metropolitan Areas N. Y. Buffalo - 5 New York-N.E. New Jersey N.Y.-N.J. + 3 IN. J. " Newark -5 N. Y. New York - Rochester' -u Syracuse -3 1 Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas Wilmington Trenton Lancaster • Philadelphia Reading ..Scranton .. Mlkes-Barre—Hazleton Del. N. J. Pa. 0 ' . + 1 0 • +10 ' • 0 - 1 '..+ 2 - it Cleveland District - 3 ~ ' Metropolitan Areas Ky. Lexington - 1 Ohio Canton - 8 Cincinnati - 2 Cleveland - u Downtown Cleveland Columbus ' •' ' 0 ii . Springfield - 8 11 Youngstcwn /-12. Erie Pa. '• - 7 Pittsburgh 0 Downtown Pittsburgh ** Wheeling-Steubenville ¥<, Va.&Ohio -M +22 +57 r+23 + U +31 - 3 +28. • - k - U - 3 • 6 '!" + it i + it +25 +28 +28 +23 r+36 r+26 + 2 +31 - 3 - 5 +16 + 2 + 7 + 3 + 1 +37 +24 +33 +34 +19 +26 +17 ' + 3 + 6 + 6 + 5 : - 1 • • - 4 + 7 - 1 - 2 + 3 1 + 5 1 + 6 1 + 8 +25 " 1_3 '•;•+ 2 ' -10 +30 +18 ..+12 : - 2 ' + h : + 2 ; r- 1 + 1 r+ U 0 r- 2 + 2 ' : r- 2 . •; + 5 r- br r+10 ' - 3 r-5. .-25 r+ 7 ' . +8 r+24 ' . +15 r 0 ' +10 r+l4 ' +38 r+ 7 + 7 . +3 +.11 - + 2 : .. + 3 ' -:V. r . 6 r+ 8 "•••• rh. +23 +11 ' 0 +21 + 9 - 2 +2U-. ... +12 - + 2 +27 +17 - 9 +23 +21 -. -12 +11 - • - 1 +33 r+26 - 6 - 3 + 1 ' r+25 . -lit r+30 ' • +23 • - 4 r+18 + 7 - 4 + 6 r+15 • - it +26 + 5 - 2 6>3f H.8b " Page "2X J WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AIvD AREAS (Continued) Percentage .cnange from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Week ending 11 mos. 1958 Dec. 201 Dec. 27*| Jan. 3| Jan. 10 Federal Reserve District, Area, and City Richmond'District Metropolitan Areas Washington Downtovm Washington Baltimore Dovmtovm Baltimore Richmond Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas - Birmingham Mobile Jacksonville Miami Downtown Miami Atlanta Augusta Columbus New Orleans Knoxville 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 D. C-. Md. Va. - 1 + ;2 +29 r+ 2 + 6 + 3 0 - 3 -5 - U + + h 2 1 9 2 +31 +22 +27 +12 + 2h rrr+ r- 2 6 7 2 1 - 1 + 6 +16 +12 + 6 + 3 +27 0 Ala. Fla. Ga. " La. Tenn. in. Ind. Mich. " Wis. - 2 + 1 - 1 + 1 - 3 + 2 -5 + 6 - k - 3 1 r+_7 + 6 + + + + + + . k 5 3 1 1 2 2 0 0 + h +30 +31 r+29 +25 r+21 +28 +22 +30 +27 +19 + 1 + 9 +10 r+11 +15 +1U r- i; r+ 2 r+ U r+ 9 +10 + 7 - 2 - 5 - 8 + 6 - 5 + 6 +11 r + 3 - I4. r+ 7 r+30 - 2 - 7 - 9 -5 - 3 + 3 +13 + 5 - 5 + 3 +33 +27 +29 +28 , +25 - h +1U + 5 + 7 - 3 - 2 + 6 +23 r+2 + 5 2 2 2 1 + 9 0 + 5 +11 +3U +26 +18 +34 + + + + 2 2 2 5 + U - 5 + h +15 - 1 + 3 +26 - 2 r+ 2 - 1 - 1 -1 + 3 + 3 + 5 +27 +2U r+35 - 1 - 3 + 2 + 2 0 + 7 - r+19 - 6 + i; 0 0 - 3 + 5 + 2 •iB'c . Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. + - . Minn. " Minnwis- 3 1 i 1 j 6,3%. . > Page 3 WEEKLY DtiPAtiTMhNT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AivD AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Week ending Dec* 20| Dec. 27*| Jan. 31 Jan. 10 1958 Federal Reserve District, Area, and City Kansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka Vjichita Kansas City St. Joseph Lincoln Albuquerque Oklahoma City Tulsa City Joplin Dallas District Metropolitan Areas Dallas El Paso Fort Vvorth Houston San Antonio San Francisco District Metropolitan Areas Los Angeles-Long Beach Downtown Los Angeles Vvestside Los Angeles Sacramento San Diego San Francis co-Oakland San Francisco City Oakland San Jose Portland Salt Lake City Seattle Spokane Tacoma + 2 +_8 +29 r- 9 + 9 + k + 1 - u 0 - h X# + 8 0 +12 + 7 +10 - 2 +11 + 1 + 6 +11 + k +17 +29 +23 +25 +29 +18 +15 +52 +2h / +38 -12 -12 -20 - 7 - 1 r+ 9 -8 -17 - 3 + 8 +11 + 9 + h -1U +18 +20 + 8 +15 Mo. - 6 + 8 +21 -Ik "+ 1 - 1 + 1 +26 0 + 8 Tex. + + + + + + + + +20 +23 +35 +26 +27 h 8 5 1 7 + + + + + Calif. + - Col. Kans. Mo. Nebr. N._Mex. Okla. 11 « " ii " Ore. Utah Vvash. it 1 k 2 7 2 1 h 3 5 1 + + + + 7 9 8 8 3 0 + 1 +33 + 8 r+13 1 8 2 7 2 0 - 1 -13 + k 0 - 1 0 + 1 0~~ - 2 - 6 - 6 + 8 + 3 - 1 - 1 -11 + 6 + 6 + 7 + 3 0 + 2 r+35 +25 r+28 +U1 +39 +31 +28 +20 r+50 +26 +29 +27 +26 +2h + 2 - 1 + 5 +31 +20 + 8 + 6 + 3 +25 +15 - h +13 + 6 + 9 +17 + 7 +17 +27 +12 + 7 + 6 - 2 +17 + 3 +19 +10 - 6 + 3 r—Revised. **Data not available. * This year there were three shopping days before Christmas compared with two last year.