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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
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+22
+57
r+23

+ U

+31

- 3

+28.

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- 3
• 6
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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

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+11
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+21
+ 9
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+17
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+23
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+26
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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
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+
+

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2
1
9
2

+31
+22
+27
+12
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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

+
+
+
+
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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
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Ark.
Ky.
Mo.
Tenn.

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Minn.
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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

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Ore.
Utah
Vvash.
it

1
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2
7
2

1
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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.