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M lJ BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE H.*8b ZSTW FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 3, 1958 . • WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS Percentage change -from corresponding period a year ago. (Based on retai1 dollar amounts ) • Viieek ending Jan, Nov, "Dec. 71 Dec. 1U| Dec. 211 Dec. 2d* Federal' Reserve District, Area, and City , UNITED STATES Boston District Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Quincy Lowell City Springfield Mass. + 1 ;_5 rJh - 1 — + + l u 5 5 o - 2 -.1 Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Lexington Akron Canton. Cincinnati Cleveland Downtown Cleveland Columbus Springfield ' Erie Pittsburgh Wheeling-Steubenville 0 - 5 +11 + 6 - 2 + 1 Del. N. J. Pa. -11 - 6 -20 -8 -11 -.3 + 1 lit . + 7 -23 -lil + 1 ' - l 0 + 8 ' 0 - 1 r+ 3 +31 + 2 135 8 0 23 +:L3 +; .0 + 8 + 3 . +38 0 +21 + 8 , .'+68 + k +39 + : 7, - 1 : +1+7 + 0 New York District Metropolitan Areas N. Y. . Buffalo 1 New York-N.E. New Jersey N.Y.-N.J. N. J. Newark N. Y. New York Rochester - k Syracuse 0 Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas Wilmington Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia .... Reading . Scranton Wilkes-Barre—Hazleton 4-_2 h - 1 +28 1 h +12 +3U + + • + • ' - + 7 5 3 9 1 1 +19 r- 5 +15 , +36 + k x +22 + 6 . +26 1 +25 +32 - 3 ±30 r+13 + 6 - 1 +10 r+ 2 r+ 3 - 1 -10 -16 -10 - 1 - 6, + 1 Ky. Ohio + 7 - 3 + 2 - h 0 ** - 1 - 5 Pa. o " +2 Va.&Ohio+ 1 +31' +25 +19 +29 +32 +51 +37 r+32 (16 - 6 - k - 6 -15 - 6v -11 -20 -11 5 11 3 i 6 1 -.8 6 +!io .+ 3 + 2 + h + 6 +11 . . 0 >4 - 2 +11 + 5 +k6 +32 +30 +37 +21 .. +10. + 2 +29 +25 +38 Hid H.8b v Page 2 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Federal Reserve District, - Area, and CityRichmond District Metropolitan Areas Washington Downtown Washington Baltimore Downtown Baltimore Richmond D. C. Md. Va. Percentage change frcm corresponding period a year ago (] Based on retail dollar amounts) Week ending Nov. Dec. 7| Dec. 14| Dec. 21| Dec. 28* + 1 -10 + 8 + + - - 8 - 7 -19 -20 - 2 + 7 + 3 +11 + 9 + 5 + r+ + + r+ + 2 + 6 r+ 3 r+32 r-lt 0 + 1 r+ 6 r- 1 + 5 - 8 + 2 - 9 +29 2 u 5 5 3 Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Lobile Jacksonville Miami . Miami' City Atlanta Augusta New Orleans Knoxville CityTampa La. Tenn. + + + + - Fla. + 2 Chicago District Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee 111. Ind. Mich. Wis. + 2 - 1 0 - 1 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 + 3 . • Ala. Fla. " " Ga. " 0 5 i 9 1 2 5 5 h 1 Ark. &y. Mo. Tenn. Minn. ,r " Minn.&'wis. •5H5+36 +30 +28 +12 +20 - 3 0 + 1 +30 - 1 0 0 + 1 + 1 + h + 2 0 +35 +23 +32 +21 - 2 52 1 - 1 3 3 1 h | - 3 - 3 + 3 -10 - 1 + 2 0 - 3 + + - 1_2 | 0 + 2 3 -1 | i 1 + 1 I r+ o +31* +30 +47 +1A +36 +29 r- 1 + +37 +22 0 + - 5 3 9 8 5 • 0 -11 0 - 1 0 - 2 +10 +15 + 2 + 6 + u + 7 + 1 - U 0 - k - 6 - - h 0 + 6 r 0 r+29 1 3 3 7 +19 +$0 +27 +31 + 3 + 2 +33 0 1 1 + 3 + 3 + 2 + 2 + 3 - 1 +33 +33 +33 2 r+ 9 + 2 +32 -ir&b Page 3 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) "Percentage chang from corresponding period a /ear ago (Based on retai!1 dollar amounts) Jan.line'ek ending * NoV, Deo. ffDec. %|Dec. 21 ( Dec. 2 d ~ 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 F ort \:j orth Houston San Antonio Col. Kans. " Mo. N. Mex. Okla. - 1 - 2 - 1 - 2 126 + + - - 0 + 5 - 2 - 7 + 2 + 2 - 8 -lit + 3 + 1 0 - 5 - 3 - 5 -10 +32 +'39 +28 +35 +29 +18 +16 +10 0 - 8 ,0 - 9 r- 5 +13 +23 + 2 - 7 zJu - 3 +29 + + + + + + 1 - 6 -3 -10 - 1 — + 2 -9 - 7 - 5 V - l +26 +29 +23 +30 - 8 - b - 2 +3U " Mo. " 1 2 2 6 2 2 0 - 5 - 2 U b. 6 3 7 +•* : Tex. ii 11 " " San Francisco District Metropolitan Areas Los Angeles-Long Beach Calif. Downtown Los Angeles ftestside Los Angeles Sacramento San Diego San Francis co-Oakland San Francisco City Oakland Ore. Portland Utah Salt Lake City Seattle %ash. Spokane Tacoma 3 b 3 7 1 0 + 2 - 2 + 2 +16 + I - 1 > 2 - 6 - 2 + 1 + 1 0 - 6 1 1 8 6 6 -13 - 6 -22 . -16 -lb - 5| r+13 - 1 -11 -15 0 - 8 - 8 - 1 -17 - 9 - 1 - 6 - 5 • - 1 0 - 6 + 2 + 8 - 7 . r-10 +38 - 1 - 8 +27 - 2 \ +36 +11 +47 - 8 +29 +iiO - 1 +39 b +2b - 9 +20 - b ^ +32 - 3 +29 - b + b +33 +19 -13 . The large increases shown for this week reflect in part the fact that this year Christmas was on Wednesday and the week therefore included 2 days of heavy pre-Christmas shoppingj in the corresponding week last year! Christmas was on Tuesday.
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