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b39 JH.8b % BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FbDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 30, 1959. WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES.- SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS ' Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago ... (Based on retail dollar amounts) "" Week ending Jan. 3| Jan. 10| Jan. l?j Jan. 24 + 1 + 2 • + 5 ii Federal Reserve District, .. 11 Area, and City UNITED STATES Boston District Metropolitan Areas ' Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Quincy Lowell City Springfield 0 • Mass. it ii - 6 + 3 - 8 - 3 . 1 . -12 • +15 1 + 1 + 9 -12 + 6 +16 -18 >5 ' + k + 1 New York District Metropolitan Areas Buffalo N. Y. New York-N.E. New Jersey N.Y.-N.J. N. J. Newark New York ^ N. Y. " . Rochester • ii Syracuse ' ' "' — 3 •+ k - 3 - 0 - - 1 -- 2 Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas, Vvilmington Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton • Viilkes^Barre—Hazleton + 3 +2U + 1 1 o • +12 i + m + 2 + 6 + 1. - 2 + 2 + 3 ' - 3 - 7 -+ 2 + 2 Del. N. J. Pa. " " 1 1 - • - 1 + h 2 • - 2 - k .+10 . .. - 5 + 6 Cleveland District • + 8 - 1 .Metropolitan Areas Lexington Ky., 0 . +10 Canton Ohio — 6- • , + 9 . Cincinnati +11 - 2 Cleveland +15 - 3 Downtown Cleveland * +18 ' Columbus + 2 . +11 » ., ^Springfield - 6 - 6 ' Youngstown -10 0 Erie Pa. " +18 - 5 11 s • ' + 2 Pittsburgh + 1 Downtown Pittsburgh -M0 Vtheeling-Steubenville Vtl, Va.&0hio + 5 - 3 + 3 . + 2 -10 +30 +18+12 - 3 + 2 — £ -3 ' + 2 + 5 - 3 - 6 -27 + 8 + 9 + 3 - + 6 .. + 1 - 8 - 2 +25 . ' ; +23 + 9 + 9 +13 +29 + U - 2. +^6, ;+ +19 k . + 1 r- .1 . -13 • + 2 r+ 3 + 3 . - 2 \ 0. + 1 . +25 .. + k r+> : + 2 r +12 +16 " +10 +37 + 7 + 6 + 2 - 7 r+ 9 r+19 r+35 +13 + k r+ 5 r- 2 +12 -20 +16 + 8 +16 +10 + 8 - 6 £=Jf : - 6 r- 1 • ' + 5 ' : - 2 : 3 r+ 1 ' - 5 - 9 - 3 -12 > .8 . . - 1 : 0 . -3 • + .3 r-16 •.-•3"" r- 8 ' + 2 r- 8 . U r- 9 - • - u - 2 + h >16 - 2 + 1 -12 •-20: -21 - 9 -111 + 9 - 2 - 3 - 6 (£?3R H.8b WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AiND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change frcm corresponding, period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) lear Week ending Jan. 3|_Jan. 101 Jan. 171 Jan. 2TT" 1958 Federal Reserve District, Area, and City Richmond District Metropolitan Areas "Washington Dovvntovm Washington Baltimore . Downtown 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 Buluth-Superior D. C. + 2 + k - 2 - 2 - 6 . Md. + 7 Va. - 1 Ala. Fla. Ga. La. Tenn. 111. Ind. Mich. Ms. - 0 + 2 + 1 + 1 - 2 + + - 3 L 7 3 1 - 2 - 1 - h 7 U 2 2 + 5 +15 +11 - 6 + 7 + 6 + 1 + 9 +10 +11 +15 +1U - h r+12 r+ 5 + 2 + h + 9 - h +1U + 5 + 7 - 3 - 2 - 5 r- 9 r+ 5 - 6 + 7 +11 r+ 5 + 2 + 2 0 r+ U + 1 0 + 1 + 3 - 1 + + + - + - 1 6 5 9 - 2 + 2 Minn.&Wis- 2 1 1 3 7 1 r+ 3 + U - 5 •+ k +15 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 r+10 o - 3 + 5 - 1 - 3 - Minn. +16 + 6 +11 r+ 6 r+ 3 + h + k +17 + U +1 Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. +12 r+15 r 0 0 r- 1 + 5 0 + 7 + 3 + 2 M O Page 3 .8b WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND ARMS (Continued) "Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago Federal Reserve District, Year 1958 Area, and City Kansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka Wichita Kansas City Dovmtovm Kansas City St. Joseph Lincoln Albuquerque Oklahoma City Tulsa City Joplin Dallas District Metropolitan Areas Dallas El Paso Fort Worth Houston San Antonio San Francisco District Metropolitan Areas Los Angeles-Long Beach Downtown Los Angeles Westside Los Angeles Sacramento San Diego San Francis co-Oakland San Francisco City Oakland San Jose Portland Salt Lake City Seattle Spokane Tacoma r—Revised. 12 Col. Kans. tr Mo. Nebr. N. Mex. Okla. Mo. Tex. tt it " Calif. ii " 1 1 Ore. Utah Wash. n " + 5 + 3 -3 + 2 Week ending Jan. 3| Jan. 10| Jan. 171 Jan. 2k - 9 + 9 +11 +16 r-13 -12 -20 - 7 r+ 7 +11 + 9 r+ 9 + 5 +12 +13 * 0 + 2 r+19. r+lU .+ 9 +11 +21 +13 + 3 + 25 + 3 +33 +10 +16 +16 - 2 + h - 9 -Ik + 9 + 1 +12 - 1 + 9 - 8 • -17 - 3 +18 +21 + 8 +15 - 5 -lU + 1 + 7 +1U 0 0 + 8 + 2 113 U 8 5 l 7 + + + + + - 3 + + + + 1 h 3 6 3 + + + + + 2 +_8 > 1 - 6 0 + 8 - 1 + 1 - 1 -12 + 5 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 1 - 1 + 5+31 +19 + 7 + 5 + 2 +23 +15 - h +13 + 6 + 9 . + 5 + 8 . + 6 -10 + 8 7 9 8 8 3 + 5 + 5 + 9 +28 +12 +13 +11 r+15 +17 + 7 +17 +27 r+11 r+ 6 r+ 5 - 2 r+16 + 3 r+17 +10 - 6 + 3 + 8 + 1 +11 +21 +18 + 8 + 5 + k +37 +15 +18 + 9 - h +18 +17 + 9 +10 +18 +10 +12 +12 + 5 +20 *Data not available. . +lh +20 +iu + 3 +12
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