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« H33 H.Cb BOARD QF GOVERNORS OF T % FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM [FOR Dfl^DIATE RELEASE January 31* 1953»' , SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS • WEEKLY •••• .--Federal Res'e^ve 'H£|i*tcrbs - * Area, and City UNITED STATES • Boston District /Metropolitan: Areas Boston ' • Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Quincy Lowell : City ' Springfield Percentage.. .change from corresponding perlddMa yedr ago . . (Based on retail dollar amounts) W6fek eftdiog Jgny-i;! -Jmj.llJ ,jjan0 18 I Jan* 25 w + 1 •Mkss* -* ii: 0 - 3 + 6 + 6 + 1 - 1 Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Lexington Akron Canton Cincinnati. Cleveland Downtown Cleveland " Columbus Springfield .. Erie Pittsburgh Tuheeling-Steubenville - 7 ^9 %1&' + 3 - 1 +22 6 Del. lL'J. Pa. • +^0 +12 + 8 ; p • -S' + 3 +| 1 + u + h r+ k l 13 2 0 5 - 2 - 2 + 6 0, - 1 0 + 7 .+ 1 - 1 •it' +1 - 3 -10 +18 + 6 Pa, Vv .Va.&Ohio + 7 - 2 + 1 - 3 + .1 * 0 -5 i, 3 1 - 9 - 2 + 1 + 7 ..+10 Vio +|3 U 15 U + l' Ky. • Ohio «4. • 2 n - ;New York District O .1' Metropolitan Areas4 Buffalo-5 N.? Y. + 1 New York-N.E. New Jersey. N.Y.-N'.J. Newark * N, J. New .(York N. X. * Rochester - 2 Syracuse + 2 Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas Wilmington Trenton Lancaster. Philadelphia Reading ; .. Scranton ilkes -Barre;—Hazle ton + |1 + 2 + S. '• - .2 . r- 1 r-15 - 2 :.:l - 2 r- Li +17' 9/ r-16 , • r- it. v—9 . r- 3 +5 +12 +11 + 1 - u - 3 -12 •;£*>': + 8 + 2 0 + 3 + 8 - 5. - i -13 -17 r+ 5 + 1 r+13 +10 r +-6 • •i; 6' h r—U : 0 ' rf-5'- 2 + 9 - 5 -10 ;:+u • u + u .-i - 6 +16 - 7 • + 9 - 9 - 9 - 8 - 1 - 6 - b - 3 -15 -10 . - 7 H.8b Page 2 WEEKLY DEPAR1MENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Federal Reserve District, Area, and City Richmond District ; . Metropolitan Areas Washington Downtown Washington Baltimore • DowntownTBaltimore Richmond Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Mobile Jacksonville Miami Downtown Miami Atlanta Augusta New Orleans Knoxville City Tampa D. C. ir Md. Va. Ala. Fla. i; Ga. La'. Tern. Fla. - 1 - 1 r+ 8 0 -10 -11 + k + 9 +1U - 1 - 3 + 1 • +.1 - 3 < r+ 2 r- I +15 r+ 9 +18 + 9 + 9 -11 -15 0 + 3 + k - 1 + U + - l +10 - 1 >3 , + •-5 1 '+ h -3 2 2 6 0 6 9 7 0 +30 + 1 . 0 - l -12 - 2 - 1 - 5 - 8. - 1 +15 ' r 0 +10 r- 7 r— 2 - 1 + 3 - 8 + k + 3 -11 ' ""A - 1 - 6 + 5 + 5 - 2 + 5 -16 -15 — 1| +15 +18 +16 0 - 2 + 3 + h -10 v+-2 - 1 0 — 6 - 1 + 1 +18 - 3 -10 - k + 6 + 2 - 1 0 + h + 7 0 + 2 + h + 2 -11 - 5 - o -12 -13 0 - l - 2 + 1 - 6 2 2 1 u +12 - 3 - 3 + 9 + 2 + 2 0 -11 + 8 + 2 + 3 - k - 2 - 9 + 3 -28 + 2 - 3 - 1 - 3 + 2 Minn. + 2 + 3 0 - h - 7 + 5 0 + 1 - 3. - 3 - 3 - 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 Minn.&Wis. - 1 r+ 8 u +17 l/'vis. St. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. + 1 + 2 - 3 + 5 -5 - 2 + 5 Chicago District Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Grand Rapids Milwaukee Minneapolis District Metropolitan;Areas Mpls.-St. Paul Mpls. and Suburbs St.-Paul. Cities Duluth-Superior Percentage change from ..corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) - Year. Week ending Jan. Jan. 111 Jan.' 10 |"Jan. 25 1957 ill. Ind. Mich. , » + - r— 7 +15 43 f H.8b Page 3 VffiEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Week ending Year Jan. k| an. II | Jan. lb| Jan. 25"" 1957 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 Fort Worth Houston 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 Portland Salt Lake City Seattle Spokane Taccma r—Revised. - 1 Mo, N. Hex. Okla. " + + - 1 3 1 5 2 3 1 Mo. -5 Col. Kans. 11 11 Tex. « 11 " " Calif. Ore. Utah Wash. " " + 7 0 - 1 - 6 +12 + 3 -13 ± i + 2 + 5 > h - 3 +18 + 6 + 3 + + + + + — 6 - 9 - + 7 h 2 5 7 6 6 h + 2 - 2 - 6 + 2 + 2 + 1 • + 2 + 3 + 2 + 5 + l - 1 + 3 + 1 +11 - 1 + 7 - 5 - l - 2 +31 + 3 - 3 + i - 3 + 1 +15 o - i + U + h - 1 - 2 o - 7 + 2 + 7 r- 5 — 8 r- 6 +16 - 6 - h - 7 - 2 + 1 0 + 1 - 6 :3o1' - 2 + 5 +12 -2U -15 + 7 - 1 -12 - 3 £ii - 5 -11 - h +25 - 2 -k , r-17 r- 2 0 r+ 2 +15 + 9 -13 + 8 - 5 - 8 - 2 r- 5 + 6 * Data not available 0 + 6 - 6 -21 + 9 - 6 -13 - 6 +1U -12 - h - U -18 0 - h + 2 +1U - 6