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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM H.8b FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE , January 5» 1959. WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS i. Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) 11 mos. Week ending Dec. 6|| Dec. 13| Dec. 20| Dec. 27*1 19# +30 ' + 6 + 3 + 3 - 1 Federal Reserve District, Area, and City UNITED STATES Boston District Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston . Cambridge Quincy Lowell City Springfield - 1 • - 1 . +6 + 2 " + 9 + 1 - 6 +15 + 1k - 6 +27 -12 + 7 - 2 +22 +17 +27 -2 - 1 - 6 + 7 New York District + 1 Metropolitan Areas Buffalo N. Y. -5 New Yorkr-N.E. New Jersey N.Y.-N.J. •+ 3 N. J. : Newark -5 New York N. Y. - l Rochester - b Syracuse - 3 + 9 +J? + 1 +11 + 9 • + k + 5. - 3 + 1 + 6 - 1 +10 r+ 5 r+ 1 Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas . Wilmington Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton Mlkes-Barre—Hazleton - b +H* ii . it +3U Del. N. J. Pa. ii - - b + k - 3 +16 - -+ h +23 - 8 ' 1 +36 +29 +U7 +22 +57 +21+ — b +31 - 3 +27 + rr+ + 3 6 1 3 +25 +27 +28 +22 +38 +2U U h r+19 + 3 + 2 +31 - b r+35 +18 +2i| +20 +19 0 - 2 - 1 + 2 +11 + 3 + U + h - 1 r- 3 - 5 +16 + 2 r+ 7 + 3 + 1 +31; +25 +3U +3U +20 +27 +17 - 3 + 3 r+ 3 +26 0 Cleveland District Metropolitan-Areas • Lexington .Ky. Canton Ohio Cincinnati"if Cleveland . •» Downtown Cleveland .» Columbus Springfield II Youngstown Erie Pa. . Pittsburgh " " Downtown Pittsburgh TNheeling-Steubenville 1. VaAOhio + 3 • • Mass. ti + 1 0 • +10 • 0 - 1 + 2 - 1 - • +10 . + 2 - 8 - 2 + 5 0 - L ** • - -k • 0 + 8 + 1 - 8 -12 - 6 -7 • • + 3 0 + 5 + 6 + 9 - b + l + r+ - r+ rr r+ r+ + 6 3 6 1 h 1 8 1 0 1 1 1 . + 6 : + 6 . + 5 - 1 - b + 7 - 1 - 2 + 5 + 8 • + 8 + 8 +23 +a +2U +27 + 23 +33 +27 +2U +33 +20 +19 +26 ' H.8b Page 2 . WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) "Week ending 11 BIOS, Dec. 5 T Dec, 131 Dec. 20[ Dec. 27* 1958 Federal Reserve District, Area, and City Richmond District Metropolitan Areas Washington Downtown Washington Baltimore Downtown Baltimore Richmond D. C. Va. Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Mobile Jacksonville Miami . Downtown Miami Atlanta Augusta Columbus Kew Orleans Knoxville Chicago District Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Grand Rapids Milwaukee. - 1 +16 0 + 2 +30 + 3 0 - 3 + 5 +17 + U - 3 + 1 + b - 2 - 1 +33 +23 +26 +11 +25 - 5 - k +26 +lii + 2 - 8 r-10 -9 + 2 0 Ala. Fla. Ga. - 2 + 1 X - 3 + 2 - 5 La. Tenn. + 6 - h - 3 + k + 2 - 3 - 5 - 6 + 2 - 3 •_ +10 - 2 + 5 +28 - 2 + 2 + 4 - 2 - 3 + 2 -r 5 0 - 2 +10 + + r+ + + r+ h 5 3 1 1 3 2 0 0 + U +31 +31 +31 ** -iHe +25 +30 + 20 +31 ** 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 • 111. - 2 Wis. - 7 - 9 - 5 -3 Ind. Mich. Ark. %y. Mo. . Tenn. Minn. - 3 + 8. + 3 0 - 3 + 5 +13 + 5 + 2 + 2 - 1 - 5 + 3 +33 +27 +29 +28 +25 - 2 + 9 + 2 r+ 6 +2h + 2 -12 + li + h - 1 + 9 0 - 1 + 6 +12 + 8 r+10 + 5 +11 +3U +26 +18 +3U - 1 - 2 + 2 - 1 - 1 -1 - 2 + 2 + 2 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 5 +27 +2U +36 - 2 - 2 Minn.&Wis- 3 - 1 - 2 - 3 +26 +20 # H.8b w Page 3 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) i) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) ,1 Week ending | Dec. 6j Dec. 13| Dec. 20| Dec. 27* Federal Reserve Distridt, Kansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka Wichita Kansas City St. Joseph Lincoln Albuquerque Oklahoma City Tulsa City ' J oplin Dallas District .Metropolitan Areas Dallas El Paso Fort v'vorth 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 San Jose Portland Salt Lake City Seattle Spokane Tacoma O CO Area, and City Col. Kans. Mo. " Nebr . N, Mex. Okla. 1 + h + 1 - U 0- h • + h + 11 + 1 + 8 1 + 3 | +8 I + h + 3 +15 " + 8 0 +12 Mo. - 6 - 1 Tex. ii •i " 11 + + + + 1 h 2 7 2 0 Calif. •— ii " " " " Ore. Utah Wash. " " +6 + 2 — + - 1 8 2 7 2 *0 - 1 -13 + k 0 - 1 0 + 1 0 ±A + 8. +29 + + + - + 7 +10 - 2 +11 + 1 + 6 +11. + U +17 +29 5 6 5 7 1 > 9 + 5 -7 + 6 | +23 +25 +29 +18 +22 +25 +38 + 8 +22 +_L +26 +10 + + + + 3 5 1 +20 +23 +35 +26 +27 ii. + 3 + 1 r+32 + 6 + k + 6 +19 +11 - 1 - 1 -10 + h + 7 +13 + 3 + h + 6 + 5 + 2 + 3 + 7 + 8 - 3 - 5 -11 + 5 + 5 + 7 + 3 - 2 r+ 2 - 1 - 5 - 6 + 8 + 3 - 1 - 1 -11 + 6 + 6 + 7 + 3 0 + 3 +3U +25 +27 -17 S j - 2 11 1 1 + h • 6 + 9 - h + k . +J. + 2 + k + k h - 1 k +kl " +39 +31 +28 +20 +37 +26 +29 +27 +26 +2U r—Revised. **Data not available. * The large increases shown for this week reflect in .part the fact that this year Christmas was on Thursday and the week therefore included 3 days of heavy preChristmas shopping; in the corresponding week last year Christmas was on Wednesday. '
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