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g.H.8b '' BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE'SISTEM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 10, 1959. WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS m Percentage change from corresponding . period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Jan-May Week ending 1959 June 13 I June 201 June 271Julv 4 ±_2 , ±22 ±_Z ±1 ±1 Federal Reserve District, Area, and City UNITED STATES Boston District Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Quincy Lowell City Springfield New York District Metropolitan Areas Buffalo New York-N.E. New Jersey Newark New York Rochester Syracuse Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas Wilmington Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton Wilkes-Barre—Hazleton Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Lexington Akron Canton Cincinnati Cleveland Downtown Cleveland Columbus Springfield Youngstown Erie Pittsburgh Downtown Pittsburgh Wheeling-SteubenvilleW.Va. & + 4 Mass. " + 4 - 3 +16 + 6 +17 - 4 " + " ti M + 3 +17 - 2 - 7 6 +19 + 9 +36 0 +26 r+14 + 1 +15 5 + - 4 +19 - 8 . + 2 N. Y. N.Y,-N„J. + 2 N. J. + 1 N. Y. - 1 ii + 6 " + 3 - 3 + 9 + 5 +20 + 5 +11 + 6 + 1 ±2 Ky. Ohio • + 9 + 7 ii - + 6 + 7 " * + 9 + 7 + 8 Pa. + 6 + 7 Ohio + 8 + 3 + 3 0 + 8 +13 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 8 - 6 - 2 -10 - 8 - 6 -14 +14 + 1 -_1 +13 +14 +15 + 9 r+16 + 4 0 -13 0 r- 1 r- 3 + 4 - 3 - 3 " +12 + 5 +10 ±JL m + 7 + 1 -13 +11 +11 0 + 7 - 1 + 4 +30 r+20 r_ 4 + 3 r+10 + 2 - 9 r+ 5 ' +_! +21 ±_2 +11 r+30 fH9 (+27 \^3 +24 +15 +22 +26 +32 r+35 + 4 + 4 + 2 + 2 + 9 + 1 + 3 +12 +13 +12 + 4 + 3 -12 - 2 + 4 + 2 +11 __o - 4 + 1 - 4 0 - 3 - 2 +_6 Del. N. J. Pa. 0 0 0 + 2 - 1 + 8 + + + + + - 3 4 7 4 9 2 2 * +18 + 8 +22 +14 +22 r+18 +17 * 5 - + 9 - 2 +11 +21 - 6 +25 + 2 + 8 + 7 + 3 . +19 +10 +13 +18 +18 - 9 H.8b Page 2 ^ WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago on retail dollar amounts) Jan-May Week ending 195? I June 13 I June 201 June 271July 4 Federal Reserve District, -Area, and CityRichmond District Metropolitan Areas Washington Downtottn 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 Mplsc and Suburbs St. Paul Cities Duluth-Superior + 8 D. C. " Md.. 11 Va, +10 +3 + 5 -3 + 2 0 - 2 - 2 -12 - 3 + 8 Ala. + 5 +17 +22 +14 +14 - 3 +11 r+ 7 r 0 - 1 -14 +12 + 4 +27 +29 +14 +16 r+, 6 r+ 7 +21 +23 + 5 + 3 - 3 +19 +13 + 9 - 6 + 6 +20 -11 + 3 +15 +12 + 2 +14 0 + 4 +21 + Z + 9 - 5 +31 + 5 +14 - 6 +11 Fla» " " Ga, " " La. Tenn. +^4 +7 +14 +7 + 4 + 5 +15 - 1 + 5 + 7 -18 -11 + 1 + 4 + 3 -10 -13 -22 -11 - 8 + 5 + 7 +_£ +27 +10 Z+-2 111, Ind, Mich. " Wis. + 3 + 9 +13 4- 8 + 6 +23 + 6 - 1 +11 Ark. Ky, Mo. Tenn. + 6 +7 + 6 +15 -12 - 4 -12 +- 5 ±_2 Minn. " " + 3 +2 +7 + 9 +12 + 9 + 6 rr ; ±17 +13 + 9 + 7 +12 Minn. & Wis. +36 +33 +34 +23 + 4 +17 + 6 +11 +29 + 4 + 6 +18 + 8 " +26 + 8 +14 + 8 +28 +24 + 9 +41 +22 +25 r+ 4 +26 + 6 + 3 +17 0 + 1 - 5 XI + 7 +14 +26 7 3 2 . f H.8b Page 3 t-JEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Jan-Ma)r Week ending 1969 June 13 1 June 201 June 271 July 4 Federal Reserve District, Area, and CityKansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka Wichita Kansas CityDowntown 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 Francisco-Oakland San Francisco City Oakland San Jose Portland Salt Lake City Seattle Spokane Tacoma Col. Kans. + 8 + 3 +27 + 9 + 4 + 2 +10 - 3 + + + +34 +14 +15 +24 +15 + 9 +30 +24 +31 +26 + 9 +17 + 4 +10 - 6 +18 - 1 +12 . + 6 + 6 -10 - 6 - 3 + 8 + 2 - 4 -15 +13 + 7 0 +15 +21 -11 Nebr. N. Mex. Okla. + 6 +14 + 9 + 9 2 7 9 1 7 1 0 +25 + 3 +11 Mo. - 1 -22 Tex. +11 t! Mo.-Kans, Mo. + 4 + 9 0 +27 + 3 + 3 *+38 +18 +30 +32 +17 + 7 + 2 - 1 +11 - 6 +22 • -11 +11 +11 -15 n » + 9 +10 + 6 +10 + 1 +29 r+12 Calif. +11 0 - 3 - 8 +21 +11 - 1 - 1 - 8 + 5 - 7 + 1 - 1 + 2 0 +31 r+16 r+21 +45 +26 r+23 r+21 +12 +38 +24 r+41 r+27 +20 +19 +14 + 4 + 7 +27 +18 + 9 + 7 + 5 +18 + 3 + 8 + 1 + 9 +12 " + 11 + " 1! " " " n " Ore. Utah Wash. 6 a + 6 +20 +13 + 6 + 6 - 3 +20 +11 +10 + 6 + 2 + 8 *Data not available. - 2 1 1 7 6 4 + + - " r—Revised. r+ 8 +10 +15 + 7 + 7 ' +21 + 9 + 6 + 3 + 5 + 8 +11 - 2 + 4 + 9 + 6