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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
•• -

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE.
juiy 11, 1958 .

-

WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AMD AREAS
Percentage change •from corresponding
period a year ago
(Based oh retail dollar amounts)
S mas;
Week ending . ..
June lit 1 June 21 I June 2b 1 July 5
1958

Federal Reserve District
Area, and City
UNITED 'STATES
BoStbh District
Metropolitan. Areas
. Boston
.
Downtown. Boston .
Suburban Boston .
Cambridge
Quincy
Lowell
City
Springfield

'

•• • -

.«
it

Del.
N. J.
Pa..
ii
it
ii

Cleveland District
Metropolitan Areas
Ky.
Lexington
Akron .
Ohio
it
Canton
it
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Downtown Cleveland
Columbus
»
Springfield
it
Youngstown
Erie "
Pa.
, Pittsburgh
Dow;, vt own Pittsburgh
Viheeling-Steubenville W. Va«&0hio




' -1'2 - ...".
•
i' . ..

- 2

- 2
- 7
+ 8
+ 8
+ 6
-5.

- 2 .
- 6
+ u
+11
+ 6
-13

- 6
-k
- 9
-16
- 8
-23

-16
-28
. +10
+25.
+13
-13

- 3
-18
+22
+17
+19
+18

->

~3

-12

+10

+ 5

+ 3

- 7

+ 1

+11

- 1
+ 3. .
-'5'.
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0.

-5
- 7
-16
- 9
- 2
-15

- 3
r+ 2
r- k
r- 1
r 0
-Ik

+ l
+13
+ 9
+ 7
0
+ 1

New. York District
0
Metropolitan Areas
Buffalo.:.
N. Y.
-5.
. New York-N.E. New Jersey N.Y.-N.J. + 2
. Newark
N. ti.
- 8
New Yprk
N. Ye
-3
: Rochester
- 5
Syracuse
- 5
Philadelphia District
Metropolitan Areas
Wilmington
Trenton
. Lancaster
Philadelphia
Reading
Scranton
W ilkes-Barre--Hazreton

- 8

—" 6

:

Mass..

"|^ -

"

. '

#

-3

- 5

-18

r- 5

+18

-3
- h
+ 1
-2
- 6
- 1
- 6

+ 6
- 5
+ 5
-.7
- 2
+ 1
- 3

-17
-10
- 6
-19
-19
-Ik
-18

r- 6
+ 2
+19
r- 7
- 2
+ 2
- 7

+19
+16
+30
+20
+15
+13
+ k

- h

- 2

-13

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- 5
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- 9

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- 8
- 7

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-27
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Page 2
WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued)

Percentage change from, corresponding
period a year ago
(Based on retail dollar amounts)
5 mos.
Week ending
June 14 | June 21 j June 28 I July 5
1958

Federal Reserve District,
Area, and City
Richmond District
Metropolitan Areas
Washington
Downtown Washington
Baltimore
Downtown Baltimore '
Richmond'
Atlanta District
Metropolitan Areas
Birmingham
Mobile
Jacksonville
Miami
Downtown Miami
Atlanta
Augusta
New Orleans
Knoxville
City
Tampa

D. C.
Md.
Va.

Ala.

ilk

-

+
+
+
-

7
3
1
2
2

-14
-15
-13
-14
-20

+ 2

+ 2

0

-11
- 8
+ 9
+15
+15
- 4
- 1
- 1
+ 6

. - 2
- 2
+ 2
- 3
- 7
+ 5
-15
+ 4
-19

2
3
7
8
6

La.
Tenn.

- 4
- 2
- 5
0
- 4
- l
- 8
- 5
- 6

Fla.

+17

Fla.
Ga.
11

111.
Ind.
Mich.
If Ms. .

St, Louis District
Metropolitan Areas
Little Rock
Louisville
St. Louis
Memphis

Ark,
Ky.
Mo.
Term.




+ 3

^3

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

-A

Minn,
H
"

Minn.&Ms*

- 3
- 9
-11
- 7
- 3

- 1
- 8
- 8
- 2
- 4
. +14
'+ 2
. •- 7
- 5

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+ 7
r- 5
+ 9
- 2
+ 5
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-10
- 3
•

.

r- 6
.
-25
- 8
- 5
-10
- 3
- 9
-11

+24

+27

+16

+20

- 2

-15

- 6

+ 3

+
-

-12
-18
-20
-14
-16

- 3
- 3
-12
- o
-.9

+ 8
- 6
+ 1
-19
- 1

- 6

- 4

4
8
3
4
1

- 4

+_£

0
-5
- 3
- 7

- 6
- 1
+11
- 3

- 9
-19
- 8
-17

-

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5
4
9

- 6
+ 5
+ 3
-24

- 2

- 3

- 5

- 6

r+ 2

- 3
- 4
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- 3
- 4

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- 1

- 4

+ 3
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+ 8

- 4

' - 6

- 7

- 2 ,

-11

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Page 3
WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued)

Percentage change from corresponding
period a year ago
(Based on retail dollar amounts)
Week ending
5 mos,
1958 June 14 I June 21 | June 2ti 1 Julyr 5

Federal Reserve District,
Area, and City
Kansas City District
Metropolitan Areas
Lenver
xopeka
Wichita
Kansas City
St. Joseph
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
Yvestside Los Angeles
Sacramento,.
San Diego
San Francis co-Oakland
San Francisco City
Oakland
Portland
Salt Lake City
Seattle
Spokane
Tacoma
r—lie vised.




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1
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2
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- 6
+12

+ 3
+ 7
- 2
- u
- 6
+16
+ 7
+15

+ 5
- 7
- 7
- 3
- 6
+10
+ 2
+12

-22
+ 7

Mo.

- 6

+ 3

.-1U

-18

+ 3

Tex.

+
+
+

Col.
Kans.
Mo.
"

N. Mex.
Okla.

+
' +
+
+

- 6

- 2

- 6

-10

2
1
1
9
1

- 8
+10
- $
-10
: - 8

- 3
+10
- 7
- 6
+ 3

- 6
- 7
- 2
-5
- 8

-7
+lk
- 5
-19
- 8

- 2

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- 2

r- 2

- 2

2
- 8
- 2
+11
- 7
0
- 2
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- 6
- 3
- 2
+ 2
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- I
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+ 1
: - 8
: - 3
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: +1
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- 1
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Ore.
Utah
Wash.

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