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5*2-5H.8b 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'. - l. 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 . r-10 -2 - 2 T 8 -10 - 5 - U * - 3 -10 -15 -10 - i * - 9 ; + 2 ; - 7, T 7 + 6 - 2 -17 -15 - 1 -11 -18 - U -15 -17 - 9 8 - 8 - 7 .+ 2 - 7 - 3 -33 - u -16 + 5 - 6 -19 : - -19 + 8 + 7 + 9 - h' -13 + 2 -13 -10 : -5 ; . 0 , ; - 1 ; +k -17 -17 r-20 r- 7 -lU -19 - 9 -19 -27 r-20 r-U r-12 -1.6 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) 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 • ±_7 zJ. - -2 •. . +15 + 7 r- 5 + 9 - 2 + 5 ~ - - 1 -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 - 5 5 4 9 - 6 + 5 + 3 -24 - 2 - 3 - 5 - 6 r+ 2 - 3 - 4 0 - 3 - 3 - 4 * * - 1 - 4 + 3 0 + 8 - 4 ' - 6 - 7 - 2 , -11 * 9 % "7 H.8b 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. 0 0 =_1 1 1 3 1 3 U 2 7 - 2 + 2 — 5 :- 6 -10 + u - 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 zJL - 2 r- 2 - 2 2 - 8 - 2 +11 - 7 0 - 2 -Ik - 6 - 3 - 2 + 2 - $ - I : -10 + 1 : - 8 : - 3 . + h : +1 - 2 - 1 • + 2 - 2 + 1 : + l " Ore. Utah Wash. +1U - 2 -18 - s • - 2 " Calif. 12 > r+ + - r+ r+ - *Data not available. b 3 6 8 3 2 2 o 1 1 9 6 8 - 2 -17 +10 -10 0 0 + 2 -12 + £ + 5 + 5 - 8 + + + 2 h 3 1 3 5 8 5 3 2 1 3 5