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I i BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM H.8b 3)0 FOR M E D I A T E RELEASE ' July 12, 1957 . . 'WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS .. Percentage change from corresponding period! a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) "Jan.:Week ending kTay June 15 l June 22 I June 291 July 6 | Federal.' Reserve District Area,, and City UNITED STATES Boston District Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge ' Lynn 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 W ilkes-Barre-Hazelton Cleveland District ; Metropolitan Areas Leatington Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Springfield Toledo Erie Pittsburgh Wheeling-SteubenviULe + 9 ±1 - I - U - 8 + 8 1 1 iJi - 1 + 3 + I Mass* " " - 3 + 8 « " " -.1 » ±13 + 7 +iu > 3 +13 -li + l -13 - 7 +11 - i +1 + 1 - 1 + 2 r - 7 - 3 + 2 +y - 1 - 7 -lU -10 - i •*i + 8 +11 +28 • + 3 - 5 - 1 -5 + S + 1 N. Y. N.Y.-N.J, N. J. N. Y . ii. +10 ±-l + 7 + 1 o + 1. r. + rr+ -J + 1 +19 7 5 7 5 3 6 h - +10 + 2 - 1 + 2 +33 + 2 Del. N* J» Pa. -J +20 r+ 6 zl +' 9 +, 3 ' 0 + 1 - 6 - 2 +28 - U +12 - 7 -10 +32 +29 + 9 r+ 7 c+. 1 c+ 3 r+ .7., - 2 0 . - 3 - 1 + h - 6 - 5 +11 - 3 + h -11 -16 - 9 r- 6 r-10 -lU r-16 r- 6 - 9 +28 + 0 + 2 +11 0 + .1 Ky. Ohio " " " » ; " Pa. W.Va.&Ohio - 2 3 - 1 + '2 - h . L. + 1 + 3 +20 , +26 +18 $ • + r+ r+ i 2 8 2 + h. + 1 -10 - 6 -V -10 - 6 + 3 + 6 +10 + 2 . +12 + 2 0 - a + + 3 3 1 5 1 3 T y H„8b Page 2 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AMD AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Jan.Week ending May June 15 j June 22 1 June 29 I July 6 Federal Reserve District, Area, and CityRichmond District Metropolitan Areas Washington Downtown Washington Baltimore Downtown Baltimore Richmond Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Jacksonville Miami Miami City Atlanta -Augusta New Orleans Knoxville Nashville City Tampa r Chicago District Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee St. Louis District . Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville St. Hjouis Memphis Minneapolis District Metropolitan Areas Mpls.-St. Paul Mpls, and Suburbs St. Paul Cities Duluth-Superior h 0 Md. " Va. Ala. Fla. " " Ga. La. Tenn. Fla. +19 r + 6 -3 +10 - 3 - 2 - 3 -10 + 3 -12 - 3 +15 + 3 +2U + h +21 r+ 1 - 6 r+ 3 r-15 - 9 - 9 -10 0 -17 -1U + 2 D. C. ^ + 7 +12 r- a + U + 1 0 +11 + 1 + 3 - 7 +11 + 7 +19 + 6 + 6 +10 +18 + 6 +17 + l i +16 +12 r- 6 + 6 r+ 9 - 2 r- 7 r-16 + 6 - 2 . + 3 - 7 + 9 + 9 - 5 0 + 9 + 9 -12 + 5 - h c+ 9 +22 -18 + 2 - 2 + - 1 + 6 + 5 0 111. Ind. Mich. Wis. + 2 - 1 + 2 - 5 +10 + 2 + + + + 0 - 8 -10 -12 +1U + 6 + 9 + 8 + + + + 7 - 2 r+11 r+ 6 + 9 - 1 r- 9 + 1 -11 ! ,sj + 7 r- 7 - h + 2 - 3 2 3 2 - 1 U 9 3 3 + 3 + + + + U 2 5 6 Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. - 2 - 1 0 0 + 3 - 2 0 +11 - 1 Minn. + 2 + k - 2 - 3 0 - 8 0 + 2 - h +12 +18 + 1 - 2 - 1 - Minn.&Wis .+ 5 + 1 + 7 + 2 + 8 " " - 3 - u - 2 -11 ^ 3V H.8b Pag e 3 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continvo d) Percentage change from corresponding period; a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Jan.1 V/eek ending May June 15 | [ June 22 | June 29 . I July 6 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 Dovmtown Los Angeles Westside Los Angeles Sacramento San Diego San Francis co-Oakland San Francisco City Oakland Portland Salt Lake City Seattle Spokane Tacoma r—Revised# - 2 r+ 2 j + 5 + 2 +10 - h r-21 + 6 - 2 i | r- 1 r- 2 + 9 ~ Col. Kans. - Mo. N. MeX. Okla* Mo. •+ + 0 3 1 9 6 U 3 b + - 3 - h " + .3 +2 - 2 - 6 j - 2 ' i r- 6 7 i " +1^ : ! -19 -3 +_5 + 2 - 6 - 8 -h r- 1 -1U + 1 r 0 -7 - 2 +16 1 Tex. + + - +20 + 3 +13 +22 +13 | + 7 -21 1 +13 I ' +12 ' + 5 j + 1 - 1 | ±_8 + 1 Calif. i r i i i » + + + + - + 2 + 5 r+llt 1 r-3 1 r+18 ! +52 + 7 0 - 1 r- 2 + 3 + 8 + 7 - 1 - l + 1 + /2 + 2 +33 - 7 + 2 + k -3 . - 3 + 6 + 2 -5 -it 1 1 1 1 " - " + + + Ore » Utah- ' V'ach. - 1 3 2 5 2 2 1 2 8 3 1 1 2 2 2 2 0 1 - h +21 0 - 1 - 1 - u -17 - l. — 6 + 2 - 5 c—Corrected, + 7 + 7 +18 + 2 +27 +11 +10 - h 0 + 2 +15 + 1 +58 + l + 1 + 6 +15 +11 +1U +23 +11 + 2 + 5 - 3 + 6 +23 + 1 0 + 2 - u -11.. + 9 - 8 - 8 - 6 * — D a t a not available,
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