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lO-L board of governors of the federal reserve system for BEEDIATE release July 6, 1956 HiBf>' i.igvTfT.Y DEPARTMENT kTOKE S A U * » B * " * ™ CITIES Federal Reserve District, Area, and City + 5 United States Boston District Metropolitan Areas Boston . Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Lynn Quincy Lowell Cities Springfield Providence Percentage change from corresponding period _a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts J — . " Week ending Jan.May .... ~3une 9 J June.. iA|June '<zj|uune 3U„ Mass. Mass. R. I. New York District Metropolitan Areas N. Y. New^Iork-N,E.New Jersey N.l.-N.J. ... Newark ... New York „ Rochester „ Syracuse Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas Del. Wilmington N. J. Trenton Pa. Lancaster Philadelphia Reading . Scranton Vvilkes-Barre—HazXeton - 1 - 2 + 1 0 - 1 - 2 - k + 7 - 3 + 3 + 6 :iy + 6 + k +1U - 1 + 5 + 6 + 5 + 8 - 1 Cleveland District Lexington Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Springfield Toledo Erie Pittsburgh FRASER Vn heeling-St eubenville Digitized for Ky. ••Ohio i Pa. Vv.Va.-Ohio - 2 •+ 6 + h + 6 + 6 + 3 + 1 + 7 +10 + 6 + 9 iH +_6 12 . 2SS . ±JL " +12 +18 + h +16 +16 +15+17 +15 +15 + 8 +28 +30 + ii +33 + 7 % +17 +12 +19 + 2 + 3 0 0 + 2 +11 +13 H +10 110 + 2 +1U +18 +12 + 5 + U +11 +13 +18 +10 +18 +llt r+10 + 9 r- 1 +10 +. 6 + 2 • : +15 + 9 ..- 1 + 9 +15 +11 +11 +16 +10 lii +18 + 7 +12 +12 +11 + '6 + 2 +17 +15 +13 +17 +1U +26 + ii +j£ +1U - 1 V 2 + U > + U + 7 +10 0 + 7 +.U + 5 -16 + 9 +15 +13 +13 +13 +1U +25 +18 +17. +1U +11 +21 - 3 +13 +20 +143 +22 +11 +15 - 2 T+l$ . +11 -3 i+ll o r+ 5 " - 1 a . +13 • + u+ 6 + 5 + 5 + 1 - l + 6 -+ l + 7 +15 + 3 + 2 +19 4-11 +12 0 XJ. + 6 0 + 5 +15 + 2 + 7 - 2 +17 +1U - 2 H*8b Page 2 WEEKLY DEPARHiENT STORE. SALES - SELECTED CITIES' AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago Federal Reserve District, Area, and City . May • Richmond District .Metropolitan Areas Washington Downtown Washington Baltimore Richmond D. C. Md. Va. +_6 +11 til r+ 1; + 8 + 7 0 + 2 + 5 + 9 + 6 +14 +11 +19. + 7 +17 +17 r+10 2 - 2 + h + 7 + 2 + 9 +11 +__6 + 9 Li r+ 1 r+ 6 + + + + + + 5 7 1 2 8 h 3 + 5 + 8 + 6 + 5 +10 + 9 +15 + 1 + 8 0 - h + 2 +37 + 8 - 3 +12 + h r- 5 - k + 3 +12 + 6 - 3 +26 +20 - 4 +10 + 6 + 8 1 + _5 + .U +15 + i +13 + 7 +10 + 5 + 2 , AtlantaDistrict Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Jacksonville Atlanta Augusta New Orleans Knoxville Nashville City Tampa Fla. + 6 Chicago District _„ Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit ^ Milwaukee 111. Ind. Mich. Wis. + + + + St. I.ouis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. Minneapolis District Cities Minneapolis St. Paul Duluth-Superi or Ala. Fla. Ga. " La. Tenn. " tit Minn. " Minn. & Wis. Week ending June 9 ' June16|June 23 |v';vie 30 + 8 +10 . +11 + 2 +10 +10 +14 +12 +19 + 6 +13 +12 r+_7 +_8 + + + + + 2 + 6 +17 +13 + 5 + h +15 +10 0 + 4 + 8 + 6 + 9 +13 + 6 + 9 tl +11 +18 +12 r+ 8 + U + 6 + 9 + 6 +25 + 7 +11 +38 +10 + 7 +22 +17 + 2 +21 + 8 3 5 h 8 7 . 5 8 4 i HV8b'* Page 3 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND. AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Federal Reserve District, Area, and City Week ending May June 9 |June 161June 231 June 30 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 Downtown Los Angeles Westside Los Angeles Sacramento San Diego San Francisco-Oakland San Francisco City Oakland City San Jose Portland Salt Lake City Seattle Spokane Tacoma r—Revised. 1/ Three months 1956. Colo. Kans. Mo. N. Hex. Okla. Mo. " Tex. " Calif. + 3 tl +10 rt 7 - 2 + 9 + 9 + 1 + 3 +• 6 + 7 + 5 +11 +12 + 8 + 7 + 1 +18 +13 +10 + 2 +13 - 2 - 9 + 2 -11 +iu +11 r+ 1 + 7 +11 + 3 r- 7 + 7 +13 0 - 2 +12 + 9 + 7 + 7 +29 + 8 + 1 ii + 6 + 5 +_6 + 6 + + + + - 2 k 6 7 1 + 1 + 2 +11 + 6 + 6 + -U + 6 +11 + 6 + h + 2 + U +1U + 7 + 7 + 6 - U +12 +10 - 3 + 6 . 0 + 3 + 3 +J. + 3 -•* ii it Ore. Utah Vi ash. " " + 1 + 7 + 6 + 3 + k + 2 + h + 2 + 3 -r 5 + k + k + $ + + + + + + + + 1 9 1 2 2 i; 7 1 1 k 3 7 0 - 3 + 1 -7 + U +1U + 7 r+ U + k r+ 3 +1U - 2 + 7 0 - 1 0 . •—. • + 2 - 6 + 2 .+ u +18 + 5 - 1 + 7 + 6 +25 + 8 +1U + 5 ' + 6 - 1 + 2 + 3 + 9 - 1 + 3 - 2 - 3 - U + 2 + 5 + 2 - 2 + 1 - 2 —Data not available» ;
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