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I ' H.Sb 312- ' BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM j : - A., , FOR BMDIA1E KiOMSE ' - ' ,".;v July 8, 1957 " : 'TKEEKU • DEPARSEMT STCRE SALES - ' SELECTED'CITlESAND-^REAS- Percentage change from corresponding period a year- ago (Based on retail""dollar ambfants) Jan 0 j-Week-ending May June b | I June 15. | June 22 {• Jimel"29 + 2 , + 1 + 9 + 2 - 2" Federal Wservei D i s t r i c t . Ar;ea, and City . UNITED STATES Boston D i s t r i c t • Metropolitan "Areas::' Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge lynn , ' Cities ' : - Springfield Providence + 1 ' Mass. - : + + + + + + - ; + 1 - 1 ' ; New York D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Buffalo New York-N.E, New "Jersey Newark., New York -Rochester Syracuse, ... ' " Philadelphia. D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Wilmington Trent65 Lancaster Philadelphia ; '. .. Reading... " Scranton ., Wilkes-Barre-Hazelton Cleveland D i s t r i c t - • . Metropolitan Areas Lexington Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Springfield Toledo Erie Pittsburgh Vvheeling-Steubenville R. I . 3 1 8 8 3 k , 1 -1 +13 +19 >28 — l -A - 8 + 3 +lh ' + 3 +13 * + 8, - 8 + 7 + 2 - 3 -10 -ii - 7 + 1 -5 8 # - T ' -5 - 1 -iZ -10 * + 2 - 3 -- 1 -ih - 8 -11 -3 -11 + 1 -13 - 7 + it - 6 + 2 Del* N. J . Pa. . + 9 + 3 0 + 1+11 o . + IT * 2 + 7 \ — 6 +23 + 2 - 2; +28; - it +12 - 7 - it -10 + 8 - 7 + it • :I - 1 # * r+n. w 2 N. Y. 1 NLY.-NW. 8 Nw J . + 1 N> Y* -K ' r+lU r+ 7 r* 1 r b t>7 t l - 8 .- 5; -3 +5 +20 t l r+32 + 6 ^1 2 r+* l9 S - 2 0 - 3 + 1 3£y. Ohio Pa. " 1 + a - 2 ' -3 ' - 1 • +: 2 - U - k + 1 +3 W.Va^tOhiof 8 - 8 -h - i - It -13 - 3 - 3 + 7 21 - 9 -iu -15 - 3 - 9 ? + 2 +10 +12 + It - 1 -10 f 6 -it -10 - 6 +3 + 6 +10 313 H.8b Page 2 WF.F.KT.Y DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AMD AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on r e t a i l dollar amounts) JaneWeek ending May June b | June 15 I June 22 1 June 29 0 - 1 - 3 112, l A Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t , . Area, and CityRichmond D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Washington Downtown Washington Baltimore Downtovm Baltimore Richmond Atlanta D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Jacksonville Miami Miami City Atlanta Augusta New Orleans Knoxville Nashville City Taiipa Chicago D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee S t . Louis D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas L i t t l e Rock Louisville S t . Louis Memphis Minneapolis D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Mpls.-St. Paul Mpls. and Suburbs S t . Paul . Cities Duluth-Supe r i or D. C. Md. Va. Ala. Fla. 11 » Ga. " La. Tenn. Fla. 111. Ind. Mich. Wis. ' + 6 - 3 +10 -3 - 2 - 5> -15 - 1 -17 - 3 - 3 -10 + 3 -12 - 3 + 2 + 7 + 1 0 +11 + 1 + 3 - 7 0 + 9 +13 + 3 +23 +13 + 6 + U - 3 + 5 + 5 - 1 + 1 + 2 + 2 - 2 + + + + + - £ 3 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 r+15 + 3 . r+2U r+ U . r+2ii - 0 — 6 + 1 -16 - 9 r<- 7 r+12 - 3 +11 + 7 +19 + 6 + 6 +10 +18 + 6 r+17 r+ U +16 +12 r h r- 9 +22 - 5 + 6 +10 - 2 - 6 -17 - 1 + 6 -12 0 . - 8 -10 -12 * +10 i-2 +1U + 6 + 9 + B + + + l_L Zj. + + + - 1 -12 + 1 -11 b 9 3 3 - 1 + 2 - 3 Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. - 2 - 1 0 0 0 - 7 + U + l + 7 -10 - U + 2 + 3 0 - 2 0 +11 Minn. + 2 + k - 2 0 "'+ 1 - 2 - 3 0 - 8 0 + 2 - U . ' +12 +18 + 1 Minn.&Wis. + 5 - U + 1 + 7 + 2 r 2 8 7 9 3 H.8b Page 3 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STCRE SAXES - SELECTED CITIES AMD AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on r e t a i l d o l l a r amounts) Week ending Jan»May June ti I June 15 I June 22 IJune 25 Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t , Area, and City Kansas City D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka "Wichita S t . Joseph Albuquerque Oklahoma City Tulsa Cities Joplin Kansas City Dallas D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Dallas El Paso Fort Worth Houston San Antonio San Francisco D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Los Angeles-Long Beach Domtown Los Angeles Westside Los Angeles Sacramento San Diego San Francis co-Oakland San Francisco City Oakland Portland S a l t Lake City Seattle Spokane Tacoma r—Revised* Col. Kans • " - Mo. N. Mex# Okla. Mo. Tex. Calif. it " Ore, Utah Wash. - 2 +_5 0 - 3 + 1 - 9 — 6 - u + 3 + 6 + 6 +11 + 2 -3 + 6 -3 -it + 2 + 2 - 2 + 6 - 1 + 3 + 2 -5 - 2 + 3 + 7 + 8 +18 + 3 + 1 + + + + + + + 2 1 2 8 3 1 1 2 2 2 2 0 - 1 + 3 0 1 + 5 + 2 +10 - u -lit + 6 - 2 + 2 - 2 r- 6 - 2 + 6 r- 7 +15 + 2 — 6 - 8 - i* -2 -lit + 1 , + + U 3 r-19 - 3 + it - 7 +16 1 1 + 2 +20 +3 +13 +22 +13 + 7 -21 +13 +12 + 5 + 1 +58 + 1 + 1 + 6 + 6 - 1 + 8 + 1 + 8 + 7 +11 +53 + 3 - 2 - 2 - 6 + 3 + 7 - it + it - 3 +-2 . r+ 5 r - it 1 +21 r 0 : - 1l - l j - it ! r-17 : - 1 r- 6 + 2 r-5 +13 -it +17 +52 + 7 0 - 1 - 3 + 3 + 8 + 7 + 1 + 2 + 2 +33 - 7 + 2 + it -3 - 3 + 6 + 2 - 5 -it * i i ! ! *—Data not a v a i l a b l e . - 1 - 3