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<10 BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE, SYSTEM H.8b" FOR IMMEDIATERELEASE June 15, 1956 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED- CITIES AND' AREAS' Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t , Area, and City. Percentage change from corresponding . period a year ago (Based on r e t a i l dollar amounts) Jan. Week ending Apr. • May 1? "(May 26 | June 2 I June 9 United States t k Boston D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Lynn Quincy Lowell Cities Springfield Providence » it ii Mass. R. I . Philadelphia D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Del. Wilmington N-. J . Trenton Pa. Lancaster II Philadelphia Reading Scrantpn w i ilkes-Barr e-—Ha zle ton + 3 -1 )+ 2 " .^5 :.+• i +15 - " + :2 - 2 + 9 +11 - 3 + 4 + 7 -5 r~ ij. - 8 + 7 - 9 -10 - 5 3 + 2 + 4 +16 +22 : - 6 -16 • +1U +11 +21 - 3 +13 ... +20 5 - 6 +10 - 2 - l - 9 - u. - 1 t l + 6 - 1 + + 1 + 6 +11 + 5 + h + 2 + 1 - 2 0 - 2 +10 - 1 ±1 tl' 0 +13 - 2 + 3 + 5 + 5 + 7 - 2 +21 0 '+ 8 , + 7 " + 7 • +23 + 1 1 - 7 k - 1 - 6 .121 - 2 + 6 + 6 + u - 2 + 5 • + 1 + 6 + 5 + 3 + 1 + 7 +11 + 5 -13 +10 +12 + 5 +15 - 3 - 2 0 + 6 + 7 r- 8 - 1 + 1 + k + 5 -10 + 7 + 1 + 9 +11 9 + 12 . Mass. New York D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas N. Y. Buffalo New York-N.E.New Jersey N.Y.-N.J. N. J . Newark N. Y. New York " Rochester Syracuse " Cleveland D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Lexington Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Springfield Toledo Erie Pittsburgh Digitized forlliiheeling-Steubenville FRASER + 6 Ky. Ohio 1"1 " Pa. Vv.Va.-Ohio 2 2 1 1 2 3 6 + + 3 h h / iiy 5 + 3 + + + + + + + "A 6 + u +17 +12 +11 + 1 r+ 7 ' +11 • 7 -3 r+13 + 2 +13 +17 ' +11 : + 6 + 3 r+ 6 +12 + 7 : r+ 3 - 3 r+ 8 - h - 3 -rk; ; +18. + 8 +12 +1U + 8 -15 + 6 + 6 +11 + 9 + 8 + 1 +12 + 8 +20 +ir + 6 '•+ k — 1+ 2 + 4 + U + 7 +10 0 + 8 + U + 5 V H.8b Page 2 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AKP AREAS (Continued) Federal Reserve District., Area, and City Richmond D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Washington Dovmtov/n Washington Baltimore Richmond Atlanta D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Jacksonville Atlanta Augusta New Orleans Knoxville Nashville City Tampa D. C. Md. • Va. Ala. Fla. Ga. " La. Tenn. Fla. Percentage change from, corresponding period a year ago Jan.Apr, Yiieek ending May 1$) |May 26 | June 2 I J une 9 + _5 +12 - 7 + 1 +11 + 7 - 1 0 + k + 8 - 2 +m +11 - 9 -13 - 7 - 6 - 2 r-12 + 1 r+10 +10 + 7 +13 +11 i_5 +12 +jU r + 1 + 9 + 5 + 6 0 - U + 5 + 2 + 2 +12 +15 +10 + 22 +12 +18 +10 - 3 +12 c+ 5 - 7 + 9 + 1 0 - 2 + 9 - 2 r- 3 + h +10 + l + 5 + 8 + 7 + 5 +10 + 9 +15 + 8 + 0 + 7 + 3 + 6 l l +_5 + 9 + 8 + 6 .+10 + 2 + 8 + h +2k +4 + 5 +10 0 +12 +12 +10 +11 + 2 +10 Chicago D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee 111. Ind. Mich. "is. + + + + 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 +_5 + 6 + 6 + 9 +13 Ark. Ky« Mo, Tenn. + + + + 5 5 6 3 +22 +12 -20 +15 + 1 r+ 6 + 3 + 6 + 8 +11 + 5 + 2 + 6 +17 +13 + 5 +10 +31 +11 Minn, + 3 + 5 +10 + u + 9 + U +10 + 9 + 8 +32 +33 +15 + 6 +25 + 7 Minneapolis D i s t r i c t Cities Minneapolis S t . Paul Duluth-Superior + U Minn. 4c wis. h 3 ii 7 * ? H.8b Page 3 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t , Area, and City + 1 Kansas City D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka Mchita S t . Joseph Albuquerque Oklahoma City Tulsa Cities Joplin Kansas City Colo • Kans. Mo. N. Mex. Okla. Mo. " Dallas D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Dallas El Paso Fort Worth Houston San Antonio i l l l " r+ 8 + 9 + 8 + 6 - 2 + 1 + 7 + 5 +3 +13 +11 + 8 +1U + 2 +15 +15 + '8 + 7 +11 +38 -10 + 2 + 3 +1U + 5 r+ h + 3 +10 + 8 +12 +11 +12 + 6 + 8 + 1 +18 - 3 -5 - 1 + l +10 + 6 + 6 . +10 + 9 i i H + k 0 +38 + 1 - 5 + 5 + 1+ +12 +18 + 1 12 + I + 2 + k <5 . - 2 Tex. " » ii San Francisco D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Los Angeles-Long Beach Downtown Los Angeles Westside Los Angeles Sacramento San Diego San Francis co-Oakland San Francisco City Oakland City San Jose Portland S a l t Lake City Seattle Spokane Tacoma r—Revised. ' 1/ Three months 1956. Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on r e t a i l d o l l a r amounts) Jan.Week ending Apr. May 19 |May 26 I June 2 1 June 9 Calif. II Ore. Utah Wash. ' : u . + 9 - k + h + 8 -Ih + 6 + 3 0 - 6 0 + 8\ + 8 + k + h • + 2 + 3 •+ 1 + 2 + k + h + k + 1 - 7 + h +1U +11 0 - 1 - 1 +16 + 3 + 9 +11 -10 - 3 *—Data not available. c—Corrected. + i - 3 - 7 - 2 r+ 7 r+ U +3 - +2 +3 0 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 7 - 3 * * r+ 6 + 1 + 2 +13 + 6 + 6 11 r+ 3 + 2 - h + h +lii +10 +10 +10 +10 - 6 + 8 + 5 + 5 - h + 8 + + + + + 1 9 1 3 2 u 7 0 0 + U + 3 + 7 0 - 2
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