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j 3 0 board of governors gf the ^federal reserve system * ^ ..... FOR- IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 28, 1957 -:\TOB£Li; DEPARlrit' sfdiE' SALES - SEIECTED CITMS AND AREAS: — ?- -• Percentage change from corresponding period a year.age . (Based on r e t a i l dollar amounts) Week ending. :May June 1 1 June 0 1 June 15 f- June 22 + 2' 1 Li 1 ^ , Aires, and City UNITED STATES Boston District -Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Iynn Quincy Lowell Cities v : Springfield • Providence ±A Mass** n 11 ' > Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Lexington Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Springfield Toledo Erie Pittsburgh Wheeling-Steubenville M ti 11 M M Rs I . + + + + + + - 3 1 8 8 3 k\ 1 +1 -1 ±5- He* York District • Metropolitan Areas • BuffaloNew York-N.E. New Jersey Newa^cNew York ' Rochester • Syracuse Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas "Wilmington Trenton " Lancaster : + Philadelphia Reading * Scranton "Wilkes-Barre-Hazelton - • • -• + 1 N* X. N.Y.-N.J.+ 8 ' 4 1 N» J. N. Y* It -1 11 + 2 '' > Del.. :N.--J-. 'Pa, « ; " 14; - 2 - 1 h - 7 - .7 ... <" 1 • -12 .1- 5 ' • It -3 * * 2 - h - U + 1 +3 W.Va.&0hio+8 Pa. ' k rlO: -1 ; -5 -3 ! - 8 - — 6 + 8 - 2 - 1 -lit -1 lA * • - 6 - 8 - 3 + 1 -18 - 9 - 1 - 9 + 1 + 8 7 . * +J. - 3 - 1 -lU 8 | • - ! -11 ! -3- -11 •'vT 5 L +13 + 6 -13 * 7; : ;;P .•v:-?8 • :) • 7 ! =Jt i 1 +u 1 • 2'^L: + •7 - 6 *23 + 2 - U Z i i - • ; +20 r- 6 +33 ; .*29 +10 + i! +&2.v- • +26 „.Jv +19 + 8 •4P v -.3 + 4 -- k 8 •+ 3 . * *11* • 3 > 8 £-5 * 9 + 3, - 1 0 . 0 + 1 +11' +2 0 - + I8 +• 1 • + 2 -1. -3 „ - 5 • -.1 , . j ! -5 • 6 * 8 • + 1 ±_1 Ky., Ohio n . <i 'M 1 ^ | -10 + 8 rll , —'7-'; • - 8 .v. ~ 9 - u ••••«•».t-v vr, 7 — 6 - u -lit -13 -3 -15 r- 3 - 3 + 7 -9 r.il iT- n +28 + 5 : 0 + 2 + 9 + 5 + u + 2 +10 +12 ; Page 2 H.8b WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES • SELECTED CITIES AND 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) %eek ending May June 1 \ June E1 j June 15 1 June 22 ' 0 +19 -3 tlL Federal Reserve District# Area, and City ±± Richmond D i s t r i c t . Metropolitan Areas Washington Downtown Washington Baltimore • Dowfcovzn Baltimore Richmond - D. C. Md, Va. Atlanta D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Jacksonville Miami Miami City Atlanta Augusta New Orleans Knoxville Nashville City Tampa 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-Superior + 6 0 + 5 -12 + U - 5 -IS - l -17 - 3 - 3 r-10 +3 -12 -3 + 2 t ± UL + 8 +11 + 1 0 +11 + 1 + 3 - 7 - 5 0 + 9 + 5 0 +1U + 2 +12 - 9 - 6 + 3_ 0 +13 + 3 +23 +13 + 6 + U - 3 +5 + 5 r+11 + 7 +19 + 6 + 6 . +10 +18 + 6 +19 + 5 +16 +12 - h • !6 +22 Ala. Fla, " » Ga. » La. Tenn. ii ni. ; Ind. . Mich. wis. Ark. Ky. Mo. ' Tenn. Minn. * -12 * - 1 + 3 +• 2 • - 2 - 2 r-JL • + + + + + - + ' Fla. . +1U + 3 +23 + 3 +23 + 1 3 2 3 2 2 h 2 6 - 9 + 2 - 2 - 1 0 0 + U - 8 -12 - 6 0 - 7 + it + 1 u . z l + 2 +• u - 2 - 5 -5 -5 .+ 5 r- h r + 2 2 1 1 1 - 1 1 1 Chicago D i s t r i c t "Metropolitan Areas. v Chicago" Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee + 6 - 3 +10 ^3 - 2 o -8 -10 -!2 tA - 2 0 + 1 - 2 - 3 0 - 8 h +1h + 6 ' + 9 .-+ .8 + 7 -10 - k > 2 , 0 r- - 1 +10 . +1 + + + 2 8 7 9 0 - 0 + 2 - U + 7 3to H.8b WEEKLY" DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on r j e t a i l d o l l a r amounts) Week ending May June 1 | June ti |1 June 15 I June 22 0 0 -2 1_3 l i l - 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 Col. Kans. Mo. Hex. OKLa. - N. it Mo. " 0 3 1 9 6 U 3 0 - 6 + 9 -11 + 7 - 2 + 7 - 3 - k — 8 -8 + + 1+ 6 + 6 r+11 | + 2 | " + 5 + 2 r+10 r- U * + - .2 2 5 2 - 2 - 6 +15 2 + 2 r+ k + 3 -17 - 3 __0 + 6 +16 + 7 +11 + 3 - U - 6 + 3 + 7 + 8 +18 + 3 +20 + 3 +13 +22 +13 + 1 12 + 6 - 1 + 2 + i + 2 + 2 + 2 + h r+ 8 r+ 7 r+11 +53 r+ 3 - 2 - 2 1 j -3 + j + +_5/ • Tex. + + - 1 3 2 5 2 + 7 -21 +13 +12 + 5 " 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 Francisco-Oakland San Francisco CityOakland Portland S a l t Lake City Seattle Spokane Tacoma r—kevised. Calif. - 1 + 8 Ore. Utah Wash. + 3 - 1 - 1 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 0 - 1 +31 - 2 + 2 + 3 - 3 - h o +17 + 5 - 6 - 2 — 6 + + r+ - 3 7 k U 3 + u - 2 +21 - 1 - —-1 - 1 > k -18 - 1 •- 5 f 4—Data not available. + 2 — 6 +13 - i; +17 +52 + 7 0 - 1 - 3, + 3 + 8 + 7
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