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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF' THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 29, 1956 H.v8l 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 p e r i o d a y e a r ago (Based on r e t a i l d o l l a r amounts) Week ending June 2 | June 9 I June 16|June 23 May United S t a t e s 11 Boston D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Lynn Quincy Lowell Cities Springfield Providence' Cleveland D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Lexington Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Springfield Toledo Erie Pittsburgh for FRASER W heelinp - S t e u b e n v i l l e Digitized + _6 12 0 + 1 +15 + 9 +12 Mass# " " " " " " - 1 - 2 + 1 0 - 1 - 2 - u > 3 + 2 + h +16 +22 - 6 j -16 +lli +11 +21 - 3 +13 +20 +W + 8 + b +16 +16 +15 +17 +15 +15 .+ 8. +28 +30 + k +33 + 7 Mass. R. I . + 7 " - 3 • - i; - 1 +17 +12 +19 + 2 + 3 0 + k +_6 +11 + + + + + + + 1 + 7 +11 + 7 - 3 +13 + 2 +11. +1U. • r+13 +18 - +18 +10 +12 r+18 + 5 + k +1U + 6 + 6 +11 r+16 +10 Del. N. J . Pa. +1U - 1 + 5 + 6 + 5 + 8 - 1 i' + 7 1 + 3 - 3 + 8 - k - 3 - U +18 + 7 +12 +12 +11 + 6 • + 2 +17 +15 r+13 r+17 +1U r+26 + U +13 +11 - 3 '+12 0 . + h. - 1. + 6 + 8 l A Ky. Ohio - 2 + 6 + h + 6 + 6 + 3 + 1 + 7 +10 + 6 -15 + 6 + 6 +11 + 9 + 8 0 +11 + 8 + 20 - 1 + 2 + h + h + 7 +10 0 r+ 7 + U + 5 New York D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Buf f a l o N. Y. New York-N.E.New Jersey N.Y.-N.J. Newark N. J . New York N. Y. 11 Rochester Syracuse " Philadelphia D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Wilmington Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton toilkes-Barre—Hazleton + 7 Pa. " Vv .Va.-Ohio 3 6 5 . uV 6 i|, • "'M + 9 + 8 . + 9 + 1 +10 + 6 . +• 2 u -16 + 9 +15 +13 +13 +13 +lb +25 +18 +17 +13 + h + 6 + 5 + 5 + l - 1 + 6 + 1 + 7. • H.8b VEEKLY STOBB CITIES AM) F e d e r a l Reserve D i s t r i c t , Area, and C i t y Richmond D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Washington. Downtown "Washington Baltimore Richmond Atlanta D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Jacksonville Atlanta Augusta ~Nep Orelans -"K'noxville Nashville City Tampa Chicago D i s t r i c t MetropolitanAreas 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 Cities Minneapolis S t . Paul Duluth-Superior (Continued) " P e r c e n t a g e change trom corresponding p e r i o d a year ago (Based on r e t a i l d o l l a r amounts; week ending Jan«June 2 |June 9 June 161 June 23 Uay D. C. Md. Va. + 1 +11 - 2 -12 + 1 +10 + 9 + 6 +lU +11 +19 r+ 7 r+17 +17 + 1 + 9 Li + 5 + 8 + 6 + 5 +10 + 9 +15 r+ 1 + 8 0 r- U + 2 +37 + 8 +11 + k - 2 + h + 2 - 3 Ala. Fla. Ga. + 5 + 7 + 1 La. Tenn. + 8 + k + 3 - 2 + 9 - 2 - 3 + U +10 + 1 Fla. + 6 + 3 + 6 + 8 + 9 + 8 +13 + 6 +10 0 +12 +12 +10 +11 + 2 +10 +10 +1U +12 +19 + h +15 + l +13 + .9 +13 +12 + 6 + 6 + 8 +11 + 5 + 2 < + 6 +17 +13 + 5 + h +15 +10 0 + U + 8 + 6 +31 +11 +18 +12 +32 +33 +15 + 6 +25 + 7 +11 +38 . +10 + 7 +22 +17 - 2 111. Ind. Llich • wis. +_6 Ark. Ky. Tenn. + + + + 7 5 8 h t l Einn., Minn. &. M s . + k + 6 + 9 t + U - U - h +12 toO Page 3 H.8b WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AMD AREAS (Continued) F e d e r a l Reserve D i s t r i c t , Area, and C i t y Kansas City D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Denver Topeka Wichita S t . Joseph Albuquerque Oklahoma C i t y Tulsa Cities Joplin Kansas C i t y Dallas D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Dallas El Paso F o r t worth Houston San Antonio Percentage change from corresponding p e r i o d a y e a r ago (Based on r e t a i l d o l l a r amounts) Week ending May June 2 I June 9 | June 16 ( June 23 l l + 8 + _9 +10 + 9 Colo. Kans. ii Mo. N. Mex. Okla. + + + + + + + +iu + 5 + h' + 3 +10 + 8 +12 +11 +12 + 5 + 8 + 7 + 1 +18 r+13 +10 i+2 +13 +26 +1U +11 + 2 +11 + 3 +37 + 7 +13 Mo. it 0 - 2 + 6 +10 r+12 + 9 + 7 + 7 +29 + 8 +1 + 9 + 6 i i + 2 + k + 6 + 7 - 1 + 5 + k I +12 1 +18 | + 1 + 1 + 2 r+11 + 6 + 6 + 6 +11 + 6 + k + 2 + k +lii + 7 + 7 + 3 12 + U Tex. ii " ii San F r a n c i s c o D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Los Angeles-Long Beach C a l i f . Dovmtovm Los Angeles 11 Westside Los Angeles Sacramento " ii San Diego " San Francisco-Oakland San Francisco C i t y Oakland C i t y San Jose Ore. Portland Utah S a l t Lake City Wash, Seattle 11 Spokane Tacoma 9 9 1 3 6 7 5 + 6 + + + + + + > + + + + + 0 5 l 7 8 3 k 2 h 2 3 5 U u . t l + 2 - k r+ 2 / +11 + .9 + 9 1 + 9 - 5 + 8 •+ 5 + 5 - U + 9 " r—Revised. 1/ Three months 1956. —Data not a v a i l a b l e , + + r+ + + rr+ + + 1 9 1 2 2 u 7 1 1 h 3 7 0 r- 3 + + 1 - 7 + +1U T + 7 + 5 + h + k +1u - 2 + 7 0 - 1 0 1 * + 6 + h +18 - 1 + o + 8 + 5 . + 6 + 2 + 9 -2 - 3 + 5 + 2 + 1 ,
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