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•8b BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - , m e 3 . * 1957 ' WRRKT.Y DEPAR3MENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES. AND. AREAS Federal Reserve District, Area, and City + 2 TNITED. STATES Boston District Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston . Cambridge Lynn Quincy Lowell Cities Springfield .Providence M%ss, : - 2 +3" . +k' + 3 + 19 - l + 9 o 10 - 6 + 1 - . +10 -15 + 1 + 8 +9 +3 +3 0 + 3 - 1 R« I. Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Lexington . . Akron Cincinnati. Cleveland Columbus Springfield Toledo Erie Pittsburgh 1ft he e ling-S t eube nville Del* N, J. Pa. ; ; -3 -15 + l + 8 -It Li *7 ±1 + 6 - 1 . + 8 - 1 - 2 + 5 -i2 + 6 ' + 3 +10 • W 1 + 2 +10 0 + 2 Ky» .+ 8 Ohio * ,- 3 • " . - 2 ii - 1 " ' 2 „ « -5 » - ^ Pa. 0 » +2 W.Va.&Ohio+lO - 2 - 2 - 2 + 9 +3 ;. M * 4 " :l + 2 . " • ' ±Ji • + It + 3 + 8 .. + 6 + 25 + e + 6 o -i O -Jt -It - 7 + 2 -6 -10 + 1. -It; -io . -3 .. t l : ii- r+ r- It 5 9 2 6 2 -7 * u - 8 - it -10 -12 - 2 - 1 +9 -5 + 3 r- 2 + 8 -1 +10 r- 7 + |3 -2 + 2 ' " +10 +17 . +15 -7. + 1 . "|2 + 1 + 1 - 2 -3 + 6 -3 -5 + 6 ^ -jl r- It ^Jt +2* + 1 - u + 1 +iit + 6 + 3 + 7 +Ht +22 +12 -lo - h - It -12 - 8 r-1 r+ 2 r+ 5 + 2 + 5 +21 +11 ' . zJL ' 4 'il lew York District Metropolitan Areas 1 N . Y. Buffalo 8 .. New York-N.E. New Jersey N.Y.-N*J.r N • Jo 1 Newark * N* Y . New York . + 1 1 Rochester + 2 Syracuse Philadelphia District ... Metropolitan Areas , . Wilmington Trenton , " Lancaster • Philadelphia .Reading . • Scranton Wilkes-Barre-Hazelton .~ Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts; Week ending Apr Ma£ ' k I May? 11 I May lW I May + 1. , + 7 + 8 . - 6 -8 -1 - 7 - it -.2 - - 7 + 6 - 6 - 8 -12 0 -3 - 2 - 3 2 -5 %A3 H.8b Page 2 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Federal Reserve District, Area, and City Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Week ending Jsn v.Apr e Kay h ! May 11 | May 131 jMay 25 6 Z-2 ±J. r-3 r- 8 + 2 r-12 r- 5 + 3 h + 6 0 + 7 -10 - U + 5 -10 -U +_2 + 6 + 1 + 2 0 - 1 +11 + 2 + 2 - 6 - 5 - 1 +11 +17 - 9 + 3 — 8 + 1 -21 + 1 + 6 flU + 2 +15 0 +27 - 9 - 9 - U 0 + 3 - 6 +11 - 1 r- 6 r-15 + 2 - 8 0 + u + 9 +17 + 3 - 7 - 6 - 2 Fla© -J -23 * 113 11 - 3 - 1 111. Inda Mich. Wis. + 3 + k + 3 + 2 +10 . +13 +21 + 6 +10 - 3 + 7 + 5 - 2 - k -10 - 3 - 1 - 2 - 2 -il 0 i_l zA - 2 z_i - 3 - 1 + 1 0 + 3 +17 + 8 - 6 - 3 - 8 r- 2 -13 + 3 -11 - 1 + 3 — - *2 +12 + 7 - 3 + 1 + 3 + 5 - 3 +13 + 9 +21 + 6 + 6 + 8 - U -5. - 2 + 1 + 2 — 5 + $ + 6 + 9 + 2 + 1 Richmond District Metropolitan Areas Trashing ton Do Co Downtown Washington - Baltimore Md, DowntoT/n Baltimore Richmond Va» tl tl + 5 - 3 +12 0 - 2 + h - 2 +12 - 3 - Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Jacksonville Miami Miami City Atlanta Augusta New -Orleans Knoxville Nashville ' City Tampa + 2 Chicago District .Metropolitan Areas Chicago ^ Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee St. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville St, Louis Memphis Minneapolis District Metropolitan Areas Mpls.-St« Paul „Mpls. and Suburbs . St. Paul Cities Duluth-Superior Ala • Fla. Ga0 ii La* Tenn. Ark. Ky» Mo» Tenn, Minn. ii Minn6&Wis» * + 6 +1U - * 3 6 7 1 - . H.8b Page 3 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES • SELECTED CITIES AND:AREAS (Continued) Federal Reserve District, Area, and City 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 West&ide Los Angeles Sacramento San Diego San Francisco-Oakland San Francisco City Oakland Portland Salt Lake City Seattle Spokane Tacoma r—Revised* Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago Jan »— Week ending Apr. May h 1 May 11 1 May 10 1 May 25 + 8 - 2 + 3 - 6 - 1 Col. - 1 Kans • - 3 11 + 1 Mo* -9 N„ Mex.. . - 9 Okla# - U » + 5 +lf + 1 +16 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 7 - 1 +i 2 -5 +16 -17 -j 3 - 6 — 6 r-10 -15 -3 - 7 — 6 0 - 8 - 2 - 5 + 3 - 3 -9 Mc. - u - 3 +10 + 1 + U + 2 r- 1 -12 — 8 -12 - 2 - 3 il - 2 Tex* ii ii - 2 + 3 + 2 - 5 -3 + + - h 5 3 8 2 + i + 3 -1 -15 - 2 -3 + 3 + U - 2 - 2 + 1 r+_2 + 1 r- 3 - 5 + 3 - 3 + 7 - 6 - 7 + U + 5 - 3 -5 +21 + 8 + 2 J + 1 + 3 0 r+'3 -20 0 + 2 + 5 — 8 . - 5 - 2 + 1 - 3 -10 -13 -10 +10 +11 + U + h 4,-6 -12 - 8 - 5 - 7 -12 Calif. Ore. Utah Wash. + 2 0 + 3 - 2 j + 2 f - 1 j - 2 | - 2 3 + 3 J + 1 J o 5 - 2 +9 r- 2 + 9 + h * + 1 — 6 - 3 -13 + 2 -13 - 3 - 2 + 5 *—Data not available* 0 - 6 +• 7 -10 + 1 +19
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