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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 8, 1956 fii8b WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS Federal Reserve District, Area, and City Percentage change from corresp ending period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts.) Tan. Week ending Apr. May 12*-1May 19 (May 26 jJun.e 2 United States +19 Boston District Ms^rb oo 1'it an Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Lynn Quincy . Lowell Cities Springfield Providence +20 Mass. • " " " " " " +1/ Mass. R. I. +20 +20 +20 +1U +33 +19 +30 +28 + 6 12 + 1 + 2 - 2 + 9 +11 - 3 + h + 7 +10 - 2 -5 + 3 + 2 + h ^.6 -10 -5 - 6 -16 - i - 9 - U - l + - 3 8 7 9 New York District Metropolitan Areas Buffalo N. Y. New York-N.E.New Jersey N.Y^-N.J. N. J. Newark N. Y. New York Rochester Syracuse Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas •Wilmington Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scrantofi Mikes-Bar re—Hazleton Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Lexington Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Springfield Toledo Erie Pittsburgh Wheeling-Steubenville U +22 + l Del. N. J. Pa. +20 Ky. Ohio Pa. V/,Va.-0hio — 2 + 5 + 1 + 6 + 5 + 3 + 1 + 7 +11 +5 +13 +18 +35 +19 +20 .+30 +11 +18 +16 + 2U -13 +10 +12 + 5 +15 - 3 - 2 r 0 + 6 + 7 + + + 7 1 1 h 5 -10 + 7 + 1 + 9 +11 -15 + 6 + 6 +11 ^ + 9 + 8 + 1 +12 + 8 +20 H.8b Page 2 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES' - SELECTED CITIES AND aREAS'(C ontinued) Percentage change from corresponding • period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amount) Jan.' Week ending Apr. May 12-* [Hay 19 |May 26 | June 2 Federal Reserve District,. Area, and City Richmond District Metropolitan Areas Washington Downtown Washington Baltimore Richmond Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Jacksonville Atlanta Augusta Nev: Orleans Knoxville Nashville City Tampa Chicago District Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit M ilwaukee St. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis Minneapolis District Cities Minneapolis St. Paul Duluth-Superior La. Tenn. . . Fla. 111. Ind. Liich. "wis. Ark. Ky. Tenn. Minn. +20 + 7 - 1 0 + k + 1 i +25 v +15 | +20 1 '+12 + 8 r- 9 - 2 ' -13 +1U r- 7 +11 ' — 6 - 2 -11 + 1 +11 li i ^25 +12 li + 5 + 6 0 - k + 5 + 2 + 2 | +28 — +2U +23 + 9 +3U +37 +31 +12 +15 +10 +22 +12 +18 +10 - 3 +12 r- 5 r- 7 + 9 + 1 0 + 8 + 7 Hd. Va. Ala. Fla. Ga. + _5 - 7 D. C. 0 + - 2 9 2 2 •jhs** + 1 + 8. +22 tJj. ' ^3 t_5 — — — +_9 +13 +10 +12 +21 + 6 +10 + 2 + 8 h + 2U + h . + 5 +10 0 +12 +12 ll * 133 + 6 + 6 + 9 + 5 + 5 + 6 + 3 +22 +27 +31 | +58 +25 +12 + 9 -20 +15 + l + 7 + 3 + 6 + 8 +11 + 5 +21 11. r+10 +31 +17 i +26 | +26 + u + 9 + h +10 + 9 + 8 +32 +33 + + + + + k 3 It 7 3 + 5 Minn. & M s . +12 +10 ' + -:H:- ** H.8b Page 3 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AMD AREAS (Continued) Federal Reserve District, Area, and City Kansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka vvichita St. Joseph Albuquerque Oklahoma City Tulsa Cities J cplin Kansas City Dallas District Metropolitan Areas Dallas El Paso Fort '.North Houston San Antonio Percentage change frcm corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Jan,'week ending Apr. May 12-:HMay 19 1 May 26 I June 2 + 1 +22 « Colo. Kans. it Mo. . N. Mex. Okla. + + + + + + Mo. - 3 - 5 " 3 6 2 1 7 5 3 12 Tex. " " San Francisco District Metropolitan Areas Los Angeles-Long Beach Calif. Downtown Los Angeles westside Los Angeles Sacramento San Diego San Francisco-Oakland San Francis co City Oakland City San Jose Ore. Portland Salt Lake City Utah Seattle 'Wash. " Spokane ii Tacoma + + + + - l 2 k 5 2 , +26 +U2 + 25 + k +15 >35 1 +36 I V +53 +13 + k + U + k +10 + 6 + 6 +10 t_5 11 12 +17 + 7 +25 +29 +26 +15 +1U +18 + 3 + 9 +014. +23 + 2 4 1 + 1 + 9 0 6 0 8 8 h b 2 3 1 - +15 +15 + 2 +31 +16 +iu +21 + _5 ' : + 7 r+ 8 + 7 r+11 +30 -10 + 2 + 3 +27 . +31 + 9 +U0 +16 +_6 + + + + + + + 11 +13 +11 + 8 +iU- r- U + k + 8 -1U + .1 r- 7 + k r+lU . +11 0 - 1 - 1 +16 . + 3 + 9 +11 -10 -3 + it 0 +38 - + 1 - 5 +1U + 5+ 3 + 3. +10 + 8 +12 + 5 + k +12 +18 + 1 r+ 1 +_5 - 3 -7 - 2 + 8 + 5 + 3 + 2 - it + h +1U + 2 + 3 0 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 7 - 3 +10 +10 +10 +10 - 6 + 8 + 5 + 5 - h + 8 r—-Revised. ^ — D a t a not available. • -5'-—Comparisons are affected by the fact that Mother's Day is one week later this year than last. 1/ Three months 1956.
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