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30 BOARD OF GOVEhNOHS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM H.8b FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 2, 1956 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS F e d e r a l Reserve D i s t r i c t , Area, and C i t y P e r c e n t a g e change from c o r r e s p o n d i n g 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) Jan. week ending 2T 1956 United S t a t e s + U 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 • .. • zJ. » " 11 i i ll- + 6 +__6 - 1 - 2 + 6 + 5 + 8 +10. . - 2 - 1 - 3 - 5 +12 - 2 +18 • - 5 0 . - 5 + 9 - 9 -13 -33 + k + 1 +10 >19 - it - 2 - 8 0 - 9 + 9 + 5 ; •+ k ; +9 . -k.r Mass. . . R. I . Philadelphia D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Wilmington Del. . N. J . Trenton Pa. . • Lancaster Philadelphia . • Reading " Scranton - Mlkes-Barre—Hazleton : »» : - 5 ;' - 5 - h -7 - 6 . -.3 - Mass. New York D i s t r i c t • M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas N. Y. Buffalo New York-N.E.New Jersey. N.Y.-N.J., N. J . , Newark N; Y. New York it Rochester » Syracuse Cleveland D i s t r i c t . M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Lexington Akrcn Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus • Springfield Toledo Erie Pittsburgh livheeling-Steubenville •' ' ti " " Pa. " vv.Va.-Ohio . +12 .. +13 + 5 - 6 + 5 + 8 + 1 + 3 + 7 + 6 + 3 ... . + 9 . : + 7.. ; - 8 +11 +10 + 9 + 5 0 - 2 0 0 - 1 + k + 6 +iu +_8 +13 +52 + . - i 3 + 3 . +19 + k . . +1k + 8. + 7+ 8 *2h; - h -•? 11- • Ky. Ohio . +17 -18 . .+ + + + 8 , 3 3 5 3 0 + 3 + 8 +11 + U +12 •. + 6 - 2 +U5 - 3 + 7 -16 + U 0 +22 +16 +3U +20 +37 + h +20 + 5 + 3 r+ r+ r+ + + r+ 1 2 3 2 7 6 12 r+16 r-10 r- 7 . + L . - 6 + 2 ' + 1 . +j£ + 2 + + + + - 3 2 U 2 7 0 +J. +10 - 5 + 6 + 8 + 5 + 2 + 6 +12 + 3 *zk - 2 - 1 + 3 .. . ,t k +10 + 5 + U + 5 +12 +17 + 8 +18 +22 + 5 +12 - 6 r+20 +15 +18 +23 +10 +13 +6 +• 3 +17 - 2 + 8 + 7 - 5 H.8b Page 2 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED C I T I E S MID AREAS ( C o n t i n u e d ) Percentage change from 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) Jan. Week ending Feb. 4 |Feb. Il4-F_eb. 18|Feb. 25 1956 F e d e r a l Reserve D i s t r i c t , Area, and City 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 M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Birmingham Jacksonville Atlanta Au 5 usta New Orleans Knoxville Washville City Tampa h - 2 + 8 r+ 3 +_2 + 6 - 5 - h + 7 1 + 8 + 2 -16 + 2 +20 + 8 - 9 +12 r+ 5 r- 2 - 5 +15 + + + + D. C. bid. Va. 7 3 2 5 + 7 - 2 Z_1 r+ 3 ±17 + 5 +12 + 3 - 2 + 6 0 0 - 2 - 1 -11 - 2 + h -11 +12 +13 + 5 + 5 + l -26 +16 +18 +15 +13 + 2 r+ 5 -20 +12 - 7 - 8 +11 + h - 8 +93 0 + 3 Fla. + U +10 -20 +U2 +17 Chicago D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas ' Chicago Indianapolis Detroit ilwaukee + 3 + 6 + 3 + j£ 111. Ind. Mich. Wis. + + + + + + + + 5 +18 + 3 +12 0 - 3 + 9 + 3 + + S t . Louis D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas L i t t l e Rock Louisville S t . Louis Memphis - Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. Minneapolis D i s t r i c t Cities Minneapolis S t . Paul Duluth-Superior Ala. Fla. Ga. La. Term. 5 2 5 7 + 2 Linn. Minn. & Wis. 3 7. 3 6 7 1 1 7 +10 + 8 + 8 9 9 7 7 + 2 •+1U r+11 h + 5 + k +12 + 1 +30 - 1 + 6 +11 1Jt i_5 + 7 + 8 + 9 + 5 + 5 7 i + 7 0 I | + 9 + 6 +11 +10 + 9 + 7 + 2 + 9 +11 + 8 + k + 1 + U 0 + - 1 + + . ! + + s-z. H.8b Page 3 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STCRE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) F e d e r a l Reserve D i s t r i c t , Area, and City Percentage change from 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) Jan. Vveek ending Feb. Ij. |Feb." l l | F e b . 18|Feb. 25 1956 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 Vvichita S t . Joseph Albuquerque 'Oklahoma C i t y Tulsa City Kansas C i t y 0 r- 2 + 8 + h - 6 + 8 + 3 + 5; -2 +10 - 2 + 2 +22 -16 -19 r-lu 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 Mo. + 8 + 2 3 6 2 9 . 0 - 1 +1U +21 + 5 + 6 + 5 - l +18 +16 + 9 + 2 - 3 - b +12 + 6 - 7 " h - 2 - 3 -U + 1•- + 2 - 2 t_7 2 + 1 •0 + 6 - 2 + 2 -15 -ii - 5 - 6 + 9 ^ + 7 + 8 + -6 + 3 +16 + 3 + 9 + 8 +5 + 9 - 6 +13 +19 + 6 + 2 + 6 + 3 + 3 0 - 3 - 8 •- k + 1 +10 + 6 + 7 + 3 +2U + 6 + 9 + 1 + 7 - 2 " +13 - 7 + 3 + 1 - 2 0 + 7 + 8 + 6 + h + 6 + 3 + 3 - h + 2 + 2 - 1 + h 0 + 6 +10 +11 +10 -- +10 +11 + 7 -1U - 2 +12 - 6 + 9 : -ii +10 - i + 7 - Tex. 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 . Downtown Los Angeles " ftestside Los Angeles " Sacramento San Diego " San Francisco-Oakland " San Francisco C i t y Oakland C i t y " San Jose Portland Ore. S a l t Lake C i t y Utah Seattle Vvash. » Spokane Taccma r—Revised. + 3 + + + + • Colo. Kans. ii Mo. •N. Hex. Okla. + 5 . + 2 + 3 10 + 7 - U - 2 - 1 0 +5 - 5 r+11 +11 ./ + 5 - 5 -11 - 5 0 + 8 - 2 - 2 - 5 +5 .
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