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| Ho8b " *"kel BOARD OF GOVElax'ORS OF THE FEDERAL itESEhVE SYSTEM ! "'"1" .. . , I : FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 21,. 1918i WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES' - SELECTED CITIES. # D # E A S : Percentage change from corresponding "" -pericid.^_year ago . Federal-rReeervgi.'fi^stricit'y; Jan. .19.58 •r_.r UNITED STATES Boston District Metropolitan.. Ay eas Bost.on y. + Downtown Boston i ;• Suburban Boston Cambridge •V/ . ;Quincy " Lowell City.. w Springfield, - 3 •Mas So : ii H i* ii : » i New 'York District Metropolitan,Areas " .Buffalo -iNew York-N.E. New' Jersey . -Newark: v.: "New York.. p > ? Rochester •Syracuse •, II ~ +•-2 • ;r. — 8 +.2 h§£ ' - 1 > T ^ + U-• ••' .4.+v,5;0 + it "• +17 0 4 9 + 8 "-+-25. + 6 - 9 - 5 - 6 - h + l vu-U - 6 + 2 ' - , ' -2or :- -23 1-31 i i-36 . 1-29 -33 -32 -U5 -33 4 8 + 9 -3 ^38 +12 + 1 .. - 1 -3 -3 2 :* 1 -3 •38 -33 -37 -38 -hi -59 -31 -, 2. .... +.1 -27 • • +15 +15 - h + 8 >16 - 2 ' > 3 0 +10 +30 r+15 -12 : - '; +10 ! 'H--^22 . Cleveland District -1 '• i Metropolitan Area's • Ky, • Lexington • rk : -Akron; / v " Ohio ^3 ' » Canton -,10 ... y Cincinnati 0 : Cleveland ---" 0 * ;• • Downtown Cleveland Columbus ' • " -••••'—* 1 it • Springfield + 1 i i Youngstown -12 Pa. Erie -13 Pittsburgh • > 5 Wheeling-Steubenville IN,, Va.&Ohio - 9 '* f»l&-•-•hi..... + 1' 1 " i-33.. - a..... ' 1-^2 >10 1-1.3,. , + 1 , r ^ +10 1+ 3 > 2 1-12 N. Y. -?:2 N.Y.-N.J. + .3> N'i J. -12 Nv Y. -. 3; . ii -,6: ii - 2 Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas Del. -Wilmington •Trenton . • N. J. •Lancaster.:, ; Pa. Philadelphia •Reading .. Scranton it %ilkes-B.irre—Ha?leton • Week1 ending Feb® ,22, |. Mar. 1 | Mar0 ti| Marv 1> . -22 -.'• -;...::r*13.^ + 9 - +21). > 5 +13 : +25 +38-:- W-.--+ 2 4 Q +w ' 0 : ; -r+21 1 ;vri + 8 - +26 -16 W 3 — -26 - 1 - 8 -38 r- 5 - , + "1 • . + 1 -16 + 6 -3U.. . + 2 -$ 7 : 5.' - ' -.1 • >•+ 8 - 8 .; ' - 5 ::: -10 •-15 •r-»ld;; -32 -15 li 0 -32 +12 -1<L. , r+ -8 ^IGP' -22 - 1 - k +13 + 5 + 9 0 -16 0 : + k 0 -21 > u -25 + 3 - U • , ' - 9 -13 - ' -11 -10 -15 - 9 • -13 - lj-23 -23 -13 0 -19 H.8b , ... Pa • • 6e 2 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SAIES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Federal Reserve District, Area, arid City • Richmond District Metropolitan Areas Washington Downtown Washington " Baltimore -Downtown Baltimore Richmond Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham . Mobile Jacksonville Miami Downtown -Miami Atlanta •Augusta New Orleans Knoxville CityTampa .Percentage change ..from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts)-/ Week ending Jan. Feb. 22 | Mar. 1 | Mar. b |i Mar. 15 1958 0 D. C. Md. Va. -2 -24 -25 -55 -57 -18 + 8 + 9 +27 +30 - 2 r+ 2 - 1 ' r+13 r+12 ; + 6 - 1 -15 0 r+16 r+ U 3 „ - b 0 2 " 1 - 3 6 0 0 - 2 -lit k -15 5 3 -14; 6 -13 - 5 + 3 - 6 - 7 -15 + 6 -18 + 9 - 8 + 6 +61 + 7 - 3 - 8 +19 r+ U >56 r+16 + 5 -22 * +11 + 5 : + 7 +13 - 8 * 1 1 • h 6 U + - - Ala. Fla. Ga. + . La. Tenn. - Fla. +16 + 7 +16 +33 +29 - 3 -13 - 6 + 1 — 1 2 1 7 5 2 -12 -19 -17 -17 -11 + 1 - 6 -11 - 7 - 8 +10 f + U - 6 -h : - 8 -12 + 3 + 5 - 3 " ' '+ k - 1 -10 " %is. - St. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. + + — r+ 5 + 1 + 1 0 - 3 + 1 Chicago District Metropolitan Areas Chicago •Indianapolis Detroit Grand Rapids Milwaukee Minneapolis District Metropolitan; Areas Mpls.-St. Paul Mpls. and Suburbs St. Paul Cities Duluth-Superior 1±3 ; 111. Ind. Mich. 2 2 1 8 - 3 -15 -7 -1U + + + - + 2- - 3 - 1 - 2 - 1 Minn .&W is., + 2 Minn. » 0 + 3 U 1 2 1 + + + - ' k 1 • 2 1 - 6 - 9 -17 • - 1 • ~ 6 zJi +23 - +17 * * - 2 * * + 3 +1h +20 + 1 +17 +17 +17 - 6 -11 - 3 +12 ' 4k3 0 H.8b | Page 3 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED C [TIES AND AREAS (Continued) ceniage change from corresponding ,/ period a year ago (Based oh retail dollar amounts)-/ Week ending eb. 22 | Mar. 1 | Mar, ti | Mar* I T " Federal Reserve District, Jan. 1958 Area, and City + 1 Kansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka Wichita Kansas City St. Joseph" Albuquerque Oklahoma City Tulsa City Joplin Mo. Dallas District Metropolitan fVreas Dallas El Paso Fort Worth Houston San Antonio Tex. " " " " San Francisco District Metropolitan Areas Los Angeles-Long Beach Downtown Los Angeles Ifvestside Los Angeles Sacramento San Diego San Francisco-Oakland San Francisco City Oakland Portland Salt Lake City Seattle Spokane Tacoma Col. Kans. " Mo. " N. Mex. Okla. 11 - 6 - 1 - 2 - 8 -16 - 6 -lit 0 + 2 - U - 2 -5 + + 2 + 3 - 3 0 + 2 + 5 + 3 + 1 o + 2 - 5 - 3 -10 + 1 + 3 +17 - 5 r+ 7 k - 5 - l - 6 0 -11 0 - 5 -17 -20 - 1 -11 + 6 - h - 1 I I -16 I -17 -10 - 7 -Ik 0 -5 +18 - 2 - 2 + 2 - 3 - - k-10 -12 2 -5 - i + 7 ht + 1 Calif. -5 -10 - 6 +18 " Ore. Utah Wash. " 11 - 7 - 5 - 5 -15 + 7 ,- 5 o +10 - 5 k i : » | - 8 I + 9 -J -lh -26 - 5 - 6 -11 -31 -19 r+ 3 r+ 2 r 0 +39 - 6 r- 1 r+ 1 -15 - 9 - 9 r+ 8 : +5 0 - U -5 - 3 +22 k +5 +5 -? + l + U + l +12 + 2 -10 -11 - 9 +18 - k - 2 - h - 8 - 7 + 6 + 2 + 7 + 3 r—Revised. *Data n6t available. 1/ During March and April changes from a year ag6 reflect in part the fact that last year Easter was on April 21 while this year it will be on April 6. For this reason it is estimated that in comparison with last year an allowance should be wade for an increase in sales of about 6 per cent for the month of March as a whole and a corresponding decrease for the month of April, these allowances apply to the figures for the United States.
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