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. BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 23> 1956 H.8b WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AMD AREAS Federal Reserve District, Area, and City -3 Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas Del. Miming ton N. J. Trenton Pa. Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton liV ilke s -Bar r e —Hazl et on Ky. Ohio Pa. Vv.Va.-Ohio - 2 - 2 -16 -16 -12 -2U -11 -18 -26 -32 + u + 1 +10 +19 - k - 2 - 8 +10 + 8 +15 + 6 +22 +12 +58 + + - + 9 - h + 9 + 5. +19 +10 - 8 - ( 7 -19 tl + 1 + 7 r+ 9 - 8 '• + 3 + 7 + 6 + 3 + 9 + 7 + 3 + 2 + .5 + 1 - 7 0 + 7 + 7 +11 + 5 +15 + 7 -5 r+ll +30 • r+ 9 + 3 + 6 -5 - 8 -20 - 5 - 6 -lU •+ 8 + 5 r+10 - 3 +13 + 3 + 3 + k : + 8 + 8 — 2 +12 - 6 + 6 + 9 + 5 + 2 + 6 +11 - 9 +IU + u +28 + 9 + 2 r+15 +11 +1U r+10 -18 r+ 7 r+20 0 -16 -11 0 -11 - 3 -17 + 5 + 3 + 8 +18 zA + U + 6 +10 + 3 - 2 + h r- 6 r+ 1 +a + 6 + U + 9 + 1 +1U +19 + 3 + 6 +22 +UU +16 - 5 - 5 - 2 0 -10 -9 - U - 6 — 8 -11 - 6 Mass. R. I. lit +_! 0 1 U 7 3 3 U - 4 - 7 New York District Metropolitan Areas' N. Y. Buffalo New^York-N.E.New Jersey N.Y.-N.J. Newark New York ,i Rochester Syracuse Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Lexington Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Springfield Toledo Erie Pittsburgh Digitized forWheeling-Steubenville FRASER + 6 iA United States Boston District Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Lynn Quincy Lowell Cities Springfield Providence Percentage change from, corresponding period a year ago [ on retail dollar amounts) "JaiH ' YUeek. en dirk. . 1S&6 ""Feb. 2> (mar. 3 I Mar. lOlMar. - i f ii + + + + 3 3 5 3 0 + 3 + 8 +11 + k - 2 - 1 + 2 + 6 + 3 +19 - 2 + 8* + 7 - 5 43 H.8b Page 2 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES -SELECTED CITIES AND AKEAS (Continued) Federal Reserve District, Area, and City Richmond District Metropolitan Areas >v ashington Downtown Washington Baltimore Richmond Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Jacksonville Atlanta Augusta New Orleans Knoxville Nashville City Tampa D. C. Md. Va. Ala. Fla. Ga. La. Tenn.. " Fla. Percentage change from, corresponding period a year ago (•Based on retail dollar amounts) Jan. Week ending 1956 Feb. 25 |Mar. 3 [Mar. 10 [Mar* 17 1± 12 - 1 + 3 + 6 - 5 - h + 7 + + + 6 2 1 6 + h - 2 - 5 - 3 , + U r- 3 + 2 r+ 5 + 2 + - 3 u 1 1 + 7 +16 - 2 + 7 - 1 + 5 +12 + 3 - 2 + 6 0 0 - 6 +11 + 3 - 8 +93 0 + 3 + 2 - 6 - 1 + 5 -19 - 1 - 5 +25 0 r+ 7 +11 + 6 +11 + 6 - 3 - h - 6 -21 + U k +17 +ll2 + 2 +_U + 8 + 6 + 3 7 1 1 7 + 7 + 9 +10 +12 - 2 + 7 +20 + 8 0 + 6 + 8 + 6 + - 2 . Chicago District Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee iru Ind. Mich, Ms. + + + + St. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis + 2 + 8 + 8 r+10 + 5 Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. + U + 1 + h 0 +30 - 1 + 5 +11 - 7 + 8 +13 + 6 +10 +13 + 8 + 3 + 9 + 2 + 6 + h 1_U + 9 - 1 + 2 0 + 5 + 5 + 7 + 9 +11 1 + 8 — 8 +13 +15 + 2 + 2 +10 - 1 - 1 + 2 Minneapolis District Cities Minneapolis St. Paul Duluth-Superior Minn. 11 Minn. & M s . 5 2 5 7 i + + p H.8b age 3 •WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STOKE 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 City 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 \vestside Los Angeles Sacramento San Diego San Francisco-Oakland San Francisco City Oakland City San Jose Portland Salt Lake City Seattle Spokane Tacoma r—Revised. Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Jan. ' Week ending 1956 | Feb. 25|Mar. 3 |Mar. 10||kar. 17 0 Colo. Kans. " ' Mo. N. Mex, Okla. " Mo. Tex. " " Calif. Ore. Utah Viash. ii + 8 + U - 6 + 8 + 3 •+ 5 - 2 - | +_2 + 2 i + 9 1 -+ 2 r+ 8 - 5 - 3 + 6 - h + 9 +18 ~ 2 - k 1 +12 I + 6 - 7 h - 3 - h 1 ' r+ 5 + 5 + k -lU +17 + 2 - 3 -10 • r+' 8 + 1 + 5 - 9 + 3 - U - l -12 - 7 + 2 +12 . • ii - 2 + 1 0 + 6 - 2 + 9 - 6 +13 +19 + 6 + 2 + 25 +10 + k - 7 + 2 + 5 + 9 + 7 +20 -10 + 2 + 8 -8 -26 + 2 0 + 3 + 3 0 - 5 -11 - h r 0 - 9 + 2 + 8 + 9 + 2 + k -3 -17 r+ 9 + 7 + 9 +2U -5 3 - 8 - h + 1 + 5 + 2 + 3 - 0 + 7 - U - 2 - 1 0 + 5 1 o. + 8 - 2 - 2 - 6 - 2 +12 + 5 +10 - l + 7 Data not available. - 9 + 1 - h - 3 # - 5 ..+ 2 - 3 +11 + 7 + 7 +13 + 6 + 1 .. t _ . 0 "+ 2 + 3 + 5 - & - 2 - 3 + 1 - 7 + 8 + 6 + 8 -10 + 8 + 8 y y
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