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H.8b» BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 25, I960. WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AMD AREAS Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago , (Based on retail dollar amounts) *=•' Jan, Week ending I960 Feb. '271 March 51 March 121 March 19 r + 1 - 7 rlZ - .2 - 6 Federal Reserve District, Area, and CityUNITED STATES Boston District Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Quincy Lowell City Springfield Mass. " " " " " New York District Metropolitan Areas Buffalo New York-N.E, New Jersey Newark New York Rochester Syracuse N.Y. N.Y.-N.J. N.J. N.Y. Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas Wilmington Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton Wilkes-Barre—Hazleton Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Lexington Akron Canton Cincinnati Cleveland Downtown Cleveland Columbus Springfield Toledo Youngstown Erie Pittsburgh Downtown Pittsburgh Wheeling 11 + 1 £31 +10 =12 + 2 +2 + 3 + 7 + 1 - 3 -31 -29 -37 -26 -42 -34 + 7 +24 +24 +11 r+ 6 -13 -11 -15 - 4 -15 -37 -27 +25 ^2 -23 + 1 -18 + 2 + 6 - 4 -26 -15 -24 -25 -21 -23 + 3 -16 - 5 + 1 r-14 r-32 r-11 -25 -26 -41 -34 -34 -14 - 4 r-12 -15 - 4 +18 r+10 - 6 - 6 + 2 - 3 - 2 + 3 + 2 Del. N.J. Pa. + + + + + 0 6 1 4 4 7 9 + 9 + 8 +12 - 5 - 5 - 1 - 4 . +27 -17 + 5 Ky. Ohio W.Va. + 5 + 4 + 6 + 5 „ 0 +10 + 6 +12 - 7 + 9 + 8 - 2 - 4 +19 -12 0 - 5 - 9 -12 -13 - 2 -18 -10 -11 -15 % - 2 - 2 + 4 + 5 - 9 - 2 -18 - 4 - 7 - 1 -11 - 6 + 2 -12 -19 =20 =10 -36 -10 -23 -21 -22 -23 -21 - 1 -20 - 5 -19 -22 -23 -32 -10 -10 + 7 -19 + 6 - 1 0 + 9 - 4 + 4 + 8 - 4 - 7 -11 -11 -12 - 6 - 7 - 7 -10 - 9 - 1 -14 -13 -15 - 4 H.8b '; Page 2 ITEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago . (Based on retail dollar amounts) Jan. Week ending r I960 eb. 271 March 51 March 121 March 19 Federal Reserve District » Area, and CityRichmond District Metropolitan Areas Washington Downtown Washington Baltimore Downtown Baltimore Richmond ^ D.C. Va. Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Mobile Jacksonville Miami Tampa-St. Petersburg Atlanta Augusta Columbus New Orleans Knoxville Cities Central Atlanta Miami-Downtown 0 - 7 + 2 1 - 7 -11 r-22 =11 -30 -33 -34 -37 -29 -18 -21 -17 r-21 -31 -13 -14 -17 -19 -19 =21 Ala. La. Terin. . - 7 - 8 +16 + 2 + 9 + 1 + 8 - 3- 7 + 2 Ga. Fla. -13 + 1 Fla. " " Ga. Chicago District Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Grand Rapids Milwaukee - 111. Ind. Mich. Wis. -St. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville St. Louis • Memphis Minneapolis- District Metropolitan-Areas' Mpls. — S t . Paul Mpls. and Suburbs St, Paul Cities Duluth-Superior ' + 1 - 5 - 9 -20 ^5 Md. =2k • • -13 + 3 -33 - 1 -18 * =m -12 - -13 -27 -13 -11 - 7 - 9 -22 -20 -14 - 1 + + - i_2 =19 -25 =23 =m -23 . - 1 . -22 -14 -28 -25 -24 -22 -16 -37 -24 -17 ; -14 - 8 -16 • -12... - 3 r-10 - 4 * * - 9 - 9 - 4 8 3 8 1 9 "+ + + Minn. • + 6 + 8 + 3 0 + 3 - 7 - 6 -9 - 7 -15 - 1 -10 - 1 -13 u & Wis. + 7 - 3 -10 - 7 - 8 -10 + 2 + 5 + 9 + 6 •• + 6 Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. " -48 - 4 + 7 - 1 ' U . 4 9 4 1 + J. M -10 . - 4 -12 -15 - 4 -10 -25 +17 +10 +13 + 4 . - 2 + 2 + 4 - 6 - 9 + 1 r-21 -39 -12 -16 - 4 -20 -13 • - 6 r+ 1 -39 r-24 r-46 9 # - 6 . - 8 • + 3 -14 - 1 * - H.8b Page 3 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago , (Based on retail dollar amounts) Jan. Week ending I960 Feb. 271 March 51 March 121 March 19 Federal Reserve District, Area, and City Kansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka Wichita Kansas City Downtown Kansas City St. Joseph Lincoln Albuquerque Oklahoma City Tulsa City Joplin Dallas District Metropolitan Areas Dallas El Paso Fort Worth Houston San Antonio San Francisco District Metropolitan Areas Los Angeles-Long Beach Downtown Los Angeles Westside Los Angeles Sacramento San Diego San Francisco-Oakland San Francisco City Oakland San Jose Portland Salt Lake City Seattle Spokane Tacoma ^-1 =21 zU + 2 - 5 -10 Mo.-Kans . + 3 Mo. 0 " - 3 Nebr. - 6 N.Mex. - 5 Okla. - 7 " - 1 -18 -23 -34 -19 -25 -32 -21 -11 -27 -34 - 4 -23 -29 -11 -11 - 8 + 2 -11 -35 k -33 * -30 Col. Kans. Mo. Tex. " 11 Calif. " " " 11 Ore. Utah Wash. " " + 2 + 3 -16 - 4 + 5 - 8 + + - 1 5 2 1 6 1 0 4 6 7 3 6 4 6 =18 / —21 r- 3 -33 -27 -27 -31 -49 r-29 - 7 -28 0 - 5 -36 —22 -35 -35 -46 -20 - 7 -18 -25 -31 -27 -15 =12 ^L.1 =_§ =_4 -12 -30 -21 + 1 -16 - 4 + 5 -17 - 6 -15 -10 - 6 -20 0 -21 -7 -17 -11 - 2 - 1 zJl =_5 - 4 -12 + 1 - 6 - 6 0 - 1 - 4 - 5 + 6 -17 - 8 - 5 - 6 r- 4 5 3 2 8 1 0 r- 6 r 0 -16 - 6 -11 r-l6 - 7 =_1 + + + - 6 4 5 3 3 2 1 9 4 1 6 6 4 7 - 1 - 1 - 1 + 3 + 8 - 2 - 2 - 2 + 5 - 3 - 1 -13 -11 - 9 r—Revised. , *Not available. l/ During March and April changes from a year ago reflect in part the fact that last year Easter was on March 29 while this year it will be on April 17, For this reason it is estimated that in comparison with last year an allowance should be made for a decrease in sales of about 8 per cent for the month of March as a whole and a corresponding increase for the month of April. These figures apply to the figures for the United States.