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M(J9 BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RnSaRVE SYSTEM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 30, 1956 H.8b 1EEKLY DEP-A^T^EKT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS Federal Reserve District, Area, and City Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago 1/ I on retail dollar amounts) Week ending Jan. "Mar. 3 IMar. 10 |Mar. 17 |Mar.^ 1956 + 6 +_7 - 3 +12 - 2 - +10 + 8 +15 + 6 +22 +12 +58 + + - +19 +10 - 5 - 8 + 7 + 9 + 7 + 7 +11 + 5 +15 + 7 + _4. United States Boston District MetropolitanAreas Boston Dov.rntown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Lynn Quincy Lowell Cities Springfield Providence 5 5 U 7 6 - 8 + h + 9 r'k New York District Metropolitan Areas N.- Y. » DUXXcU-U Buffalo , New York-N.E.New Jersey N.Y.-w.d N. J. Newark N. Y. New York Rochester Syracuse Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas Wilmington Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton Vvilkes-Barre—Hazleton Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Lexington Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Springfield Toledo Erie Pittsburgh Digitized for Wheeling-Steubenville FRASER Del. N. J. Pa. +13 + 3 + 3 + k + 8 + 8 - Ky. Ohio Pa. 1.Va.-Ohio + + + + 2 3 3 5 3 0 + 3 + 8 +11 + k Z-A + 9 -16 -28 -16 -12 -2U -11 -18 -26 -32 -29 -27 -3U -15 -23 -U6 -25 - 7 -19 -19 -Uo - 5 +11 +30 + 9 r+ 2 + 6 - 5 r- 7 r-18. - 5 - 6 -1U +12 -11 -17 -10 + 20 +11 +JL +10 r-2 + 1 +11 - 9 +1U + k +28 + 9 + 2 +15 +11 +1U +10 -18 + 7 +20 0 r-l5 -11 r+ 1 -11 r- h r-16 +12 - 7 + 3 - 1 + 5 +12 + 7 + 8 +18 - h + 20 + h + h + 9 + 1 +1U +19 + 3 + 6 r+23 +ltU +16 - 5 - 5 - 2 0 -10 - 9 - h - 6 - 8 -11 +17 + 20 +23 • +27 +26 +30 +17 +13 +13 +15 + 6 r+ 9 + 3 - 2 + k - 6 + 1 +21 + 6 0 1 U ' 7 3 3 U H.8d Page 2 VvEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AImD AREAS (Continued) Federal Reserve District, Area, and City Richmond District Metropolitan Areas Washington Dovmtovm Washington Baltimore Richmmd Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Jacksonville Atlanta Augusta New Orleans Knoxville Nashville City Tanpa Chicago District Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee D. C. Lid. Va. Ala. Fla. Ga. La. Tenn. " • Fla. 111. Ind. Mich. wis. Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Jan. Week ending Mar. 3 |Mar.10 |Mar.17 |Mar.2U 19# + + 6 5 U 7 - 1 + 3 + - + + + b 2 5 3 k 3 2 5 + 2 + rr+ r +10 3 5 1 0 +13 + 8 +10 + 8 + 7 - 2 + 7 r- 2 +12 + 5 +12 + 3 - 2 + 6 0 0 + 2 - 6 - 1 + 5 -19 - 1 - 5 +25 0 + 7 +11 + 6 +11 + 6 ' - 3 - U - 6 -21 + h +10 - 2 +16 +13 + 7 - 6 +15 +27 + h +U2 + 2 tl + 8 + 6 r+ 2 117 + • + + 5 2 5 7 + 7 + 9 +10 +12 - 2 r+ U +20 + 8 0 + 6 + 8 + 6 + 23 + 27 + 8 +16 + 2 + 8 +10 +10 r+lU + 8 r+ 5 St. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little hock Louisville St. Louis Memphis Ark. Ky. ho. lenn. + u + 1 + k 0 - 7 + 8 +13 + 6 Minneapolis District Cities Minneapolis St. Paul Duluth-Superior - 1 + 2 0 r+13 Minn, 11 Minn. &. Vvis. + 5 + 5 + 7 - 8 +13 +15 + 2 + 2 +10 - 1 - 1 + 2 +13 +11 +19 +1 + 25' + + + + +17 + 21 +30 +H+ 9 2 6 U HS Page 3 H.8 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STOKE SALES - SELECTED CITIES .AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (B ased on retail dollar amounts) Jan. Week ending Mar. 3 |Mar.10 |Mar.17 |Mar,2U 1956 Federal ReserveJDistrict^ 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 Angele s-Long Beach Downtown Los Angeles In est side Los Angeles Sacramento San Diego San Francisco-Oakland San Francisco City Oakland City San Jose Portland Salt Lake City Seattle Spokane Tacoma + 2 0 Colo. Kans. " Mo. N« Mex. Okla. Mo. Tex. " " " it Calif. tr it " " Ore. Utah vV ash. " + + + + - + 8 h - 5 6 • - 3 8 ' + 6 3 - 4 + 9 5 .+18 2 - h. + - 1 - : +22 + 1 + 5 + 5 . + 5 + k - 9 -lit. . + 3 +17 - k + 2 - 1 r-13 - 3 8 , h -10 +20 +35 +11 +10 +25 +22 +20 - 7 +21 ' - 9 +12 -10 + 2 + 8 - 8 —26 + 7 +17 +21 +11 +13 .+ 2 il - 2 + 1 0 + 6 - 2 '+ 2 +25 +10 + h - 7 + 2 + 3 *2 0 tl -3 - 8 0 - 9 + 2 + 8 + 9 + 2 + U - 3 -17 + 9 + 7 + 9 +2U - 5 r+ 2 r- 1 + 2 r+12 + 7 + 6 r+ 7 r+ 2r- 7 - 2 r+ 2 r+ 7 r- 8 r+ 7 - k -'5 - 3 .+ 7 +13 + 1 0 + 2 + 5 - 3 -7 + 6 + 8 + 8 + 3 - 3 + 5 +15 +1U + 8 + 8 + 6 + 9 +12 +12 + 6 + k + 9 - + + + + h 1 5 2 3 0 + 7 - h - 2 - 1 0 + 5 . ' +_8 • + 2 + 5 + 9 + 7 +20 r—Revised. #—Data not available, 1/ During March and April changes from a year ago reflect in part the fact that last year Easter was on April 10 while this year it will be on April 1. For this reason it is estimated that in comparison with last year ari""~allowance should be made for an increase in sales of about U 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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