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M.Bb BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM "WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES Percentage change -from. corresponding period a year ago (Based on r e t a i l d o l l a r amount?) . Jan. Week ending Feb. 7) 1?eb. 1U| Feb. 21*J Feb, 28*. . 19# + 8 .. +10 i_6 12 Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t , Area, and City UNITED STATES Boston D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Boston ' Downtown Boston Suburban Boston " Cambridge Quincy Lowell City Springfield Cleveland D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Lexington Canton Cincinnati Cleveland Downtown Cleveland Columbus Springfield Youngstown Erie Pittsburgh Downtown Pittsburgh \Nheeling-Steubenville Vv. +30 +10 +36 +1*2 +26 +10 +20 - 5 + 7 - 7 +36 +10 +53 0 - 2 +25 +16 + 3 + 7 - 8 " +3 - 6 +22 +12 +20 + 1 + 6 - 2 +25 + 9 +26 - 1 J - 8 •*iu + h + 3 + 3 - 7 " +12 +16 Mass. " Mew York D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas N. Y. Buffalo ' New York-N.E. New Jersey N . I . - N . J , • N. J, ': Newark New York N. Y. Rochester • 11 Syracuse Philadelphia D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Wilmington Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia Reading : Scranton • Yvilkes-rBarre—tiazleton FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 6, 1959. 'SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS • • z - +3 + 6 + 1 r+1+7 - U 0 + 3 + u -1 + 7 -3. + 3 + 5 +11 + 2 +26 - u +1% - 1 - 9 - 1 + 9 +15 +37 r+h9 +39 r+U7 +36 +25 + 8 - 7 +12 -Ik + 3 +13 r+l*5 + 7 r+ 9 ' 0 +22 + 7 +39 + u + 2 r+59 +36 +7U r+Wt +55 +113 r+11 + 9 +12 +21 + 8 -13 >L7 6 r+17 +12 +5 Del. . . +12 N. J . + 1 Pa. . +29 . " + 6 •• " + 7. . + 8 " - 2 " - 1 - l + 6 +53 + 1 +3U +21 +13 +11 +11 - • Ky. Ohio » . +13 ' + 5 + 2 - 3 ** + 1 it + 7 - 7 + 8 Pa. .- 2 -K* 7a.&0hio + 5 - 6 + 8 0 +11 + 6 +17 +22 + 2 + 8 +16 +15 +29 +21 + 7 r+lii + 9 +10 +21 +22 r+ 8 r+11 r+10 r+ 8 +lk +26 + 9 • +12 +21 +17 +23 . • + k +18 +29 +16 +15 +23 + 5 + 7 +12 + 9 + 5 +26 +11 +12 + U +12 +12 +26 H.8b WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SEIECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on r e t a i l dollar amounts) Jan. Week ending Feb. 71 Feb. 1*41 Feb. 21-*| Feb. 2ti: 1959 Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t , Area, and City Richmond D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Washington Dovvntovm YVashington Baltimore Doivntown Baltimore • Richmond Atlanta D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Mobile- • Jacksonville Miami Doivntovm Miami Atlanta Augusta Columbus . New Orleans Knoxville Chicago D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Grand Rapids Milwaukee S t . Louis D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas L i t t l e Rock Louisville S t . Louis Memphis Minneapolis D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Mpls.-St. Paul Mpls. and Suburbs S t . Paul Cities Duluth-Superi or +10 + 8 +10 +5 + 7 - U + $ + 8 + 2 + 9 0 + 2 + + - - 9 + 2 +15 + 9 + 5 + 8 +13 -1U - 8 +17 +U9 +21 +19 + 7 + 1 + 7 - 9 + 6 -30 +23 " + 3 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 7 -3 0 . - 5 + 8 +20 - 5 + 8 + h + 8 + 8 + h + 2 +1U +30 +12 2 9 3 8 1 r+19 r+12 r+81 +66 + 9 +23 +11 - 6 -17 +19 + 5 r+23 r+ 8 + 7 +13 +13 +11 + 5 +13 - 6 +10 + 2 +1U +11 +15 + 7 r+75 r+11 +3U - 8 +18 + 6 +19 +17 + 5 +15 + 7 +11+ - l +1U +30 +31 +2U + 9 +11 +18 +26 +15 +17 +11 +12 +12 +1U + 9 + 5 +15 +12 +15 + 7 +18 +16 +21 + 8 +20 + 6 + 5 +13 +13 , + 1 l A + 9 + 9 0 - 2 + 6 + k + 5 + 3 + 9 +13 +lii Minn .Mil i s + 2 j + 6 +11 + 3 +20 D. C. Md. Va. + 9 Ala. Fla. Ga. La. Tenn. 111. Ind. Mich. Wis. Ark. Ky. Mo. . Tenn. Minn. 11 " +10 +11 +12 + k + 1 + 8 + 7 + 8 +10 +10 . . ** ** • r+11 ** ** CQbo H.8b •Page 3 : WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AMD AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t , Jan. 1959 Area, and City Kansas City D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka UVichita Kansas City Downtown Kansas City S t . Joseph Lincoln Albuquerque Oklahoma City Tulsa City Joplin Dallas D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Dallas El Paso Fort Worth Houston San Antonio San Francisco D i s t r i c t 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 S a l t Lake City Seattle Spokane Taccma Week ending Feb. 7| Feb. 14| Feb. 21*| Feb. 2ti* 12 + 9 ±13 +11 +18 + 9 + 3 + 4 +10 a* +3 +11 +19 +12 + 6 + + + + - 1 8 5 8 3 0 +18 +14 +11 +33 +17 - 6 + 8 + 8 - 1 +13 +19 +15 +31 + 5 +17 +10 + 5 +15 + 2 + 3 r- 3 + 3 +13 +10 +21 +18 +26 +21 + 5 +25 +31 +18/ +15 - 6 Mo. + 3- — 8 + 8 + 6 +12 + 8 + 7 +16- + 8 Tex. 11 + 6 + 9 + 6 + 9 +11 + 3 + 4 +14 +10 + 9 +18 +13 +18 +16 +16 - 3 ' + 3 + 6 +16 +26 +13 ; lik +11 +20 r+ 5 +14 + 5 +13 +23 +11 + 9 +10 - 3 +24 +14 +13 +13 - 1 +11 +12 + 5 +15 +27 +16 +17 +18 + 8 +26 +14 +13 + 5 + 9 i + 7 +12 r- 4 + 8 r+27 +19 + 7 + 5 0 +24 + 5 r+ 7 + 6 + 2 + 1 +10 + 5 + 2 +50 +20 +31 +28 +28 +46 + 5 +37 +45 - 6 +42 + 9 - 3 +10 +12 +27 - 4 - 8 - 1 +15 . +26 + 8 -16 , 0 -12 Col. Kans. Mo. Nebr. N. Mex. Okla. " " " Calif. " " 11 " " " Ore. Utah Wash. " " +13 . +15 +24 +20 +11 + 5 1 " r—Revised. **i)ata not available• * Comparisons are a f f e c t e d by store closings i n some c i t i e s i n observance of Washington's birthday, which occurred one week l a t e r t h i s year.