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V .8b BOARD OF uCVEMxOiib Or ItiE RESERVE SYSTEM . FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ' May 1, 1959. WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago 1, (Based on retail dollar amounts)-/ Week ending Jan.-Feb, April U| April 111 April IB | April 23' 1959 +18 -13 W 12 Federal Reserve District, Area, and City . UNITED STATES Boston District Metropolitan Areas . .Boston Downtown Boston . Suburban Boston Cambridge Quincy Lowell City Springfield Mass. « . 11 " 11 M " •ti -18 +25 + 5 - 3 +22 +10 +23 0 -17 " -17 -17 -16 -18 -U5 +23 +16 +37 +17 +48 +26 +13 — 6 +10 + 8 +14 -14 + 9 + 2 +22 + '3 +29 - 3 -13 - hr + 2 - 2 New York District Metropolitan Areas Buffalo N. Y, New York-N.E. New Jersey N.Y.-N.J. Newark N. J. New York . N. Y. Rochester . Syracuse " -18 +18 + 5 + 6 + 8 + 2 +11 + ii -18 -19 -29 -17 - 9 -12 +17 +18 +15 +15 r+22 +18 Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas Miming ton Trenton . • Lancaster Philadelphia . . Reading . -Scranton V< ilkes-Barre—Hazleton +11 -22 +32 - 2 +16 + 7 +36 +10 +16 +16 + k -26 -19 -26 -21 -2U -31 -29 +21 +1U +23 +31* +47 +42 r+ 7 123 r+12 -19 -26 -23 -14 -18 -19 -30 + 2 -25 -lit +13 +35 +15 +36 r+36 +19 +35 +18 , r+20 r+15 r+15 Del. N. J. Pa. " " " 11 Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Lexington Ky. . Canton Ohio Cincinnati • !' 11 Cleveland Downtown Cleveland " Columbus ". Springfield " Youngstown " Erie Pa. 11 Pittsburgh 11 Downtown Pittsburgh VJheeling-Steubenville IN. Va.&Ohio +1U + 6 + 5 + U * +11 +10 + l +10 . + 6 * +12 -12 -11+ +26 r+10 + 9 r+26 + 4 r- 3 - 8 r+16 - 4 + 1 - 1 +23 +37 - 1 - 1 + 7 + u; 1 ' +13 + U - +56 - 6 + 9 + 1. + 3 •+ 1 -15 + 7 J +13 +27 +24 + 5 6. + 3 - 1 +10 +1U +10 + 7 - 1 - 2 0 G,*il H»8b Page rH WEEKLY DEPAAlmNT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AMD AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding . period a. year ago * 1, (Based on retail. dollar amounts)Jan-Pelt Vveek ending April 4| April 11| April lb| April 25 19S9 Federal Reserve District, Area, and City Richmond District Metropolitan Areas Washington Downtown Washington Baltimore Dovmtown Baltimore .Richmond Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Mobile Jacksonville Miami Dovmtown Miami Atlanta Augusta Columbus New Orleans Knoxville Chicago District Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Grand Rapids Milwaukee St. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis Minneapolis District. Metropolitan Areas Mpls.^St. Paul Kpl-s. and Suburbs St. Paul Cities Duluth-Superior +lk D. C. Md. " Va. Ala. Fla. » 11 Ga. " " La. Tenn. +l£ - 6 + 1 +lii + 7 +13 + o + 7 -18 -23 -21 -23 -17 +12 + 3 +20 +11 +11 " r-11 r-13 r- 6 -17 0 + 6 - 1 - h -10 - 3 +11 -12 +18 + 7 + 2 +12 +12 +lo + 6 + 1 + 9 +20 + 5 + 7 +1U -16 -23 - 2 - 3 - h - 7 -17 -18 -29 -16 +16 +39 +22 + 6 + 1 +20 +30 + 7 +33 + 2 +11 + 1 +10 + U - i + 9 r+12 -11 + 8 r+ 6 + 3 -11 + 3 . . +1U + 8 + 6 + 3 + 9 +11 + 5 + h - 8 . - 1 - 6 -10 + 5 +10 +1U +17 + 9 +16 + 3 + 6 +22 +16 + 3 +1U +1U +10 . + 6 + 8 -12 +13 + 6 + 2 Ark. Ky. . Mo. Tenn. +10 + 8 + 7 +26 -13 -18 -11 -11 . +13 +11 +11 +19 +23 +17 + 1 +13 - 6 - 2 0 +11 +1 -17 + 5 + 8 +_3 Minn. + 5 + k + 7 -18 -19 -1U + 5 + 3 +12 " + 8 + 2 +20 + 3 + 3 + 6 Minn.&Viiis. + 7 - 9 - 1 + 7 , 111. Ind. Mich. lis. - r k 0 + 7 ^ H.8b * VvEEKLY DEPARTMENT STOKE SAUEiS - SELECTED CITIES AMD AEEAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago , (Based on retail dollar amounts)zf Jan-Fel Week ending 19# April U| April 11| April 18|April 25 +11 + 8 +11 + 5 - 9 Federal Reserve District, Area, and City Kansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka Viiichita Kansas City Downtown Kansas City St. Joseph Lincoln Albuquerque Oklahoma City Tulsa City Joplin Dallas District Metropolitan Areas Dallas El Paso Fort liiiorth Houston San Antonio San Francisco District Metropolitan Areas • Los Angeles-Long Beach Downtown Los Angeles V< est side Los Angeles Sacramento San Diego San Francis co-Oakland San Francisco City Oakland San Jose Portland Salt Lake City Seattle Spokane Tacoma Page 3 Col. Kans. " Mo. Nebr. N. Mex. Okla. Mo. Tex. " " Calif. Ore. Utah Bash. " +11 + 5 + 7 +13 + 8 +13 +16 +15 +10 - 6 -10 -13 1 - 7 -1U -21; - U -12 - 7 -16 + 6 +13 +1U +10 - k +20 + 7 +27 +25 +1U +10 - 9 - 8 + 7 - 3 - 5 - 1 + 6 +17 + 6 + 8 +13 - 8 +11 -k + 2 +19 +19 + 5 +18 + 5 -19 - 2 - U + 5 +10 -11 +17 + 7 + 9 + 8 +11 +11 +11 +12 - 8 -10 -16 - 9 -18 +1U +1U +10 +25 +11 +11 - U + 5 +15 + 5 +20 0 +12 +20 - 3 +1L - 8 +13 lA jLk +15 + h +11, +26 +Ut +10 +10 - 1 +25 +13 +13 +11 + 1 +11 - 8 -20 - U + 8 + 2 -18 -18 -22 + 6 +15 -17 -15 -17 -18 +10 . - 2 " + 5 ' +23 +2U +13 +1U . + 2 +15 + 7 +2U +13 + 9 r+ 9 + 3 - 1 - k - 7 - 6 -1U +15 +19 + 6 + 5 + 2 . + h +.a .. +. 2_ + 2 - 8 +15 +17 + 6 + 5 +18 + 5 + 3 - l + 6 + 7 +21 +11 not available. r—Revised. *Data : 1/ During April changes from a year ago reflect in part the fact that last year Easter was on April 6 while this year it was on March 29. For this reason it is estimated that in comparison with last year an allowance should be made for a decrease in sales of about 2 per cent for the month of April as a whole. This allowance applies to the figures for the United States. -