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H.Sb SYSTEM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 2li, 1 # 7 BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS "Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago •' y (Based on r e t a i l dollar- amounts; •-/ Week ending" Jario Apr a 27 I May k May 11 I May ±6 Mar. - 2 + 3 + 3 +1 6 - 2 Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t * Area, and CityUNITED STATES Boston D i s t r i c t .. ~ Metropolitan Areas Boston x Downbom Boston ' Suburban Boston Cambridge Lynn . Quincy Lowell Cities S p r i n g f i e l d • •. -Providence New York D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Buffalo New York-N.E. New Jersey Newark New York Rochester Syracuse Philadelphia D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Wilmington • Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton Wilkes-Barre-Hazelton Cleveland D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Lexington Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Springfield Toledo Erie Pittsburgh Digitized for Wheeling-Steubenville FRASER - 1 Mass • 0 - 2 * 5 + 9 + 1 - 2 - 6 R. I . + 2 - h - 2 - 2 +10 - 1 - 6 + 8 -11 Z 3 9 9 0 +10 + 2 -20 + 8 + 2 - 2 + u + $ + + + + + u + 3 + 8 + 6 +25 + 8 , + 6 0 - 1 - , + 3 - 1 - 1 - 1 + 9 r-1 + 8 - 1 -2 r+ 5 - 2 - + 1 + 3 N . Yo - 3 N.Y0-N.J0+ h N. J . - 2 N . Ye - 1 It « Del. N. J . Pa, - 1 2 + 5 . 0 •- a . ; l + 1 - 1 -12 - 6 +13 + 1 + h - 2 +12 : l +13 i + } . +29 - U i - 6 .. +19 7 » . -it.. . 9 +31 » - 3 -3 .. - 9 11 - 8 +27 + 1 Pa# - U +20 11 - 2 +20 W*Va»&0hio+7 Ky * . Ohio. » V- + 9 r 5 II n +21 u >25 a > 1 h 13 • u z422 -3, + 5 -10 -6 - 2 - 1 — + 8 r+10 IM- 3 + 2 . +10 + 5 - 2 y* 1 +-12 -10 - h , - U - 2 - 8 0 + 3 + 1 + 2 1 - 1 - 6 - 2 +17 - 7 + 1 z 2 1 + 1 + 8 - 1 . r k -7 - 6 -12 -3 - 2 -Z H.8b Page 2 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t , Area, and City Richmond D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas . D. C, Washington Downtown Washington " Baltimore Md, Downtown Baltimore Richmond Va«, Atlanta.District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Jacksonville Miami Miami City Atlanta Augusta New Orleans Knoxville Nashville City Tampa Ala. Fla, Ga, " La* Tenn. Fla. Chicago D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit 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 111. Ind. Mich* Wis, • Minneapolis D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Mpls s -St. Paul Mpls• and Suburbs S t . Paul Cities Duluth- Superior Ark » Ky= Mo. Tenn. Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago ,/ on r e t r . i l d o l l a r amounts) -J Jan.Week ending Mar» Apr, 27 1 May k 1 May 11 i Mav 1 ti • r+ 6 - 2 +19 - 1 +1 + + - + U - 2 +12 - 3 - U + 6 r 0 r+ 7 -10. r- U 0 +' 2 r+ 6 j_l -U + 8 + h - 8 - 8 +12 -15 + 8 +28 +17 - 9 •+ 3 - 8 + 1 -21 + 1 + 6 +1U + 2 + 3 1 8 6 3 7 +25 +16 +13 - 1 +1h - 2 - k - 7 * * - 2 -12 -10 - 7 + 3 r+15 r 0 +27 r- 9 - 9 - U 0 - 2 - 7 + 2 . -11 -10 * * * -5 -16 * * 0 - 3 - 1 -13 * - 1 + 2 +13 + 7 - 3 0 - 2 - 1 - 1 0 +12 + 3 - 3 +10 +13 + 21 + 6 +10 " - 3 + 7 + 5 - 2 - U -10 - 3 rut + 6 + 7 z± - 2 - + + + 3 9 7 5 + 3 +17 + 8 - 6 - 3 - 8 - 1 -13 + 3 -11 - 1 + 3 7 6 k 3 +1-U + 1 + 7 +12 im- 7 - 3 Minn. 0 + 2 - 6 + 7 + 9 + U +13 + 9 +21 + 6 + 6 + 8 - b -5 - 2 Minn*&Wis* 4- 1 +11* + 6 r+ 9 + 2 H.8b Page 3 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SAXES - SEIhCTED CITES ANE ARMS (Continued) 1 Kansas City D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka Wichita S t . Joseph Albuquerque Oklahoma City Tulsa Cities Joplin Kansas City 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 Franc i s co-Oakland San Francisco City Oakland Portland Salt Lake City Seattle Spokane Tacoma H Percentage change from corresponding year ago period (Based on r e t a i l d o l l a r amounts) - i Wejek ending Jan.— Mar» Apr. 27 I Msw h | May 11 1 + l8 - 6 +3 + 3 z l Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t . Area, and City -6 -6 - 9 -15 -3 - 7 Col. Kans. u M0« N. Mex. Okla. -k -5 - 2 -13 -12 - 7 + h + 3 - 7 -3 +13 -26 - 3 + 3 +15 • 1 +16 4 1 + |3 + 11 • |;3 + 7 - 1 r+ 2 Mo* -5 - 8 -19 + 9 +10 + 1 + a r+ 2 + 1 -12 =±. z ± •3 zJ. - 2 - 7 0 - h -15 -21 J 5 + 3 • ii8 2 + 1 + 3 -1 -15 - 2 -3 + 3 + U - 2 - 2 T± 2 + 1 r+ 3 3 r+ |7 . '! 6 ]'7 + h »!5 r- 3 + 3 0 + 2 -20 0 + 2 + 5 - 8 - 5 + 9 - 1 Tex* " » fi -3 0 - 2 -2 '— 6 - 2 Calif, Ore* Utah Wash. ii 0 - 3 0 - it - 1 - u -5 - 7 - 8 — 2 -3 - 3 - 5 0 — 8 -.2 +1:0 -22 + 1 -7 -11 + 6 + 2 -11 - h - 2 -2 ' \Z +?1 •+ 8 +i 2 + 1 +16 - 7 - 3 + 9 + U - 2 + 1 - 3 * ; + 1 — 6 - 3 -13 + 2 -13 - 3 - 2 + 5 . r—Data not av ailable « r—Revised* 1/ During April changes from a year ago r e f l e c t i n p a r t the t a c t t h a t l a s t year Easter was on April 1 while t h i s year . i t was on April 21. For t h i s reason i t i s estimated t h a t i n comparison with l a s t year an allowance should be made f o r an i n crease i n sales of about 8 per cent f o r the month of April as a whole. These a l lowances apply to the f i g u r e s f o r t h e United S t a t e s . |
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