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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM H.8b FOR BMEDIATE RELEASE May 25, 1956 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS F e d e r a l Reserve D i s t r i c t , - Area, and C i t y United S t a t e s Boston D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Lynn Quincy Lowell Cities Springfield Providence New York D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Buffalo New York-N.E.New J e r s e y • Newark New York Rochester Syracuse Philadelphia D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Wilmington Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton Viilkes^Barre—Hazleton Cleveland D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Lexington Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Springfield Toledo Erie Pittsburgh Digitized forINFRASER he e l i n g - S t eube n v i l l e Percentage change from corresponding p e r i o d a year ago (Based on r e t a i l d o l l a r amounts) • Jan.heek ending Mar-. • "Apr. 2U|May 5# [May 12*|May 19 - 1 • t A . + 2 Mass. -12 +20 + 2 0 1 3 2 2 1 3 + 2 + 7 - 7 +1U +13 + 5 -12 -13 -11 -16 - 8 -18 -16 -1U +20 +1U +33 +19 +30 +28 +17 + 2 - 2 + 9 +11 - 3 + h + 7 + 8 - 3 +35 + 7 + 7 -16 +20 +20 + 2 zS r+18 + 6 -13 + h +10 • + 2 - 3 + 2 -12 -r- u -12 - 3 +11 r+20 +18 r+18 +12 r+20 + 1, + 7 +11 + 6 0 + 2 + +. + - ii Maiss. R. I . +_6 N. Y. N.Y.-N.J. N.. J . N. Y. + + + •+ + + Del, N. J . Pa. it ii + 6 +19 7 8 6 i; 8 9 *1 < « - ^ . +10 - 2 + 9 - 3 +_6 r+13 + 9 +18 + 2 +11 + 8 + 9 +10 + u + 8 - 9 + 5 -3 + 9 '+ U -23 +20 - 7 + 3 +10 - 2 - 8 -16 r+21 +15. +16 +13 +15 - 1 r+19 +19 0 + 8 + 8 + 7 +23 , + 1 +11 -. 6 - 6 +20 + 6 + u + 8 + 8 +12 +11 + 9 + 6 +1U +16 +10 + 6 - 1 >23 + 1 -10 - 8 - 5 - 1 -3 + 1 -11 -10 - 5 r- 6 - 9 -Ik -10 - 6 - 5 - 5 + 7 ' +18 +36 +19 +20 +30 +15 +18 +16 +2k -13 +10 +12 + 5 +15 - 3 - 2 + 1 + 6 + 7 • Ky. Ohio ti " » 1"1 Pa. ii Yv.Va.-Ohio Page 2 H,8b ftMLY DEPARTMENT STORE SAIES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t , Area, and C i t y Richmond D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Washington Downtown Washington Baltimore Richmond D. C. " Md. Va. Percentage change from corresponding p e r i o d a year ago on r e t a i l d o l l a r amounts) week ending Jan«Apr. 281May 5* |May 12* |May 19 Mar. +10 z l + 20 +12 +12 + 3 + 3 . + 9 - 1 - 6 0 -iU - 7 -1U . - 9 + 9 r+25 r+15 r+20 +12 + 9 0 +15 +11 +10 - 2 - 6 ,r+2£ +12 +11 +16 + 5 + 3 + 9 + 9 + 8 0 - 3 - 6 -20 + 6 + h - 2 - 2 + 6 - 8 - 1 - 7 - 6 -11 +28 +2h r+23 + 9 +34 r+37 +31 +12 +15 +10 +21 +12 +18 +10 -15 - 1 +22 + 8 Atlanta D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas ^Birmingham Jacksonville Atlanta Augusta New Orleans Knoxville Nashville City Tampa Fla. + 8 Chicago D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee 111. Ind. Mich. Wis. + 8 + 9 + 8 +12 S t . Louis D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas x L i t t l e Rock Louisville S t . Louis Memphis +10 + 2 Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. + 9 +11 +11 + 7 +13 - 1 + 1 0 + 7 11 Minn, + 7 + 8 +12 + 3 + 9 + 2 Minneapolis D i s t r i c t Cities Minneapolis S t . Paul Duluth-Superior Ala. Fla. Ga. " La. Tenn, + 8 Minn.- & M s . • | z l - 3 - 9 +13 +_5 - 3 - 1 - 6 +20 - 8 - 9 -10 - 3 +13 +10 +12 +21 + 6 +10 + 2 + a +33 + 6 +22 +27 +31 +57 +25 +12 + 9 -20 -li +21 + 5 -13 -10 0 +17 +26 +26 + U + 9 + u zJ. - 1 -12 " - h 0 Page'3 H.8b WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) F e d e r a l Reserve D i s t r i c t , Area, and City- Kansas C i t y D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Denver Topeka "Wichita S t . Joseph Albuquerque Oklahoma C i t y Tulsa . City Joplin Kansas C i t y Dallas D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Dallas El Paso Fort 1/Vorth Houston San Antonio San F r a n c i s c o D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Los Angeles-Long Beach Dovmtown Los Angeles Westside Los Angeles Sacramento San Diego San Francisco-Oakland San Francis.co City Oakland City San Jose Portland S a l t Lake C i t y Seattle Spokane Tacoma Percentage change from, corresponding p e r i o d a year ago (Based on r e t a i l d o l l a r amounts) Week ending Jan. Mar. - Apr. 28|May 5* I May 12*|May 19 Colo. Kans. ii Mo. N. Hex. Okla. " Mo. " Tex. it " Calif. " " " Ore. Utah ii'ash. " +13 +10 + 3 + 7 +10 + 9 + 5 + 1 -11 +23 11 o - 5 -1U + 5 + i - 6 r-10 -11 -17 -2U -7 - 2 -10 r+25 +U2 r+25 + k +15 +35 +36 +13 +11 + 9. +13 + 2 +15 +15 +2it -11 + 7 -lb +53 • +13 - 6 ±1! 0 + l • + J3 - 7 - 7 131 1 1 + 5 + 8 +11 + 9 + 3 -10 -11 + 5 - 5 -12 -15 + h + 1 -12 + 2 +27 +31 + 8 +U0 +16 + 9 •- 3 + k + 8 -11+ + 9 + 1 +16 ELi. + 3 - 3 + 2 +10 +11 + 7 + 8 + 6 + 6 + 3 + 6 + 6 + 7 + 8 0 -11 + 7 . + 2 + 1 - k - k - 2 + 3 + 3 + 1 +10 + 1 - 1 - 2 -12 -13 r-13 r-l5 - 2 -12 r-11 r-12 r- 9 r- 3 -lit r - i; + 1 0 +16 + 6 +zk +29 +26 +16 +15 +20 + 3 + 9 +lli +23 +lii +21 + l - 8 + k +13 +11 0 - 1 - 1 +16 + 3 + 9 +11 -10 - 3 r—Revised. ^ —Data not a v a i l a b l e . *—Comparisons a r e a f f e c t e d by t h e f a c t t h a t M o t h e r ' s Day i s one week l a t e r t h i s year t h a n l a s t . . • .
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