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H.8b
BOARD OF GOVEiiNOitS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 6, i960.
WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS
Percentage change from corresponding
period a year ago
,/
(Based on retail dollar amounts)
Week ending
Jan.-Mar.
April 91 April 161April 231 Apr.30
I960
+ 4
i_8
±18
±18
Federal Reserve District,
Area, and City
UNITED STATES
Boston District
Metropolitan Areas
Boston
Downtown Boston •
Suburban Boston
Cambridge
Quincy
Lowell
City
Springfield
Mass.
11
"
"
New York District
Metropolitan Areas
N.Y.
Buffalo
New York-N. E. New Jersey N.Y.-N.J .
N.J.
Newark
N.Y.
New York
Rochester
Syracuse
Philadelphia District
Metropolitan Areas
Wilmington
Trenton
Lancaster
Philadelphia
Reading
Scranton
Wilkes-Barre—Hazleton
Cleveland District
Metropolitan Areas
Lexington
Akron
Canton
Cincinnati
Cleveland .
Downtown Cleveland
Columbus
Springfield
Toledo
Youngstown
Erie
Pittsburgh
Downtown Pittsburgh
for FRASER
Wheeling
Digitized
Del.
N.J.
Pa.
Ky.
Ohio
Pa.
W.Va.
±1
±21
±28
+
+
+
+
-
2
1
2
9
3
2
+28
+24
+35
+24
+11
+26
+31
+24
+42
+19+29
+34
- 1
+12
'+2- 4
+ 4
- 1
0
+ 2
- 1
+ 2
+ 1
+ 4
- 3
- 4
-15
r-12
+ 4
+14
- 1
+11
+26
-23
-20
+21
+18
±9
+1Z
+19
+21
+20
+14
+14
+13
+20
+16
- 4
+11
+19
+ 8
+11
+ 7
+19
+12
+15
r+ 5
+ 6
+19
+15
+17
+ 9
+ 4
__o
+20
r+20
+ 1
±13
+ 1
+ 7
0
+ 1
- 3
- 1
+18
+22
+29
+19
+ 5
+20
+46
r+35
+16
+28
r+16
+26
+40
+15
- 5
+ 5
r-27
+ 2
+ 2
+ 2
r-5
+_1
+24
+_9
±10
+16
-11
+36
+13
+ 3
+ 2
+10
- 1
+35
+ 4
+16
+ 2
+10
+ 2
•+34
0
+ 3
+20
0
+19
+ 7
- 5 • +26
+34
+ 3
+ 2
+27
+21
- 9
- 4
+20
+30
r+ 5
+19
+12
r+ 2
+28
+11
+21
r+21
- 3
- 9
+ 5
+25
+11
0
+ 1
+22
+25
+ 8
-17
+ 1
+ 1
-10
+16
+13
-20
+10
+ 6
- 3
+18
+16
+17 '
+10
+ 1
+ 3
+ 6
+ 9
+11
+ 8
+ 7
0
+ 5
+ 6
.
+14
+11
+ 8
+15
- 7
- 2
+11
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WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued)
Percentage change from corresponding
period a year ago
,/
-{Based -on-retail dollar amounts) "
Week ending
Jan.-Mar. 1
I960 (April'* 91 April 161 April 231 Apr. 30
Federal Reserve District.
Area, and City-
+14
Richmond District
Metropolitan Areas
Washington
Downtown Washington
Baltimore
Downtown Baltimore
Richmond
D.C.
Md.
Va.
Atlanta District
Metropolitan Areas
Birmingham
Mobile
Jacksonville
Miami
Tampa-St. Petersburg
Atlanta
Augusta
Columbus
New Orleans
Knoxville
Cities
Central Atlanta
Miami-Downtown
^
- 3
- 9
- 7
-11
- 9*
- 2
; ' Ala.
Fla»
"
"
Ga.
"
ti
-^La.
Tenn. .
Ga.
Fla.
Chicago District
Metropolitan Areas
Chicago
Indianapolis
Detroit
Grand Rapids
Milwaukee
111.
Ind.
Mich.
Wis.
St. Louis District
Metropolitan Areas
Little Rock
Louisville
St. Louis
Memphis
Minneapolis District
Metropolitan Areas
Mpls.—St. Paul
Kpls. and Suburbs
St. Paul
Cities
Duluth-Superior
-
Ark. Ky.
Mo.
Tenn.
+ 8
+ 7
+21
+15
' +19
,
±18
+29
+35
+22
+25
+ 8
+23 .
+26
£4
r+
r
+
-
5
0
4
3
0
- r A
- 6
+29
+15
-13
- 1
+21
- 4
+36
+14
+31
+47 .
+38
r+14
+12
+ 3
+23
+14
+24
+14
+ 3
r-18
+22
- 1
+33
+11
+40
- 3 • +13
- 6- , . +14
+35 ,
- 3
' + 1
+28
- '5 " . . +14
- 6 ' +33
+38
r-13
.
•
.
±11
+10
0
+19
+19
+ 4
±11
+ 5
+ 4
+23
*
+15
- 3
+17
+ 2
+17
-16
+ 2
+ 2
+11
+ 7
+20
-31
r- 7
- 5
- 4
±1
+17
+16
r+ 4
+_7
+ 1 '
0 ,
+ 6
'
+ 3
+ 5
+17
+27
+19
+19
+ 6
+16
+20
+15
+ 9
+22
+ 1
- 3
+11
+ 6
+20
+ 6
+ 2
+ 8
+ 7
+13
+21
±11
±J'
±_i
+15
-10 .
+ 4
r+32
- 3
' +22
+16
- 3
+12
+ 5
+ 9
+20
+10
+16.
+12
- 3
+ 7
+32
0
0
+18
+17
r+12
+ 9
"
+ 3
+ 4
0
+18
+22
+ 8
+17
+33
- 8
+12
+ 8
+20
+ 9
+ 5
+17
Minn. & Wis,
- 1
+17
+21
+ 6
- 7
Minn.
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WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES'- SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued)
Percentage change from corresponding
period a year ago
,
(Based on retail dollar amounts)
Week ending
Jan.-Mar.
Federal Reserve District,
Area, and City-
I960
tApriTTi April 161 April 231 Apr. 30
Kansas City District
Metropolitan Areas
Denver
Topeka
Wichita
Kansas City
Downtown Kansas City
St. Joseph
Lincoln
Albuquerque
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
City
Joplin
- 4
+21
±16
- 3
ZL-i
Col.
Kans.
"
Mo.-Kans,
Mo.
"
Nebr.
N.Mex.
Okla.
"
+ 1
- 7
-14
- 3
- 6
-10
- 5
- 4
- 6
- ?
+32
+23
0
+23
- 6
- 7
+ 4
+22
+27
+21
+12
+18
+ 8
+26
+ 2
+20
+17
+30
+22
+26
+ 2
r+20
Mo.
-12
+25
+32
Dallas District
Metropolitan Areas
Dallas
El Paso
Fort Worth
Houston
San Antonio
- 1
+13
+22
Tex.
"
"
"
"
+ 2
-11
- 7
+6
- 6
+15
- 5
+21
+ 8
+13
+21
+28
+29
+13
+33
San Francisco District
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
Salt Lake City
Seattle
Spokane
Tacoma
4- 1
Calif.
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
Ore.
Utah
Wash.
"
"
+ 1
- 2
+2
+3
+3
+4
+2
- 4
+8
- 1
0
- 6
- 2
- 5
+ 7
-11
- 1
+ 3
+ 9
-22
.+ 2
- 5
- 3
-.1.
+ 2.
-12
-18
-10
-13
- 7
-14
-21
+ 5
-23
- 1
-29
- 7
0
-14
+10
+ 1
+49
+> 1
0
8
7
2
3
5
0
+ 2
+14
- 5
- 9
+11
+ 4
-11
-11
-11
+12
+ 6
+19
-26
+19
+29
+12
+12
+ 7
+18
- 1
+17
0
+12
+17
+ 1
+ 7
+14
+14
r+26
+26
+31
+ 8
+27
+14
+44
+16
- 2
r+15
- 6
+15
- 5
- 2
-13
+ 2
-17
- 2
- 6
+12
+
+
+
-
- 6
r—Revised.
*Not available,
if During April changes from a year ago reflect in part the. fact that last year
Easter was on March 29 while this year it was on April 17. For this reason it
is estimated that in comparison with last year an allowance should be made for
an increase in sales of about 8 per cent for the month of April as a whole.
These figures apply to the figures for the United States.
@FedFRASER