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«H.8b BOARD OF GUVtiivNOitS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 8, 1959. WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AMD AREAS Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago , (Based on retail dollar amounts)-' . Week ending Jan.-Mar April 111 April 18i April 251 May 2 1959 +18 +J ±_8 . ±Jl . ±_§ Federal Reserve District, Area,.and City UNITED STATES Boston District Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Quincy . Lowell City Springfield ±Jf Mass • ii " ii " ii .+ 4 - 4 +19 + 7 +19 - 1 ±25 - 3 ±_6 . " ±Jl +23 +16 +37 +17 +48 _ r+27 + 2 - 2 +10 + 8 +14 -14 + 9 + 2 +22 + 3 +29 - 3 + 6 0 +17 +10 + 2 . +9 +12 + 4 -13 -4 +10 New York District ±A • Metropolitan Areas Buffalo N. Y. + 3 Mew York-M.E. Mew Jersey M.Y.-N.J. + 3 N. J. Newark + 3 New York N. Y. - 1 " Rochester + 9 Syracuse + 1 " +18 +_8 * * +17 +18 +15 +15 +22 +18 +10 + 9 +26 + 4 - 3 + 8 - 1 - 1 +_9 ±32 - 2 +13 + 7 +26 + 8 +13 +10 + 1 +21 +14 +23 +34 +47 +42 + 8 + 7 - 8 +16 - 4 + 1 - 1 +23 ' ±A +23 ±12 . +13 +35 +15 +36 +36 +19 +35 +18 .+20 +15 +15 +26 +37 - 1 + 8 r+ 7 r+ 6 + 8 - 7 r+15 r+11 r+22 r+21 + 5 Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas Wilmington Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton Wilkes-Barre—Hazleton Del. N. J. Pa. . " " . ii Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Lexington Ky. Canton Ohio Cincinnati Cleveland Downtown Cleveland Columbus Springfield - Youngstown Erie Pa. : Pittsburgh Downtown Pittsburgh Wheeling-Steubenville W, Va.&Ohio +11 + 7 + 7 - +6 + 9 +11 + 5 + 8 + 6 +11 " * * * + 2 + 4 r+ 9 + 4 • ' r+12 + 4 r+55 r- 7 + 9 r 0 ,+ 3 + 3 +26 +13 -6 + 6 0 +• 3 + 1 ±_6 -15 + 7 . . - 6 - 5 ' +12 . - 7 ••- + 8 + 6 +11 • + .3.. - 1 +io; +6 +14 +10 +13 + 7 , • + 8 + 4 - 1 - 2 + 3 0 + 5 H.8b WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AMD AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago ,, (Based on retail dollar amounts)-' Jan-Mar Week ending Federal Reserve District, Area, and CityRichmond District ' Metropolitan Areas Washington Downtown Washington Baltimore Downtown Baltimore Richmond Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Mobile Jacksonville Miami Downtown Miami Atlanta Augusta Columbus New Orleans Knoxville D. C. Md. Va. Ala. Fla. Ga. " La. Tenn. +12 ±15 zJ) + 1 ±1 +13 + 6 +10 + 1 +6 +12 + 3 +20 +11 +11 -11 -13 - 6 -17 0 + 6 - 1 - 4 -10 - 3 +10 + 2 - 4 -18 - 7 +10 +18 + .Z + 2 r+ 3 + 7 + 9 +17 + 8 + 4 + 8 +20 + 7 + 7 +12 • +16 . +39 +22 + 6 + 1 +20 +30 + 7 +33 + 2 +11 + 1 +10 + 4 - 1 + 9 +12 -11 + 3 + 3 -11 + 3 + 5 + 4 - 1 - 3 + 7 - 2 + 7 - 9 + 6 +31 + 4 + 5 + 2 + 7 -23 + 7 ' +14 ±_8 r+_7 +10 +10 +14 +17 + 9 +16 + 3 + 6 +22 +16 - 4 •+ 3 +14 +14 +10 + 6 + 5 +13 +14 +13 + 8 +6 + 4 Chicago District Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Grand Rapids Milwaukee Wis. +2 +10 +12 + 6 + 5 St. ....Lotiis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis + 9 ±12 + 6 ' ±_& +12 Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. +11 +10 +8 +14 +13 +11 +11 +19 +23 +17 + 1 +13 ' - 6 - 2 0 +11 + 1 + 7 +10 +35 ±J± • Minneapolis District Metropolitan Areas Mpls.-St. Paul Mpls. and Suburbs St. Paul Cities Duluth-Suoerior 111. Ind. Mich. ±A ±J ±-1 + 5 + 4 + 8 + 5 + 3 +12 + 8 + 2 +20 + 3 + 3 + 6 - 3 Minn.&Wis. + 8 - 1 0 + 7 + 4 Minn, " * H.8b WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED- CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar.amounts)-' Jan-Ma:V Week ending c-i Ma Federal Reserve District, Area, and City Kansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka Wichita Kansas City Downtown Kansas City St. Joseph Lincoln Albuquerque Oklahoma City Tulsa City J oplin Dallas District Metropolitan Areas Dallas El Paso Fort Worth Houston San Antonio 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 Page 3 Col. Kans. +11 +11 + 5 r+ 9 +13 +12 + 7 + 7 +13 +10 - 9 - 8 + 7 - 3 - 5 - 1 + 6 +17 + 6 + 8 +13 . 8 +11 - 4 + 2 r+18 +19 + 5 +18 +22 + 2 - 2 +11 + 1 0 +11 +44 - 1 Nebr. N. Mex. Okla. + 8 + 9 +16 +12 + 9 + 6 +13 +14 +10 - 4 +20 + 7 +27 +25 +14 Mo. + 5 - 2 - 4 + 5 +10 +17 +_7 + 9 +14 +11 +10 +13 + 9 +10 +14' +14 +10 +25 +11 +11 - 4 + 5 +15 + 5 +20 0 +12 +20 - 3 +37 +17 +17 + 7 +11 Mo. " " Tex. 11 " " Calif. Ore. Utah Wash. 11 . +14 ±13 + 4 + 4 +15 + 5 +11 +26 +16 +10 +10 + 1 +25 +13 +13 +11 + 4 +11 +10 - 2 + 5 +23 +24 +13 +14 + 2 +15 + 7 +24 +13 + 9 + 9 + 3 - 4 -14 r+11 . + 5 + 2 , +2 - 8 +15 + 5 + 5 r 0 + 6 . r+20 - 1 - 7 - 6 +19 + 6 + 4 + 2 + 2 +17 + 6 +18 + 3 + 7 +11 -1 - +_6 +10 + 6 + 7 + 5 +10 + 3 + 2 - 2 +14 + 6 +14 , + 2 + 1 + 3 r—Revised, *Data not available. l/ 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. £
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