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»H.8b 481 BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF. THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM ' FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ' ; May 9, 1958. WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SAXES • SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS : Percentage change from corresponding ' period a year ago , (Based on retail dollar amounts)-/ 3 mos. Week ending. 1958 Apr. 12 | Apr. 19 I Apr. 261 May 3 Federal Reserve District Area, and City UaITED STATES zl Boston District lJe",vopo. itan Areas • Bostoi Dovmtown Boston •Suburban Boston Cambridge Quincy Lowell City Springfield zl Mass • " " , « . New York District Metropolitan Areas N. Y. Buffalo New York-N.E. New Jersey N.Y.-N.J. N. J. Newark : New York N. Y. Rochester Syracuse Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas Wilmington Trenton LancasterPhiladelphia Reading Scranton . Wilkes-Barre—Hazleton -9 + 1 1-19 + - 5 k 7 2 7 6 Del. N. J. Pa. " " .--I -1L 1-26 -29 1-19 1- 1 j-21 ! -38 i : -12 =Ji Cleveland District Metropo: itan Areas Lexington Ky. Akron Ohio Canton " it Cincinnati iiCleveland Downtown Cleveland Columbus ti Springfield " Youngbtown Pa.Erie tt Pittsburgh Wheeling-Steubenville %. Vat&0hio 0 - y + 8 + 7 +12 - 2 -16 -19 -23. . -12 !+ 9 -21 -16 - 6 ! -19 1 -19 -3U -21 -20 rl7 - 8 • j ! -21 !-7 1-22 |-8 ! - 1 : - 9 -26 1 z_2 - U - h -5 - 2 - 8 - 1 - 3 -19 -12 + 5 -17 . -17 ' - 7 -26 + 3 : r28.. -12 I -36 -25 ; -38 i -28 : r 2 1 rgl - 1 -8 - 9 - h - 2 i -23 .-22 -27 -31 : -10 . -21 - 1 -26 -10 -25 -15 -17 -10 ' ..-21 +3 : -2k - 8 i -29 tl -10 .- h -18 ; -20 - 5 ; -1U 1 -23 •! - 1 1 -21 -27 ;r-25 r 0 - 5 + 2 - 2 + 8 + 3 + 9 >17 +kl . > 8 -r.. - 6 . - 6 -11 + 5 + 2 - 2 - 8 + 2 -7 -12 -2 +11 v- 6 + 7 . - -lit. + 3 -10 . +1 - 1 -11 - 1 • + 1 2 - 6 r 0 • ' -12 r+16 -10 r+17 •. T 2 +15 . -h + 5 -lU 0 r+21 + 5 -21 - 5 -10 + 3 - 7 - 6 - 7 -21 - 9 + 2 ,. - 6 - 2 - 8 - 9 . .. -18 -12 : -13 - 6, -15 -13 -17 + 3: -12 -11 - U -17 - 9 ' H.8b ' ' . Page 2 VvEt-KLI DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Federal Reserve District, Area, and City Richmond District Metropolitan Areas "Washington Dovmtov;n Washington Baltimore Downtown Baltimore Richmond Atlanta District . Metropolitan Areas Birmingham. Mobile •Jacksonville Miami Downtown Miami Atlanta Augusta New Orleans Knoxville City Tampa Percentage change from, corresponding period a year ago 3/ on retail dollar amounts)Week ending 3 mos. 1958 Apr. 12 | Apr. 19 | Apr. 26I May 3 -18 -12 r- 7 -10 -12 -16 -26 -28 -21 - 5 —8 -lit -10 -21 r-11 r-ll| - 5 r-12 0 - 7 - 7 -15 -18 - 6 - 2 -Ik Zlk r+ 9 - 1 + - La. Tenn. 3 2 2 1 k 0 t - 9 - 3 - 5 -20 -21 -18 - 2 - 1 -21 -20 -29 - 5 -22 -13 -2k -12 -11 -18 -2k -20 -25 + 5 r+16 - k + 8 r+ 3 +27 r- 6 + k - 7 - 3 - 1 - k + 5 + 1 - 3 - 6 - 6 -11 Fla. +17 +13 +1U +27 +39 zl -17 -12 0 -lk 2 8 9 7 3 .-17 -23 -21 -17 - 7 -12 -17 -20 -18 - 1 + 6 -10 - 8 - 3 - 7 - 8 -16 -22 -lU -lit - 3 zJ. D. C. Md. Va. Ala. Fla. Ga. " Chicago District Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Grand Rapids - Milwaukee Wis. — - St. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. + - Minneapolis District Metropolitan Areas Mpls.-St. Paul I'ipls. and Suburbs St. Paul Cities Buluth-Superior 111. Ind. Mich. " Minn. 2 2 6 7 3 - -16 - 6 zl -15 1 k 2 6 - 7 -22 -15 -16 -18 -11 - 1 -15 + 6 - 5 - 5> -10 -lit -19 -10 -27 + 1 -11 -16 - 2 -10 0 0 0 -11 -12 - 9 -17 -21 - 8 - 1 0 - 2 -10 - 6 -16 -7 -10 -lU -11 Minn.&Vvis. . 0 i t-m - H.8b Page 3 : WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Kansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka Wichita Kansas City St. Joseph Albuquerque Oklahoma City Tulsa City Joplin 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 Portland Salt Lake City Seattle Spokane Tacoma ll Area, and City s "Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago -j. / : (Based on retail dollar amounts)— Week ending I Apr. 19 | Apr. 26I May 3 Federal Reserve District, ^_1 i!2 r_9 " + 1 + 1 - 5 - 2 - k + 4 - 2 + 3 i - 9 -10 ! -13 j -10 : -25 i -22 -17 :- k - 9 - 7 - h i -10 -17 : -17 -10 -10 + 6 + 1 - 2 - 3 - 9 +15 r- k +16 Mo. -10 - 7 -25 +11 -18 - 3 -10 -15 + 9 - 5 -13 -Ik . -20 -19 -22 +12 + k + 7 + 2 +lii - 9 - 9 -10 - k - 2 zJ_ + 8 r- 2 . Col. Kans. Mo. N. Hex. Okla. Tex. 0 0 - 3 -10 + 1 - 2 Calif. Ore. Utah Wash. " ii - h — 8 - 5 +18 - 7 - 2 - 3 -13 0 - 2 0 + 5 -3 - 7 - 5 -16 -17 - 6 i - 6 1: -1 I -19 : +U1 +18 ; -i5 ^01: -11 -15 ; - 7 i -19 : -12 : -U -16 : 1 r+ 7 i -6 , r+15 r+21 - 9 ' - -15 -20 -11 -iu -13 , r-15 + k -23 + 1 z± J - 5 -5 + 2 - 7 - k - 6 - 3 0 + 7 - h + h - 7 -25 - 7 +i;8 +5o + 8 - 1 -*12.. ....+ 1 +12 ^ 0 - 1 - 5 + 5 - 3 + 2 - 1. + k - 9 - 9 - 5 0 -1U r—Revised. *Data not available. 1/ During April changes f'rcm a year ago reflect in part the fact that last year Easter was on April 21 while this year it was on April 6. For this reason it is estimated that in comparison with last year an allowance should be made for a decrease in sales of about 6 per cent for the month of April as a whole. These allowances apply to the figures for the United States.
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