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2%z. 0 H.8b BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 13, 1959. WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE-SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago Federal Reserve District, Area, and City Jan.-Sept. Week ending 1959 Oct. 171 Oct. 241 Oct. 311Nov. 7 +10 +_i +_2 +_Z UL UNITED STATES Boston District Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Quincy Lowell City Springfield Nsvr York District Metropolitan Areas Buffalo New York-N.E. New Jersey Newark 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 Youngstown Erie Pittsburgh Downtown Pittsburgh Wheeling +_1 Mass. . ii " II " " " " " » " - Ky. Ohio " " " " , " Pa. " " W.Va. + 6 + 4 + 9 +13 + 1 - 3 + 3 - 2 +12 + 4 +11 - 3 + 4 + 9 + 9 + 9 +13 + 5 r+ 9 +_z +J - + 8 + 5 +12 +17 +12 - 1 + 4 + 5 + 4 + 4 +13 -11 + 4 +20 -20 +11 - 4 + 3 + 6 + 8 + 6 + 2 +12 + 5 + 7 0 +14 + 2 + + + + + N.Y. + N.Y.-N.J.+ . N. J. + N. Y. » + " + Del. N.J. Pa. ±_2 3 3 1 0 5 3 ' 8 9 6 6 6 3 + + + r+ r+ + 3 2 2 + 4 + 2 -10 - 1 + 6 - 2 6 6 1 + 6 - 2 + 7 0 -11 + 8 + 4 +15 + 5 + 9 + 4 + 2 +13 +15 +11 - 5 +11 + 3 + 2 r+24 - 6 -13 + 8 +10 + 4 +23 + 3 + 2 r+28 - 1 - 1 ,9 ' r+ 4 -18 - 4 +12 -13 - 5 - 2 0 + 7 +13 +10 + 9 + 6 + + + + + + + + + + + + - +12 + 9 - 2 +15 +15 +11 +20 +28 +14 + 6 +12 +11 + 3 +15 0 + 9 r+ 2 +20 +23 +10 +10 r+ 7 r 0 • +13 r+13 - 5 - 1 + 7 0 +14 +15 +19 + 3 +15 + 8 +12 +11 +10 - 6 + 7 + 1 - 1 + 8 +10 + 8 + 6 + 4 -11 + 4 + 8 + 8 + 4 9 1 6 7 8 4 9 9 7 6 6 5 1 H.3b Page 2 - WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES- SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Jan-Septo Week endinc Oct. 171lOct. 241 Oct. IllNov. 7 1959 . Federal Reserve District, Area, and City Richmond District Metropolitan Areas Washington Downtown Washington Baltimore Downtown Baltimore Richmond Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Mobile Miami Atlanta Augusta Columbus New Orleans Knoxville Cities Central Atlanta . Miami-Downtown . D.C. Md. Va. + 6 + 2 +13 r+10 + + + •» +21 +10 - 1 - 9 + 1 +19 + 9 + 7 + 2 +14 +10 r+ 1 +14 + 4 + 1 7 1^ 2 4 3 + 8 +10 +2 — Ala. - 2 - 3 -11 -17 - 6 La. Tenn. + 3 + 5 + 9 + 5 +14 - 1 + 6 + 9 0 +20 + 3 +21 +31 - 3 +11 +16 + 3 +25 + 2 +12 +27 +17 +17 +11 + 4 - 1 r+25 +20 +21 +42 + 3 r+10 +11 + 8 +17 + 2 + 1 +12 Ga. ... Fla. * + 6 + 1 + 1 - 7 + 1 r+ 1 r+18 - 9 +10 ±2 ±17 +12 ±1 +2 + 4 +11 +12 + 9 j + 9 +17 + 1 +24 +17 +15 + 9 + 7 +21 +22 +14 + 2 + 5 +15 - 5 +11 + 6 + 5 + 6 + 6 +11 Fla. Ga. " " - 2 +7 Chicago District Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Grand Rapids Milwaukee Wis. St, Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis ±A +11 + 2 + l +16 Ark. ; + 5 + 6 Ky. Mo. + 5 Tenn. ^ +12 + 8 + 9 + 7 +28 0 + 6 + 1 + 7 + 2 0 0 + 7 +13 + 9 +22_ +17 +_6 +22 +_8 z_i + 6 + 5 + 8 +31 + 5 - 1 - 1 - 3 + 5 Minn. & Wis. + 7 +15 - 3 +11 + 1 Minneapolis District Metropolitan Areas Mpls.—St. Raul Mpls. and Suburbs St. Paul Cities Duluth-Superior 111. Ind, Mich. " j Minn, - H.8b WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Baseci on retail dollar amounts) Jan.-Sept. Week ending Oct. 171 Oct. 241 Oct. 311 Nov. 7 1959 Federal Reserve District, Area, and CityKansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka Wichita Kansas City Downtown Kansas City St. Joseph Lincoln Albuquerque Oklahoma City Tulsa City Joplin Delias 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 r—Revised. Page 3 SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) ±2 + 4 + 8 + 4 " + 1 Mo.-Kans. + 9 Mo. - 1 " + 4 + 4 Nebr. N. Mex. +12 Okla. + 7 + 7 - 2 + 7 - 1 +13 - 2 +28 +15 + 9 +14 + 6 r+ 5 + 6 +16 +14 + 7 - 6 -12 -12 + 3 - 2 - 3 + 4 -10 0 - 1 +21 r+12 r- 7 0 -6 Mo. 0 - 8 + 7 -19 +_Z Col. Kans. Tex. fi " 11 " " Ore. Utah Wash. " - + 5 - 3 - 1 + 1 - 6 - 7 -- 1 + 8 + 4 + 6 - 2 + 9 +_i + 1 ±-i +11 +11 + 4 + 6 +12 + 4 + 8 - 6 + 9 +11 -7 + 1 + 2 + 2 +14 -16 + 9 -10 + 5 + 4 - 5 +12 +14 + 6 +16 +13 ±_6 + 2 ±J> r+10 +16 +14 +19 + 4 +15 - 3 - 2 - 7 - 2 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 4 - 2 + 5 r+ 2 + 2 - 1 r+11 + 5 + 9 - 4 +14 + 5 - 2 r- 9 - 5 -12 + + + + +16 +13 +13 +13 + 8 + 1 + 2 - 6 +19 +20 +14 - 4 : Calif. ±_1 +13 + 4 + 6 +18 +12 + 7 + 7 0 +20' +11 +11 + 7 + 5 + 9 *Data not available. 5 4 9 8 + 9 + 5 + 1 +10 +16 +17 + 7 - 2 + 5 + 2' * + 5
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