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5dU •1 H.'Bb BOARD OB' GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November lL, 1958. WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SAXES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS Percentage change from corresponding | period a year ago(Basied on retail dollar amounts) I . Week ending : 9 mos. 1958 • - pet. ltil.Oct. .25! Nov. 1| Noir. 8 + 6 - 2 +_2 +.4 j 1 2 Federal Reserve Districts, . Area, arid City UNITED STATES Boston District Metropolitan Areas Boston • Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge . Quincy. Lowell ' City Springfield - 3 + 9 + 3 +ii+ II + 1 - 5 +13. + 9 +12 -6 +12 + 2 +30 + 3 +39 - 1 + 5 - 2 +15 + 8 +15 - 7 +ii + 2 +29 +15 +32 + 1 + 6 - u +26 +11 +3U -10 " - 3 + 7 + h +17 +11 + 1 11U tl +A + 2 Mass. ii 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 ii Rochester ii Syracuse - 2 • +16 +11 +11 +10 +21 -10 + 5 -8 + 3 + 8 - 3 - 1 +16 1 2 1 1 + 2 0 1 7 1 3 2 k + 6 : + 5 •+15 +20 + 2 +1U +1U + 5 +25 . +67 + 3 - h +2U + k r- 2 r+ 8 r+ 3 r+ 7 +12 r+28 - it + 2 + 1 + 2 + 2 + 8 + 9 +1 + 8 Cleveland District -3 ' Metropolitan Areas Ky. ' ' - 1 Lexington.. * - 5 Ohio - 8 +13 Akron -10 Canton + 3 0 Cincinnati - 3 + 6 Cleveland - k Downtown Cleveland -1 ' + i Columbus : +3 Springfield - 9 - 7 + 9 Youngstown -13. . Pa. ' '•+ 1 Erie - '7' " 0 . +21 Pittsburgh : '* +22 Downtown Pittsburgh Vtheeling-Steubenville V#. Va.&Ohio -5. I - u 0 Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas M i m i n g ton Trenton 'Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton Vnilkes-Barre—Hazleton Del. N. J. Pa. + - + + - k 3 6 2 h 3 r+ r+ r+ r - r 7 6 7 1 0 3 0 +16 -3 + 5 - 3 0 +1U + 8. ' + 6 -12 - 2 -20 - 8 +13 + 8 - 8: - 3 r+ 1 -16 r+ 1 - 6 r 0 . + 2 r+ 1 + 1 + 6 - 8 : ' tl + + • 0 2 h 1 1 ll • ! : ; . + 1 - +11 • - 9 - 2 + 5 - U -6 . - 2 + 9 • • - b +12 + 3 + 3 + 6 ; , &$• H.8b Page 2 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AI-iD AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) ' Week ending 9 mo s, 1958 Oct. ld| Oct. ; Federal Reserve District, Area, and City J LA | Richmond District Metropolitan Areas V« ashing ton Down town Washington Baltimore Dovmtovtn Baltimore Richmond Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Mobile Jacksonville Miami Dovmtovm Miami Atlanta Augusta Columbus New Orleans Knoxville Chicago District Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Grand Rapids Milwaukee St. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis Minneapolis District Metropolitan Areas Mpls.-St. Paul Mpls. and Suburbs St. Paul Cities Duluth-Superi or - 2 +10 + 3 r+ 6 +10 Va. - + 8 + 5 +13 + 5 + k + 7 + 2 + 6 - k -16 r+ 3 r 0 + 7 - 2 +11 +11 Md. + 2 0 - u + 7 - 2 + 9 +_1 + _£ r+ 2 r+11 + 7 + 5 -17 + h - 7 + 9 +13 - 9 - 8 r- U r- 6 r+ it - 2 r+18 + 9 +11 D. C. 4 - 1 Ala • " - 2 Fla, Ga. " " La. . Tenn. 111. Ind. Mich. Wis. Ark. ky. Mo. Tenn, Minn. 0 , + + + - . 0 +52 0 k 1 3 3 6 6 5 5 + 6 r+ 3 - 1 - 3 +21 - U + 5 zJL 0 - 1 + 1 - 1 + 2 + 2 - 6 -11 + 9 - 1 +28 -10 - 2 + 8 + 3 + h - 6 +10 - 1 + + - - 2 1 1 + 3 + 7 - it + - 2 3 1 2 +1*3 + h + 8 - 7 + h + h - 3 +23 + 2 + 6 + 2 +2U -lit +13 -11 + 6 - 1 - 1 +_2 + 2 + 3 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 - 1+ + 2 + 2 +5 + 3 + 7 - 6 + 7 + 5 - 5 u - 3 + 1 0 + 9 - Minn.&Wis. - 3 7 9 6 U r+ r+ + + r- 5 2 b 3 7 5 ii 0 - h - 6 +1U + 9 + it + 9 1 1 3 3 3 5S9 *H.6b Page 3 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago Federal Reserve District, Area, and City- Kansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka Wichita Kansas City St. Joseph Lincoln Albuquerque Oklahoma City Tulsa City Joplin Dallas District Metropolitan Areas Dallas El Paso Port Worth Houston San Antonio San Francisco District Metropolitan Areas Los Angeles-Long Beach Downtown Los Angeles Westside Los Angeles Sacramento San Diego San Francis co-Oakland San Francisco City Oakland Portland Salt Lake City Seattle Spokane Tacoma r—Revised. 9 mos. 1958 Col. Kans. Mo. Nebr. N. Mex. Okla. " Mo. + 1 + 1 ±J± +11 +_8 * 0 - 5 - 1 - h * + 6 - 1 +11 - + h 0 - 6 - 1 - 6 3 - 1 - 2 -17 + 6 . - 5 - 5 + 3 + 9 + 5 +17 - 5 +15 + 8 + 5 + 8 +17 - 7 r+ 6 +19 0 +22 + k +25 + 2 +10 + 3 . 0 + 3 +14 +18 - 6 0 - 2 Tex. " | + 1 + u 0 - 8 + 1 r-7' f 3 •• f 6 'i 1 h1 • - 1. Calif. II " II Ore. Utah Y< ash. tr Week ending Oc t. lti| Oct. 251 Nov. 1| Nov. 0 + 2 8 2 5 - h 0 - 2 -lit - 1 - 1 - 1 + 2 - 2 . 0 -15 -23 -20 -17 • k •17 t•26 • k+• 9 + 1 3 3 13 - 9 - 3 + 5 - 3 + _6 + 1 + 1 - h + h -19 +18 + k + 8 + 9 3 +10 - 2 + 2 +10 - 3 + 6 + 8 + 5 - 2 r+ 5 r- U + 3 r+21 +13 + 5 + 5 r- 3 +10 + h +11 + 2 +18 + 6 0 + U +15 + 9 + 2 + 3 - 6 + 5 - 9 0 - 4 + 7 - 5 -20 — 6 + 8 + 3 - h - 7 - 6 0 -11 + 2 0 + 9 -K-Data not available.
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