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38,6t H*8b , BOARD OP" GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 1$3 1957, WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS r Percentage change jf-raa corresponding period, a year ago (Based on retail] dollar amounts) Jan.Tbeek ending Sept, Oct. 1?| Oct.| 26 j Nov. 2| Nov. 9" Federal Reserve District Area, and CityUNITED STATES + 2 Boston' District Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Quincy Lowell City Springfield - 2 Mass. " " » " " Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Lexington Akron Canton Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Springfield Toledo Erie Pittsburgh "Wheeling-Steubenville - 2 + 5 .+ h. o - i 11 Net? York District Metropolitan Areas Buffalo N. Y. New York-N.E. New Jersey N.Y.-N.J. Newark N. J. New York N. Y. Rochester Syracuse Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas Wilmington Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton VJilkes-Barre—Hazleton 0 + i + 6 - 3 * - 3 ' 0 r 0 + 2 - 1 + 1 +11 0 0 + + 3 k - 2 •*.$• - 3 0 0 -k Pa. - 6 0 + U Yi , V a .&0hio + h - 3 2 6 - 2 - h 2 - 7 + 7 +10 + 3 -23 +20 -13 -5. 0 + 11 + 6 + 1 - 7 + 1 - 3 3 7 2 -11 - 2 k - 2 + k .8 3 r+ + r+ r+ ! * - 7 + 2 + 8 -18 +11 8 -11 + k 5 1 7 + 1 - 9 - 9 k - 8 r+ 6 + 3 + 2 - 9 - h +15 - h - 9 + 1 Ky. Ohio - 2 rJ. + 2 Del. N. J. Pa. " » " » - 1 +10 - h +19 - 2 - 1 0 + 6 - 2 - h -22 - 7 r+3U r 0 r+ 1 + 8 ~20t r- 1 r- 1 + 6 0 +12 0 * 5 o ±1 r+ 2 - 2 r4lii +12 - k 0 -16 + U - 3 -lit - 1 - 5 +10 +13 3 •12 5 x « r- 1 0 -1U r-lU r-10 r- U r-13 +19 - 1 + 2 -11 - 6 + 9 0 -16 - 5 -15 - 3 - 5 H.6b " Page i * '' WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) "Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Week ending Sept. Oct. 191 Oct. 26| Nov. 2 | I jNov. 9 Federal Reserve District, Area, and City Richmond District Metropolitan Areas Washington Downtown Washington Baltimore Downtown Baltimore Richmond Atlanta District ,Metropolitan Areas' Birmingham Mobile Jacksonville Mismi Miami City Atlanta"' ' /Augusta '' New Orleans ' Knoxville Kashville City Tampa Chicago District Metropolitan Areas ' Chicago Indianapolis Detroit -MilwaukeeSt. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis Minneapolis District Metropolitan Areas Mpls-St. Paul Mpls." and Suburbs St. Paul Cities' Duluth-Superior + 3_ D. C. Md. Va. - 7 - 3 - 8 + k -10 - h + 9 • - 3 - $ - k - 2 -13 - 1 0 - h - 3 - 3 + 2 Ala • . 11 Fla, ii Ga. " La. Tenn. Fla. :lll. Ind» Mich. •ft is. - 1 + 1 + 6 - 1 +11 0 + 3 • -17 -.5 ~T 5 +12" - 4 -1 - 9 + 7 • +10 - 1 •• - 1 + 6 ; - 1 0 +13 - 9 - 9 r+10 . r- 2 - 4 - 8 - 3 + U + 1 - 3 rrrr- 3 4 2 3 3 r+ 2 • 0 + 2 + 3 +18 r+ 3 r+ 3 - 4 - 9 r- 1 * rJ* -.4 . - 6 - 8 - 8 +10 r- 7 - 8 -13 - 4 ' - 5 -10 -ii -13 * + I - 9 + 8 +10 - 3 :tl + 3 + 1 r- 4 0 + h 0 + 2 + 1 + 5 • - h + 3 + 5 + 1 -17 + 2 + 6 + 3 - 3 -16 - 2 - 4 - 8 +19 - 7 + 1 - 3 -— 8 2 - 1 1 - 3 2 i- + h 2 - 1 - 4 - 6 0 - 9 0 - 6 Ark. . Ry. Mo. Tenn. + - + 3 • + 2 0 •z± Minn. u + 2 + 3 0 + 2 + 1 + 3 0 - 1 + 1 -> - 4 - 2 + 2 + 1 0 r-ll - 7 " Minn.&Wisi :-23 : -ii . o . -19 +18 -16 - 2 -18 =J± "34 I H.8b VfflEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Federal Reserve District, Area, and City Kansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka Mchita St. Joseph Albuquerque Oklahoma City Tulsa Cities Joplin Kansas City Dallas District Metropolitan Areas Dallas El Paso Fort Worth Houston San Antonio + 2 Col. Kans. " Mo. N. Mex. Okla. " Mo. " Tex. " " " " San Francisco District Metropolitan Areas Los Angeles-Long Beach Calif. Downtown Los Angeles " Ytestside Los Angeles " Sacramento " San Diego " San Francis co-Oakland " San Francisco City " Oakland " Portland Ore. Salt Lake City Utah Seattle Vmsh. Spokane " Tacoma " r—Revised. Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on reta:.1 dollar amounts) Jan.Yuaek ending Sept. Oct. 19| Qctl 26| Nov, 2| Nov, 9 + 1 - 1 •+ k + U - 2 2 2 -13 1 7 1 0 - 9 -13 - 2 - 2 + 2 - - u - 1 -20 + k -11 + 3 r- 2 - 6 + 2 + 3 + 5 +10 + l -18 - 5 - 7 0 - 6 1 3 3 2 0 + 2 - 1 + 3 +18 + 2 0 - 1 - 3 - 1 + 2 + 2 0- k + 6 0 + 3 + 7 - 3 - 2 -5 - 2 -12 0 - 2 - 1 -Ik - 9 -21 -10 * - 6 -12 -13 -13 - 3 -16 2 + 3 -18 5 -10 - 5 - 3 * -10 +10 - 1 -13 -12 -15 ±h - 7 -12 - 9 % + 3 - 9 - 6 ! —Data not available. - 7 -II - ii + k - 6 -it * 7 + k + 9 +18 + 7 + 1 0 - 7 0 +~U - U +10 -10
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