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e BOARD GF GOVERNORS CP THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM H-4b FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 21, 1958# WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES — SELECTED CITIES.AND AREAS .Percisntage change from corresponding period a year ago (aasejd on retail dollar amounts) Week ending 9 mos. Opt. 25 I Nov. 1| Nov. ti| Nov. 15 1958 + 2 r- 2 tin Federal Reserve Districts, Area, and City UNITED STATES Boston District Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Quincy . Lowell City Springfield Mass. " » 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 Rochester Syracuse Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas Wilmington Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia. Reading Scranton Vuilkes-Barre—Hazleton Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Lexington Akron Canton Cincinnati Cleveland Downtown Cleveland Columbus Springfield Youngstown Erie Pittsburgh Downtown Pittsburgh for FRASER Wheeling-Steubenville Yu. Digitized .' 1 1 1 +li| + 5 ll + 1 r- 5 . +13 + 9 +12 • - 6 ...+ 5 - 2 . +15 + 8 +15 - 7 +11 + 2 +29 +15 +32 + 1 + 6 - h +26 +11 +31 -10 + 6 - 3 +23. +16 +20 - 2 - 3 • + it +17 +11 + 6 +_U + 2 ' zJ. 0 2 k 1 0 3 -ii o - 6 - 3 - 5 - 7 - 3 + 3 + 1 -10 + 5 - 8 • + 3 i + 8 - k + 3 - 6 - 2 =- u - 3 j'- 3 . +_! - 1 0 --1 + 7 - 1 - 3 + 2 k Del. N. J. Pa. » n : .-i - 8 r10 ' -3 • - U * Pa. Va.&0hio + 1 - 9 Tl3 - 7 0 - 5 7 6 7 1 0 - 3 - 2 + 8 + 3 + 7 +12 +28 - it .• :.r 3 + 5 0 1 + 8 ! ., -12 -20 I +13 1 - 3 ... 1 + 1 1 + 1 0 + 1 - 8 +16 - 3 +14 + 6 - 2 r- 9 + 8 - 8 • -16 r- 7 r- 1 r- 2 + 6 • ; + 5 + r r+ 0 : + 2 ±1 +25 +67 . + 3 - b +2k + h . Li Ky. Ohio + + + + 2 + 1 r+ 1 r+ 3 + 8 + 9 "+ 1 r 0 +11 - 9 - 2 + 5 - it , - 6 - 2 + 9 - it +12 + 3 + 3 + 6 +13 • + k +16 + 3+15 + 1 • - 5 ; ! ; -2 + 1 - 9 - 2 -1 - U - 6 + 2 + 1: -12 - U -3 - 3 + 3 ' •; ' : • ; C,oZ^ § H.8b WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AiiD AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based -on retail dollar amounts) Week ending 9 mos. Oct. 2b | Nov. ij Nov. ti| Nov. 15 Federal Reserve District., Area* and City Richmond District •Metropolitan Areas "Washington ' , Dovrntovm. Washington Baltimore Dov.'ntovm Baltimore Richmond Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Mobile . Jacksonville Miami Dovmtovm Miami Atlanta 1 Augusta Columbus Nev; Orleans Knoxville D. C. Md. Va. - 2^ ii + 6 +10 12 + 2 0 - h - 5 - h + 7 + 2 + 6 - h -16 + 3 0 + 7 - 2 .,+11 +11 0 + 7 -2 + 9 + + - - 1 ±1 + 2 +11 r+ 5 - 7 + 9 +13 - 9 - 8 - k - 6 + h - 2 +18 + 9 +11 +13 r- 2 r- 3 r+13 + 9 r+ $ +1U r+ 8 + 6 + 1 - 1 Ala. - 2 -17 0 + h Fla. " +52 - h " + 1 + 5 it - 2 - 3 Ga. + 3 + it - 6 • •+ 3 + 6 + 7 - La. - 5 . - 5 Term. • - 5 - 4 Chicago District • Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Grand Rapids - Milwaukee 111. Ind. Mich, ii : Ms. - "St. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville _ St. Louis Memphis Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. Minn. Minneapolis District Metropolitan Areas Mpls.-St. Paul Mpls. and Suburbs St. Paul Cities Duluth-Superior 5 2 2 5 5 •ft +11 -10 + 6 - 1 * - 1 + 1 - 1 + 1 3 7 9 6 h - 1 .+28 -10 - 2 + 6 + 3 + h - 6 +10 - 1 -1 + 1 - 3 + 3 - 3 + 1 +13 - 2 - 7 - 2 - 2 + 3 + 7 rJ± + 6 + - + h + it - 3 +23 + 2 + 6 r+ 1 r+23 -lb +13 -11 + 6 -10 + 6 " + 9 + 2 - 1 + 3 + 2 + 3 c+ 7 - 1 - 1 - 1 + 3 + 7 - 6 + 2 0 + 7 + 2 + 5 - S + 7 + 8 + Minn .&W is1 •- U 1 + 1 0 + 9 + 2 " " 2 3 1 2 5 6o3' # H.8b Page 3 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Bftsed on retail dollar amounts) Week ending 9 mos. t. 25 | Nov. 1[ Nov. b| Nov. 15 1958 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 Fort Worth Houston San Antonio San Francisco District Metropolitan Areas Los Angeles-Long Beach Downtown Los Angeles i/v est side Los Angeles Sacramento San Diego San Francisco-Oakland San Francisco City Oakland San Jose Portland Salt Lake City Seattle Spokane Tacoma r—Revised. Col * Kans• " Mo. " Mebr. N. Hex. Okla. " Mo. Tex. " " " " lA -* 0 - 5 - 1 - k # + 6 - 1 +11 + 6 . Calif. " " " " " 11 » 11 Ore. Utah Wash. " " +11 + 5 + k +25 + 2 +10 + 3 0 + 3 r+12 +18 + 9 +11 +15 -12 + + - 6 1 6 8 -5 -5 + 3 + 9 + 5 +17 - 5 +15 +17 - 7 + 6 +19 0 - 3 + 5 - 2 - 3 + 6 + 1 +1 + h 0 - 8 +1 + 1 - h + U -19 +18 + 9 - 3 +10 +10 - 3 + 6 + 5 ii - 2 +11 - 5 +11 + 3 +10 +23 • - 4-18 + 6 + 5 - 6 - 1 c—Corrected. + 1 - 2 - 8 -2 +5 " - U' 0 - 2 -lit +2 - 1 - 1 - 1 +2 -2 + 5 - h + 3 +21 +13 + 5 + 5 - 3 +15 +10 + k +11 2 +18 +22 -10 - 2 + r+ + r+ + 6 1 h 8 9 + 2 + 3 + 2 -20 - 6 + 8 - h - 7 - 6 - 6 +1U r- 2 - 9 r+ 5 - k + 7 - 3 0 •KData not available. -11 + 2 0 + 9 + 2 - 6 - 5 + 2 +15 +12 - h +13 + 8 +20
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