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\6k B A D OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM OR FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 30, 1956 H.8b N WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - .SELECTED CITIEjS A D AREAS Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t , Area,and City || Percentage change from ..correspondingperiod a year ago (Based on r e t a i l d o l l a r amounts) Week ending ' Nov.3 I Nov.lOj' Nov.17 | Nov.22^ UNITED STATES Li Boston D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Lynn Quincy Lowell Cities " Springfield Providence + 3 • Mass. II R. I . New York D i s t r i c t 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 D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Wilmington Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia Reading"' Scranton. Wilke s-Barr e—Hazle ton Cleveland D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Lexington Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Springfield Toledo Erie Pittsburgh Wheeling-Steubenville + "+ + + + + - - 3 r+_6 2% r i 2 — 6 1 — 6 5 - 5 6 - 6 1 - h 3 -22 1 •' + h'- ; 0 - 5 + 7 - 2 + 6 - 6 ' i-i + 2 + 3 + 1 +10 0 + 2 + 5 -11 -7" -11 + 1 + 5 -\k +11 -!3 ' . -5 — 8 ' - 1 -5 + 7 + U - 7 . + 3 0 0 -5 + 6 +10 r+ 9 - 1 r+12 r+ 9 + 8 r+ 8 r+13 r+-3 + - : + 5 1- 9 + 8s — 5 + 6 r 9 •- ; — 6 M + 5 -2 -12 -5 —8 : —: 8 8 - 2 - 8 - 5 0 2 1 3 2 -10 Del. N.J. Pa. " fi 1 1 +12 + 2 + u + 5 + 6 + 8 : o. •riI +J£ 0 -8 - 7 -20 -10 •h. U —8 . -13 -5 3 - 3 -10 +30 + :i -ii + 3 + 9 r+ 2 + 7 +20 + 6 - 1 + 5 +2 +1 - 1 +12 + 3 0 -8 t l - 6 +12 »- 6 r-;9 -1U -9 + 1 - 6 + 3 r-10 + h ,+ 8 0 W 7 -k + 9 + 7 -3 + 7 + 9 +20 ±1 Ky. Ohio it ti » Pa. ii Vv.Va-Ohip, ' - 8 -1 + 5 + 5 .+ 6 + 6 0 -1 t 8 + 7 + 7 — 6 - 5 -11 - 7 + 3 -17 - 9 . - 7 -11 - 7 . ; - 2 - U -13 -10 - 2 - 7 - 6 4*1 - 5 +ilt . 199 H,8b Page 2 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALE,5 - SELECTED CITIES A D AREAS (Continued) N Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Eased on r e t a i l dollar amounts) Week ending Nov. 3 | Nov. 10 | Nov. 17 | Nov. 2k Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t , If Area, and CityRichmond D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas D. C. Washington Downtown Washington " Md. Baltimore " -~<Dqwntown Baltimore Va. Richmond Atlanta D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas, Birmingham Jacksonville Atlanta Augusta New Orleans Knoxville Nashville CityTampa Chicago D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee S t . Louis D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas L i t t l e Rock Louisville S t . Louis Memphis - 6 -11 -18 - 1 - I r+ 9 + 2 r+16 r+ 7 +10 r- k - 6 + - r+_9 + 5 - 3 -10 -iU + 5 -11 -12 ±J_ zk ± j r+J[ r- 6 » + 7 + 7 + 3 0 + 7 + 3 + 8 -5 -22 + 1 - 9 + k +10 +16 + 2 - 2 + 2 + 1 +11 + 3 + k 0 r+ 3 r+ 5 - . +16 +13 Fla. + 5 - 1 - 2 + 2 0 + 5 - 5 + 2 r+ 9 + 6 + + + + - + + 1 5 l 9 +10 - 1 +10 + 21 +10 + 1 + 3 + k Ala. Fla. Ga, La. Term. 111. Ind. Mich. Wis. 5 6 h 7 8 1 9 2 1 9 6 9 0 + + + + 8 1 7 1 9 + 8 + 6 Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. Minneapolis D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Area Mpls.-St, Paul Minn. " Mpls. and Suburbs S t . Paul " Cities Duluth-Superior Minn.&Wis. + 6 + 6 - 1 + 2 - 2 - 2 + 5 +h + + + + 7 5 6 6 +32 - 3 - 7 + 5 -16 - 2 - h +13 + + + + + + + + 6 0 - U + 6 r+ 8 * # + 7 - 9 - i - 5 - 2 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 8 +10 + 5 +10 - 3 + 2 *ik +10 l 2 5 8 I4. 2 3 k I ti.8b Page 3 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t , Area,and City Kansas City D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka Wichita S t . Joseph Albuquerque . Oklahoma City Tulsa Cities Joplin Kansas City Dallas D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Dallas El Paso Fort Worth Houston San Antonio San Francisco D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Los Angeles-Long Beach Downtown Los Angeles Westside Los Angeles Sacramento San Diego San Francisco-Oakland San Francisco City Oakland City San Jose Portland S a l t Lake City Seattle Spokane Tacoma r—Revised, Percentage change from corresponding period;a year ago (Based on r e t a i l dollar amounts) Week ending Jan.Sept. Nov. 3 1 Nov.10 | Nov. 17 I Nov.2k + 2 Col. Kans. Mo. N. Mex. Okla. + + + + + + + 7 9 2 1 3 5 k Mo. ii 0 - 2 ' Tex. n ii + 2 + k + 6 + 6 0 0 b + 1 - 1 - U - 3 + 1 -13 + 9 +16 + 1 - 9 o +. 9 0 - 9 - 1 +13 r+ £ - 2 r+ 5 -.1 r- U - U + 1 -12 + 7 +13 - U -.7 0 + 3 +17 - 7 -6 0 -Ik - 3 - h + 2 0 . ' - i + 1 + 2 0 6 7 3 5 - 7 + il + 3 -a "6 -3 + 9 + 5 0 - 2 - 6 +10 . + 3 + 9 - 9 + 6 +_£ - U 0 ii 0 8 7 3 h 1 3 1 3 h 3 h + 8 +$ + 7 +. 1 + 5 + 2 - 1 + k - $ . r-10 - 6 r+;3 - h + 1 + 6 r- 7 + h "* " Calif. II 11 || II || II Ore. Utah Wash. ii + + + + + + + + + + + + + - * + + + + 0 2 6 5 2 * -10 - u - 5 -15 + 2 Dat a not available. + 2 - 2 — 6 -1 - 6 + 1 + 3 + k - 1 * + 8 + 1 +10 +1U + 7 -It — 8 - 1 - k + 1 - 6 -It * - 5 0 - 7 + 6 + 2
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