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• 3<oC( H.8b BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM • FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 11, 1957. WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES • SEIEGTED CITIES AND AREAS "Percentage change from corresponding ~ period a year ago . (Based on retail dollar amounts) Jan;-1 Weisk ending Aug. Sept. m l Sept [. 211 Sept. 2D| Oct. 5 Federal Reserve District, Area, and City UNITED 'STATES 13 + 1 Boston District Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge - •' Quincy. Lowell City Springfield - I -10 + + + + + - 9 -11. - 5 - 8 + 1 - 5 Mass. ii " Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Lexington Akron Cincinnati Cleveland... Columbus Springfield Toledo Erie Pittsburgh Meeling-Steubenville : Del. N. J. Pa; ii ii Ky. Ohio i zJL -If -.13 -3 -13 >17 +18 6 -5 - 8 -16 + 9 +17 + 9 -12 -1U - 5 - 1 Li zJ, -11 + 2 +' 7 -l -10 - h -16 - 8- 5 - h -1U -10 -19 -15 -16 -13 r-ll - 2 -11 .- 8 - 6 -10 -12 • - 5 - 5 -12s '- k -15 + 1 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 Syracuse " Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas Wilmington Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton Wilkes-Barre-rHazleton i i 6 5 2 1 * - 2 + 1 ^ - 6 + 8 + h + 1 + 2 +13 + 1 + 1 -10 ' -13 " - 6 0 • + 5 - 6 + 2 - 2 - 8 + u r 0 - h - 9 .0 - 5. 1 +1 - 3 + 3 • - L r- 1 > 5 Pa, 0 + 1 r+ 1 .: + U 1v.Va.&Ohio 4 6 - ;--"6 " + 9 ; - 2 -16 - 9 - 6 r-j; - 9 -10 - 5 -17 -11 r+ k +13 : - 6 - 3: + 3 • +13 + 1 -5 • +17 + 9 . + h r- 5 0 3r- 1 - 2 -10 -3 -11 - 8 - 9 -11 r-lU r-10 0 +20 +21 -6 -5 - k . - 7 - 1. ••• • - 2. 0 +16 -11 • -21 - 2 - 2 0 ' -19 . + 1 + 1 - 1' + 9 He8b •- V- ,V. .... . . Page 2 . WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SEIECTED CITIES AMD AREAS (Continued) ".Percentage change ifrcm Corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollaramounts), l/veek ending ......... Aug. •Sept. 14| Sept. 21|Sept. 2ti| Octe 5 i. •* 6 c+" 3 • + 3* lA zJ. Federal Reserve District, Area, and City. 1 Richmond District Metropolitan Areas "Washington " Downtown Washington Baltimore . Downtown Baltimore Richmond Atlanta District Metropolitan- Areas Birmingham • Jacksonville Miami r Miami City 'Atlanta ' Augusta •New Orleans • New Orleans City Knoxville Nashville City , Tampa Chicago District - Metropolitan Areas Chicago . Indianapolis Detroit :Milwaukee -St. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little.Rock Louisville St. Louis -Memphis Minneapolis District . • Metropolitan Areas ... •• Mpls-St. Paul ' •• Mplse and Suburbs : i • St. Paul f Cities ' ; Duluth-Superior D. C. ii ... " tfido Va. Ala. Fla. + ? * b +10 - h - 2 - 7 -15 - 2 -m -iU -11 -15 - 6 -20 + 2 r+ r- 11 zk ii r- 1 Term." » + 3 - 6 + 1 -12 +11 0 0 -11 <• k - 8 -22 .- k • + 1 + 7 - 9 • -15 - 1 • - 8 + 6 • + 9 + I 0 + 8 - 3 + 7 0 + 7 -11 - 6 Fla.' + 1 + 3 + 3 ll %_5 111. Ind. Mich. Ms. + t + > Ark. Ky? Mo. +_u ;i_2 Ga. • La • " •i 2 : U 1 3 2 t 9 • -1 + l -3 0 :+j4 zJl - 2 -1 + 2 - 1 + h 0 + 9 - i; -16 0 - 6 „ .- M'-inn. + 3 + 5 - 1 Minn.#is. '' - 2 7 7 7 1 2 8 5 0 ' • •+ V .. + 3 + 3 - 6 - h r+ 8 + 2 -15 * -13 + 8 .+ U - 6 r- 7 . +1h . 3 -12 . . + 8 • * < ' ..+12 • • *• • r- 51 . + 6-. + 8 - 6 * 0. - 2 +' fl • 0 -3 - 9 r- 1 + - 2 3 2 7 0 - 9 -•2 • ' + 1 ' >10 - 8 + 7 0 - 2 + 8 + 3 + 3 +. k + 2 + 9 +10 + 6 * ". + h . . - u rk - 3 + .U - 8 , : r- 6 V . ' 3^0 i 371 H.8b WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) V<Nk ending Sept. 141 Sjept. 211Sept. 28| Oct. 5 Federal Reserve District, Kansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Topelca Vi/iohita St. Joseph Albuquerque Oklahoma City Tulsa Cities Joplin Kansas City Dallas District Metropolitan Areas Dallas El Paso Fort Yiiorth Houston San Antonio San Francisco District Metropolitan Areas Los Angeles-Long Beach Downtown Los Angeles Yvestside Los Angeles Sacramento San Diego San Francis co-Oakland San Francisco City Oakland Portland Salt Lake City Seattle ? Spokane Tacoma r—Revised* Ii Area, and City- 0 r+ 7 1 1 3 7 3 3 2 + 8 + 3 +12 - h r+17 + 5 - 2 Mo. - 2 - 2 +10 + 2 Tex. + 1 + h. + 5 +11 + 1 + 2 i_k Col Kans. " Mo, N. Mex. Okla. Calif. ii 11 Ore. Utah Wash. c—Corrected# + + + + 2 - 1 + 2 + 1 8 + - 2 1 1 3 0 + 2 + 3 0 - 3 1 ' 0 + 2 U 1 3 6 2 3 6 + 7 -33 - 6 + 6 +1: + 3 + 5 — r+ + r+ + - I + 7 i +12 +18 + 3 +12 + 8 :- 2 -16 + 5 - 1 + 3 ±A ! +_9 + 8 + + + + + 9 ! - 9 i + 2 ! +2U ! +1U + k +11 + 8 +16 - 2 9 8 1 . 8 5 + 1 5 +13 +17 +12 + 1 - h • - k -6 - 6 + k -15 + 1 -15J i + + 5 r- 7 + 6 -13 Data not available. i i + 8 - 5 - l + 1 4 0 0 0 - u -20 - 3 +31 - 2 + 8 + 1 + 9 -10 -12 - 6 - 3 . — 8 - 6 - 7 -11 0 r+ U I r+ $ r+ 8 +13 . r 0 + 1 + 3 r- 1 - 2 U +12 + 1 + 2 1 - h - 1. - 2 -11 0 + 6 + i t + U - 5 ! I
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