Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.), 1935-. "October 17, 1958," H.8b Weekly Department Store Sales - Selected Cities and Areas (1958-10-17). https://fraser.stlouisfed.org/title/1075/item/43981, accessed on January 20, 2025.

Title: October 17, 1958

Date: 1958-10-17
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image-container-0 #H.8b BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 17, 1958. ' WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS Federal Reserve District Federal District Area, and City Area, and City ti mos. 1958 Sept. Week ending 2d| Sept. 27| Oct. k\ Oct. 11 UNITED STATES -2 4^ - 2 ±_I Ut Boston District - h + 7 r 0 r+ 9 +16 Metropolitan Areas Boston Mass* 0 f 9 r+ 2 r+ 9 +1U Downtown Boston - 6 - 2 + 1 + 8 Suburban Boston +12 +33 r+ 9 r+2U +2U Cambridge 11 + 8 +26 - 1 +10 +18 Quincy + 9 +27 +20 +1U +U2 Lowell - 7 f 2 r-21 + 1 - 1 City Springfield -3. - 1 - 8 + 9 +36 New York District 0 + 1 - 1 +15 12 Metropolitan Areas Buffalo N. Y. - 5 + 3 - 9 + 6 - 2 New York-N.E. New Jersey N.Y.-N.J. + 2 0 0 r+17 + 6 Newark N. J. - 7 rlO -5 +16 - 7 New York N. Y. - 3 - r k - 2 +13 + 5 Rochester - 5 +12 . + 2 + 2 + U Syracuse -k + 5 - 5 + 1 - 2 Philadelphia District - 2 12 - 6 r+15 - 2 Metropolitan Areas Miming ton Del. - 1 + 5 - 7 + 9 + 3 Trenton M. J. - 2 - 6 - 7 +23 - 2 Lancaster Pa. ' + 5 +17 0 +Uo +39 Philadelphia - 2 + 3 - 7 r+lU - k Reading 11 - h + 3 - 3 + 7 +i3: Scranton + 1 j + 1 + 2 r+18 -16 Wilkes-Barre—Hazleton t » - 5 -12 ' - 7 + 1 - 3 Cleveland District - 3 - 2 - 6 r- 1 + 3 - Metropolitan Areas Lexington Kyt - 1 i' o. -19 + 5 + 6 Akron Ohio - 8 1- h - 8 -23 - U Canton ii -10 J-'3 - 5 -12 . +19 ' Cincinnati ii - 3 •!+ 6 - 6 + 2 + 1 Cleveland• -5 ,!- b - 9 + 3 + h Downtown Cleveland ii 1-15 • -17 - 7 - 7 Columbus ii 0 j+ 8 r- 6 - + 2 - 1 Springfield -10 1- 3 - 6 + 5 + 2 Youngstown -lb 1-21 - 3 - L -16 Erie Pa. - 8 1- 1 r-12 + 9 + 3 Pittsburgh 0 - U" r- 5 + 2 + 8 Downtown Pittsburgh " » - 5 : r- 5 + 1 " + 6 Viheeling-Steubenville \H. Va.&Ohio - 6 - 8 - 9 + 2 - 1 % Percentage change from corresponding i , period a year ago. (Based on retail dollar amounts) •! for FRASER http://fraser.stlouisfed.org/ Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
image-container-1 re 2. H.8b Page WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STOKE SALES - SEIECTED CITIES Aim AREAS (Continued) Federal Reserve District, Percentage change frcm corresponding period a year ago Area, and City- ' 1958* Sept. week ending 20j Sept, 271 Oct. UT Oct. 11 Richmond District - 3 - 2 - 7 ~ + 9 +_2 Metropolitan Areas Washington D. C. + 1 + 2 . - 5 r+ 8 . + 1 Downtown Washington - 1 - 1 - 5 r+ 2 0 Baltimore _Md. - 5 - u - 7 + 8 + 2 Downtown Baltimore — 6 - 5 - 7 - U - 8 Richmond - Va. - 6 -13 -1U +12 + 1 Atlanta District - 2 + 2 - 2 r+ 7 +11 Metropolitan Areas r+ 7 Birmingham Ala. - 2 - 5 - 6 + 7 - 3 Mobile - - 1 +18 - 7 . +11 + 3 Jacksonville Fla. - u + 5 -11 - 2 * Miami 0 - 1 - k r+ 5 + 6 Downtown Miami - 3 - 6 - 5 r+ 3 + 1_ Atlanta Ga. + 2 + 2 - 1 + 1 +1U . Augusta - 7 - 3 -11 - 2 + 5 Columbus + 6 + k + k r+ 6 +12 Kew Orleans La. - 5 - 3 - 9 + 1 - l Knoxville Tenn. - 6 r+ 2 -11 + 5 + 7 Chicago District 0 - 6 + k + 2 Metropolitan Areas Chicago 111. - 3 0 - 7 + 7 + k Indianapolis Ind. - 9 + k + 3 -2U Detroit Mich. -10 - 6 -11 - 1 0 Grand Rapids • " - 7 - 1 -11 + 3 +19 'Milwaukee Y/is. - 5 + 1 + 1 - U - + 2 St, Louis District zJ. ±_A - 1 +10 + 2 Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Ark, + l +n - 1 +28 + 7 Louisville Ky. - h + 3 - U + 5 + k St. Louis Mo. - 2 + 3 r- 2 + 8 * u Memphis Tenn. - 3 + 7 + 5' +13 - 8 Minneapolis District - 2 - 3 - 3 + 7 + 2 Metropolitan Areas Mpls.-St. Paul Minn. - 2 - 2 - 3 -x- . V. Mpls. and Suburbs - 2 - 3 - 2 * St. Paul - 2 - 1 - 5 + 5 + 1 Cities - 5 Duluth-Superior Minn . &W is. - h -16 -11 + U + 1
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