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?9o > H.8b BOAIU) OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 23, 1959. "'.WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES'- SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS Federal Reserve District, Area, and CityUNITED STATES Boston District Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Quincy Lowell City Springfield New York District Metropolitan Areas Buffalo New York-N.E. New Jersey Newark New York Rochester Syracuse Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas Wilmington Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton Wilkes-Barre—Hazleton Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Lexington Akron Canton Cincinnati Cleveland Downtown Cleveland Columbus Springfield Youngstown Erie Pittsburgh Downtown Pittsburgh Wheeling . Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Jan-Aug, Week ending Mass. » " " n Va. - 4 - 7 0 + 1 - 2 - 5 + 6 + 4 + 9 +13 + 1 - 2 -5 0 -18 +20 +_Z ±A +_1 + 4 - 2 +13. + 5 +14 - 4 + 2 + 3 + 1 - 4 + 8 +15 + 5 +10 + 7 Is-2 -_2 8 8 6 6 2 5 - 4 -10 -14 -15 - 1 + 2 - 1 .- 5 r-ll r- 8 .rf 9 + 3 +12 + 5 + 8 - 1 +13 + 1 ±_6 + 2 zl2 __o =_2 + 8 + 5 +15 + 6 +10 + 3 + 2 +10 + 3 +15 + 3 . - 5 +10 0 - 1 -16 - 6 -13 - 9 - 7 -12 - 2 r- 6 r- 1 + 2 + 1 r- 3 -5 +12 +15 +12 - 5 +11 + 3 + 1 ±2 ±1 - 5 —Q + 9 0 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 4 + 9 + 9 + 8 ' + 5 + 7 + 6 0 +10 + 7 - 4 + 4 + 7 + 6 + 3 + 3 - 6 + 8 + 7 + 7 - 8 ±_1 Pa. - 4 - 6 - 2 +28 -11 r- 1 ±_3 Y. + 3 Y.-N.J,. + 3 J. 0 Y. 0 " 5 + 11 + 3 Ky. Ohio + 3 +_2 N. N. N. N. Del. N. J. Pa. r-1 +_z • + + + + + + - 7 -. 1 + 2 - 5 0 - 3 - 3 - 6 r-19 - 7 - 7 - 8 -18 - 6 - 7 +26 + 1 + 9. + 8 + 3 - 8 -14 - 4 T 5 -5 - 7 +13 +11 + 9 - 2 +15 +15 +11 +20 +28 +14 + 8 +13 +12 + 3 H.8b • . Page 2 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding • period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Jan-Aug Week ending Sept* 261 Oct. 31 Oct. 101 Oct. if" 1959 Federal Reserve District, Area, and City Richmond District Metropolitan Areas Washington Downtown Washington Baltimore Downtown Baltimore Richmond Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Mobile Miami Atlanta Augusta Columbus New Orleans Knoxville Cities Central Atlanta Miami-Downtown Chicago District Metropolitan Areas Chicago . Indianapolis Detroit Grand Rapids Milwaukee St. "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 ±_2 D.11C. Md. Va. + + + + 8 2 3 4 3 ±_2 + 3 - 5 - 2 ' -14 + 7 =10 =11 -12 -19 - 6 -16 -14 r-11 r-20 -15 -18 - 7 . . +21 +11 - 1 -10 + 1 ±_8 + 8 =J> r- 2 +_9 - 6 + 3 +13 +12 +18 + 5 + 4 + 6 -23 -12 +12 - 9 + 6 -15 -13 -11 -10 -14 r+ 7 r- 2 - 2 - 2 r- 2 - 3 0 +20 + 3 +21 La. Tenn. + 3 + 5 + 8 + 5 +14 - 2 + 6 + 9 - 3 +11 +19 Ga. Fla. * + 6 - 8 +13 -25 +14 r-18 r+ 9 0 + 1 ±_Z +_2 +_i +J +17 Wis. + 4 +11 +12 + 9 + 9 + 3 + 4 +16 +37 - 2 - 2 + 7 + 8 + 5 +24 - 7 +10 +19 + 2 +26 +17 + 1 +24 +17 +15 +_2 +_3 zll +1 Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. + 6 + 7 + 5 +14 Ala. Fla. Ga. " " 111. Ind. Mich. it Minn. 1Minn. & Wis, +11 5 2 9 4 + 8 + 9 + 8 +28 +_6 r+J +22 +13 +12 +17 + 7 +10 0 + 2 +31 + 9 + 2 + 7 +15 + r+ + 9 2 2 7 -13 -21 - 8 - 7 +_6 +12 + 5 + 4 + 8 + 6 + + + ?S2. H.8b .Page 3 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AMD AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Jan-Aug. Week ending 1959 Sent. 261 Oct. 31 Oct. 101 Oct. if" Federal Reserve District, Area, and CityKansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka Wichita Kansas City Downtown Kansas City St. Joseph Lincoln Albuquerque Oklahoma City Tulsa City Joplin + 7 Col. + 9 Kans. + 4 " +1 Mo.-Kans. + 9 Mo. - 2 ii + 4 Nebr. + 4 N. Hex. +14 Okla. + 9 " +8 Mo. 0. ,_0 +13 + 5 +2 +31 - 1 + 7 - 1 +13 - 2 + 8 - 4 +19 - 2 +13 + 2 - 3 + 4 0 - 7 - 9 m -11 -1 0 -1 -12 -14 :t r+10 + 4 +15 +13 % + 8 +14 + 6 + 7 -12 +13 + 9 + 2 =Jl ±12 ±j + 3 + 2 . - 3 + 7 0 + 7 -21 -13 - 4 -14 +29 +11 .+ 5 " +12 +5 +8 +13 +5 + 8 - 6 + 9 +11 - 7 San Francisco District Metropolitan Areas Los Angeles-Long Beach Downtown Los Angeles Westside Los Angeles Sacramento San Diego San Francisco-Oakland San Francisco City Oakland San Jose Portland Salt Lake City Seattle Spokane Tacoma +11 ±.9 +12 Calif. " " " " " " " " Ore. Utah Wash. " " +13 +3 +6 +20 +12 +6 +6 - 1 +20 +12 +11 + 7 +5 +9 +14 + 4 +15 + 5 + 5 + 9 +12 + .3 +23 +12 +10 - 4 - 3 - 4 +22 r+20 +29 +12 +14 + 5 x+ 8 - 4 r+17 + 4 r—Revised. *Data not available. Dallas District Metropolitan Areas ; Dallas El Paso Fort Worth Houston San Antonio Tex. " " 11 +18 + 4 +11 - 4 +18 +34 r+7 - 4 - 6 - 6 + 2 - 3 + 7 +13 -12 +20 + 6 + + + + 7 5 1 4 +16 +14 +19 + 4 +14 - 3 - 2 - 7 - 1 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 7 - 2
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