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3*77 H.8b BOARD OF UOV&Bim3 OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 25, 1957. WEEKLY" DEPARTMENT STOIffi ,SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS Percentage changes frcm corresponding period a year ago (Based on r eta: dollar amounts) Jan.eek ending Aug, SipT. 2b| Oct. 51 Oct. 12j Oct. W Federal Reserve District, Area, and City TOUTED STATES - 1 Boston District Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Quincy Lowell City Springfield ^ 0 New York District Metropolitan Areas Buffalo New lork-N.E. New Jersey Newark New York Rochester Syracuse Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas Wilmington Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia Reading' Scranton Vii ilkes-Barre—Hazleton Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Lexington Akron Canton Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Springfield Toledo Erie ' Pittsburgh Wheeling-Steubenville 1 1 6 5 2 1 - 6 - 5 + 1 - 5 + + + + + Mass. - 3 -13 +17 +18 - 8 •16 + 9 +17 9 k - 8 -15 + 6 - 3 h - +15 +11 -5 - 3 + 7 + 2 -11 -11 -23 r- 7 N. I. . + N.I,-N.J. + 'ia. J. N. Y. Del. K. J. Pa. Ky. Ohio 2 7 1 * - 2 + 1 -11 - 2 -11 - 8 - 6 -10 -12 - 5 - 6 -12 - k -13 + 3 z± + 2 zJ± +10 + U + 1 + 2 +13 + .1 + 1 + h - 6 + 3 - 5 +17 -5 - 3 r+ 2 -lA r+ 3 r-if. + 9 r- 5 l+ 0 + 2 - 1 - 1 + 9 +19 - - +21 - 6 4-12 r- 8 r- 3 r+lU -21 - 3 •- h •-2 + 9 2 - I 0 + 1 -k - 5 o + h .Va.&Ohio + 6 Pa. + 3 +11 0 + 9 h & - 5 - l o -12 - 2 + 1 - 1 - 1 r-lU r- 6. -19 - 9 r-20 + U 0 - 2 - 5 - 2 + U + 3 + 2 - 9 - U +15 - k -10 r- 5 +10 - k +19 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 3 - 3 -20 - 7 3*7 9 Hc8b Page 2 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AMD AREAS (Continued) Percentage change frcm corresponding • - period -a year- ago (Based on retail dollar amounts). ' Week ending Jan»Aug. Sept. 2tif Oct. 51 Oct. 12. | Oct. 19 Federal Reserve' District, Area, and City Richmond District Metropolitan Areas "Washington Bownu07m. Washington Baltimore Downtown Baltimore Richmond Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Jacksonville Miami Miami City Atlanta Augusta New Orleans New Orleans City Knoxville Nashville City Tampa H D.C; ' . .+ 3 + 5 Md. • ' +10 Va. -h + - - 2 1 2 8 5 0 + 3 - l + 3 + 1 +11 0 + k - k + 7 - 9 - 1 + 6 -15 -13 + 8 - 7 - 3 -12 +13 * - 5 + 6 h - Ala. Fla. » 11 Ga. 11 La. Tenn. " Fla. +J± 0 + 2 + h + 3 - 8 +13 +11 +15 +1U - l r+17 ~ r+ 6 r+ 1 -12 + 6 + 2 + 8 -7 +12 - 1 - 1 - 3 - U - 9 - 2 - 2 + - + 1. +16 - U —16 k -17 +16 0 - 1 -9 . ' +10 k 1 3 2 + ^ 0 -3 — 9 0 2_1 0 2 1 2 1 - 9 - 2 + 1 -10 - 8 + 7 0 - 2 1 2 - 6 + 2 + 2 * , * * * - h + 2 0 + 7 ' + 2 + 1 + 3 + h - 8 - 7 + 1 Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. + - Minni + 3 + .J> -.1 + h + 3 + 8 rr+ + - 0 St. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis Minn.&Wis. - 7 - 9 - 3 - U -13 2 1 5 5 —, 6 + + + + " 0 2 7 1 7 + + + - + 1 111. Ind. Mich. Ms._ 11 - 6 — + 2 Chicago District Metropolitan Areas . Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee • Minneapolis District • Metropolitan Areas Mpls-St. Paul Ixpls. and Suburbs. St. Paul Cities Duluth-Superior + 3 . ... _+ 1 . 2 3 2 7 - 1 + + + - 5 1 1 5 , 1_3 + + + 5 U 3 5 . + 1 + - 1 3 h 1 3^7 °( if. 8b Page 3 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Federal Reserve District, Area, and City- Kansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka Wichita St, Joseph Albuquerque Oklahoma City Tulsa Cities Joplin Kansas City Dallas District Metropolitan Areas Dallas El Paso Fort Worth Houston San Antonio + .2 Col. Kans . Mo. N. Mex. Okla. Mo. + + + + 8 1 1 3 7 3 3 2 - 1 3 -13 + 2 + 3 - 6 1 3 5 - 3 - 2 -.2 - 2 - 1 + 3 +10 *20 - h 6 6 + .U - 2 - 2 1 + 2 Tex. San Francisco District Metropolitan Areas Los Angeles-Long Beach Calif. Downtown Los Angeles " Westside Los Angeles " 11 Sacramento San Diego * " San Francis co-Oakland " San Francisco City " Oakland " Portland Ore. Salt Lake City Utah Seattle Wash. Spokane " 11 . Tacoma r—Revised B Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based onreta: dollar amounts) Wee] Jan. jk ending Aug, Sept, 2d| Oct. 31 Oct. 12| Oct. 1? + 1 : + h + 5 +11 + I + h +11 + 8 -18 - $ - 7 — 0 +16 - 2 + 2 + 2 - 1 + 2 +18 + - 2 1 1 3 0 • - + 2 + 3 0 -3 + 1 - 3 -16 - 1 +31 - 2 + 8 0 + 9 -10 -12 - 6 - 3 r- 5 - 7 -11 +21 k 1 2 11 2 6 £ 5 — D a t a not available. . + 6 - 1 + 2 + 7 - 3 - 2 -5 - 2 -12 0 - 1 - 1 -13
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