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# H.8b * I r>3 BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM ' ' - FOR IMMEDIATE -RELEASE October 3, 1958. ; WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AMD AREAS Percentage change from corresponding | period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Week ending ti mos, Sept. 27 1958 Sept. 6| Sept. + 1 -2 + I4. • z ± . • U L UNITED STATES , . Boston District Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Quincy Lowell City Springfield Mass. » " 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 Rochester Syracuse Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas Wilmington Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton Wilkes-Barre—Hazletcn Pa. » ii Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Ky« Lexington Akron Ohio Canton Cincinnati 11 Cleveland Downtown Cleveland Columbus Springfield Youngstown Pa. Erie Pittsburgh " Downtown Pittsburgh Wheeling-Steubenville Vy« Va.&Ohio + _9 +12 + 7 +_2 0 - 6 +12 + 8 + 9 - 7 >13 1 0 +39 +16 +28 + 3 +13 + 2 +33 + 3 +25 - 2 + 9 -5 +33 +26 +27 - 2 :+ 6 - 2 +19 - 1 +20 -20 -3 +2 + 6 - 1 - 8 L k + 9 + 1 - 0 + 3 0 -10 r- U r+12 + 5 + - 0 + - 5 2 7 3 5 - k - 2 Del. N . J. 0 ii Federal Reserve District, • + . - 1 2 5 2 3 5 1 i+ l I- l - l 1+ + 6 j+ 8 1 - V +21 i + 1 -5 !+ 6 + 6" - 6 - 3 - 3 + h 1 +10 + 1 + 6 +10 + 2 + 8 1 1 1 - 9 0 5 3 2 5 ' - 6 +13 +1U +29 + 8 . +7 +12 + 5 r+ 5 - 6 +17 r+ 3 + 3 + 1 r-12 - 6 - 7 0 - 7 -3 + 2 - 7 + 1 - 2 <- 6 + 8 0 -10 - h -5 + 6 - k -15 + 8 •3 -21 0 - 3 -5 - 8 -19 - 8 - 5 - 6 - 9 -17 . - 8 . - 6 - 3 -10 - h • - 1 - 8 -10 - 3 - 5 0 -10 -Ik 8 0 *' — 6 - 8 - 6 ! -10 - 3 ; - 3 -10 0 -1U ; - 7 :- k ' + 1 0 + 3 • r- 3 + 3 + 2 - 8 r+ 3 r+ 6 - 1 r-5 r+ 1 r 0 + 2 -h - 9 ' Page 2 H.8b WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SAIES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change frcm corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Yveek ending *1958 Sept. 5T Sept. 131 Sept. 25]" Sept 27 Federal Reserve District, Area, and City Richmond District Metropolitan Areas Washington Downtovai Washington Baltimore Dovfntown Baltimore. Richmond Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Mobile Jacksonville Miami Downtown Miami Atlanta Augusta Columbus Mew Orleans KnoxvilleChicago District Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis DetroitGrand Rapids .Milwaukee. St. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock -Lduisville St. Louis Memphis Minneapolis District Metropolitan Areas • HpIs.-St. Paul Mpls. .and Suburbs St. Paul Cities Duluth-Superior - 3 + 8 +13 Md. + 1 - 1 - 5 +18 +17 +10 + 6 + 7 - 5 - 6 9 6 7 6 6 r+ 2 r- 1 - k Va. + + + + + -13 - 7 - 7 -lit r+ k r+ 2 r- 2 + 1 +11 + 3 5 - s D. C. Ala. Fla. Ga. La. Tenn, - 6 - 2 1±. - 2 + + + + - 1 - 4 0 - 3 + 2 - 7 + 6 - 5 6 5 1 3 - 2 + 9 0 - 7 +12 + 4 + 7 +21 + 7 - 5 0 +18 + 5 rr+ r- 1 6 2 3 + 4 - 3 + 1 - 5 - 5 - 6 - 7 -11 - 3 - 6 - 1 -11 + k -11 - 6 111. Ir.d. Mich. Vjis. - 3 - 9 -10 - 7 0 + + - 7 - 3 - 5 h 6 1 1 -11 -11 + 1 - 3 Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. + 1 - l +11 - U + + 3 - 2 - 1 - 3 + 7 Minn. - 2 - 2 1 + 3 - 1 - h - 1 + 5 - 3 - 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 r- 3 - 1 - s Minn .Sri,-is. - U 2 -10 -16 -11 " - 4 - - - 3 $ 2 - 3 - 2 # H.8b ' ViEBKLY DEPABlMiSM1 STORE SALES - SELECTED C E I E S A M ) AEBAS (Continued) Percentage change frcm corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Yveek ending Sept. 6| Sept. 131 Sept. 20j Sept. 27 1958 Federal Reserve District, Area, and City Kansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka Wichita Kansas City St. Joseph Lincoln Albuquerque Oklahoma City Tulsa City Joplin Dallas District Metropolitan Areas Dallas HjI Paso Fort Worth Houston San Antonio San Francisco District Metropolitan Areas Los Angeles-Long Beach Downtown Los Angeles Vvestside Los Angeles Sacramento San Diego San Francisco-Oakland San Francisco City Oakland Portland Salt Lake City Seattle Spokane Tacoma r—Revised. + 1 Col. Kans. Mo. " Nebr. N. Me%. Okla. Mo. 0 - 5 - 1 - h + 5 - i +10 + 2 _-_3 r+ 6 + 2 * 7 + 6 -10 + 2 - 9 - 1 + 8 + 1 + 6 + 1 - 5 -13 - U - 6 - 9 + 1 + 5 + 5 +11 - 1 + 6 - 8 + h +lk +10 +18 + 6 + h - 2 - 6 -10 + 5 +16 - 3 +14 - 3 - 7 + !(. - 7 - 3 - 7 - 2 + 2 - 1 zJL + •1 0 3 1 9 1 - 1 + k + 7 + 3 - k - 2 + 5 + 5 -11 + h - h +14 +iU -lU +10 + + + + - 1 + 2 + 3 - 2 + 1 2 8 2 U' 5 0 - 2 -lit - 3 - 2 - 3 0 -h 0 - 7 h + 2 - 2 t 1 0 - 9 +10 - 7 + 7 + 6 + 9 + 1 r-13 - 6 • +12 r+10 - 2 - 1 - 9 +10 -li -19 -13 +10 + 1 - 3 - 1 + 7 +12 - 9 - 9 -15 +10 +18 + 5 + 9 + k . : Tex, Calif. Ore. Utah lit ash. " + + + - - + 9 +12 r+ 2 #Data not available. ' - k - 3 -11 + 9 + 2 +10 +15 +1U 6 8 7 5 3 '
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