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T02. .8b BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 9, 1959. WBEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) J an-Aug Week ending 1959 Sept, 12*I Sept. 191 Sept. 261 Oct.3 +16 +_2 r-2 Federal Reserve District, Area, and City- t2 UNITED STATES Boston District Metropolitan Areas. Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Quincy : Lowell City Springfield ±1 =3* 408 + 3 + 4 -16 - 2 -20 " " +13 + 5 +14 - 4 - 9 -28 - 5 -17 +18 +21 +14 •+ 3 + 3 r+ 8 + 2 + 3 + 1 ^ 4 + 8 +15 " + 5 +31 - 5 +20 r+7 Mass. " " 11 New York District Metropolitan Areas Buffalo N. Y. New York-N.E. New Jersey . N. Y.-N.J. Newark N. J. New York N. Y. 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 Del. N.J. Pa. Ky. Ohio " 11 " 11 " " " Pa. " " W. Va. =iZ - 2 +28 -11 - 2 -22 3 3 0 0 5 3 -16 -25 + 6 -17 + 8 + 5 -16 -10 +14 +10 + 3 + 2 + 7 -19 -25 + 9 0 , + 6 + 7 + 8 + 4 + 9 + 9 + 8 + 5 + 7 + 6 0 - 4 - 6 -16 -24 -20 r+ 2 -20 =11 +20 ±_5 - 5 + 4 + 3 -14 +19 +17 +25 r+17 +27 +30 +25 +18 , +17 r+22 +15 +13 - 1 +10 + 7 - 4 + 4 -12 +13 -10 - 8 -22 -24 -24 •il + + -+ + + 7 1 2 5 0 - 3 + - 3 3 5 9 7 7 - 7 - 7 - 8 - 8 -18 '.I -20 Page 2 STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) 1 I H.8b Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Jan-Aug. Week ending Sept. 12*1 Sept. 191 Sept. 261 Oct.3 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 ±_2 -15 +16 ±_2 =11 + + + + 8 2 3 4 3 -13 -18 -25 -39 -11 +20 + 9 + 8 - 6 +18 + 4 r- 5 - 2 -14 + 7 -11 -17 - 9 -17 -15 ±_8 + 4 +13 + 8 - 2 0 +16 + 6 + 5 - 5 - 3 + 9 + 8 + 8 +11 +19 +37 +10 +12 + 9 - 6 + 3 r+13 +12 +18 + 5 + 4 + 6 -23 -12 +11 - 7 Tenn. + 3 + 5 + 8 + 5 +14 - 2 + 6 + 9 Ga. Fla. + 6 - 8 +10 0 +12 - 8 r+13 -22 +12 ±_2 =12 +17 + 7 +_5 + 4 +11 +12 + 9 + 9 -12 + 1 -11 -16 0 +13 +18 +31 +13 + 8 + 3 + 4 +16 +37 - 2 - 2 + 7 + 8 + 5 +24 ±_Z - 9 r+12 ±_1 + 6 + 7 + 5 +14 -21 0 -12 + 2 +16 +20 +12 +11 + + + 9 1 2 7 -13 -21 - 8 - 7 ±A +19 +11 + 7 + 5 + 4 + 8 - 6 - 7 - 4 +20 +27 + 8 + 7 +13 +10 +12 0 +17 . + 6 • - 2 +13 + 9 D. C. Md. Va. Ala. Fla. Ga. " " Chicago District Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Grand Rapids Milwaukee Wis. St. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. Minneapolis District Metropolitan Areas Mpls.—St. Paul Mpls. and Suburbs St. Paul Cities Duluth-Superior 111. Ind. Mich. " Minn. " " Minn. & Wis. -13 -13 -11 + 2 784 #)H„8b Page 3 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND. AREAS (Continued) Perceintage change from corresponding period a year ago : (Ba.sed on retail dollar amounts) Jan-Aug. Week ending Sent. 12*1Sent. 19lSeot. 261 Oct.3 1959 Federal Reserve District, Area, and City Kansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka Wichita Kansas City Downtown Kansas City St. Joseph Lincoln Albuquerque Oklahoma City Tulsa City jnplin Dallas District Metropolitan Areas Dallas El Paso Fort Worth Houston San Antonio 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 + 7 - 3 r+_6 + 9 + 4 + 1 Mo.-Kans., + 9 Mo. . - 2 u + 4 + 4 Nebr. +14 N.. Mex. Okla. + 9 + 8 - 5 + 1 -10 - 1 - 9 - 6 + 1 -11 - 6 + 2 r+ + Mo. -17 + 3 + 7 -12 +_2 - 6 Col. Kans. " 0 Calif. Ore. Utah Wash. " __o +12 + 5 - 2 +13 + 2 r- 3 r+ 4 • -o - 7 - 9 +13 +16 - 4 - 2 -11 - 2 Q - 1 -12 -14 zJL + 4 +12 + 5 + 8 +13 + 5 + 1 -22 - 7 - 4 -15 +10 . 0 - 2 +13 + 4 + + + ±11 %_1 +16 ±_9 r+12 +13 +a + 6 +20 +12 + 6 + 6 - 1 +20 +12 +11 + 7 + 5 - 5 -13 -11 -3 - 4 + 9 + 6 + 7 +11 -5 -12 - 2 -13 +14 +24 r+22 +21 +23 +18 +13 +11 +12 +28 +18 r+15 - 2 + 6 r+ 2 -+14 + 3 . +15 + 5 + 4 . +10... +13 + 3 +22 +12 +11 - 5 - 3 - 4 +22 +19 +29 +12 +14 ±_9 Tex. 9 3 8 7 0 + 2 + 8 0 - 3 +16 + 5 +9 ' 1 i + 7 3 2 -21 -13 3 -4 7 0 ^-14 + 8 - 4 +19 + 4 +18 + 4 +11 - 4 r—Revised. **Data not available, * Labor Day in 1958 occurred in the week ending September 6, whereas this year it occurred one week later. Therefore, the week ending September 12, 1959 had one less trading day than the week ending September 13 last year.
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