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. ' H.Sb ' ! ' BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM - ^ . FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 26, 1958. ! WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AMD AREAS Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago , (Based on retail dollar amounts J I Week ending Aug. 301 Sept. 6| Sept. 13| Sept. 20 1958 + 1 + 4 + 'L ±2 Federal Reserve District, Area, and City UNITED STATES Boston District Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Quincy Lowell City Springfield i — Mass. » . +10 •+ 9 + 7 - 3 New York District Metropolitan Areas - it N.Y. Buffalo New York-N.E. New Jersey N.Y.-N.J. •+ 2 N. J. - 7 Newark . - 2 N. Y. New York . " - 5 Rochester -5 Syracuse " Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Lexington Akron Canton Cincinnati Cleveland Downtown 'Cleveland Columbus Springfield Youngstown Erie Pittsburgh Downtown Pittsburgh Wheeling-Steubenville Yv. +12 n ; -is +13 0 +39 +16 +28 + 3 +23 + 2 +33 + 3 +25 - 2 + 9 - 5 +33 +26 +27 - 2 ! •- 4 + 2 : +12 ; + 1 ! +32 j +20 " it + 9 - 1 .+. 1 Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas Wilmington Trenton • Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton Thilkes-Barre—Hazleton ! 1 + 6 - 1 r+ 9 + 1 3 5 1 1 1 l 0 +10 + 1 r+ 6 . r+10 r+ 2 + 3 0 -10 - 3 +10 + 5 + 6 r+ 8 + 3 + 8 - U +21 + 7 + 6 + 6 - 6 r+13 r+lit +29 r+ 8 + 7 r+12 r+ 5 + it - 6 +17 + it + 3 +. 3. -15 - 3 + 1 - 2 - 8 - 6 -10 - 3 - 3 -10 0 -lit + 8 -10 - 2 + 3 + 2 - 8. + it + 5 - 1 - it + it + 3 + 2 0 - it +± — i 6 + 1 + 6 ! - 1 1 + 1 "• • + !. + 3 +3 - ! — Del. i>l. J. Pa. " Ky. Ohio * if » Pa. " - 2 - 3 + k - 2 -5 0 -5 1 - +17 1 . + 6 ! +22 1 -3 I +11 i r+lo ! - - 3 1 1-2 - 2 - 8 -10 - 3 - it ! . +iu 0. i -6 ! + 6 I , - 5 i -13 +12 ! +3 | ...- 1 0 + 3 + 2 - it 0 -10 -lit - 9 0 " VaA Ohio - 7 1 cr+ r + it 1 0 3 + f6 • - it -15 + 8 : - 3 -21 0 - 3 - 5 — 8 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) 7 mos. Week ending 1 # 8 Aug. 30| Sept. 6| Sept. 13| Sept. 20 Federal Reserve District, Area, and City Richmond District Metropolitan Areas Washington Downtown Washington Baltimore Downtown Baltimore Richmond -Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas ; -Birmingham Mobile Jacksonville Miami Downtown Miami Atlanta Augusta New Orleans Knoxville 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 D. C. Md. Va. Ala. Fla. Ga. " La. Tenn. Z_3 + 6 + 8 + 1 - 1 -5 - 6 - 6 + + + + + + + + + - 2 + 9 + + — 3 2 b. 1 3 1 7 5 6 + 8 h h 1 6 + 7 + 8 + 6 + h + 2 + 7 + 1 . + 7 +16 9 6 7 6 6 + 5 + + + + r+ 6 5 l 3 2 9 0 - 7 +12 r+13 - 2 . r+18 r+17 +10 + 6 + .7 + 3 0 - U - 5 -13 r+ 5 + 2 + 1 +11 + 3 r+ 6 + U r+ 7 r+21 - 5 0 - 5 +18 + 5 + l - h 0 0 - 2 111. Ind. Mich, - 3 - 9 -10 - 7 - U + + - - 3 2 1 8 6 7 - 2 7 8 7 3 6 + 1 + .U - 2 0 - 1 + + + 6 - 1 + 1 + ii 0 - U - 2 +10 + 9 + 2 +18 + 8 0 - 7 + 9 + + - 1 ^ + 1 - 1 Minn. - 1 - 1 - 1 + 1 + 3 - 3 - 1 - 1 - 1 - h - 5 - U - 2 - 3 - 1 Minn .Mas. - u 0 - 2 -10 -16 " Wis. Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. " - 1 1 1 7 0 k 6 1 1 +11 + 3 ,+ 3 + 8 r- 3 ! I H.8b j Page 3 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) .fer<rentage change from corresponding period a year ago (]Based on retail dollar amounts) Week ending 7 mos. 1958 Aujg. 301 Sept. 6| Sept. 131 Sept. 20 Federal Reserve District, Area, and CityKansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka Wichita Kansas City St. Joseph Lincoln Albuquerque Oklahoma City Tulsa City Joplin Dallas District Metropolitan Areas Dallas El Paso Fort Worth Houston San Antonio San Francisco District Metropolitan Areas Los Angeles-Long Beach Dovzitown Los Angeles Vi/estside Los Angeles Sacramento San Diego # San Francisco-Oakland San Francisco City Oakland Portland Salt Lake City Seattle Spokane Tacoma r—Revised. 0 KLO 3 1 5 2 U " + k - 2 + 9 !+. 8 + 2 - 3 +10 k 2 + 3 1+18 1+ 7 i+it9 Mo. - 6 -11 Tex. + + + Col. Kans. Mo. Nebr. N. Hex. Okla. -2 " Calif. Ore. Utah Wash. c—Corrected. + - 1+3 1 3 2 9 1 !+ 8 + 9 •9 - 2 +_2 + - 2 8 2 5 6 0 - 2 -16 - 3 - 2 - 3 * 1 - k i + • 9 6 3 • 3 | •4 3 1 •+ ii ! +3 • U • 3 18 i +5 k + 9 : - 3 h + 2 - 3 il + 7 + 6 -10 + .2 - 9 . - 1 + 8 + 1 4 6 + 1 -5 -13 - h - 6 - 9 + 1 4" k 4 5 + 5 +11 - l 4 6 — 8 + U - 3 - 7 * 1 +10 +18 * 4 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 + k 4 7 4- 3 - u - 2 4 5 4 5 -11 + 4 - h +1U +14 -lii +10 4 2 4__3 r- 2 0 -7 - U r+ 2 - 2 r+ 1 0 r- 9 r+10 - 7 + 7 4 6 + 9 4 1 -12 - 6 - +12 +11 - 2 - 1 -9 +10 -5 + 9 +12 4. 3 -11 -19 -13 +10 + 5 - U - 3 -11 4 9 4 2 +10 +15 +lli *Data not available.
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