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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 28, 19j>6.:
H.8b
WEEKLY DEPARWSRT" STCRE' SAIES' ^^SELECW'CITim^#: AREAS 1
Percentage change froin corresponding
period a year ago
('Based on r e t a i l d o l l a r ai&otints..) .
Week ending
Sypte lj,S-eptt. 8 J Sept.151 Sept.22
II
"i
.. Federal .Reserve D i s t r i c t ; Area,faiti City
United S t a t e s
Boston D i s t r i c t
Metropolitan Areas
' 'Boston '
. Downtown Boston
Suburban Boston
Cambridge
Lynn
Quincy
Lowell
, Cities
'
' Springfield :
Providence
»
"
' Mass, .
R. I .
Del.
' N. J .
Pa. .
: »
: "
Cleveland D i s t r i c t
Metropolitan Areas
Ky. •
Lexington
Ohio
Akron
Cincinnati
ir
Cleveland
i
Columbus
Springfield
Toledo
Pa.
Erie
Pittsburgh ,
Wheeling-Steubenville W.Va-Ohio
*
/ - 1
2
1
5
5
i
3 '
1 '
- 1
-k
+ 6
+ 2
- 2
-10
1
t l
Mass.
New York D i s t r i c t
•
• Metropolitan Areas
N. Y.
Buffalo
New York-N.E,New Jersey N,Y.-N.J.
N, J*.
Newark
Nk Y.
New York
1
" Rochester
"
: •' Syracuse
Philadelphia D i s t r i c t
• Metropolitan Areas
"Wilmington
Trenton
Lancaster
Philadelphia
Reading
Scranton
Wilkes-Barre—Hazleton
+ 2
•Li
+
+
+
+
+
+
-
+ 7
- 2>
+ 5
0
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+ 5 '
+ 8
+ 6
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+ 5
+ 1
+15
" - 2
.+10
+16 '
+5
+16 -
+ 9
-3
-• ii : .... + 8
0
+13
; + 9
.
- 3 ' + 7
+33
-19
+22
- 2
- 7
- i
0
- 1
+11
+ 2
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+15
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0
1
1
1
5
r+-7
- +13
- 5
r+ 5
+17
- 3
+ 1 :':r*:8 • :+12
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- 2
- 7
+ 5
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+ 6
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+11
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+17
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+11
+ 7
+ 7
+13
0
+ 6
+16
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+ 9
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- 1
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+17
+16
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WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued)
Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t , Area, and City
Richmond D i s t r i c t
Metropolitan Areas'
'Washington
Downtown Washington
Baltimore
Richmond
Atlanta D i s t r i c t
Metropolitan; Areas
Birmingham
Jacksonville
Atlanta
Augusta
New Orleans
Knoxville
Nashville
City
Tampa
Chicago D i s t r i c t
Metropolitan Areas
Chicago
Indianapolis
Detroit
Milwaukee.
+ 6
D. C.
Md«
Va.
Ala.
Fla.
Ga.11 La.
Tenn.
Fla.
.
S t . Louis D i s t r i c t
Metropolitan Areas
L i t t l e Rock.
Louisville
S t . Louis
Memphis
Minneapolis D i s t r i c t
Cities
Minneapolis
S t . Paul
Duluth-Supe r i or
Percentage change from corresponding
period a year ago
(Based on r e t a i l d o l l a r amounts)
Week ending
Aug.
Sept., ll.Sept. ti|Sept, ,15 j£ept.22
+
+
+
+
7
1
3
5
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+ 1 _•
-10
-14
+10
- 3
r- 8
+ k :
+;u
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+ 5
r+ 7,
+ 5
+ 7
+11
- 6
• +-U
-13
+11
- 3
+15
+ 6
- 5
+ 5
0
+27
- 2
+10
+ 1 .
r+ 5
+ 6
+ 8
+ 1
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- 6
-16
— 6
- U
+ 7
+ 6
+ 7
+ 2
0
+ 7
+ 3
+ 7
+ U
-5
-6
lit
+12
+ 3
+ 8
+ 6
+
13 .
+
+
+
+
r+ £
+1U
- 2
7
6
7
6
+11
- 3
+ 5
+10
+23
+ 6
+11
+27
0
- 3
- k
- 3
+• 6
+ 6
+ 5
+10
+ 5
+ 5
+ 8
+ 7
+ 3
+ 7
+ 6
+ 3
+11
+10
+ 9
+11
0
+11
+22
+
+
+
+
6
6
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+
+
+
+
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"
Minn. & Wis.
+U9
- 5
+ 6
-10
+ 7
+ h
+22
+ 6
+ 6
Ark.
. Ky.
Mo..
Tenn.
0
r+10
+ _7
• +_2
Ill*
Ind*
Mich.
Wis.
- 9
'
+ 5
- 2
+10
+16
+ 9
+
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+ u
- 6
+ 1*
3
5
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+11
+17
+15
+11
+11
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+ 9
+16
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H,8b
WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AMD AREAS (Continued)
Percentage change from, corresponding
period a year ago
(Based on r e t a i l dollar amounts)
Jan,: Week ending .
Aug.
Sept. 11Sept. 8 | S e p t . l 5 (Sept.22'
Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t , Area, and City
i
Kansas City D i s t r i c t
Metropolitan Areas
Denver
Topeka
Wichita
S t . Joseph
Albuquerque
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Cities
Joplin .
Kansas City
Dallas D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas
Dallas
El Paso wFort Worth
Houston
San Antonio
San Francisco D i s t r i c t
Metropolitan Areas
Los Angeles-Long Beach
Downtown Los Angeles
Vvestside Los Angeles
Sacramento
San Diego
San Francisco-Oakland ;
San Francisco City
Oakland City
San Jose
Portland
S a l t Lake City
Seattle
Spokane
Tacoica
+ 3
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
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Calif.
Ore.
Utah
Wash,
- 3
+12
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+
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+
+
+
7
3
8
2
h
+ 6
+ 1
+19
+36
+ 8
+10
+12
+17
- 1
+ 2
+ 9
+ 1
-21
+ 3
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5
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2
k
6
7
0
+
1
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0
+ 2
+ 2
0
- k
+ 1
+ 8
+ 7
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+ h
+ 2
+ h
+ 1
+ K
+ k
+ k
+ k
+i5
+18
+32
+10
+18
+ 9
+11
+ 5
+ l
+ l
+ 8
+10
- 1
- 1
+ 2
+ 2
+3
- h
+11
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+ 3
+ 3
- 2
- 2
+ 3
0 .
- 3
+ 1
+ 1 6
- 2
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+13
+ 6
0
- 2
+ 3
- 2
+ 7
+13
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+ 9
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+ 1
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+ 5
+21 . + 8
r+ 1
+17
+ 2
+ 7
+ 7
- 2
+ 6
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+16
- 2
Mo.
N. Mex.
Okla.
8
9
2
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5
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+ 8
+ h
+ .1
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+ 3
- 3
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Col.
Kans.
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- 9
+ 8
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+ 1
+ 1
- 1
+ 2
+ 6
- 2
+13
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