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5-57 $ H.8b BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDEBL RESERVE SYSTEM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September $ } 1958. WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES • SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS Percentage chahge from corresponding• p e r i o d a y e a r ago (Based on r e t a i l d o l l a r amounts) Week ending 7 mos. Aug. 9 |i Aug. 16 |I Aug. 23| Aug. 30 . 1958 + 2 + 2 12 12 F e d e r a l Reserve D i s t r i c t , Area, and C i t y UNITED STATES Boston D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Quincy Lowell City Springfield Mass. 11 " 11 + I| + 7 + 7 - 1 - 7 +10 + 6 - 1 ; +17 +1 : + 6 ; -17 + 8 - 1 +25 - 7 +18 - 7 +12 + L +27 - 5 +12 + 1 +32 +20 * -18 — 6 - 7 0 r+ U + 8 1 6 U 0 - 2 r+ I r+ 5 - 3 0 r+ 3 - 2 -5 + 6 - 2 + 1 + 1 + h +9 " " - 3 -7 + 1 0 - k + 2 -7 - 2 -5 - $ - b + 1 - 5 - 2 : - 2 - 6 zJ. 12 Del. N. J . Pa. - 2 .- 3 " - 2 - 5 0 - 5 + + + + + + - Cleveland D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas" Ky. Lexington Ohio Akron Canton Cincinnati Cleveland Downtown Cleveland Columbus . Springfield Youngstown Pa. Erie 11 Pittsburgh Downtown P i t t s b u r g h Wheeling-Steubenville %. Va.&0hio + 1 + 7 • - 5 " New York D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas N. Y. Buffalo New York-N.E. New J e r s e y N.Y.-N.J. N. J . Newark N.Y. New York Rochester Syracuse Philadelphia D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Wilmington Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton Wilkes-Barre—Hazleton 2_§. > k : \ 1 8 5 9 3 k it 1 •fc -lit + - - U h + 9 + 1 +13 + 7 +20 + 2 + 3 - 2 +11 r- 1 r+10 r+11 +12 + 6 + 7 - 3 +17 + 7 +23 - 3 +11 +15 - 1 • " - 3 -2 - 2 r- 2 1 2 - 2 - 8 -10 - 3 - u - - 1 -10 - 6 - 1 - 3 -16 - 2 - 7 -11 + 6 - 2 - 3 - 3 r+Ul - 9 -11 r- 2 - 2 -13 - 2 - 8 r-12 r-10 r- 1 , r- 1 - U -5 - 6 -12 0 - 5 -12 + 2 - 9 - 7 + 1 + 3 + 2 - 8 +1U 0 - 6 5 - 5 -12 +12 + 3 - 1 - 6 + 5 * 0 -10 • -lli - 9 0 - 7 : + - h k H.8b ^ " Page 2 "V VJEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding . p e r i o d a year ago (Eased on r e t a i l d o l l a r amounts) Week ending 7 mos. Aug. 9 1 Aug. 16 j Aug. 23j Aug. 30 1958 F e d e r a l Reserve D i s t r i c t , Area, and C i t y Richmond D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Washington Downtown Washington Baltimore Downtown Baltimore ' Richmond Atlanta D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Birmingham • Mobile Jacksonville Miami Downtown Miami Atlanta Augusta New Orleans Knoxville . Chicago D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Grand Rapids Milwaukee S t . Louis D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas L i t t l e Rock Louisville S t . Louis Memphis Minneapolis D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Mpls_.-St. Paul Mpls. and Suburbs S t . Paul Cities Duluth-Superior + 5 + 2 0 - U + 2 + 5 0 •+ 3 - 1 -3 + ^ + 1 r+ 5 r+ 9 + 1 - 3 - 1 - 1 - 2 +. 4 -10 - 8 + 1 - 5 + 8 + 7 + 8 + 6 + 7+ 1 + 9 r+ 6 - 3 r-10 + 2 + 7 0 + 7 +16 - 2 - 1 - 2 0 0 -10 — 6 - 6 - 5 + u . 0 - l - 6 + 2 + 1 + 6 0 - k - 2 - 5 + + + + 8 + 5 - h + 9 + U + h + 5 +10 - l ^5 0 r- 1 + 1 - l - l - l - 5 - 5 - h - 2 - 2 - h 0 - 2 r+ 3 + 1 + 3 - 3 k - 4 - 1 + 1 0 1 1 5 5 6 - 2 " 5a. La. Tenn. + + - 1 +11 0 + 5 2 u 1 3 1 7 5 6 +15 + 5 +10 - 6 zl 111. Ind. llich. " Wis. Minn. . " " Minn.&Ttiis. - k - 3 . -11 + 3 - 2 - 3 - 9 -10 - 7 - k - 3 Ark. Ay. +9 + 5 + $ + 1 + 6 + - Va. " + 2 . ' , 0 + 1 r- 1 r- 3 lit D. C. A l 1a1. + 6 + 3 Md. Fla. r+ 1 - 3 - i 1 1 1 5 - h h + + + . - 2 1 8 6 7 + 6 - +10 + 9 + 1 +18 H.8b Page 3 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALE'S - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding p e r i o d a year ago (Based on r e t a i l d o l l a r amounts) Week ending 7 mos. Aug. 9 | Aug. 16 j Aug. 23 I Aug.31 1958 F e d e r a l Reserve D i s t r i c t , Area, and C i t y Kansas C i t y D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Denver Topeka Mchita Kansas C i t y S t . Joseph Lincoln Albuquerque Oklahoma C i t y Tulsa City Joplin Dallas D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Dallas El Paso F o r t Worth Houston San Antonio San F r a n c i s c o D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Los Angeles-Long Beach Downtown Los Angeles l/vestside Los Angeles Sacramento San Diego San Francisco-Oakland San F r a n c i s c o C i t y Oakland Portland S a l t Lake C i t y Seattle Spokane Tacoma r—Revised# Col. Kans. Mo. " Neb. N. Mex. Okla. + - 0 ZJ. r+ 7 3 1 5 2 u + k : +16 + 3 + 7 - k : + 9 + 5 + u + 1 + 9 - 7 -12 +10 + k +26 : i ! +ik + k - 2 + 9 Mo. - 6 Tex. + + + + 2 j +23 r - 2 Calif. n " if " Ore. Utah Vvash. 1 3 2 9 1 - 0 3 1 2 I + 3 | + 7 | + 8 - 5 +h \ - 2 \ L± - 2 - 8 - 2 + 5 - 6 0 - 2 -16 - 3 - 2 -3 + 1 - U !' + i ; - ! j ! | ! 1 ? + 1 -2 + 7 +10 - 1 + 8 + 7 +8 o - 3 - 6 + 8 +10 +15 +14 + 2 +10 — 1 - . +17 +13 + 8 -12 + 6 + 2 - k +10 +2 + h + 7 +48 * - 9 + 1 l i n + + + + + h +13 +11 - 3 + 5 + + + + 1 5 8 9 8 9 8 9 9 6 + 2 lA + 2 + h - 9 + 1 r 0 + 7 + 4 r 0 r- 2 - 2 - 1 0 - 3. - 2 + 6 + 1 + 5 +18 + 9 + 3 - 2 + 3 + ii + k - h - 3 -20 + 4 - u + 8. - 3 - 3 *Data h o t a v a i l a b l e . + + + + + - k 3 8 h 1 k 3 5 "
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