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F E D E R A L R E S E R V E s t a 11 s 11 c a release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 9, 1962 WEEKLY- DEPARTMENT STORE SALES SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS Percentage change from corresponding . . period a year ago Federal Reserve District, (Based on retail dollar amounts) Year.. Week ending Area, and City 1961 Feb. 3!Jan. 271 Jan. 201 Jan. 13 + 2 UNITED STATES +14 +1£ +1 Boston District +52 ±10 ±11 ±14 - Ufc Metropolitan Areas + 6 +10 +12 Boston Mass. +49 + 9 0 + 2 +14 + 3 Downtown Boston +33 • +24 +18 +10 +13 Suburban Boston " +75 + 2 + 2 +22 +12 " Cambridge +33 + 2 +60 + 1 " +24 Quincy - 1 + 2 +11 +20 +26 Lowell - 9 City + 4 +12 . +5 Springfield +15 +45 +16 +24 New York District + JL ±17 Metropolitan Areas +10 + 1 +22 N.Y. +26 Buffalo -14 + 6 +16 New York-M.E. New Jersey,N.Y.-N.J. +17 + 3 +25 N.J. +15 r+ 5 Newark +29 - 3 - 3 + 6 + 1 +10 N.Y. +16 ' +13 New York + 1 " +10 . + 5 Rochester +17 + 5 0 r+ 9 Syracuse +37 + 3 r+ ? " + _2 Philadelphia District ±16+22 Z-Z. Metropolitan Areas + 2 r+24 r+57 Del. +31 Wilmington + 3 z N.J. +11 0 +26 0 Trenton + 5 + 6 + 2 +46 +18 Pa.-. Lancaster r+29 + 2 " +40 +22 r+14 -4 Philadelphia " +48 +61 + 7 +19 - 1 Reading + 8 +24 +16 0 +24 Scranton +40 +24 +14 .+ 3 Wilkes-Barre—Hazleton" - 1 + 2• +10 r+14 Cleveland District ±__6 Metropolitan Areas K +22 y. +13 -.1 Lexington . -4 -13 + 6 Ohio +21 +11 + 5 Akron - 7 " +22 + 5 +19 0 Canton 1 " + 8 r+18 + 9 Cincinnati +17 - 4 " + 6 + 9 + 7 Cleveland - 4 - 1 Downtown Cleveland" - 1 - 1 e 6 -15 - 7 + 4 +21 +31 Columbus - 4 -17 + 2 + 9 + 9. + 3 Springfield - 5 " +20 +10 + 2 - 4 -6 Toledo . " • + 5' + 5 r+18 Youngstown - 4 - 5 + 2 + 4 Pa. +14 r+ 3 Erie - 2 +18 + 1 r+16 0 " Pittsburgh -12 - 6 ' +10 r+10 Downtown Pittsburgh " -16 - 5 W.Va. 0 +10 - 2 Wheeling +37 - 9 H.8b H.8b Page 2 VJ5EKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Federal Reserve District, - '• Area, and City Richmond District ..Metropolitan Areas Washington D.C. Downtown Washington " Baltimore Md. ~ Doxmtoxvn Baltimore " Richmond Vs.. Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Mobile ~ Jacksonville Miami Tampa-St. Petersburg Atlanta Augusta New Orleans Cities Miami-Downtown Central Atlanta .Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Week ending Feb. 31J an. 271 Jan. 201Jan. 13 ±21" ±21 ±21 ZL_1 +23 +15 +27 + 7 + 7 r+19 +20 +24 +8 r+17 - +41 +34 +21 as -9 + 4 - 1 r+12 +15 r+ 2 - 6 Ala. " Fla. " " Ga. " La. 0 + 6 + 7 - 4 + 1 r+ 4 +21 + 4 r+24 + 7 - 2 - 4 + 5 Fla. Ga. -6 + 1 r 0 +18 + 7 +29 +J ±10 ±i + 3 +13 +12 +12 - 9 + 6 0 +22 + 9 - + 6 +11 +20 +28 +32 + 3 -30 -17 0 + 7 +19 -12 -' 4 -21 + 6 -12 Chicago District Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee 111. Ind. Mich. 'Vis^—- + 3 + 3 +19 +16 +10 +25 St. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little i-ock . Louisville St. Louis Memphis +17 +12 +11 -16 Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. + 5 +15 +25 +10 +7 +29 +12 + 5 + 6 +15 -44 r- 5 -15 -24 Minneapolis District Metropolitan Areas I'ips.-St. Paul Minn. " Hpls. and Suburban Minneapolis " St. Paul & Suburban " Cities Duluth-Superior ... Minn.& Wis. - 2 r+22 +16 - 5 5 9 5 +15 +15 +15 +13 -10 z!0 - 4 - 7 -12 -10 -10 + 2 -15 - 9 r- 4 - 7 + 2 V 0 - 2 H.8b WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amourits) Year Week ending Feb. 3lJan. 271J an. 20|Jan. 13 1961 Federal Reserve District, Area, and CityKansas City District Metropolitan Areas Col. Denver Topeka Kans. Wichita Kansas City Mo.-Kans. Downtown Kansas City Mo. " St. Joseph Nebr. Lincoln Omaha N.Mex. Albuquerque Oklahoma City Okla. Tulsa City Mo. Joplin Dallas District Metropolitan Areas Dallas El Paso Fort Worth Houston San Antonio Tex. " " " San Francisco District Metropolitan Areas Los Angeles-Long Beach Calif. Downtown Los Angeles Westside Los Angeles Sacramcnto San Diego San Francisco-Oakland San Francisco Oakland San Jose Ore. Portland Utah Salt Lake City Wash. Seattle Spokane •; Tacoma r—Revised Page 3 + 4 + 3 + 8 0 + 8 +15 0 + 1 +10 + 3 0 - 4 z A c_2 +_3 -18 - 9 - 1 -4 -9 -13 - 8 - 9 +22 -15 0 + 5 + 2 - 2 0 - 4" 0 +11 + 9 +19 - 8 - 1 0 +21 +12 -18 +13 m +_2 +12 =16 ± 1 +12 -12 + 7 +36 +30 +11 + 8 +23 +14 -11 +15 , + 5 +14 +17 + 8 -18 - 4 - 9 -22 - 4 + + + + r=_2 +12 m ± 1 ±-1 r+12 + 5 +13 r+26 r+47 +10 + 6 +10 r+13 + 3 3 r+17 - 1 +14 + 6 - 4 + 8 +22 +31 + 3 + 2 + 4 + 5 + 4 +12 + 6 + 4 +11 + 2 - 5 + 1 +12 +16 + 3 0 + 4 + 6 + 1 0 + 2 + 4 + 3 - 2 + 6 0 - 4 + 6 + 3 + 1 + 3 - 3 - 5 + 6 - 2 +20 - 4 - +_5 + 4 r+ 3 -12- 2 0 -34 + 6 -14 +11 . -16 - 6 -16 + 3 - 7 r- 2 - 1 +22 +22 - 8 +13 + 8 - 7 +13 + 9 +12 +22 +36 + 7 + 5 + 7 +10 + 6 + 4 +13 0 +14 *Not available 1 5 3 6 4 z
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