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FEDERAL statistical RESERVE release ••fSAiRE^. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 22, 1963 H.8b WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS Federal Reserve District Area, and City Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) 9 mos. Week ending 1963Nov. 161 Nov. 9lNov. 2lOct. 26 UNITED STATES ±i +J ±Jt Boston District Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Quincy Lowell ±_3 ±.1 iJt Mass. -10 __o + 3 - 4 -10 -13 - 8 + 2 - 7 + + + + + + r-7 ±_3 ±4 - 1 W.Va. ±J r+16 + 7 +13 + 2 - 7 - 1 + 2- ^1 + + + + Pa. +10 + 5 + 6 0 j + 8 + 3 ±_3 Philadelphia District Metropolitan.Areas Wilmington Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton Wilkes-Barre-Hazleton Ky. Ohio + 1 + 1 + 1 - 2 ^ -18 -12 + + - + 4 + 3 + 2 0 + 4 - 3 Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Lexington Akron Canton Cincinnati Cleveland Downtown Cleveland Columbus Springfield Toledo Youngstown Erie Pittsburgh Downtown Pittsburgh Wheeling + + + + + - - l - 4 + 3 - 1 -14 r- 5 New York District Metropolitan Areas N.Y. Buffalo New York-N.E, New Jersey N,Y. N.J. N.J. Newark New York N.Y. » Rochester Syracuse " Del. N.J. Pa. - 2 - 8 + 5 - 2 -16 - 9 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 3 -15 + 5 8 2 7 3 2 6 6 + r + r- 1 0 2 4 1 7 0 +15 r+12 r+ 6 - 5 +28 - 3 + 1 ±J± +11 +10 + 4 + 5 +12 + 6 - 8+ 4 +10 + 7 +15 - 1 + 5 " 0 + 2 +21 +15 + 5 +22 +13 - 1 + 8 + 2 + 5 + 4 - 2 + 7 + 2 + 3 1 3 2 6 6 6 +16 0 - 1 - 3 " +30 0 + 8 + 4 - 6 r- 8 + 9 r- 6 + 1 +20 +12 r+ 7 - 1 - 1 - 7 r+ 4 -19 -4 -15 - 7 - 1 -12 - 5 - 9 - -14 - 7 -15 -11 -13 -18 + + + + + + + + + + + 5 2 8 5 4 6 3 4 2 1 3 2 6 5 4 2 2 3 3 5 5 3 1 1 3 1 2 " /6t> U? Page 2 H.8b .WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Federal Reserve District Area, and City- Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Nov. 161 Nov. 91 Nov. 21 Oct. 26 Richmond District Metropolitan-Areas Washington Downtown Washington Baltimore Downtown Baltimore Richmond Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Mobile Jacksonville Miami Tampa-St. Petersburg Atlanta Augusta New Orleans Cities Miami Downtown Central Atlanta"' ±J r+J D.C. Md. Va. . + 6 + 2 +10 + 6 - 1 r±ia r+32 -17 +20 n- La0 +10 +13 +1 + 9 + 6 - 9 +16 +16 + 2 +13 0 + 7 Fla.Ga. -1 + 6 +18 + 7 + 9 ±J + 4 Ala. Fla. Ga. Chicago District Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Grand Rapids Milwaukee Vis. +16 - 1 + 7 + 8 - 4 St. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville St^Louis ' Memphis + 7 +_3 Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. + 7 + 4 +11 - 3 . +20 + 1 r- 2 + 7 Minneapolis District Metropolitan Areas Mpls.-St. Paul Mpls. and Suburban Minneapolis St. Paul & Suburban Cities Duluth superior 111. Ind, Mich. Minn. & Wis. - 8 +11 + 7 - 1 + + + + 1 5 9 4 - 2 +_8 +45 +11 + 2 +11 '+ 3 - 2 + 2 + 4 - 4 - 6 - 2 - 3 -13' +J -13 -14 +19 +16 + 1 - 3 -10 - 4 -10 + 1 - 7 + 4 - 7 Il6 -16 +J - 2 + 2 + 6 + 1 - 7 - 5 +10 ±_3 + 7 +10 + 9 + 6 +14 + 2 0 - 4 + 7 + 8 + 6 .+ 4 +12 -14 + 1 + 3 + 4 + 3 -16 - 7 -10 I <*5"? H.8b Page 3 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Federal Reserve District Area, and City- Kansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka Wichita Kansas City Downtown Kansas City St. Joseph Lincoln Omaha Albuquerque Oklahoma City Tulsa City Joplin Dallas District Metropolitan Areas Dallas El Paso Houston San Antonio San Francisco District Metropolitan Areas Los Angeles - Long Beach Downtown Los Angeles Westside Los Angeles Sacramentq San Diego San Francisco-Oakland San Francisco Oakland San Jose Portland Salt Lake City Seattle Spokane Tacoma r—Revised Col. Kans. " Mo.-Kans. Mo. " Nebr. N.Mex. Okla. " Mo. Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Week ending Nov. 161 Nov. 91 Nov. 2lOct. 26 r+ 3 + 6 + 6 + 2 + 4 +11 +3 +1 - 2 +2 - 7 +4 +11 +3 +3 +16 +10 +3 - 4 r-13 -13 +14 r+ 3 +11 +1 +17 +13 + 9 + 4 0 -2 - 3 +11 +5 +15 +5 - 3 +11 +13 + 6 - 6 + 6 Tex. " 11 " Calif. " " " 11 11 " " " Ore, Utah Wash. " 11 - 2 - 5 - 9 - 2 +10 - 4 +15 + 1 - 3 +6 + 2 + 7 +10 + 6 +5 + 6 + 3 r+ 2 r+14 + 4 - 8 +2 +12 +6 - 2 - 2 -11 0 +1 - 8 - 5 - 8 -6 - 5 + + - _0 ±_J +16 - 9 +4 r- 4 +6 r- 7 +21 + 4 +15 - 6 +.8 +7 +4 + 4 - 3" - 6 +18 +18 +6 - 1 +3 +8 +3 - 2 +15 0 +8 r+ 4 + 9 + 3 + 4 - 1 +11 0 - 4 + 7 -10 + 7 + 5 - 2 *Not available 2 3 3 5 -11 +13 + 5 + 2 + 5 + 8 + 3
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