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FEDERAL statistical RESERVE release 1 Ml.I FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 20, 19&3 H.8b WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES MTD AREAS Federal Reserve District Area, and City ±_z UNITED STATES Boston District Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Quincy Lowell Mass. Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Lexington Akron Canton Cincinnati Cleveland Downtown Cleveland Columbus Springfield Toledo Youngstown Erie Pittsburgh Downtown Pittsburgh Wheeling Del. N.J. Pa. " u " II zOO -31 -35 -27 -13 -37 -37 Pa. W.Va. + 4 ±11 +10' + + 2 + 2 • + 8 + 5 + 4 ±1 +11 + 3 + 2 + 7 + 6 +16 - 1 * +16 +10 - 4 +10 1H-15 - 1 - 2 0 + 1 + 1 - 8 + 4 -+ 1 + 7 •+ 4 • + 2 - 6 + 2 ±Jt 1 1 +9 i-2 ± 4 -28 -34 -34 -39 -28 -34 ^26 +15 + 2 + 9 1 + 8 + 6 + 7. +15 +20 r+ 3" +22 +11 +13 -18 -29 -21 -28 -18 -20 -19 0 - 7 - 8 + 3 -10 - 6 + + + + + + r+21 ^29 ±_4 ±_& +12 +20 +40 + 4 +44 +21 +19 +18 +21 +22 +12 +18 +11 +19 -16 -28 -22 r-27 -29 -42 -32 r-18 r-23 -26 -29 -34 -40 -32 + 5 + 1 + 5 0 +12 + 3 0 + 5 -12 +13 - 8 + 4 + 5 -16 + + + + + - 5 4 2 2 3 4 + 1 6 2 1 6 r m Ky. Ohio i+9 +12 +J New York District Metropolitan Areas N.Y. Buffalo New York-N.E. New Jersey N.Y. N.J. N.J. Newark N.Y. New York " Rochester Syracuse " Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas Wilmington Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton Wilkes-Barre-Hazleton Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) / 10 EOS Week ending, Dec. 141 Deo. 71 Nov. I Nov. Zlr1 1963 +16 + 4 + 6 + 8 +21 + 7 + 8 +15 + 8 + 8 +26 + 9 + 6 + 4 r+17 +11 r+ + 7 + 9 r+10 9 +19 : + 3 + 5 - 6 -11 - 1 + + . + + 7 2 3 4 2 2 3 2 6 + + + + + 5 3 1 1 2 2 2 Page 2 H.8b i^'2- VIEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) 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 Tampa-St. Petersburg Atlanta Augusta New Orleans Cities Miami Downtown Central Atlanta 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 Kpls,-3t. Paul Kpls. and Suburban Minneapolis St. Paul & Suburban Cities Duluth Superior D.C. Md. " Va. Percentage change frcm_ corresponding period a year ago nn retail .dollar amounts) . U.U moc Week ending , i.4(Dec. 7lNov. 3G^/iNov. 23i/ i 1961 ± J r+10 + + + + + r+ 9 + 6 +17 +16 + 5 6 1 9 6 3 ^4 -33 -39 -36 -35 -29 ±21 Ala, . Pla. it - 2 0 * La. + 9 +14 +14 - 3' + 5 Fla. Ga. + 1 + 6 " Ga. " .±2 111. Ind, Mich. Wis, Ark, Ky. Mo. Tenn. » " " Minn. & Wis, +10 +1 + 6 + 1 + 1 ^2 i-Z r- 8 + 1 +18 + 6 + 6 +12 + 3 + 7 -17 -30 - 7 -12 - 7 + 7 -23 - 4 - 3 -11 + 8 - 2 - 7 -22 - 7 - 8 - 6 + 3 +12 +11 + 9 + 7 + 5 + 8 0 + 5 -18 - 1 - 3 -25 - 3 + 2 ^23 +_6 ±3 + + + + + .MO + 6 . o + 9 + 8 + 4 +16 -25 -29 -23 + 6 + 3 -17 + + + - + 7 ±Jt J=22 - 7 + 3 -12 - 5 -10 0 + + + + + 7 0 + 1 + 9 r+ 6 + 5 ' +11 . r+ 2 r+9 Minn. " - 2 - 3 0 + 8 -10 -17 -16 -19 -12 . 7 5 9 6 4 6 4 5 2 2 ' 6 4 1 3 + 4 -20 + 3 + 4 + 9 + 7 + 5 +12 + + + 4 2 1 8 -20 -22 -27 -15 + 3 + 1 0 +10 + 4 + 5 + 4 + 8 •+ 9 -20 -4 - 2 * \ l</73 H.8b Sage 3 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from correspoiiding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amount;s) .10 mofe. Week ending Dec. 141Dec. 7lNov. 30*/1Nov. 2tU 1963 Federal Reserve District Area, and City Kansas Citv 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 dan Antonio San Francisco District "K Metropolitan Areas Los Angeles - Long Beach Downtown Los Angeles. West side Los Angelesr Sacramento San Diego San Francisco-Oakland San Francisco Oakland San Jose Portland Salt Lake City Se'attle Spokane Tacoma Col, Kanse u Mo.-Kans. Mo. 11 r+J ± 1 + + + - + 5+13 - 3 0 + 2 + 8 0 r 0 - 6 - 7 + 1 r+ 4 + 2 - 6 + 2 0 9 5 1 7 3 0 || . « . / " " 1! " " " Ore. Utah Wash,, H + J' + 6 - 3 + 1 + 5 - 4 - 3 + 3 + 3 + 8 + 3f . + 2!,, -11 -14 + 2 +J +_6 -22 ± l ' +J + 9 + 6 +10 + 2 + 2 + 7 +12 - 7 -29 - 6 -15 -33 - 1 -10 + 6 - 2 + + + + + 4 ^26 +13 +-j t±S Calif. 0 2 9 0 8 4 9 6 0 6 4 , -14 Mo. Tex# -J2 + + Nebr. N.Mex. Okla. -18 -17 -23 -13 -23 -30 -24 -18 -16 -14 -19 -19 . +10 + 2 0 - 8 - 1 + 5 +18 . +13 + 5 - 7 +13 + 7 + 6 + 9 + 5 - 3 +11 +12 + 8 . + 4 + 6 + 6 - 2 - 5 + 4 : 4 + 4 - 3 -29 -38 -29 -15 -28 r-28 -29 , -33... -23 -33 r-25 -30 -24 -28 1 — + + +13 + 1 +12 +23 +14 +14 + 9 • +11 +17 + 8 - 5 + 4 » 3 •' •. +12 i 3 1 5 4 + 7 - 2 + 2 + 6 + 4 + 6 - 1 - 2 / + 5 + 3 + 3. - 8 + 1 - 1 r—Revised *Not available , 2/ Because of the shift in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, this week had one more shopping day than the corresponding week in 1962, 2/ Most stores were closed on Monday, November 25, in addition to the regular Thanksgiving holiday, giving this week two less trading days than the corresponding week in 1962.
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