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FEDERAL statistical RESERVE release - SeJbL^> ~ \/r,^sU^^ J " ' FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -April 10, 1964, H.8.b WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SAL^S - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS Percentage change from corresponding •j period a year ago •(Based on retail dollar amounts) . 2 mos. Week ending • 1964 Apr. 4|Mar. .281 Mar. 21|Mar. 14 .... Areas and Cities Within Federal Reserve Districts Boston District Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Quincy Lowell Mass. -18 -18 -18 - 5 -14 -13 + 8 + 1 +18 + 4 +24 r- 6 +16 +13 +18 +10 + 5 + 5 +13 +11 +15 + 5 +18 +20 + + + + + + +15 +13 -11 +13 + 1-2 - 4 + 7 -18 +12 . - 7 -12 +12 +12 + 8 +12 + 9 + 8 New York District Metropolitan Areas Buffalo * N.Y, New York-N.E. New Jersey N.Y. N.J. -11 Newark N.J. -23 New York N.Y. - 7 Rochester - 9 Syracuse -14 + 7 - 2 + 3 +13 r+ 1 Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas Wilmington Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton Vilkes-Barre-Hazleton - 1 -14 -19 -13 -18 -17 -25 r+12 +13 +10 r- 3 + 8 +10 + 6 r+l8 +14 - 4 + 3 + 7 +21 +11 +27 +11 +12 +32 + 9 + 2 + 5 -25 - 9 -10 -24 -18 -26 -20 -25 -22 -13 -15 -25 -24 -30 r+13 + 4 - 5 +18 + 6 - 8 + 4 + 7 - 2 + 5 r+ 9 -10 -20 + 4 +23 + 2 + 2 +16 +18 + 6 +13 +10 +16 +13 -13 +18 +10 +17 + 1 +11 + 6 + 8 +11 -3 + 6 +16 0 0 +49 + 8 + 3 -42 Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Lexington Akron Canton Cincinnati Cleveland Downtown Cleveland Columbus Springfield Toledo Youngstown Erie Pittsburgh Downtown Pittsburgh Wheeling -Del. N.J. Pa. Pa. " " Ky. Ohio " " " ii " Pa. W. Va. . . * ' 1 5 4 7 5 1 3 +16 +13 +13 + 8 +11 + 6 + 5 +18 +12 +12 +13 +15 + 4 +13 + 8 +13 +13 +12 +14 + 8 + 7 2-3 H.o.b vjeekly department stors sales Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) j • Week ending I Apr. 41Mar. 281Mar. 211Mar. 14 1964 Areas and Cities I/ithin Federal Reserve Districts Richmond District Metropolitan Areas Washington • Downtown I Washington Baltimore Downtown Baltimore Richmond Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Mobile Jacksonville Miami Tampa-St. Petersburg Atlanta Augusta New Orleans Cities Miami Downtown Central utlanta D.C. M La. -23 r- 4 +10 -20 -10 r+10 +21 - 6 - 4 r+17 -12 ' r+ 4 +18 -15 <21 ' +21 + 4 - 3 +24 +21 + 8 +14 +12 +13 0• -14 +18. - ' +18 +17 + 9 -11 + 8 + 3 + 5 +23 +16 +10 +16 +14 +13 Fla. Ga» + 2 -13 +15 - 8 +11 + 5 +13 + 3 +11 +10 111. Ind. Mich. -15 ' - 3 -13 • - 4 + 5 - 7 -14 ' + 2 - 6 - 7 + 1 + 4 +18 +19 +14 +10 - 4 +21 + 2 +a +17 + 9 +21 +11 + 9 +11 . +13 +15 + 4 + 2 -2 b + 6 +13 +20 • +11 +11 + 2 - 3 - 6 +14 + 6 + 4 - 2 +11 +27 +21 +13 +39 +21 + 7 + 4 +27 + 6 Md. Va. Fla. " " Ga. " St. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis Ark. Ky. Mo; Tenn. Minn. " " " . 4-1 -21 -18 -13 + 3 6 9 4 Minn. &: Vis. - 8 + 5 +10 + 8 r+ 6 +19 +15 +20 +16 +12 +13 + 3 +19 +12 +11 + 3 - 1 +13 + 7 - 2 Wis. -14 -12 -24 -22 -18 r+ 3 r 0 r+10 r- 3 +10 Chicago District Metropolitan ~.reas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Grand Rapids Milwaukee Minneapolis District Metropolitan Areas,. Mpls.-St. Paul Kpls. and Suburban Minneapolis St. Paul & Suburban Cities Duluth-Superior Page 2 SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) +16 +15 * 2-4 H.8.b WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES Page 3 SELECTED CITIES AND YRE'S (Continued) Areas and Cities Within Federal Reserve Districts Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka I/i chit a Kansas City Downtown Kansas City St. Joseph Lincoln Omaha Albuquerque Oklahoma City 'Tulsa C %lin Dallas District - Metropolitan Areas Dallas El Paso Houston San Antonio San Francisco District Metropolitan Areas Los Angeles-Long Beach Downtown Los Angeles .''estside Los Angeles Sacramento San Diego , San Francisco-Oakland San Francisco Oakland San Jose Portland Salt Lake City Seattle-Everett Spokane Tacoma r—Revised Col. Kans. Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago' (Based on retail dollar amounts) j_ Week ending T Apr. 4jTiar. 281Mar. ?11Mar. 14 1964 -18 + 9 * * +11 * +16 + 5 + 9 +13 + 4 +16 * - 4 - 9 - 9 -24 - 9 -17 -16 -11 -15 + 2 + 3 - 3 -11 r- 2 r- 3 +18 + 3 r+l6 + 8 + 7 + 2 -15 + 4 '+ 5 +12 + 8 + 5 Mo. -28 + 7 +21 + 7 +10 Tex. + - 4 3 1 3 +14 +23 +23 +22 +10 +32 +15 +20 + 8 +13 +15 - 3 +15 + 9 +19 + 8 - l - 1 -15 + 7 - 3 - 2 - 3 -10 - 5 -15 +24 0 +17 +44 +24 +27 +24 +12 +20 +23 +11 + 9 + 3 +11 + 9 + 3 + 2 r+17 +18 + 7 + 4 -4 + 6 + 9 + 1 - 4 + 6 + 4 + 9 + •3 + 3 +16 + 9 + 5 0 - 6 + 5 - 2 + 7 -10 - 1 - 7 +11 + 2 + 6 +17 + 7 + 6 + 3 -• - 5 +10 + 5 + 6 - 2 + 2 + 1 " Mo.-Kans, Mo. Nebr. N. Mex. Ckla. " i» " Calif. Ore. Utah Wash. " - 5 -16 - 1 +18 +13 +13 +13 • +10 + 7 +11 + 5 + 4 i *Not available - 2 + 8 + 8 +10 +10 + 8