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FEDERAL
statistical

RESERVE

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-April 10, 1964,

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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.
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Ky.
Ohio

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Pa.
W. Va.

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'
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

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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

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SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued)

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+15
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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
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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

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Mo.-Kans,
Mo.
Nebr.
N. Mex.
Ckla.

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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