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FEDERAL statistical RESERVE release H.8.b I/3D FOR IMMEDIAS^TKELEASfT December 18, 1964.. DEC 2 1 1 9 6 4 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT ST iLECTED CITIES A N D AftEAS Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) 10 mos. Week ending 1964 Dec.12 Dec.5 Nov.28 1 Nov.21 Areas and Cities Within Federal Reserve Districts Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Quincy Lowell Providence New York District Metropolitan Areas New York-N.E. New Jersey — Newark New York Rochester Syracuse Philadelphia Metropolitan Areas Wilmington Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton WiIkes-Barre-Hazleton Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Lexington Akron Canton Cincinnati Cleveland Downtown Cleveland Columbus Springfield Toledo Youngstown Erie Pittsburgh Downtown Pittsburgh wheeling for FRASER Digitized Mass. " R.I. N.Y.N. J. N.J. N.Y. . N.Y. ' N.Y. Del. N.J. Pa. " " Ky. Ohio Pa. W.Va. + + + + 2 1 5 3 7 5 3 -12 -11 -13 - 5 -13 -20 -11 +32 +32 +32 +28 +29 +31 +33 +19 +12 +27 +23 +11 +13 +10 +<6 + 4 + 8 + 6 + 3 + 4 + 6 + - 0 3 1 3 2 - 5 -12 - 6 - 7 r- 8 +32 +22 +38 +35 +34 +10 / + 5 +10 +22 +15 + 8 + 3 +10 + 5 + 4 2 6 1 1 2 r 1 2 rr- 6 7 5 2 9 3 4 +17 +25 +22 +22 +21 +26 +30 +15 + 6 +13 +15 +19 + 7 +12 +15 +13 + 8 +10 +10 + 6 + 4 - 6 - 5 - 3 r- 3 - 5 - 8 + 1 - 1 -15 r- 6 r- 6 - 2 - 2 r+ 1 +27 +26 +28 +22 +31 +33 +37 +26 +29 +35 +34 +38 +40 +51 + 2 +19 +17 +11 +11 + 5 +.1,9 + .8 +26 +21 + 6 +15 + 9 +24 + 9 + 9 + 8 + 8 + 8 - 1 + 8 + 8 + 8 +10 + 6 + 9 + 5 | + 3 + + + . + . .+ + + + + + - 2 5 6 1 0 - 3 + 8 - 6 + 4 + 7 + 7 + 7 + 5 +10 '3* H.8.b Page 2 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Week ending 10 mos. Dec.12! Dec.51 Nov.281 Nov.21. 1964 Areas and Cities Within Federal Reserve Districts Richmond District Washington Downtown Washington Baltimore Downtown Baltimore Richmond Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Mobile Jacksonville Miami Tampa-St. Petersburg Atlanta Augusta New .Orleans Cities Miami Central Atlanta D. C. + 1 Md. it 1 0 + 1 - 2 - Va. + 3 .0 + 2 Ala. Fla. " + 2 + 7 + 9 +11 " Ga. " La.. Fla. Ga. * - 1 rr- 1 4 4 4 3 +26 +33 +31 +35 +21 +15 +11 +12 + 8 +12 + + + + + 2 2 1 2 5 7 2 9 +20 + 9 +18 +18 +14 +29 +22 +20 +17 + 5 + 7 +11 + 7 +15 + 8 + 6 - 4 - 4 +15 +21 + 7 + 3 + - 5 5 1 4 5 +33 +26 +40 +19 +21 +33 +10 +24 +10 +15 Chicago District Metropolitan Areas Chicago India'napolis Detroit Grand Rapids Milwaukee Wis. St. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis Ark. " Ky. Mo. Tenn. + - 1 1 1 5 - 3 r- 4 -11 - 3 +15 r+22 +22 +15 +15 +17 +16 + 4 Minn. 0 - 1 - 2 + 2 + 4 + 4 0 + 6 +25 +27 +22 +22 +13 +13 + 8 +13 - 4 - 2 + 6 +18 Minneapolis District Metropolitan Areas Mpls.-St. Paul Mpls. and Suburban Minneapolis St.'Paul & Suburban Cities Duluth-Superior .+ 4 0 +10 111. Ind. Mich. " ii Minn.&Wis. . - 1 I H.8.b. Page 3 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) (Percentage change from corresponding | period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Week ending 10 mos. Nov.28 Nov.21 j 1964 Dec. 12 Dec.5 Areas and Cities Within Federal Reserve Districts Kansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver 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 L Francisco District [etropolitan Areas Los Angeles-Long Beach Downtown Los Angeles Westside Los Angeles Sacramento San Diego San Francisco-Oakland San Francisco Oakland San Jose Portland Salt Lake City Seattle^Everett Spokane Tacoma r--Revised *--Data not available + 6 ' + 8 , + 7 ! + 3 Col. Kans. Mo.-Kans. Mo. Mo. Nebr. Nebr. N.Mex. Ok la. Okla. 0 + 9 + 5 + 7 + 1 + 7 + 1 +13 + 6 +11 - 4 - 8 - 8 -18 - 9 r 0 r- 2 +25 - 2 + 2 +22 +18 +29 +23 +31 +28 +20 +33 +13 +25 + 7 +21 +12 - 2 +21 + 3 + 9 +45 + 8 +15 Mo. +12 -14 +15 +25 + 8 Tex. Tex. Tex. Tex. + 4 0 + 8 + 2 + 5 - 9 +12 + 8 +30 +15 +28 +38 +18 +26 +30 +25 . +11 + 9 +16 +12 Calif. Calif. Calif. Calif. Calif. Calif. Calif. Calif. Calif. Ore. Utah Wash. Wash. Wash. - 1 -10 +10 - 7 - 3 - 3 - 8 - 2 - 3 + 2 - 4 - 3 - 2 +17 + 3 r- 2 r+13 r-11 + 5 - 5 - 9 - 6 - 7 . - 2 - 1 - 6 0 + 6 +31 + 9 +55 +15 +22 +27 +20 +27 +27 +25 +18 +17 +19 +35 i 1 : + 8 + 6 +11 + 4 1 + 9 - ^ +19 + 6 +37 + 7 +10 +13 +12 + 8 +15 + 7 + 9 + 9 +13 +18 +11 0 +10 +15 , +9 + 8 . +4 0 + 8 + 5 + 4 ; + 1 i' + +4 7