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FEDERAL statistical RESERVE release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 22, 1961 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED'CITIES AMD AREAS . " H.8b Federal Reserve District, Area, and City UNITED STATES Boston District Metropolitan Areas Boston Mass. 11 Downtown Boston " Suburban Boston " Cambridge " Quincy " Lowell City Springfield New York District Metropolitan Areas N.Y. Buffalo New York-M.E. New Jersey, NX-N J. N.J. Newark N.Y. • New York " Rochester " Syracuse Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas Del. Wilmington N.J. Trenton Pa. Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton Wilkes-Barre—Hazleton Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Lexington %• Ohio Akron Canton Cincinnati Cleveland Downtown Cleveland Columbus Springfield Toledo Youngstown Pa. Erie Pittsburgh Downtown Pittsburgh W.Va. Wheeling Percentage change from corresponding percentage a year ago (Based on retail dollar :amounts) Jan.-Oct, Week ending 1961 Dec. 161 Dec. 91 Dec. 21 Nov. 25 + 1 + 1 ±_2 ±3L ±_2 + 4 ±11 ±13 +22 ±A +25 ' +14 +18 +22 +15 + + + + r+ 4 1 8 1 2 2 +11 + 6 +18 + 6 + 6 + 9 +12 + 6 +20 +15 +16 - 4 ' + 5 0 +13 + 1 0 0 +18 + 1 + 4 +11 + 3 ±19 ±_2 ±_Z ±1 +J. + + + + - + + + + + + 0 + 2 - 5 0 + 1 0 0 . + 8 +23 +30 +15 + 5 + 4 +26 0 3 1 2 3 2 1 ±_5 ±10 +31 +32 +18 +30 +10 + 5 +10 r+ 1 -„5 r+ 2 + 1 - 1 -4 - 1 r+ 7 - 3 + 3 + 6 +11 + 2 + 2 r+14 + 3 +14 +10 +11 + 4 + 4 - 7 - 3 + 1 - 3 - 3 -11 0 +10 - 6 - 2 - 6 - 3 - 7 + 1 + 4 - 2 0 + 3 • + 4 + 5 + 5 + 9 + 7 + 3 + 2 - 3 + 1 +14 + 7 - 9 - 6 - 2 r+ 1 - 1 - 4 r- 5 r+ 2 c+ 6 0 r- 3 0 + 3 + 2 ±10 + 3 + 4 + 9 +14 + 7 - 2 +12 +10 + 2 + 4 +12 +12 + 3 + 9 9 8 6 7 4 0 6 7 6 5 3 4 r+ + + 0 - 1 + 1 + 1 - 3 - 1 - 3 _o •±A - + + + + + - 2 2 3 8 2 7 2 1 2 7 4 0 - 5' - 4 H,9b V7EEKL.Y DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES A W AREAS (Continued) Federal- Reserve-District, - Area, and City ' -Richmond • Dis trict ---• we^ropoixxan -^-reas D. C_. Washington.' Downtown Washington Hd. ' - Baltimore \j Downtown•Baltimore Va. • Richmond . Atlanta District" Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Mobile! J Jacksonville . " Miami • Tampa-it.- Petersburg Atlanta ~ . : August# :-. . Columbus New Orleans , Cities Miami-Dovjntox-m. Central Atlanta Chicago District" Metropolitan Areas • Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee St. Louis District Metropolitan Areas " . Little1 Rock Louisville St. Louis , Memphis Percentage change from corresponding ..period .a ye.ar, ago.. . (Basnri on retail dollar amounts) • Jan.-Oct • Week ending-' ' 1961 ...Dec. 161 Dec. 9lDec. 2|Nov. 25 +18.... v + 2 rrrr 2 5 1 4 0 __0 ... _o — La. - 2 Fla. Osu.. - 2 + 5 - 1 + 4 Fla, Ca. -4 + 1 - 2 +10 + 8 + 5 ±J1 111. Ind. Mich. Wis. 0 + 9 + 5 + l . Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. 5 - 6 + 6 - 8 -11 -•3 r- 3 - 2 - 4 * * * * + 1 ' 0. +10 ... o + 4. .y+6 . 7 . + -6 + 3- - -, • 0 +18 +10 ; . -1 0 -"6 - l - 3 + 4 ; " - 2 ±J5 + - + 7 " 0 + 4 +. 1 1 4 2 1 __0 • + 1 0 - 4 - 3 :±_1 - 5 ' - 1 + 2 ' +13 + 2 - 2 - 4 . -11 3 3 5 2 r- -1.0 8 - ii:- __o r=_2 ±_& + 1 _ + 2 - 4 - 3 + 4. :+..$.. . ...... - .5.;... =JL - 7 -'2 - 9 -11 9. + 0 9. . . +.3 - 4 : + 3 +12 0 — 2 - 5 *• + 3 - 2 - 5 - -• +• 3 - 2 + 1 + 2 - 4 - 7 + 3- - 1 + 8 +-.7 + 4 + '•5 - 1 -7 - 8 - 4 - 4 Ala. Mirmeanolis District Metropolitan Areas : Minn. " Mpls.-St. Paul * Mols. and Suburban Minneapolis " St. Paul &' Suburban Cities Minn.&Wis. Duluth-Superior +20 +15 +23 +17 + 8 ..^1...... 3 3 5 3 * :- .±-6. + + + + 6 5 1 7 + - 3 5 1 4 ±1 •' ' + 2 ' t3 . - 1 - 2 - IIH? H.8b WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Federal Reserve District, Area, and City- Kansas City District Metropolitan Areas Col. Denver Kans. Topeka Wichita Mo.-Kans. Kansas City Downtown Kansas City Mo. " St. Joseph NeTbr. Lincoln " Omaha N.Mex. Albuquerque Okla. Oklahoma City Tulsa . City Mo.Joplin Dallas District Metropolitan Areas Dallas El Paso -• Fort Worth Houston San Antonio Tex. Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Jan.-Oct. Week ending 1961 Dec. 161Dec. 9lDec. 2l|Nov. 25 =JL r_2 - 3 - 5 - 7 - 5 -11 -14 - 8 -12 +. 8 -16 - 9 + 1 + 2 - 3 -10 -15 -17 - 8 r-10 +23 0 + 3 - 9 ±_2 r+ 2 +15 - 6 - 1 - 6 - 8 - 6 1 +17 -10 - 2 + + + 9 4 . 3 5 0 - 8 + 6 + 4 +22 - 3 + 7 + 6 + 2 - 2 . + 1 - 3 + 3 +13 +14 +18 -10 - 2 +13 + 5 - 8 - 3 ±_i ±_2 ±_1 + 2 - 2 + 5 +11 + 6 +11 r- 1 +14 +11 + 6 - 1 - 1 + 4 +15 + 6 + 9 - 1 + 7 +12 +11 1 I 0 - 5 + 2 + 4 + 3 San Francisco District Metropolitan Areas Los Angeles-Long Beach Calif. Downtown Los Angeles Westside Los Angeles Sacramento San Diego San Francisco-Oakland San Francisco Oakland San Jose Portland Ore. Salt Lake City Utah Seattle Wash 9 11 Spokane Tacoma " +A ±-5 +JL + 8 ±2 + 6 , 0 + 2 +20 +34 + 6 + 4 + 7 + 4 + 2 +10 + 8 . +13 + 8 + 3 - 2 + 4 +21 +30 + 5 + 4 + 7 0 - 3 0 + 3 + 5 + 6 0 - 6 r+ 2 +10 r+29 - 1 - 2 + 1 - 8 - 3 + 1 - 1 r 6 "+ 2 + 6 - 7 + 8 +21 +37 + 6 + •5 + 7 + 3 - 2 + 6 + 5 + 3 +10 + 1 -6 0 +10 +12 + 3 0 + 4 + 5 0 0 + 1 + 4 + 1 r—Revised *Not available
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