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FEDERAL m RESERVE s t a t i s t iIc a release H.8b FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 8, 1962 . WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS Percentage change from corresponding Federal Reserve District, period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Area, and City Week ending 4 mos. June 2lMav 26 | May 19 I Mav 12 1962 UNITED STATES r+ 8 ±JL r±_7 tz ±i + 6 Boston District ±3. + 6 ±J1 Metropolitan Areas + 6 + 2 + 4 Boston Mass. -10 + 3 " + 2 Downtown Boston 0 0 -12 + 3 " + 4 + 4 Suburban Boston +11 + 9 - 7 + 6 + 2 Cambridge +12 + 9 - 3 11 Quincy 0 - 6 - 1 -15 - 3 " + 2 + 4 Lowell +10 r+10 -14 City +11 Springfield " + 7 r+ 8 +3 - 9 * ' New York District * + 4 * ±2 Metropolitan Areas N.Y . Buffalo + 1 r+ 5 + 6 + 1 + 3 * , N.Y.-N.J. New York-M.E.New Jersey, + 5 + 7 * M.J. Newark + 7 + 3 * N.Y. New York + 5 + 3 " Rochester + 1 + 5 + 5 0 + 5 Syracuse + 2 r+ 4 " 0 + 5 - 3 ' +_4 + 8 Philadelohia District .±-S ±15 Metropolitan Areas + 4 Wilmington Del. +19 + 3 + 9 + 3 N.J. + 4 + 6 Trenton +14 0 -13 Pa. +10 +26 + 2 Lancaster +11 +26 " Philadelphia +10 +16 + 5 + 9 +5 + 8 Reading " -14 + 3 +23 - 1 " Scranton + 4 - 2 r+ 4 - 1 - 2 Nilkes-Barre—Hazleton +10 + 8 " +11 - 1 + 5 Cleveland District +2 +11 ±J1 ±_1 ±_5 Metropolitan Areas Ky. + 4 Lexington -12 + 5 + 5 + 9 Akron Ohio + 2 +28 + 5 +22 - 3 " Canton + 9 + 7 - 2 + 3 - 3 " +12 Cincinnati + 9 +16 +12 + 7 " Cleveland +10 0 + 3 - 1 + 3 " Downtown Cleveland -11 - 6 -13 - 9 - 5 11 + 8 Columbus + 9 + 8 + 7 + 9 + 4 " +18 Springfield + 4 +13 - 6 " + 4 + 8 Toledo +12 +17 +10 + 4 + 8 " Youngstown -15 - 4 + 3 Erie Pa. r+ 6 +13 0 + 7 - 5 " + 6 Pittsburgh - 4 + 4 -+ 7 - 3 " Downtown Pittsburgh - 6 r+ 5 + 3 - 6 0 W. Va. + 2 + 6 Wheeling + 4 + 9 +12 11 H.8b WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Federal Reserve District, Area, and City Richmond District Metropolitan Areas Washington Downtown Washington " Hd. Baltimore Downtown Baltimore V3. Richmond Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas . Birmingham Ala. " Mobile Jacksonville Fla. " Hi ami Tampa-St. Petersburg " Ga. Atlanta Augusta , " New Orleans La. Cities Hi ami -D oi-mt ox-m Fla. Ga. Central Atlanta Chicago District Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee St. Louis District - Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. Minneapolis District Metropolitan Areas Mpls.-St. Paul Minn. . " Mpls. and Suburban Minneapolis " n St. Paul & Suburban Cities Duluth-Supsrior Minn. & Wis. Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Week ending 4 mos. June 2 1 Mav 261 Mav 191 May 12 1962 +_J ±_2 r+2 1±2 r+ 4 r 0 r+13 r+ 1 r+15 +10 + 5 + 1 - 7 + 4 + + 1 1 5 3 l + 6 + 2 +11 0 + 2 + 8 r+11 + 6 + 7 + 2 r+14 + 7 +22 + 3 +11 + 6 +25 r+ 6 + 6 +1-3 + 1 - 2 + 6 +13 + 5 + 6 +17 +24 + 3 + 3 0 + 5 + 1 + 9 +22 +10 + 4 - 1 0 + 8 r+ 4 r+ 5 + 6 +14 + 1 +21 + 5 + 9 +12 ±_2 ±_2 +14 +27 +19 + 7 + 4 - 2 +13 + 1 + 4 + 7 +10 + 5 + + + 3 l 2 5 6 + 4 -12 + 8 * + 6 +11 + 3 + 7 +28 +_1 111. Ind. Mich. Wis. Page 2 + + + - 2 5 8 7 +14 +11 +17 + 2 + 4 ±JL ±15 +_l + + + 3 4 5 8 +21 +14 + 2 +12 - 3 +13 +16 +17 +16 r+14 +16 +21 - 4 +13 + 5 + 6 - 4 - 1 + 6 - 4 + l - 3 - 5 - 8 0 - * - 4 - 4 -10 - 2 + 3 + 3 + 3 -•5 - 5 - 5 0 1 1 4 3 * * * - 7 H.8b WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Federal Reserve District, Area, and CityKansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Col. Topeka Kans. 11 Wichita Kansas City Mo.-Kans. Doivntown Kansas City Mo. 11 St. Joseph Lincoln Mebr. Omaha " Albuquerque N.Mex. Oklahoma City Oklahoma Tulsa " City Joplin Mo. Dallas District Metropolitan Areas Dallas El Paso Fort Worth Houston San Antonio Tex. 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. Spokane " Tacoma " r—Revised Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago on retail dollar amounts) 4 mos, Week ending June 2 1 May 26 ! May 19 I May 12 1962 =-1 + 2 • - 6 -11 - 1 - 9 - 8 - 3 -11 -11 - 2 - 2 0 _o — • m +_5 - 3 - 3 + 9 + 7 r- 3 + 4 r+24 - 6. - 5 + 6 + 5 - 8 +19 + 6 + 8 • - 3 - 2 -13 + 4 -16 + 2 + 3 + 9 + 9 +13 +17 + 3 + 9 + 9 + 7 + 6 +15 +19 + + + + r - 3 +23 +10 0 + + + + 3 3 2 5 2 0 0 1 9 5 1 . ±11 ±3. + -1 +15 ±JZ + 7 +10 +19 +28 +23 + 6 +32 +42 + 7 +10 + 4 +18 +47 - 8 +11 +17 +16 +30 +11 +19 + 6 + 6 +12 +12 + 8 +3 +_S +_2 j-2 + 9 + 3 + 7 + 1 + 5 +14 +13 + 7 + 4 + 7 +13 + 6 +10 +14 +10 +13 r+J. - 3 -10 + 2 + 3 +33 + 8 + 4 +14 - 9 - 3 + 9 +16 - 8 + 7 + 4 + 6 ' + 1 - 4 + 3 + 1 + 4 + 3 . + 9 + 3 - 1 + 3 + 2 - 5 r+ 4 + 3 - 1 - 4 + 1 - 2 +11 +16 +10 +13 + 4 0 + 6 • r+ 9 *Not available + jS. +10 +11 + 3 + l + 3 - 7 + 3 +15 +19 + 6 + 9
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