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FEDERAL RESERVE FOR IM1EDIATE M E D I A T E RELEASE June 22, 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) 4 mos, Area, and City Week ending June 161 June 91 June 2lMav 26 1962 UNITED STATES +^ - 2 +J ±Jt ±1 =_2 + 6 Boston District ±_6 ±_2 ±1 Metropolitan Areas + 2 + 6 + 4 Boston Mass. + 3 - 2 11 + 2 Downtown Boston 0 + 3 - 2 - 5 + 4 Suburban Boston + 9 + 9 - 2 +11 "1 1 + 6 + 2 Cambridge + 9 - 5 +12 " Quincy 0 - 9 - 6 - 1. -13 " + 4 +10 +10 Lowell - 5 r- 4 City Springfield •+ 3 r+9 " - 1 + 7 - 7 * * * * New York District ±2 Metropolitan Areas N.Y. + 6 Buffalo + 1 0 - 2 +J * * * New York-N.E. Mew Jersey,N.Y.-N.J. + 7 * * * N.J. Newark + 3 N.Y. New York + 5 " r+ 6 + 4 Rochester + 5" + 5 - 3 + 4 Syracuse " - 4 + 5 + 2 + 5 + 6 Philadelphia District ±_8 ±12 Metropolitan Areas + 1 + 5 Wilmington +18 Del. - 6 + 9 N.J. 0 Trenton +14 -16 r-12 + 4 Pa. + 2 Lancaster +11 - 4 + 3 + 9 + l Philadelphia - 6 + 9 +19 + 5 + 8 Reading + 5 -14 +23 -15 + 4 + 4 Scranton - 6 - 7 - 3 + 8 +10 Wilkes-Barre—Hazleton - 6 - 2 - 1 Cleveland District +.2 . + _i -4 +_i zA Metropolitan Areas Ky. + 4 Lexington -10 0 + 9 -12 + 2 +22 Akron Ohio - 2 + 5 - 7 Canton + 9 + 3 - 2 - 7 - 5 Cincinnati + 9 + 7 - 2 - l +12 " r+ 4 Cleveland 0 + 3 - 9 - 9 " -20 r- 8 - 6 Downtown Cleveland -11 -22 " + 8 0 r+9 Columbus + 9 - 5 + 6 + 4 " . Springfield +13 - 5 + 4 + 4 " +10 +12 Toledo + 3 - 1 " - 8 Youngstown - 1 + 3 + 3 -15 Pa. +11 0 + 7 Erie - 1 r- 7 it + 4 + 4 Pittsburgh - 7 r- 5 - 9 " + 3 0 Downtown Pittsburgh 6 -11 - 7 W.Va. for FRASER + 2 + 2 + 6 + 4 Wheeling 5 H.8b Digitized '3&9 H.8b Page 2 MEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) I Percentage change from correspcmding ! period a year ago its) ' • (Based on retail- dollar amour ! Week ending 4 mos. |May 26 1962 Federal Reserve District, Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham • Mobile Jacksonville Miami Tampa-St. Petersburg Atlanta Augusta New Orleans Cities Hiarai-Dovntown Central Atlanta Chicago District Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee St. Louis District • Metropolitan AreasLittle Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis + 2 i_2 ±2 + + + 1 4 2 5 6 + 4 0 +13 + 1 +15 + 6 + 2 +11 0 + 2 - 7 - 9 - 3 r+ 7 +16 + 5 - 4 + 2 - 6 + -3 + 8 + 5 +11 +10 + 7 + 2 + 3 + 7 +28 +10 +14 + 7 + 3 +22 +10 + 4 - 1 - 2 + 5 r+ 8 + 3 - 1 + 9 + 4 + 5 + 5 + 9 - 2 rj_2 - 4 D.C. " Hd. Va. - 6 -10 - 5 -14 - 6 r- 6 r- 7 - 3 -12 . - 4 + 9 ±_2 Ala. Fla. Ga. La. Fla. Ga. 111. Ind. liich. Wis. Ark,. Ky. Mo. Tenn. Minneapolis District Metropolitan Areas Mpls.-St. Paul Minn. 11 I-ipls. and Suburban Minneapolis 1"1 St. Paul & Suburban Cities Duluth-Superior..... Minn.&Wis. 1 Richmond District Metropolitan Areas Washington Downtown Washington Baltimore Downtown Baltimore Richmond I | Area, and City -10 + 6 - 3 0 . +14 * - 7 . 0 + 5 + 1 + 9 +22 ±J. ±_1 m 1 1 4 4 + + + - 2 5 8 7 +14 +11 +17 + 2 +_2_ 0 + 6 +_2 ! + l - 6 0 + 2 +12- - 5 0 + 1 + 2 7 4 6 8 +21 +14 + 2 +12 . | .- 4 +13 + 5 + 6 - 4 ^_1 i ±_1 - 1 2 2 5 + + - - 8 - 2 -9 + 3 - 3 , r+ r+ + ' +4 + 7 +10 + 5 + 3 - 9 . . - 3 :- 1 . . -10 .• + 3 - 5 - 1 •: -14 - 8 - :4. • , .1 - 6 0 + 3 - 3 0 - 5 - 5 0 /3K H.8b VJEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Federal Reserve District, Area, and City Kansas Citv District Metropolitan Areas Col. Denver Kans. Topeka " Wichita Mo.-Kans. Kansas City Downtown Kansas City Mo. St. Joseph Mebr. Lincoln Omaha N.Mex. Albuquerque Oklahoma Oklahoma City Tulsa City Mo. Joplin Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Week ending June 16jJune 9|June 2(May 26 '._o Z-l t± ±_i r+ 3 - 1 - 9 - 3 - 4 - 9 + 4 - 1 - 6 - 3 -12 - 3 - 6 r- 3 - 6 - 7 - 6 - 4 - 1 + 9 - 4 . - 6 + 2 - 6 -11 - 1 - 9 - 8 - 4 -11 -11 - 2 - 2 - 3 - 3 + 9 + + + + - 4 -10 - 4 + 7 - 3 + 4 +24 - 6 -5 + 6 + 5 0 +JZ ±1 + 6 + 6 +12 +12 + 8 ±-2 ±2 + 7 + 2 +32 +12 +20 +11 +17 +21 + 8 +19 + 7 +10 +19 +28 +23 + 6 +32 +42 + 7 +10 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 Ore. Portland Utah Salk Lake City Wash. Seattle " Spokane Tacoma r+2 ±_2 +_3 ±_2 + 1 - 1 - 3 -21 +23 + 2 + 3 - 3 -11 + 2 +13 +16 +16 +16 + 4 + 5 - + 1 +l6 +31 + 6 + 4 + .8 + 2 +11 + 6 +17 +14 + 7 - 3 -10 + 2 + 3 r+34 + '3 + 4 r+15 - 9 - 3 + 9 +16 - 8 + 7 + ,4- 4 + 2 + 3 + 8 - 1 - 5 + 3 - 1 - 2 +11 +10 + 4 + 6 r—Revised *Not available Tex. " " +10 0 +11 Dallas District Metropolitan Areas Dallas El Paso Fort Worth Houston San Antonio + + + + 3 3 2 5 2 0 0 1 9 5 1 : -L2 + 7 + 1 + 5 . +14 +18 + 7 + 4 + 7 +13 + 6 +10 +14 +10 +13