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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
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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

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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