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r FEDERAL m statistical RESERVE release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 13, 1962 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AMD AREAS Percentage change from corresponding Federal Reserve District, period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Area, and City . Week ending 5 mos. July 71 June 301 June 231 June 16 1962 + 6 UNITED STATES + 6 2 ± A ± 1 Boston District + 4 + 2 ±Jt ±_Z Metropolitan Areas Boston Mass. + 2 + 2 + 3 + 2 + 5 Downtown Boston - 1 + 2 0 - 1 - 5 Suburban Boston + 6 + 7 + 4 + 9 + 9 + 8 Cambridge +10 + 2 + 9 - 1 + 1 + 6 - 2 Quincy 0 - 9 Lowell + 2 + 3 - 6 + 3 + 7 City Springfield + 5 " + 7 + 3 r+ 5 - 7 * * * New York District + 6 + 6 Metropolitan Areas Buffalo N.Y. + 1 '+ 6 +10 - 3 V * New York-N.E.New Jersey,M.Y.-N.J. + 6 + 7 * N.J. Newark + .2 + 9 M.Y. + 1 + 4 + 1 " + 2 Rochester + 9 + 5 - 3 + 2 r+ 6 Syracuse + 4 + 3 - 5 Phil adel phi a Di c+.ri of + 6 ±.6 i-i Metropolitan Areas Wilmington Del. - 8 r+ 5 -13- r- 1 N.J. + 6 Trenton +10 + 1 -16 - 2 Lancaster Pa. + 1 r+ 5 0 + 5 - 4 Philadelphia + 6 + 5 + 5 - 4 - 7 Reading +20 -10 +30 + 5 Scranton - 6 - 2 - 4 r 0 Wilkes-Barre—Hazleton " +.5 - 6 + 3 . - 1 Cleveland District - 3 r+ 2 - 7 ±_1 ±JS Metropolitan Areas Lexington Ky. + 8 - 2 -10 - 2 - 5 Akron Ohio + 2 -10 + 1 +20 - 7 Canton -11 - 2 + 2 - 1 - 7 Cincinnati + 4 0 + 1 + 9 - 2 Cleveland + 2 - 4 0 + 4 - 9 Downtown Cleveland - 8 - 6 -17 -22 -13 + 6 Columbus + 8 + 7 + 5 - 5 + 4 Springfield +14 - 1 + 6 + 3 Toledo +12 r+14 . - 3 + 5 +10 + 1 Youngstown :: ^ - 6 + 2 - 2 - 9 + 4 Pa. + 2 Erie -12 0 + 7 Pittsburgh -11 + 4 + 3 -10 r- 3 Downtown Pittsburgh + 2 _>6 -14 + 1 -11 W.Va. Reeling + 3 + 6 - 1 r- 4 - 3 H.8b 1 1 H.8b T "EEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago . (Based on retail dollar amounts) Week ending 5 mos. July 7iJune 301 June 231 June 16 1962 Federal Reserve District, Area, and City Richmond District Metropolitan Areas B.C. Washington . " Downtown Washington Md. • Baltimore " Doivntoi-jn Baltimore Va. Richmond ±_2 < Atlanta District Birmingham Ala. Mobile Jacksonville Fla. ii Miami Tampa-St. Petersburg Atlanta Ga. Augusta Chicago District Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee La. Fla. Ga. Ill, Ind. i-iich. Wis. • Ark. KyMo. Tenn. Minneapolis District Metropolitan Areas Mpls.-St. Paul Minn. • ± A r+ r+ r r r + 5 1 0 . + 0 0 + " ± 2 2 1 7 0 5 - 7 -12 - 6 --15 -6 + 6 + 2 +11 0 + 3 ±.6 + 1 + 7 + 5 + 1 + 5 +12 + 4 - 7 + 7 +11 r+10 I-+18 + 3 • - 4 - 2 - 4 + 3 +14 + 9 +12 + 9 + 6 + 2 - 9 + 6 - 3 0 +14 + 6 - 7 - 1 0 + 6 + 4 + 8 +21 +11 + 4 + 1 - 6 +11 r+13 0 + 7 + 8 - 1 + 4 + 5 +10 + 2 ±_2 ± 2 + 3 +• 8 + 1 -11 + + + - 2 1 4 6 + 1 +10 + 3 + 9 - 1 2 2 5 + 8 +10 + 4 +11 + 5 + 6 + 2 + 2 + 3 +11 + 8 +21 - 3 + 4 + 4 +11 - 2 +11 + 1 +10 - 6 0 + 2 +12 - 1 +15 + 7 + 8 - + r+ 3 Minneapolis " St. Paul & Suburban Cities Duluth-Superior Minn. & Wis. 2 1 3 5 1 ±Jt St. Louis^District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis Mpls. and Suburban + + + + ±_6 Metropolitan Areas New Orleans Cities Miami-Downtown Central Atlanta Page 2 + + + 3 3 6 4 -6 - 3 3 2 4 3 - 5 3 4 9 2 - 3 + - 1 + 6 0 + 2 + 2 2 4 9 3 + 3 - 2 - 1 * H.8b Page 3 " JEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES -. SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Federal Reserve District, Area, and City- Kansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Col. ICans. Topeka ti Wichita Kansas City Mo.-Kans. Downtown Kansas City Mo. St. Joseph " i'lebr. Lincoln Omaha Albuquerque N-Mex. Oklahoma City Oklahoma " Tulsa City Joplin Mo e Dallas District Metropolitan Areas Dallas El Paso Fort Worth Houston San Antonio San Francisco District Metropolitan 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 Spokane Tacoma r—Revised Percentage change from corresponding period si year ago (IBased on retail dollar amounts) 5 mos. Week ending 1962 July 71 June 301 June 231 June 16 ±_3 0 + 3 + 2 r- 1 • ±_i ±J. + 2 - 1 + 3 + 7 + 2 + 2 + 2 . + 1 + 5 + 6 + 4 + - 1 + 9 + 1 0 - 3 + 3 +13 3 3 5 2 0 - 5 - 1 r- 9 - 8 +10 - 6 - 3 + 2 - 1 + 2 - 6 +10 +13 + 4 - 4 + 6 +11 -1 - 3 - 9 - 1 - 6 -12 - 7 - 4 - 6 - 1 - 4 + 2 - 5 + 5 -10 •' i + 6 +9 ±_2 +10 +11 ±_Z ! | + 8 Tex. + 9 +11 +37 +14 +11 + 7 + 1 +37 +18 +31 +10 - 9 +36 +17 +14. + 7 + 2 +32 +12 +20 ; ! ! + 7 + 9 +17 +12 + 9 Calif. " " " " " " " + 1 - 5 + 4 +10 +19 + 8 + 6 + 9 + 3 + 8 +22 +30 ±_2 Ore. Utah Wash. - 8 +22 £ L & X I + 2 0 +19 + 4 + 3 + 3 -10 + 3 +109 +22 -20 +13 +£ +J r+ 1 + 1 r- 4 r+11 +11 +11 + 9 +14 + 1 + 1 - 1 - 3 +20 -22 +14 *Not' available -20 +22 + 1 + 3 - 4 -11 + 2 :s +16 +16 ±-2
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