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F E D E R A L
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R E S E R V E

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 4, 1964

MONTHLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS
MARCH

1964.

Percentage Change From Corresponding Period A Year Ago
Areas and Cities Within!Mar* Feb. [3 mos.

Areas and Cities Within iMar.J Feb. {3 mos.

Federal Reserve Districts|1964|1964| 1964
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Federal Reserve Districts|1964|1964| 1964
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BOSTON DISTRICT
1/
y
Metropolitan Areas
Maine
Portland
Mass.
Boston
Downtown Boston
"
Suburban Boston
"
n
Cambridge
if
Quincy
H
Lowell
i
t
Worcester

CLEVELAND DISTRICT
Metropolitan Areas
Ky.
Lexington
Ohio
Akron*
it
Canton*
it
Cincinnati*
n
Cleveland*
Downtown Cleve,. "
fi
Columbus*
i
t
Springfield*
t
t
Toledo
it
Youngstown

+ 6
+15
+12
+19
+ 8
+15
+ 6
+19

+13
+12
+ 9
+15
+10
+11
+10
+17

+ 6
+ 9
+ 7
+12
+ 6
+ 6
+ 4
+13

+ 1
2/
2/
+ 9
+11
+12
+ 2
- 4

- 2
+17
+13
+16
+18
+18
+16
+13

- 3
2/
2/
+12
+12
+12
+ 8
+ 4

+10
+ 3
+ 8
+ 1
+16
0

+18
+11
+14
+13
+38
+25

+10
+ 7
+ 9
.+ 5
+26
+10

Conn. + 8 +12

+ 5

NEW YORK DISTRICT
1/
Metropolitan Areas £/
Binghamton
N.Y.
tl
Buffalo
II
Buffalo*
ft
Niagara Falls
New York-N.E. New Jersey
New York City* N.Y.
N.J.
Newark
Newark (City)
"
Paterson, Clifton
it
Passaic
N.Y.
Rochester*
Rochester (City)*'
it
Syracuse*
i
i
Utica-Rome
H
Utica
City
Bridgeport*

PHILADELPHIA DISTRICT
Metropolitan Areas
Del.
Wilmington
N.J.
Trenton
Pa.
Lancaster*
it
Philadelphia*
it
Central Phila.
it
Reading
it
Scranton
Wilkes-Barre«
it
Hazleton*

+20
+11
+17
+ 2
-11
+10
+10

+16
+14
+10
+ 9
- 1
+10
+ 8

+12 + 8

+ 8

City
York*

+ 2 + 7

+ 5




Pa.

+16
+16
+ 6
+11
- 5
+10
+12

Erie*
Pittsburgh
Downtown Pit*
Wheeling
City
Portsmouth*

W.Va.

+11
+14
+10
+15
+11
+ 3
+10
+ 9
+ 9
+ 6
+ 4
+ 6
- 1
+ 1

+20
+16
+19
+19
+23
+11
+16
+ 5
+16
+17
+15
+22
+15
+ 9

+15
+13
+11
+14
+14
+ 4
+12
+ 8
+11
+10
+ 8
+11
+ 4
+ 4

Ohio

+18 +13

+16

Pa.

n
ii

RICHMOND DISTRICT
Metropolitan Areas 1/
Washington*
D.C. p+12 +21 P+13
ii
Downtown Wash.
P+ 3 + 9 P+ 3
Md.
Baltimore*
+15 +21 +17
ii
+10 +15 +11
Downtown Bait.
N.C.
+14 +10 + 9
Asheville*
ii
Raleigh*
+ 7 r+15 + 7
it
+12 +14 + 9
Winston-Salem*
s.c.
Charleston*
+22 r»26 +20
II
Columbia*
+11 +17 +11
II
Greenville*
+ 9 +21 +10
Lynchburg*
+12 +27 +12
Va.
Norfolk-Portsmouth M
+10 +24 --+13
ii
+ 4 +18 + 8
Richmond
n
Roanoke *
+ 2 +19 + 6
Charleston*
W.Va. +11 +13 +11
Cities
Cumberland-Hagerstown,
Md.
p+16 +23 P+17
s.c..
SpaytanburgH
+13 +25 +16
Newport News ..
Va.
+10 r+24 +13
F@ir#oat-'
Morgantown
W.Va. +13 +24 +15
ii
Huntington*
+19 +18 +14
j
i
i
Parkersburgh
+20 +16
+17
t

Percentage Change From Corresponding Period A Year Ago
Areas and Cities Within Mar. Feb. 3 mos.I
Federal Reserve Districts 1964 1964

1964 |Federal Reserve Districts- 1964 19641 1964

ATLANTA DISTRICT
Ala. - 5
Birmingham
1
tr
Mobile
- 3
it
Montgomery
+33
+10
Fla.
Dayiiona Beach
ii
+21
Jacksonville*
it
+16
Miami
ii
+14
Downtown Miami
ii
+50
Orlando
+12
St. Ptrsbg.-Tampa M
+10
Ga.
Atlanta*
Central Atlanta ii
+ 3
n
Augusta
+ 9
n
+11
Macon*
ii
+11
Savannah
La.
+ 2
Baton Rouge*
ii
+15
New Orleans*
Miss. + 4
Jackson*
Tenn. + 1 3
Chattanooga*
n
+13
Knoxville*
Bristol-Kingsport
TennrVa=i-12
Johnson City
ii
+11
Bristol
City
Rome

Ga.

CHICAGO DISTRICT
Metropolitan Areas 1/
111.
Chicago*
ii
State Street
n
Joliet*
"
Decatur*
n
Rockford
II
Springfield
Ind.
Fort Wayne*
it
Indianapolis*
if
Munbie
it
South Bend*
tt
Terre Haute*
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
tt
Des Moines
it
Dubuque
1!
Sioux Cityii
Waterloo
Mich.
Detroit
Downtown Detroit "
Tl
Flint*
If
Grand Rapids* >
It
Jackson
ft
Kalamazoo
ft
Lansing*
I
I
Muskegon




+14

+14
" +

8

+

3

+

2

+39

+34

+14

+10

1CHICAGO DISTRICT (Cont.)
(Metropolitan Areas 1 /
Wis.
Green.Bay
it
Madison
ii
Milwaukee*

+32

+22

+19

+16

+13

+12

+45

+40

+10

+11

+26

+14

+20

+

7

+26

+12

+20

+11

+19

+11

0

+

3

+15'

+14

+12

+

+13

+12

+19

+13

8

+14

+10

+21

+10

+19

Areas and Cities Within Mar, Feb,|3 mos#

+13

+

6

+21

+13

+

1

+14

+

6

+

5

+19

+13

-

2

+20

+

+

5

+25

+12

+

4

+12

+

7

+

1

+13

+

7

+

4

+15

+

7

+

8

+14

+10

+

3

2/

+

6

+

8

+16

+

8

+

8

+21

+12

+

7

+13

+

9

-

3

+

7

+

1

+

5

+

4

+

5

+

6

+21

+13

+13

+26

+ 1 8

+

4

+17

+10

+10

+19

+13

+11

+

5

+11

+

9

+18

+13

+11

+25

+16

+11

+24

+16

+13

+16

+14

8

Cities
Danville
Peoria*
Gary
Battle Creek
Pontiac
Port Huron
.Sheboygan

+16

+
+

8

+19

+13

7

+15

+

8

111.
n

-

2

+10

+

2

-

1

+

+

4

Ind/
Mich.

+15

+18

+17
+12

4

+25

+25

+31

tt

+13

2/

+

8

+15

+11

+

2

+

+

Wis.

111.

Ky.

MINNEAPOLIS DISTRICT
Metropolitan Areas
Minn.
Mpls.-St* Paul*
It
Minneapolis*
tl
St. Paul*
S.D.
Sioux Falls

+

8

it

ST. LOUIS DISTRICT
Metropolitan Areas
Ark.
Fort Smith
tt
Little Rock*
Ky.
Louisville*
Louisville (Cit;y) "
Mo.
Springfield
ii
St. Louis
11
St. Louis (City)
Tenn.
Memphis*
Cities
Quincy
Paducah

+17... + 1 5

+12

+24
.+ 8

8

3

+10

+13

+11

+22

+16

+

8

+22

+15

+

8

+15

+10

+11

+14

+11

+

5

+

+

+

7

+11

+10

-

3

+23

+10

+13

+19

+13

+

7

+25

+12

-

3

+24

+

+14

+29

+18

-

+13

+

5

+

+

7

5

Cities
Duluth-Superior* Minn .-Wis *9
Minn. + 8
Man&ato
if
- 2
Rochester
it
+19
Willmar
II
+11
Winona
Mont. + 4
Billings
n
- 9
Great Falls
N.D.;
+ 5
. Fargo
It
+13
Grand ?orks
tt
-13
Minot
S.D. + 2
Aberdeen
II
- 9
Rapid.City
Wis. - 4
LaCrosse

6

7

4

6

+28

+15

+19

' + 4

+28

+17

+36

+19

+

6

+11

-

3

—

+13

6

+ 7

+18

+10

-

—

2

6

+12

+.7

-10

-10

+12

4 '.1

-

3

-

Percentage Change From Corresponding Period A Year Ago
and Cities Within Mar. Feb. 3 moG,

b.T
Areas and Cities Within Mar. Feb. 3 m.os
Federal Reserve Districts

1964

1964

KANSAS CITY DISTRICT
Metropolitan Areas,
+ 8 +14
Col.
Denver
Topeka
Kans. 2/ + 4
If
+ 9 +10
Wichita
+14
Mo•-Kans .+
Kansas City
+
+ 5
Downtown K.C. , Mo.
if
o
St, Joseph
+ 9
Nebr • +
Lincoln
fi
+ 5 + 9
Omaha
N.Mex. + 1 4 + 7
Albuquerque
Oklahoma City
Okla. + 4 +12
fi
+ 6 +10
Tulsa
Cities
Greeley
Hutchinson
Joplin
Enid
DALLAS DISTRICT
Metropolitan Areas
Shreveport
Corpus Christi
Dallas
El Paso
Houston
San Antonio
Waco

" Colo.
Kans.
Mo.
Okla.

La.
Tex.

SAN FRANCISCO DISTRICT
Metropolitan Areas
Tucson
Ariz.
Bakersfield*
Calif.
11
Fresno*
Los Angeles-Long Beach*
Downtown X,eA»*
"
M
Westside L.A,*
San Fernando Valley
f1
Long Beach*
M
Pasadena
Riverside
San Bernardino,
u
Ontario
11
Sacramento*
11
San Diego*
San Fran.-Oakland u
Alameda & Contra.'1
11
Costa Cos.
11
Oakland-Berkeley*
Downtown Oakland*
San Francisco* ? m

+32 r-28
- 5 -10

1964

+13

2/
9

+

+10
+

4

-

2

+ 8
+

7

+11
+

7

+

7

+30
-

5
7

+

3 + 8

+

+

9

+11

+14

+ 5 +12

+

5

-

+

3

1

+13

+10 +20
+15

+13

+l8 +26
+14

+12

+11 +17

-

5

+

7

+ 2 + 2

+

+12
+

+

5

+ 8

+ 6

+34

+25

+ 6

2/ +12

2/

7

+

9

+10

+10

+13

-

5

+

0

+15

+
+
+
+

fi

5

Ore.

+

3

+

4

Wash.

-

1

+

6
9

it

+

3

+

ii

+

5

+16

2
+ 1
+ 1

8
3
5
4
0
7

+

9

3

+ 6 + 6
+ 8 +14

+

ft

&

-

3

+

+ 6

Idaho

-

+ 1
+12

+15

7

+ 9
+ 9
5
+ 6
4- 5

+13

5

+ 1 + 1

Cities
Boise and Nampa
Idaho Falls
Twin Falls
Salem
Bellingham
Walla Walla*
Yakima*

+11
+ 7
+ 5
+ 3
+10
+ 1
+ 1
+ 6
+ 4

Calif. 4- 6
tl
+ 8
A
Ore.
ft
+ 7
•f 3
Utah
Wash. - 3
ff
3
ft
1
y
+ 2

+10

+

+

San Jose*
Stockton*
Eugene
Portland*
Salt Lake City*
Seattle-Everett
Seattle*
Spokane*
Tacoma*

+19

+13

+22 +20
+13 +12
+ 9 +10

yPAWCTSCO DISTRICT (Cont.)

+11

+13

+32

1964

Reserve Districts 1964 1964

+13

+13

3

iSAN

+

9

+19

+10
+

7
5

2
1
4

p—Preliminary
r—Revised
. , ,
1/ Breakdowns shown under various metropolitan areas do not necessarily 1
portions of such areas.
2/ Data not available.
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