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H.8b BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 14, 1961. WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED.CITIES AND AREAS Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Jan,-Feb, Week ending \r. 181 Mar. 261 Apr. ll Apr 1961 r+_6 3 T ±JL ±_2 Federal Reserve District, E Area, and City UNITED STATES Boston District Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Quincy ' Lowell City Springfield + - Mass, " " " " " :l " New York District Metropolitan Areas Buffalo N.Y. New York-N.E. New Jersey N.Y.-N.J. Newark N.J. New York N.Y. Rochester " Syracuse " Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas Wilmington Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton Wilkes-Barre—Hazleton Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Lexington Akron Canton Cincinnati Cleveland Dovmtovm Cleveland Columbus Springfield Toledo Youngstown Erie Pittsburgh Downtown Pittsburgh Wheeling 1" 3 2 4 + 4 - 6 - 9 - 6 - 1 - 2 ±_8 +12 +18 +12 + 4 +26 + 4 +23 +20 +17 + 8 +31 + 7 + 8 -14 +21 + 9 +38 +11 +20 r+23 -14 -13 + 1 - 6 - 2 +26 -13 +2 +12 r+_6 ^12 + 6 + 7 +11 + 6 + 6 - 4 +14 +12 + 9 r+ 4 - 7 r 0 +19 + 3 -18 -18 - 6 +11 +10 Del. N.J. Pa. - 8 -11 - 8 - 6 -12 - 8 -13 %. Ohio -5 * -11 + 2 - 6 -10 - 1 - 2 Pa + 2 -13 - 4 - 4 - 6 W.Va. - 7 +24 + 3 +20'" -18 -22 -12 -29 -18 - 7 -21 . -21 + 9 0 - 2 + 9 + 8 + 4 +23 +18 +_2 +_8 + 5 + 5 + 5 +19 + 5 - 1 +11 + 9 +17 r 0 + 7 +11 + 4 + 3 + 7 +12 +15 + 5 - 1 +11 + l r+ 4 - 3 r+15 +11 0 +13 - 7 r- 5 - 5 - 5 r+ 9 r+18 -22 -20 -24 -19 -32 -23 -32 -22 -26 - 2 - 8 +13 o - 8 0 +18 - 4 -13 + 7 -19 -23 + 2 -23 -27 -24 -17 -18 -24 -21 -22 -23 -29 -30 -33 -37 H.8b Page 2 V / E E K L Y DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AMD AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from-corresponding " - period a year ago (Based on retail.dollar amounts) —/ Jan,-Feb Week .ending. Mar. 181 Mar. 25l Apr. ll Apr. 1961 Federal Reserve District, Area, and CityRichmond District Metropolitan Areas Washington Downtown Washington Baltimore Downtoxvn Baltimore Richmond Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Mobile Jacksonville Miami Tampa-St. Petersburg Atlanta Augusta Columbus Mew Orleans Cities Mi ami -D own town Central Atlanta Chicago District Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Grand Rapids Milwaukee St. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis Minneapolis District Metropolitan Areas Mpls.—St. Paul Mpls. and Suburbs St. Paul Cities Duluth-Superior ±A • D.C. - Md. Va. Ala, Fla, Ga. La, Fla. Ga. 111. Ind, Mich. Vis, Ark, Ky. Mo. Tenn. Minn, - 6 + + + ~ 3 9 6 1 9 4 8 - 2 - 9 - 8. ±_2 + 8 r-14 +18 - 4 +22 +15 + 2 + 5 +20 + 9 + 4 + 4 +17 +12 +13 + 8 +20 +14 r+21 r+ 1 - 4 -10 r~ 3 - 9 -25 - 4 - 7 -11 2 +12 - 3 +11 +12 +13 -13 - +17 + 7 +14 +11 +19 .+ 8 - 2 ' - 2 + r+ - 2 2 8 5 3 -28 -28 -19 - 2 + 7 +13 +12 -17 -21 -11 -21 -11 -24 -22 -18 -34 + 4 ±A ±-2 -16 + 5 + 4 + + + + + 7 -17 -24 -23 - 2 +10 - 2 6 6 5 2 0 - 6 - 8 + 5 + 3 -20 0 - 4 +14 - 5 0 - 3 - 7 + 9 +20 +12 +15 - 1 +10 r+12 ±14 - 2 -_3 +11 +13 + 7 +13 +14 +13 +14 +14 +13 -12 -10 -16 - 3 - 1 +11 +16 -14 - Minn. & Wis. 4 7 5 7 . -21 + 6 + 3 +11 + 3 0 2 r21 - 4 - 3 + + - 1 5 4 1 -22 -13 -23 -23 H.8b Page 3 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Base<i on retail dollar amounts) —' Jan,-Feb, Week ending 1961 Mar. 181 Mar. 25lAm*. ll Apr. 8 Federal Reserve District, Area, and City Kansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka Wichita Kansas City Downtown Kansas City St. Joseph Lincoln Albuquerque Oklahoma City Tulsa City Joplin 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 + _S ±2i ___o + 8 + 5 - 7 +2 - 2 + 7 +16 - 2 - 4 0 +10 +51 + 3 +44 +34 +63 +48 +19 + 7 +21 + 5 -11 - 4 - 1 - 9 -30 +20 +21 -18 -23 Mo, -12 +11 ' +16 Tex. - 2 -10 - 4 0 + 1 Col. Kans. H Mo.-Kans. Mo. Nebr. N.Mex. Okla. ±_2 . + 7 -14 + 9 +18 +29 r_2 Calif. " - " » " " " " " Ore,. Utah Wash, " ' - 4 -10 - 4 + 3 + 4 - 1 - 6 + 4 + 2 - 1 - 2 - 4 - 2 - 2 =15 r+17 -11 +12 -30 - 2 -15 -18 - 2 -13 / -22 - 1 -31 r+17 - 9 +41 - 6 -22 - 7 + 9 -17 +10 -17 ±_2 + 2 - 4 + 3 + 3 -14 ±_2 - 2 - 7 - 2 - 2 +19 - 1 - 4 + 1 + 1 - 4 + 4 0 +11 0 +10 + 1 r 0 + 3 - 9 +17 + 8 r+ 7 + 7 + 5 + 7 - 4 + 1 - 4 r- 3 - 1 + 1 + 4 +14 +26 -18 0 -24 -17 -11 +14 r- 8 + 5 -12 +15 -21 +10 - 9 + 7 -9 + 1 +19 +20 -10 +16 -12 +19 - 6 + 8 +23^ - 2 - 3 + 9 • - 6 +26 - 6 + 8 - 9 +17 -12 r—Revised. *Not available, l/ During March and April changes from a year ago reflect in part the fact that last year Easter was on April 17 while this year it was on April 2. For this reason it is estimated that in comparison with last year an allowance should be made for an increase in sales of about 8 per cent for the month of March as a whole and a corresponding decrease for the month of April. These allowances apply to the figures for the United States,
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