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FEDERAL m m ; statistical RESERVE release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 19, 1963 H.8b /ygj WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE CAT^ES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS Federal Reserve District Area, and City UNITED STATES Boston District • Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Quincy Lowell New York District Metropolitan Areas Buffalo-New York-N.E. New Jersey Newark New York Rochester Syracuse Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas Wilmington Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton Wilkes-Barre-Hazelton Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas. Lexington Akron Canton Cincinnati Cleveland Downtown Cleveland Columbus Springfield Toledo Youngstown Erie Pittsburgh Downtown Pittsburgh for FRASER Wheeling Digitized Mass. N.Y. N.Y. N.J. N.J. N.Y. Percentage, change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) . 2 mos. Week ending 1963 30!Mar. 23 Apr. 131 Apr.' iMar. 6 ±_2 ±1 ±1 . ±_i. ±_2 ±_9 + 9 - 2 +21 +10 +17 +25 +'9 + 4 +16 + 5 + 9 r+ 4 + 6 + 6 +24 + 2 - 2 - 4 +19 +14 r+13 + 4 + 0 0 +11 r+ 6 0 Del. N.J. Pa. Ky. Ohio Pa. .Y» W.Va. .-0 jLi +11 • 0 +14 - 3 + 8 + 3 + 1 + 9 - 2 -13 - 8 •. -14 '+ 7 + 2 +13 + 7 + 7 - 2 ±_2 + 1 ±1 +16 + 1 + 5 ' - 7 +10 + 1 + 7 0 + 3: - 7 +13 - 6 + 7 + 1 0 - 6 + 5 0 0 ±_5 + 5 + 3 + 7 - 3 + 3 + 7 +10 r 0 + 7 + 6 + 1 + 6 r+ 9 +18 - 1 + 8 - 1 - 2 + 5 +19 +15 Q . + -2 ; + 7 + 4 + 2 + 4 +13 + 4 r+ 6 +_8 0 +18 + 9 +11 0 + 5 - 3 + 8 +22 + 6 - 2 +15 - 2 -10 + 3 + 5 +10 - 1 + 9 + 8 + 4 + 8 +23 + 8 + 3 + 8 + 3 - 4 + 6 +14 +11 +23 r+ 8 r+ 3 r- 2 —H8 +12 .-;+ 3 r+ 6 + 5 • + 6 + 1 +16 + 2 + .4 +19 + 2 - 6 -14 •' +10 +13 - 1 ' -12 -17 -4. - 6 • -11 + + + + + 4 2 3 4 4 1 6 - 5+ 2 - 4 + 1 - 5 . -11 0 + 7 + 6 • - 9 -10 . .. - 3 - 5 -HI H,8b Page 2 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) | Percentage change from corresponding j- "ir.period a year ago ! (Based on retail dollar amounts) Week ending. |2 mos, — Apr. 131 Apr. 6,Mar. 301 Mar. 23 j 1963 . Federal -Reserve' District Area, and City ...Richmond District Metropolitan Areas Washington Downtcrn Washington Baltimore Downtown Baltimore : Richmond • Atlanta District. Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Mobile Jacksonville Miami Tampa-St. Petersburg Atlanta Augusta New Orleans Cities Mi ami-D ownt own 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 Suburban Minneapolis "St. Paul & Suburban Cities Duluth-Superior . •r+13- . + 8 D.C. +20 +14 +11 + 4 + 5 Md. " Va. r+17 r+11 r+10 + 6 +12 ' + + + + + 9 2 6 4 8 +20 +14 La. + 4. +16 +17 +12 +19 " +14 +10 +22 r+ 6 +22 +22 +14 +22 +19 +22 +29 +15 +• 6 +22 • 3 +17 • +21 + 6 +20 Fla. Ga. - 6 + 6 r+ 1 +11 -19 +16 +11 ±J +13 +12 + 9 + 7 + 6 +12 + 7 - 6 - 1 0 + 8 +10 + 11 + 2 + 2 +12 ±14 + 8 +22 +11 +10 +14 +14 " +2? +11 +18 +13 + 3 +14 +10 . Ala. Fla. Ga. " 111. Ind. Mich. Wis. Ark. Ky. Mo, Tenn. Minn, " 1 1 Minn.&Wis. . 1+15 + 4 7 4 5 6 4 +10 + 2 - l - 4 0 ±15 ±A + + + + + ' +12 - 4 +14 0 +26 . .+11 1+6 + 5 + 8 +22 +12 + 7 +17 + 7 +14 + 5 -11 + 6 - 4 + 1 ' ±_2 ;' ±_2 + 6 + 2 + 2 -15 " 7 ±Jt. + 5 + 3 + 7 !+ 1 - 5 i ±_2 — ! +16 +19 - 3 +22 1+ j+ + + 6 1 3 4 r+22 r+J ±lj +22 +26 +13 +13 + 2 0 - 6 + 7 +15 +20 + 9 + 4 * : * ! •+ +25, . - 6 + 9 -9 |- 1 ±J * * + 4 + 5 1 H.8b Page 3 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago Federal Reserve District 2 mos. Week ending Apr. 13\Apr. 61Mar. 30?Mar. 23i 1963 Area, and CityKansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka Wichita Kansas CityDowntown Kansas City St. Joseph Lincoln Omaha Albuquerque Oklahoma City Tulsa City Joplin Dallas District Metropolitan Areas Dallas El Paso Houston San Antonio San Francisco 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 +12 + 8 + 5 ±3. +15 +15 +12 + 9 + 1 + 5 +16 + 9 r-10 - 5 +12 - +13 +10 +11 + 6 +12 +18 +19 +14 +21 +20 +37 +12 + 6 +10 + 8 - 2 -15 + 5 + 7 + 7 + 8 +13 + 6 + 1 0 + 8 - 4 + 6 •0 - 6 +12 + 4 +15 + + + + + + + + + Mo, +18 - 1 - 7 + 3; +18 +_8 +_6 +10 + 1 Tex. +16 +14 +28 +34 +10 +11 +16 + 5 + 5 - 3 +11 +17 +15 -10 +12 + 8 + + + 0 +_2 ±i ±16 Col. Kans. . Mo.-Kans. Mo. " Nebr. ii N.Mex. Okla. " " " +17 +11 Calif. " II tt " " ii " Ore. Utah Wash. " " +11 +10 + 1 +11 +18 +13 +12 - 3 +11 + 7 +17 + 2 + 6 + 7 - 3 - 1 -36 - 1 +11 - l - 5 - 8 0 + 8 + 1 -12 + 3 - 6 1 3 3 6 2 3 4 4 4 3 5 2 6. 1 7 + 8 + 9 + 3 • 0 -2 - 2 + 1 - 4 + 5 +11 +1Q - 5 + 1 cl : + 7 + 2 : + 7 r- 3 - 2 : + 3 r- 7 + 2 + 6 - 8 + 6 + 4 + 3 +11 + 3 - 3 - 6 +10 + S - 4 i - 2 - 7 + 3 + 3 j + i - 2 i + I - 2 *Not available
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