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FEDERAL SB&V. statistical RESERVE release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -^5" April. 26, 1963 ....... ... . '• WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED" CITIES'' AND AREAS' Percentage"change from corresponding • • - period- a- -year, ago Federal- Reserve D i s t r i c t : Area, and City UNITED STATES Efoston D i s t r i c t " Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston -Suburban Boston . Cambridge Q.uincy Lowell Mass. Week ending : "2 mo$.6 _• Apr. 201 Apr. 13lApr<> 61 Mar. 30' 1963 -=12 ±_1 ±1 ±11 , , a . . +"9 • + £ ±_9 rlZ — + 9 + 4 +16 + 5 + 9 + 4 +11 • +14 ^ 8 : . . . ... + 9 -13 - 8 '+ 7 + 2 +13-,. + 7 + 7 - 2 ±_6 ±J. -i_l v.20 -17 -24 -15 • -28 -47 + 9 - 2 +21. +10 +17 r+24 Net'' York D i s t r i c t " Metropolitan Areas N.Y. Buffalo New York-N-.E. New Jersey N.Y. N.J. N.-J. Newark N.Y. New York Rochester Syracuse • -18 -16 -23 -14 • -14 --5 r+23 r+ 3 r 0 - 4 +19 r+13 •Philadelphia ' D i s t r i c t : . Metropolitan Areas Wilmington . Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton Wilkes-Barre-Hazelton _o + 2 •: \J0, • -25 • -19 -17 -26 • -23 -28 -17 r+ 4 + 3 + 7 - 3 + 3 + 7 +10 R+ 1 - 1 + 7 ' + 8 + 6 - 1 + 1 : U"-2 + 6 + -5 + 9 . +19 +18..J +15.. •511 *±2 Cleveland D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Lexington ' Akron Canton Cincinnati".. . • Cleveland Downtown Cleveland Columbus ; Springfield Toledo ' Youngstown " Erie ' " Pittsburgh Downtown Pittsburgh Wheeling n . — -24 Dec:-. N.-J, P&.. • 1, •1 1 Ky. Ohio " " 1 1 Pa, " " W,Va. . •-.5 -17 -25 -28 - 3 + 7 -19 -12 -12 -10 -29 -14 -11 m26 +18 + 9 +11 0 + 5 - 3 + 8 +22 + 6 •. - 2 +15 - 2 -10 + 3 +16 +13 + 1 + 4 + 5< + 8 0 - 7 +11 •- +18 + 6 '• + 1 ±-6 + 5 +10 - 1 r+:7: r+ 9 + 4 r+ 9 +23: r+ 7 : + 3 r+>7 • + 3 - 4 + 6 + 8 + . + . + 7 1 0 6 5 0 + + + + ...+ 4 2 3 4 4 1 6 . . - 2 +14 ' - 5 + 2 +11 - 4 +23 + 8 + 1, + 3 — 5 -11 •- 2 0 ' +18. . +12 : + 7 + 6 + 3 + 6 . -9 —10 •+ 5 + 6 - 3 + 1 - 5 + 1 +16 - H.8b DEPARTMENT. STORE SALES Page 2 SELECTED CITIES A D AREAS (Continued) N Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t . 'Area, .and City •' Richmond. D i s t r i c t • Metropolitan Areas-"' —r ' " ' Washington' • • "Downtown • W ashington . Baltimore ' " D o w n t o w n Baltimore Richmond Atlanta D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Mobile Jacksonville Miami Tampa-St. Petersburg • Atlanta.; Augusta New Orleans Cities 5 Mianji«Dqwntown Central Atlanta Chicago iDistrict Metropolitan Areas Chid ago.• Indianapolis .. Detroit • Grand Rapids . Milwaukee. St., Louis District- . Metropolitan Areas L i t t l e Rock Louisville St.:Louis, Memphis Minneapolis D i s t r i c t ' . Metropolitan Areas . • Mpls.-St.^ Paul .. Mpls• and Suburban I Minneapolis S t . -Paul & Suburban Cities : Duluth-Superior .. /T3i Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago .(Based on:: r e t a i l d o l l a r amounts) Week ending 2 mos. =12 D.C. . " Md. .. ». Va. • -15 -17 -25 -20 • -20 r+13 ±12 r+19. . r+11 +11 + 4 + 5 ; +10 +17. . .' + 2 +11 • + ?6 ' ™ - 1 +10 + 6. +.4 . - 4 +12 . + 8 •; 0 •; Ala. + ' +20 . .u: Ga. La: Fla. Ga." 111. Ind. Mitih. -25. + 4 +15 +17 r+13 +19 r+13 +10 : +22 V6 ,15 - 6 + 6 - 6 Fla. ±J£ + +13' • • +12 + 9 + 7 + 6 +i +15 + 6 4-22 . - 3: . +17 - . +21 ' + 6 +20 ' - 4 0 +11 + 6 ±11. -11 • +14 -17 -23 - 7 - 1 + 3 -14 -26 •-14 ilO W. + 6 +22 ' +.?2 +14 .+22 : : '•¥19 +22 •+29 " + 1 l = +11 • +l6 : .+..8 + 7 + 7 + 5 - 4 + 1 + 4 '+12'". + 7 •• +10 - 6 +13 , + 2 . - 1 . -0 • + 2 . • '+8 + + + + - 5 3 7 1 5 + 3 - '-20 +22 r+10 r+11 +14 rl].l Ark. % Mo. Term. r+23 -10 - 2 - 8 r 7 ,'Minn. -Minn.&Wis. I +22. +26 ' +13 +13 -16 +25 +14 +27' ..r+17 : • •+13 -+ 3 +14 "• r+11 + Z — '0 - 6 + -7 - 6 + + + + 6 1 3 4 +_5 ,:E.' +15' ' + 4 • +20 + 5 * ' + 9: + 1 - .+'4: + 9: - 1 . S3 7 H.8b WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES Page 3 SELECTED CITIES A D AREAS (Continued) N Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on :r e t a i l d o l l a r amounts) Week ending 2 mos. Apr. 201Apr. 131Apr. 61Mar. 30 1963 Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t Area, and City Kansas City D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka Wichita Kansas City Downtown Kansas City S t . Joseph Lincoln Omaha Albuquerque Oklahoma City Tulsa City . Joplin Dallas D i s t r i c t 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 Tecoma r— Revised r-10 Mo.-Kans. Mo. " Nebr. N.Mex.Okla. " Mo. Tex. " it Calif. ii " " " " " " " Ore. Utah Wash. " + 8 ±3. -11 -23 -12 - 5 -20 -18 + 4 -14 - 7 - 2 -13 +15 +12 + 5 +16 - 5 +12 +10 +12 +18 +21 +37 +15 + 9 + 1 + 9 -10 +13 +11 + 6 +19 +14 +20 +12 + 6 +10 + 8 - 2 -15 + 5 + 7 + 7 + 8 +13 + + + + + + + + + -22 +18 +17 - 1 r+17 r+10 ; U +16 +14 +28 +34 +10 +11 +16 + 5 + 5 - 3 +11 +17 + + + r- 8 " +12 r+24 Col. Kans. +16 +11 - 1 __o +_6 ' +12 -11 +48 -22 - 9 -19 -20 -22 -17 -15 -27 -25 - 6 -25 +11 r- 2 + 3 +10 - 1 - 2 + 1 - r3& . T 4 +11 - 1 - 5 +18 + 1 +11 +13 - 1 - 3 +12 - 7 - 5 - 8 - 8 - 3 0 +11 + 3 + 8 + 7 - 3 + 1 +17 - 6 + 2 -12 - 7 + 6 + 3 + 3 + 7 - 2 r- 5 + 8 - 2 + 1 +10 + 7 + 7 + 3 + 6 . + 6 + 3 + 9 - 2 + 1 + 1 -15 -28 + 1 -14 •Not available 1 3 3 6 2 3 4 4 4 3 5 + 3 2 6 1 7
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