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H.8b
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 2?, 1962
WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS
Percentage change from corresponding
Federal Reserve District,
period a year ago
Area, and City ,
UNITED STATES
Boston District
Metropolitan Areas
Boston
Mass.
"
Downtown Boston
"
Suburban Boston
"
Cambridge
Quincy
"
"
Lowell
City
Springfield
"
New York District
Metropolitan Areas
N.Y.
Buffalo
New York-N.E.New Jersey, N.Y.-N.J,
M.J.
Newark
N.Y.
New York
ii
Rochester
Syracuse
"
Philadelphia District
Metropolitan Areas
Wilmington
Del.
N.J.
Trenton
Pa.
Lancaster
Philadelphia
Reading
Scranton
Wilkes-Barre—Hazleton
Cleveland District
Metropolitan Areas
K
Lexington
y.
Akron
Ohio
"
Canton
"
Cincinnati
"
Cleveland
"
Downtown Cleveland
"
Columbus
Springfield
"
1
1
Toledo
Youngstown
Pa.
Erie
"
- Pittsburgh
"
Downtown Pittsburgh
W.Va.
Wheeling
Week ending
Apr. 21*1 Apr. 141 Apr. 7(Mar. 31
+22
r±12
±15
±28
±22
±22
-12
-13
-16
- 9
+ 2
-13
+ 1
+ 4
0
+ 9
+ 8
0
+ 1
+11
- 5
+ 5 '
^_8
+24
+14
+37
+27
+29
+51
+22
+20
r+13
+12
+26
±12
±24
±22
+24
+18
+ 6
+12
+28
+25
r+16
+21
+18
r+ 9
+17
+24
+18
+ 5
+20
±33
±22
+30
- 2
+11
+31
+25
+38
+24
- 3
-10
+10
+10
+33
+35
+11
ri-39
+41
+27
r+39
+ 7
14-30
+29
+ 3
+17
+33
+11
+21
+ 1
+32
+16
- 1
+21
+36
- 9
-15
+17
+13
±12
+15
+22
+37
+14
- 6
0
+13
+30
+22
+14
+15
+ 7
+15
2 mos.
1962
+ 6
+24
+20
+30
+18
+18,
+28
-10
+ 3
- 3
+ 6
-11
- 3
±_6
+38
+ 5
+14 , - 5
+ 6
+31
+20
r+ 9
+ 1
+38
+17
-24
+33
- 7
±26
+28
+12
+35
+36
+10
- 6
+39
+16
+41
+10
r+20
r+34
r+32
+42
-16
- 8
-18
-14
- 5
-13
- 5
- 7
+19
- 9
-19
+ 5
+11
-13
+
+
+
+
+
+
6
9
4
7
.5
4
+_2
+12
+ 3
+ 6
+ 7
+ .8
+ 6
+ 7
±_5
+13
+19
+ -3
+ 8
+ 2
- 7
+ 6
+ 2
+ 2
+
+
+
+
4
9
4
3
4
H.8b
WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued)
Percentage change from corresponding
period a year ago
(Based on retail dollar amounts)
Week ending
2 mos.
Apr. :
21*1 Apr. 14{ Apr. 7(Mar; 11
1962
Federal Reserve District,
Area, and City
Richmond District
Metropolitan Areas
D.C.
Washington
Downtown Washington
Baltimore
Downtown Baltimore
Richmond
Va.
Atlanta District
Metropolitan Areas
Birmingham
Mobile
Jacksonville
Miami
Tampa-St. Petersburg
Atlanta
Augusta
New Orleans
Cities
Mi ami-Downtown
Central^Atlanta
Chicago District
Metropolitan Areas
Chicago
Indianapolis
Detroit
Milwaukee
St. Louis District
Metropolitan Areas
Little Rock
Louisville
St. Louis
Memphis
. ±22
r±12
±22
+i9
+16
+2'+
+ 4
+21
r+1 ?
r+11
r+?,6
irH2
- + 8
' +17
+11
+31
+17
+14
±15
r+20
±12
=JL
+J
- 3
+37
Da.
+ 4
+28
+36
+42
+11
+18
+22
+13
+24
+20
r+29
+17
+16
- 6
+11
+13
- 2
+18
+22
+45
+24
-24
- 3
-10
+10
0
- 2
- 8
-22
+ 4
+ 8
+ 2
+ 8
+22
+12
+ 5
+ 2
Fla.
Ga.
+ 9
+28
r+20
r+23
- 8
+18
+15
- 1
+ 3
+10
r+15
±13
+27
+_6 . . .+ .3.
+19
+21
+14
+22
+ 7
+22
+18
- 1
+28
+21
+37
0
+ 9
+ 1
+ 4
0
+11
+24
+19
- 3
+ 1
-12
+22
+10
+23
+ 5
+21
+26
+29
+ 1
+25
+18
+19
-19
- 9
r- 1
- 5
- 3
+13
+ 5
- + 5
±22
r__0
±22
Ala.
Fla.
"
."
Ga.
111.
Ind.
Mich.
Wis.
Ark.
Mo.
Tenn.
Minneapolis District
Metropolitan Areas
- Mpls^-St." Paul
Minn.
Mpls. and Suburban
Minneapolis
St. Paul & Suburban
Cities
Duluth-Superior
Minn.&Wis.
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+12
+ 1 '+22
+ 8
+21
+ 8
+15
+24
-12
+24
- 5
+15
±_8_
- -
+ 6
+ 5
+12
+ 3
+ 3
2
3
5
4
8
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+
+
+
1
5
9
6
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-
- l
0
5
4
3
7
- 2
- 9
- 4
H.8b
WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued)
Federal Reserve District
Area, and City
Dallas District
Metropolitan Areas
Dallas
El Paso
Fort Worth
Houston
San Antonio
Percentage change from corresponding
period a year ago
Week ending
Apr. 21*1 Apr. 141 Apr. 71Mar. 31
Kansas Citv District
Metropolitan Areas
Denver
Col.
Topeka
Kans.
Wichita
Kansas City
Mo.-Kans.
Downtown Kansas City Mo.
St. Joseph
"
Lincoln
Nebr.
"
Omaha
N.Mex.
Albuquerque
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
"
Tulsa
City
Joplin
Mo. ,
-
±J>
+10
±15
_6
+ 2
0
+11
+ 3
+ 9
+ 7
+18
+ 9
r+ 1
+18
+ 6
+ 6
+13
+13
+19
+ 8
+18
+13
+22
+13
+23
+15
-11
- 9
- 9
- 3
- 7
+17
+ 1
- 9
-10
- 5
-11
+12
+24
+ 4
+ 4
- 7
+14
+24
+ 2
+ 5
+19
+ 8
"
"
San Francisco District
Metropolitan Areas
Los Angeles-Long Beach Calif,
Downtown Los Angeles
Westside Los Angeles
Sacramento
San Diego
San Francisco-Oakland
San Francisco
Oakland
San Jose
Portland
Ore.
Salt Lake City
Utah
Seattle
Wash.
11
Spokane
Tacoma
"
+ 8
+ 3
2 mos,
1962
+ 2
+
+
-
z
1
4
1
2
2
5
- 2
1
- 4
+22
+ 4
+ 2
+15
+24
+ 8
+18
=JL
+ _8
+83
+ 8
+29
+41
- 5
+20
+17
+ 6
+19
+28
+20
+ 2
- 7
- 7
-3
-17
+ 6
0
+11
+12
+ 7
+11
+ 8
+16
- 8
+10
+ 6
+23
-24
+24
+29
- 3
- 6
+ 1
+12
+22
+13
+10
+11
+12
+15
+28
+24
+ 2
+22
+20
r+ 8
+71
+13
r+14
+15
+13
+19
r- 4
+ 8
+27
+23
+20
+24
-10
-16
- 2
- 6
- 2
-11
+ 8
+ 3
+ 6
+18
+26
+ 8
+ 5
+ 6
+17
+ 6
+ 7
+13
+13
+ 9
±12
Tex.
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+10
+37
+16
+24
+ 8
+ 1
+11
+19
+ 5
+40
+26
+14
+36
-10
- 9
- 8
- 9
+13
- 5
- 7
- 9
r—Revised
**Not available
*Interpretation of the weekly percentage changes during the Easter season is
affected by the shifting date of the holiday (this year, April 22 and last year,
April 2). Adjustment factors have been developed for this calendar irregularity.
For the week ending April 21, the factor is +14; this yields an "adjusted" year-toyear change for the United States of + 1 per cent.
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