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F E statistical D E R A L R E S E R V E release H.8.b . FOR I Ji'lEDIATE RELEASE ) p J April 30, 1965. WEEKLY DEPART: T^NT- STORE 'SALESSELECTED CITIES AND AREAS Percentage change fror.i corresponding period a year a^o .(Based on retail dollar anounts) 2 TICS. ^feolc ending Apr. 24-jApr. 17 (Apr. 10jApr. 3 1965 Areas and Cities Within Federal Reserve Districts Boston District Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Quincy Lowell Providence - 1 - 1 - 1 - 3 - 5 -18 1 +29 +20 +37 +14 +14 +26 +35 +29 +28 +29 +15 +10 +16 + 3 +11 + 8 +15 +18 - 3 -16 +1 I ! + 2 - 1 1 i 1 1 + - 0 -13 + 1 + .9 +20 +21 - 2 +16 r+17 r+ 4 +23 + 4 +20.. +25. +10 +20 +17 +16 +18 +16 » ! ! i ! + 3 - 5 + 2 +3 + 3 Del. Ni J. Pa. +12 - 5 -19 -14 + 3 +10 0 r+13 +15 r+33 +12 +18 +22 +25 +30 +32 +21 +31 + 8 +21 +44 .+ 8 +27 0 +27 +41 + 2 ' + 4 +14 +20 i +10 +10 + 3 + 4 +23 Ky. Ohio +28 0 0 + 8 +20 + 6 +19 +25. - 2 ' +28 - 6 +33 +11 +13 +22 + 4 . +4 +27 +30 r- 4 +37 +20 0 +19 + 8 + 5 +23 +14 - 5 - tl3 +36 1+15- 7 +14 +26 -19 -18 +18 + 3 +12 +50 +31 ilass. R.I. +> 6 4 6 2 Now York District Noxr York-N.E. New Jersey Newark Nov York Rochester Syracuse Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas Wilmington Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia. Reading Scranton Wilkes-Barre-Hazleton Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Lexington Akron Canton Cincinnati Cleveland Downtown Cleveland Colunbus Springfield Toledo Youngstown Eric. Pittsburgh Downtown Pittsburgh. Digitized for Wheeling FRASER N.Y.N.J. N.J. TT.Y. " 11 11 'I 11 » « Pa. " 11 W.Va. +28 +12 0 +28 +16 +12 +2'9 +22 +30' +14 + 8 +29 +23 +45 ' + 4 + 2 + 2 - 2 - 1 \ - 5 \+ 2 + 2 - 2 + 7 + 7 - 1 - 2 +10 H.8.b - Page 2 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Cont.) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on r e t a i l dollar amounts) 2 mos. Week ending Apr. £4-1 Apr. U?lApr..lD|Apr.. 3 1965.. . Areas and Cities Within Federal Reserve Districts Richmond District Metropolitan Areas Washington.. Downtown Washington : Baltimore Dovmtoxm Baltimore Richmond D.C. Md. Va. +33 +25 +35 r+24 +30 +23 +19 +26 +16 +38 +11 +12 +26 +27 +35 + 8 0 + 2 - 2 + 2 0 +22 - 3 +22 •+ 5 +25 + 2 • r+19 + 8 +11 -26 r+44 +21 r+32 • - 7 +36 +28 +34 +10 +12 +12 +46 +45 +48 +14 +19 +20 + 9 + 9 +27 +12 +38 + + + •+ + + +26 +31 0 +15 + 1 -5 +21 +12 +27 ;+13 +23 +19 +10 +35 + 5 + 8 + + + 2 5 8 3 1 - 9 +18 +22 + 6 + - 3 6 3 5 + + + - + 3 0 + - 3 1 3 7 2 Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Mobile Jacksonville . Miami Tanpa-St. Petersburg Atlanta Augusta New Orleans Cities Miami Downtown Central Atlanta Fla> Ga. - 1 • r+15 -30 r+25 Chicago District Metropolitan Area's" Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Grand Rapids Milwaukee 111. Ind. Mich. ii Wis. 0 - -5 +13 + 9 +20 +17 +20 +10 + 6 St. Louis District Metropolitan Areas L i ttl e Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. 0 + 8 +11 +10 -16 + 5 +17 +2a + 7 +24 +13 r+24- Minn. + + + + 7 8 6 4 +25 +25 +23 +24 +21 +24 +24 +15 Minn&Wis. +12 +20 r+ 7 Minneapolis District Metropolitan Areas Kpls.-St. Paul Mpls. and Suburban Minneapolis • St. Paul & Suburban Cities Duluth-Superior Ala. Fla. Ga. La. * • 3 1 2 5 1 4 . 3. 8 3 5 9 2 +10 - 7 - 1 I % L> H.8.b . Page 3 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Cont.) Percentage change from corresponding period a year (Based on r e t a i l dollar amounts) Week ending 2 nos. Apr. 24'I Apr. 1? | Apr. 101 Apr. 3: 1965 Areas and Cities Within Federal Reserve Districts Kansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Wichita Kansas City Downtown Kansas City St. Joseph Lincoln Onaha Albuquerque Oklahoma City Tulsa City Joplin Dallas District Metropolitan Areas Dallas El Paso Houston San Antonio San Francisco District Metropolitan Areas Los Angelas-Long Beach Downtown Los Angeles Westside Los Angeles Sacrononto San Diego San Francisco-Oakland San Francisco Oakland San Jose Portland Salt Lake City Seattle-Everett Spokane Tacona r—Revised *—Data not available - 9 +10 + 4 + 7 -22 - 1 +12 +22 + 4 +19 + 9 +16 +14 +12 +27 r" 0 r+18 +18 r+26 +19 + 7 +24 +11 +10 +32 +30 +27 +33 Col. Kans. Mo-Kans. Ho. " Nobr. N.Hex. Okla, Mo. Tex. " + 5 - 9 + 7 +13 +12 +15 V +19 +14 +16 +29 +20 +33 +38 +15 +40 +11 + 7 +20 •' - 3 + 4 • 0 + 8 i 0 +12 1 — 3 +13 ' j - 3 + 7 i - 7 +16 j 0 +32 i +20 +24 ! 0 } ! j +16 + 9 + 9 +15 - 5 - 7 1 i j1 + 5 +4 + 2 0 +8 + 2 1 Calif. 11 11 11 11 11 Ore. Utah Wash. 11 " +19 +12 +22 - 5 +18 - 2 - 7 - 4 + 2 + 3 + 5 + 3 +31 + 4 + 7 r+10 +23 ' r+ 7 + 5 -23 -22 -34 -10 -14 - 5 +16 + 9 - 9 +11 • - 8 - y +12 + 9 -ii r+14 + 9 + 4 r+16 - 8 +17 + 6 + 7 0 - 9 +18 + 3 + 3 - + + 6 + 1 2 j I + 5 j +12 | - 1 ; +10 + 6 + 3 ! + 9 :: 5 +14 - 3 + 2 + 5 + 3 + 3 + 5 + 6 + 8 + 7 +12 -