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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

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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

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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

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