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FEDERAL statistical RESERVE release . a. 8. b ~~ 1 'I FOR IMMEDIATE RELEAS August 13, 1-965; BI- WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS Areas and Cities Within .Federal Reserve Districts Boston District Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Quincy Lowell Providence Mass. ii it " R.I. Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based-on retail dollar amounts) .Week ending Aug; July 31 I "July 24 f July 17 - 7 - 7 - 8 - 1 -13 -11 - 2 New York District Metropolitan Areas New York-N.E. New Jersey N.Y.N.J. Newark N.J. New York N.Y. : II Rochester Syracuse - 7 + 1 - 8 - 2 Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas - Wilmington Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton Wilkes-Barre - 1 + 4 + 5 + 2 + 6 + 5 -10 " Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Lexington Akron Canton Cincinnati Cleveland Downtown Cleveland Columbus Springfield Toledo • Youngstown • Erie Pittsburgh Downtown Pittsburgh Wheeling Del. N.J. Pa. " " Ky. Ohio 11 " " " Pa. " M W.Va. + 4- + ; .+ + 9 9 9 7 2 0 + 2 + 2 +19 r- 1 +15 +47 +58 r+12 + 7 +46 r+ 8 + 6 . + 5 ' +11 + 6 - 1 + 6 0 - 1 +10 + 1 +15 + 4 - 1 + 9 - 6 * + 7 +21 + 7 + 6 r+ 7 + 3 0 r+ 7 +11 +19 +16 + 9 + 4 - 4 . * ' + 2 +11 - 6 . - 4 -11 -10 . + 1 " + + + + + + + 6 + 4 + 6 +25 +25 +17 +-1 +11 +24 +24 . + 6 +19 + 5 + 4 + 3 + 1 + 6 +18 + 7 , -13 0 + 5 - 2 +12 + + + + + + + + + + • + + 7 3 6 4 3 6 2 5 8. 9 9 1 1 7 7 7 9 7 1 6 : + 7 0 - 2 + 9 + .4 + 5 +14. + 6 + 9. . + 7 .+.7 . - +. 6. + 3 =,* H.8.b Page 2 # WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Cont.) Areas and Cities Within Federal Reserve Districts Richmond District Metropolitan Areas Washington Downfcown Washington Baltimore Downtown Baltimore Richmond Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Mobile Jacksonville : Miami Tampa-St. Petersburg Atlanta Augusta New Orleans Cities . Miami Downtown Central Atlanta D.C. •+ 3 4 "'+ 9 + 5 r+ 3 + 5 +10 + 7 + 8 + e +14 + 6 +14 +10 + 1 +12 r+19 +13 + 9 - 2 +13 + 9 + 5 + 6 +li +17 +11 Fla. Ga. + 8 + 1 r+ 5 r+ 6 + 3 + 3 +16 111. Ind.' , Mich. + 8 + 2 +19 + 7 + 3 +12 + 4 +18 + 7 + 4 + 4, • + 3 +15 - 3 - 1 411 +12 +22 + 6 +10 Md. Va. > + + Ala. " Fla. Ga. Wis. St. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis Ark. • Ky. > Mo. • Tenn.. Digitized + 4 + 4 + 7 + 7 +13 • • 7 1 3 2 4 Chicago District Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis' Detroit Grand Rapids Milwaukee '• Minneapolis District Metropolitan Areas Mpls.-St. Paul Mpls. and Suburban Minneapolis St. Paul & Suburban Cities Duluth-Superior for FRASER Percentage change from, corresponding period a year ago;. (Based on retail dollar amounts) Week ending Aug. 7 I July 31 | July 24 1 July 17 1965 +16 +12 ' +14 • + + 2 + • • +12 .. + • +24 ••+ • +14 = + + +17 - 1 ' Minn. " Minn.&Wis. + + '+ + 7 7 3 4 +16 + 2 • r+ 2 - 1 +12 +12 + 7 +11 + 5 • + l - l +12 +11 +11 +10 +13 + + + + +11 + 5 + 9 + 6 +15 + 1- l + 9 I + 6 | + 1 ! + 5 '• 0 .L + 5 + 7 - 2 +12 + 8 +15. : + 2 - 1 I j: 1 j ! ' ; + 9 • + 8: ' + 8 • + 1 7 7 7 9 1 1 1 3 1 '7 5 8 + 5 + i +15 + 1 + 3 + 6 + 6 0 -3 + 5 + 4- k | * | + 6 1 • j + 1 g H.8.b Page 3 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Cont.) Areas and Cities Within Federal Reserve Districts Kansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Wichita Kansas City Downtown Kansas City St. Joseph Lincoln Omaha Albuquerque Oklahoma City Tulsa City Joplin Dallas District Metropolitan Areas Dallas El Paso Houston San Antonio San Francisco District 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-Everett Spokane Tacoma + a - 1 - 5 ' • - 7 - 5 -11 0 + 2 - 3 + 3 r+ 7 +20 +24 . + 6 + 8 +15 ~- + 9 Mo. + 7 r- 7 - 7 + 5 Tex. + + + - 1 9 6 7 +14 + 1 +12 + 5 + 4 - 8 + 8 -10 + 1 +11 + 9 0 + 4 - 2 . 8 + 2 + 4 + 1 - 1 + 3 + 9 + 1 +10 0 + 5 -16 + 2 - 1 +12 r- 3 + 3 - 3 - 9 - 2 - 1 - 6 +11 r 0 + 3 r+22 + 6 + 5 + 7 +14 - 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 4 + 5 - 1 + 3 " Nebr. 1 N.Mex. Okla. " " " Calif. Ore. Utah Wash. " +.4 - 1 - 5 0 - +24 +12 + 6 + 5 + 6 - 5 + 5 +29 • + 4 +21 +11 - 2 - 1 -17 -14 + 2 +13 + 1 + 4 Colo. Kans. Mo. -Kans. Mo. " r--Revised *--Data not available Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Week ending 6 mos. Aug. 7 1 July 31 1 July 24 1 July 17 1965 0 +18 + 2 - 1 + 1 - 4 - 2 + 7 + 2 - 3 . + 5 +10 - 3 + 6 - 1 + 5 z - 1 0 + 1 - 1 + 5 - 5 + 1 +19 + 5 + 8 + 1 • + + + + 4 2 8 1 + 3 - 5 +14 - 2 + 2 + 3 - 2 - 6 + 4 + 4 + 3 + 5 + 6 +11
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