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FEDERAL RESERVE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 7 ( ^ 3 August 23, 1963 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT- STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS ' Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Week-ending• Aug. 171Aug. 10IAug. 3lJuly"27 Federal Reserve District Area, and" City UNITED STATES ±_2 ±J> Boston District Metropolitan Areas " Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston . Cambridge Quincy Lowell New York District Metropolitan Areas .Buffalo ,'New York-N.E. New Jersey Newark New York ,Rochester ; Syracuse Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas Wilmington Trenton Lancaster i Philadelphia : Reading : Scranton : Wilkes-Barre-Hazelton ±11 ±A Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Lexington • Akron Canton Cincinnati Cleveland Downtown Cleveland Columbus . Springfield Toledo Youngstown Erie Pittsburgh Downtown Pittsburgh Wheeling Mass. + 8 + 5 +11 + 1 +11 + 9 ±_9 N.Y. N.Y. M.J. N.-J. N.Y. Del. N.J. Pa. .Ohio : 4. 8 1 2 3 0 ±_i 1-2 + 4 - 1 - 2 +11 + 1 0 - 8 .±Jt +13 +11 + 5 + 3 +19 + 4 + 3 + 6 + 4 - 4. 0 + 2 r- 4 +16 + 7 0 0 + 2 +12 + + r+ + + r+ -19 +23 + 4 0 +11 + 2 + 8 r-12 r+ 1 +11 0 + 8 + 4 r- 3 +13 - 3 + 2 +10 + 1 +10 -Li + 5 + 5 0 4 2 2 9 4 4 +20 + 6 + 3 + 4 +10 - 6 + 8 + 8 + + + + + - 2 - 2 + 7 + 4 + 4 3 5 5 2 6 9 ±1 - 2 ' + 2 + 9 - 5 0 + 2 + 1 - 2 0 - 1 - 3 - 7 +12. +15 + 8 + 5 + 1 +12 +11 + 1 + 7 +13 V.Va. + + + + r r+ 4 ±1 +12 - 2 r+ 4 r- 8 + 7 + 8 r+ 6 r+ 4 r- 3 + 6 + 7 +18 +10 + 2 0 - 3 + 3 0 + 6 - 4, -10 - 2 - 5 - 4 H.8b Page 2 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AMD AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago XBased on retail dollar"amounts) 1 6 mos. Week ending Aug. 171Aug. 101 Aug. 31 July 27 1963 Federal Reserve - District • Area, and City Richmond District •Metropolitan Areas Washington . 3 Downtown Washington Baltimore Downtown Baltimore Richmond Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Mobile Jacksonville ' Mi ami Tampa-St. Petersburg Atlanta Augusta New Orleans Cities Miami Downtown Central Atlanta Chicago District Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Grand Rapids Milwaukee St. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock . Louisville St.. Louis Memphis Md. Va. + 1 .. ± 4 + 4 5 4 4 5 3 + 3 + 1 + 3 - l -11 ..+.. 6.. . + 1 + 4 ' + 3 - 4 + + + + +12 r+ 5 . r+ + r+ + r- 0 + 1 +18 ' r+18 +22 +10: +13 + 5 8. 1 3 2 2 + 7 + 7 - 9 +13 + 5 + I + 6 + 3 - 1 + 5 - 7 - 3 . +26 + 5 +22 -+ 3 - 1 + 8 - 4 + 4 +12 + 8 + 7 + 6 + 4 + 9 Ga-. • ii. La. - 9 + 4 +19 +13 +23 +11 + 5 + 6 Fla. Ga. - 3 + 4 - 4 + 7 -12 0 - 5 + 1 - 6 + 1 +12 +10 + 5 + 5 + 3 +18 + 7 +14 + 8 + 9 +12 - 3 + 8 + 6- + 5 0 + 9 + 2 + 1. + 6 - 1 • + 6. +12 - 2 + + + - + 1 + 3 +V + 2 +12 - 3 0 +10 r+ 4 0 - 2 +10 + 7 + 4 + 2 +i4:.. + i , .- 1 ' -1 + + + + + 6 " + 7 + 2 Fla. "Wis. • + 7 0 + 5 + 4 - 1 r +10 Ala, Ill, Ind. Mich. Minneapolis District Metropolitan Areas Mpls.-St. Paul Mpls. and Suburban Minneapolis St. Paul & Suburban Cities ^ Dulut'h-Superior ±Jt D.C. Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn, Minn. it " ±_2 + 8' + 7 + 5 + 1 +10 + 8 + 6 + 1 +13 r+ r+ + + + 7 + 3 r+ 3 7 9 5 2 • + 1' ;• + 4 + + .4 ; ' + l • Minn.&Wis. 3 4 4 1 0 + 1 5 -T3 9 3 3 5 + 3 + 6 - 3 - 4 H.8b Page 3 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percenta,ge change from corresponding ^ period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Week ending 1963 Aug. 171 Aug. 101Aug. 31 July 27 Federal Reserve District Area, and CityKansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka Wichita Kansas City Downtown Kansas City St. Joseph Lincoln Omaha Albuquerque Oklahoma City Tulsa City J oplin Dallas District Metropolitan Areas Dallas El Paso Houston San Antonio San Francisco District Metropolitan Areas Los Angeles-Long Beach Downtown Los Angeles VJestside Los Angeles Sacramento San Diego Sda Francisco-Oakland San Francisco Oakland San Jose Portland Salt Lake City Seattle Spokane Tacoma r—Revised ±A + 2 ±1 r + J +14 - 6 + 1 + 3 - 3 -16 - 1 + 1 + 4 + 2 - 1 + + + + + + + + - 8 1 7 6 2 5 3 7 9 1 9 + 3 - 5 -10 + 3 - 4 - 1 + 5 + 1 + 6 + 6 + 6 + 8 - 5 - 1 + 9 -10 - 1 + 4 + 2 +14 +10 + 4 + 4 - 2 0 + 7 - 6 - 1 + 3 + 2 + 7 + 4 + 6 Mo. - 5 + 4 + 2 + 3 + 2 ±Jt ±J ±j£ ±_Z — Tex. + + + + + 7 + 6 +11 - 3 + + - Col. Kans. Mo.-Kans. Mo. " Nebr, Nebr, N.Mex, Okla. " " " Calif. » " " " " ii ^Ore, Utah Wash. " 3 5 4 6 1 3 8 7 + 9 + 9 + 1 0 + 3 0 + 5 + 6 ±J. Ut ±_1 ±J + 2 + 2 + 2 - 2 +10 + 1 + 9 + 1 + 3 + 2 - 4 + 2 - 7 + 9 0 + 7 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 9 +12 + 4 + 1 + 5 - 4 - 1 -20 - 5 - 9 + 6 - 5 r+ 6 + 4 + 3 + 7 - 3 + 3 r+ 4 + 3 r+ 3 -15 - 1 r-15 + + + + + + - + + 6 2 7 6 3 2 6 3 3 9 1 8 3 .5 *Not available + + + + + + + + - 7 2 1 6 4 5 1 2 4 3 3 8 1 2
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