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oTGOW FEDERAL statistical H.8.D RESERVE \SZ release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 28, 1964 WSEKL: EKL^bEPAlIRTMENT STORE SALES ~ SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS Percentage change fron corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) 6 cos. Week ending 1964 Aug, 22 I Aug. 15 | Aug. 8 I Aug. Areas and Cities Within Federal Reserve Districts Boston Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Qviincy Lowell Providonce Mass* " " " " «« R.I. + 4 + 3 + 6 +14 -15 * - 4 +4 +• 1 + 8 +8 - 5 * - 7 +11 + 7 +16 +9 + 3 * 0 +. 3 1 + 6 + 6 -13 -13 +4 + 5 + 3 + 6 + 5 + 2 +4 + 7 New York District Metropolitan Areas New York-N.E. New Jersey N.Y. N. J. Newark N.J. Hew York N.Y. Rochester " 11 Syracuse + 7 +1 +9 +15 -13"" +8 +12 r 0 +3 + 8 + 1 1 +2 +9 r- 5 +2 +10 + 1 +13 + 1 - 3 + 8 + 3 + 2 Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas V/ilnington Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton Wilkes-Barre-Hazleton +22 +20 +11 +5 +18 -22 +18 r+25 -15 +5 + 8 +16 r 0 +4 r+29 +15 +9 +8 -16 +7 +9 +31 +16 0 +8 + 7 +5 - 4 +13 +10 + 8 + 7 +10 + 6 + 3 0 +12 -10 - 4 - 1 - 5 +2 - 8 -2 +13 +4 +3 0 +11 - 2 +10 + 7 r+ 6 +4 0 +6 r+9 +7 +9 r 0 +10 +7 - 2 +15 +7 +10 +3 +5 +3 +4 +36 +1 + 6 +17 +10 +3 + 4 + 1 + 9 +12 + 8 +14 +10 +8 - 5 +4 +5 + 9 +12 +5 -17 +12 Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Lexington Akron Canton Cincinnati Cleveland Downtown Cleveland Columbus Springfield Toledo Youngs town Erie Pittsburgh Downtown Pittsburgh V/heeling FRASER Digitized for Del. N.J. Fa. 11 " " " Ky. Ohio " " " " 11 " " " Pa. " " W. Va, + 8 + 3 + 9 + 7 +10 + 9 + + + + + 3 7 7 7 9 7 + 8 + 3 2 H.e.b Page 2 17E'3KLY DEPARTI*f3NT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIJS AND AREAS (Continued) Areas and Cities Within Federal Reserve Districts Richnond District Metropolitan Areas Washington B.C. Downtown Washington 11 Baltimore Md'» Downtown Baltimore " Richmond Va. Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Mobile. Jacksonville Miami 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 Percentage change from corresponding •w period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Week ending Aug. 21 I Aug. 15 I Auft. 8 I Aug; 1 + 5 + 4 + 8 +11 +12 +11 + 7 + 8 +12 +11 + 5 + 1 +12 +13 +13 +10 + 5 + 5 +10 +13 +14 +12 +15 La. + 8 +12 + 8 +16 r+12 + 2 +11 +14 r- 1 +12 +10 + 6 • 3 + 8 +10 +17 + 5 +16 +13 +14 + + + + + Fla, Ga. + 3 +12 + 2 +14 + 4 +16 - 4 + 1 +25 + 4 + 5 +10 + 6 +13 + 1 + 8 +19 + 8 + 5 + 7 + 6 0 0 + 8 +12 + 2 0 + 5 + 6 ~ 9 +13 + 7 + 2 +27 Ala. Fla. Ga. 111. Ind. Mich. + 7 * 1 +16 wis. + 2 Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. + + + 9 1 2 9 Minneapolis District Metropolitan Areas Mpls. -St, Paul +10 Minn. Mpls. and Suburban +12 Minneapolis + 9 St. Paul & Suburban + 7 Cities luluth-Superior Minn.&Wis,+ 4 . + 2 + 4 r+ 8 + 6 r+ 9 +10 r+ 7 +11 7 7 1 7 7 5 3 7 - 2 + 3 an H.Stb Page 3 V/EfiKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECT.® CITIES Ai-TD AREAS (Continued). Federal Reserve Districts f 1 Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago fBased on retail dollar amounts) Week ending I Aug. 1 Aug. 22 | Areas and Cities Within 6 nos. 1964 Kansas City District Metropolitan Areas Col. Denver Wichita Kans. Kansas City Mo.-Kans. Downtown Kansas City Mo. St. Joseph Lincoln Kebr. Omaha N. Hex. Albuquerque Okla. Oklahoma City Tulsa City Mo. Joplin + 9 +18 + 7 - 2 + 7 +14 + 7 + 5 + 1 + 5 +-4 + 2 r+17 + 4 + 5 r+16 r+ 9 +12 + 5 +12 + 5 + 9 +10 + 1 +18 r+20 r+ 8 +11 - 1 +13 .+ 4 +21 +16 - 1 + 8 + 3 - 7 + 2 + 1 + 2 + + + + + + + + + - 4 +12 +10 + 7 + 7 Dallas District Metropolitan Areas Dallas El Paso Houston San Antonio +11 + 9 +16 +14 + 6 + 2 +14 + 7 +10 + 1 +13 + 6 + 8 + 4 + 6 +12 +10 + 9 +16 +10 + 8 + 2 +19 + 7 + 5 + 5 + 2 + 5 + 5 + 6 + 5 + 1 + 2 + 9 +14 + 5 +30 r+12 r+ 2 + 5 + 3 - 1 + 4 + 6 r- 7 - 4 +11 r+26 >13 - 2 +36 +10 + 7 + 9 + 7 0 + 8 + 8 - 4 + 4 + 5 +43 + 7 - 3 + 4 +13 + 4 + 2 - 3 - 2 + 9 + 5 - 1 + 4 + 7 -16 +11 0 + 4 +16 +10 + 6 + 4 - 1 + 8 . + 4 + 4 - 1 + 1 0 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 Tacona r—Revised *—Data not available Tex. it " - Calif. Ore. , Utah Wash. " 7 7 6 2 2 7 5 5 4 6