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FEDERAL statistical RESERVE release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE • August 4 , 1961. WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SATiSS - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS . Percentage change from corresponding p e r i o d a y e a r ago (Based on r e t a i l d o l l a r amounts) Week ending Jan.-June F e d e r a l Reserve D i s t r i c t , Area, and C i t y UNITED STATES Boston D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Quincy Lowell City Springfield Mass. New York D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas N.Y. Buffalo New York-N.E. New J e r s e y " N . Y . - N . J . N.J. Newark N.Y. New York 11 Rochester .1 . Syracuse Philadelphia D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Del. Wilmington N.J. Trenton Pa. Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton Wilkes-Barre—Hazleton Cleveland D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Lexington Akron Canton Cincinnati Cleveland Downtown Cleveland . Columbus Springfield Toledo Youngstown Erie Pittsburgh Downtown P i t t s b u r g h for FRASER Wheeling Digitized Ky. Ohio Pa. W.Va. ±js ±_3 ±-2 ±_8 +10 + 5 0 +13 0 + 1 - 1 +10 + 3 +19 -17 +12 + 8 +14 + 4 +27 +16 +14 - 6 + 8 + 3 + 6 +J, + 4 0 1 5 0 1 1 +10 + 4 - 5 - 1 - 2 + 2 . +1 - 2 - 3 0 0 - 6 - 3 - 5 + 1 0 + 5 + 1 + 7 + 3 + 8 + + ..." - 6 - 4 - 6 + 7 - 3 - 7 .+ 1 + 1 +• 3 -10 - 5 - 1 - 6 - 5 +27 +34 +30 + 7 .-1 - 8 + 6 + 4 +10 - 8 + 4 + 3 - 3 0 + 2 ±1 ±3. + 8 + 1 +18 +12 - 1 r- 7 + 9 0 +22 - 4 +14 + 5 + 9 - 1 r+1 z ±_2 + + + + + + 2 8 1 3 3 6 0 r+1 r- 5 r- 2 + 5 - 5 r+JL ±_6 +22 . -20 - 3 '— + 1 +12 - - 8 + 2 r+ 4 - 1 -13 - 6 0 + 1 + 2 +10 + 6 - 9 + 6 + 5 + 3 - 2 - 4 + 6 0 + 2 + 2 + 1 ±_3 -16 -23 -17 +11 + 3 - 1 + 3 + 5 r+ 4 r+ 7 r 0 r- 1 r- 5 +14 + 1 ±1 +14 - 3 - 3 + 9 + 3 - 4 + 6 - 1 + 8 - 6 - 1 - 7 -13 -10 0 + 3 + 5 + 9 + 4 - 1 - 1 + 2 - 4 -10 + 9 + 1 - 5 - 6 H.8b Page 2 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AMD AREAS . (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding p e r i o d a y e a r ago (Based on r e t a i l d o l l a r amounts) Jan.-June ( • Week ending 1961 iJuly 81 J u l y 151July 22 [ J u l y 29 Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t , Area, and City Richmond D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Washington Downtown Washington •Baltimore Downtown Baltimore Richmond " vtl^nta D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas • Birmingham • Mobile . ' Jacksonville Miami Tampa-St. P e t e r s b u r g .Atlanta . Augusta Colur.bus New Orleans Cities Miami-Downtown Central Atlanta iit + 4 — 4 0 0 •. + 2 + 7 - 3 + 4 + 1 -14 '+ 3 - 2 + 3 •+ 1 +13 __0 ±Jt +1 r+J ±Jk - 2 - 4 + 4 + + + + 6 + 7 + 6 + 6 +10 + 5 - 5 - 1 - 6 -.7 + 2 + 2 Va. Ala. La. - 2 0 + 6 + 6 - 2 - 3 + 2 - 1 - 1 + + + + + -+ - 0 4 6 6 6 9 1 6 5 - 8 - 9 + 1 3 1 3 2 r- 8 r+13 - 5, - 7 + 2 Fla. - Ga. - 7 - 7 + 5 + 6 + 1 - 7 r+11 ±J± ±_2 + 5 + 4 + 1 0 - 2 - 5 Fla. n = 11 Ga. " " S t . Louis D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas L i t t l e Rock Louisville S t . Louis Memphis Ark, Ky. Mo. Tenn. ±_2 + 9 + 3 + 9 +10 - 1 Md, -Wis. Minnmano]is D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Mpls.-~St. Paul Mpls. and Suburbs Minneapolis • S t . Paul • Cities Duluth-Superior ±_2 + 3 - 3 0 - 3 - 1 D.C. Chicago D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit ; Grand Rapids Milwaukee • + 8 111. + 1 Ind. Mich. Minn. - 2 - 3 - 7 - 4 - 6 • + 5 -10 + 4 r_2 ±_2 0 - 3 + 1 - 1 -11 +11 + 1 - 9 - 2 - 6 - 2 - 5 +39 - 3 - 8 . + - 4 9 4 6 5 0 + + - 3 5 5 5 4 •-J2 - 2 +1? - 6 - 2 - 9 +32 - 5 - 9 -o. 2 ±_S + 1 0 - 1 - 7 + 2 + - 1 - 1 + 5 + 7 + 3 0 1 4 4 - 6 - 6 -12 - 6 - + .5 + 3 + 6 - 6' + Minn. & Wis. + 3 2 • 2 ?f6? H.8b " • ' Page 3 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding p e r i o d a y e a r ago (Based on r e t a i l d o l l a r amounts) Week ending Jan.-June 1 1961 Uulv 81 J u l y 151 J u l y 221 J u l y 29 F e d e r a l Reserve D i s t r i c t , Area, and C i t y Kansas City D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Denver Topeka Wichita Kansas C i t y Downtown Kansas C i t y S t . Joseph Lincoln Omaha Albuquerque .Oklahoma C i t y Tulsa City Joplin Dallas D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Dallas El Paso F o r t Worth Houston San Antonio San F r a n c i s c o D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Los Angeles-Long Beach Downtown Los Angeles Westside Los Angeles Sacramento San Diego San Francisco-Oakland San F r a n c i s c o Oakland San Jose Portland S a l t Lake C i t y Seattle Spokane Tacoma r—Revised. + 4 Col. Kans. 11 Mo.-Kans. Mo. Nebr.N.Mex. Okla. " +_2 + 6 * +10 +17 + 3 - 1 - 3 + 1 " + 7 + 5 - 3 + 6 + 5 +18 ' +2] ' +21 . +23 +16 +20 -10 - 8 ^ + 9 - 3 +10 Mo. Tex. + + 1 7 3 1 1 Ore, Utah Wash. " - 1 - 7 - 1 + 9 + 8 + 2 - 2 + 7 + 5 + 1 --.2 + 1 + 2 0 - 1 ±_1 +10 -10 0 - 5 - 3 - 2 + 7 +20 +25 -13 -13 + 5 0 -10 - 8 - 1 + 7 +15 r+12 +11 -14 -13 + 8 - 1 + 6 - 6 - 7 - 6 +18 +16 +13 -15 -10 +13 + 7 + 2 4 5 1 1 1 -10 - 4 - 7 + 7 + 2 + + ±_2 r+_6 + 9 +13 . + 4 +21 +11 +10 r+ 6 +17 + 7 + 5 + 7 + 9 +17 - 5 +14 +72 - 1 + 2 +15 + 3 + 8 -10 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 7 + 8 + 1 + 2 + 1 + + + + + + - 3 3 4 1 3 +_1 Calif. i-i + 5 - l + 1 + 8 +15 + 7 + 6 + 8 + 9 + 4 + 3 - + 9 - 6 *Not a v a i l a b l e . r 4 1 9 2 5 0 - . 7 -29 ' + 9 - 1 +12 + 3 0 + 1 - 1 + 5 + 5 + 7 + 5 + 1 '
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