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FEDERAL statistical >f<4LREfVH.8.b, V 2 RESERVE release — V _ s — - O - 5^<k-9-»-<=> J %: ' I FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AV-S ] («. % S 4 | August 7, 1964 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS Areas and Cities Within [ - Federal Reserve Districts Percentage change from corresponding " ^'•--'period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Week ending Aug. 1 | Julv 25 1 July 18 1 July 11 Boston District Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Bostbn Cambridge Quincy Lowell Providence R. I* New York District Metropolitan Areas New York-N.E. New Jersey Newark New York Rochester Syracuse N.Y. Nflj.+lO N.J. 0 N.Y. +13 " 0 - 3 " +18 +16 +14 r+ 5 r+ 5 Del. N.J. Pa. +30 +16 0 + 8 + 7 + 5 - 4 rf 26 +10 r+10 r+16 +44 +17 + 5 + 1 + 9 +12 + 7 +14 +10 + 8 - 5 + 4 + 5 + 9 +12 + 5 -17 r+ 1 + 6 - 5 r+ 5 +11 - 8 + 6 +19 + 7 + 8 + 7 + 8 + 1 - 3 Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas Wilmington Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton Wilkes-Barre-Hazleton Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Lexington Akron Canton Cincinnati Cleveland Downtown Cleveland Columbus Springfiild Toledo Youngstown Erie Pittsburgh Downtown Pittsburgh Wheeling Mass. " " Ky. Ohio " " " u " Pa. W.Va. + 3 - 1 + 6 + 6 -13 -13 + 4 +16 + 9 +25 +27 +23 r+ 7 +16 6 mos. 1964 +15 +13 +17 + 5 + 7 +15 +24 + + + + + + + 5 .3 6 5 2 4 7 +11 +11 +11 r+ 9 r+ 7 +14 +14 +12 r- 3 r+11 + + + + + -8 3 8 3 2 +16 +10 +25 r+ 3 + 2 +13 + 7 + 7 + 9 +21 + 8 +21 +17 +21 +13 +10 + 8 + 7 +10 + 6 + 3 + 6 + 6 -37 -20 +13 +16 + 2 +12 +27 +13 +34 + 4 + 9 + 3 + 7 +12 + 9 + 7 +10 + 9 - 3 + 7 + 7 + 7 + 9 + 7 + 8 + 3 + 2 + 5 + 4 + 5 + 6 - 4 +14 + 5 +112? +61 + 8 +12 - 1 + 6 +13 + 6 r- 6 + 6 + 8 + 4 + 4 * H. 8. b Page 2 I WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Areas arid Cities Within Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Week ending Aug. 1 | July 25 I July 18 I July 11 , Federal Reserve Districts Richmond District Metropolitan Areas Washington Downtown 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. Md. Va. . +10 + 5 +5 +10 +13 + + + + + 7 6 8 8 3 +12 +10 + 6 + 5 + 5 1964 +12 + 2 +12 + 8 + 7 - Ala. La. + + + + + Fla. Ga. +16 - 4 - 1 * +12 + 4 + 3 +19 111. Ind. Mich. +25 + 9 +20 0 +15 +16 + 6 +16 + 8. - 1 +16 +11 + 7 + 1 +17 ' +14 +15 : + 8 +15 + 5 + 3 +14 r+13 + 2 +11 +11 + 7 +11 +22 + 7 +13 + 7 +10 +10 + 8 + 6 + 8 +^1 + 6 + 1 +16 +12 + 3 +26 +16 . +11 . + 7 +28 +11 + 8 +20 + 7 - 1 +15 + 5 Fla. Ga. 7 " 7 1 7 7 5 3 7 Chicago District Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Grand Rapids Milwaukee Wis. +15 + 6 +19 + 8 + 5 St. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. - 2 + 9 +12 + 2 Minneapolis District Metropolitan Areas Mpls.-St. Paul. Minn. ,r Mpls. and Suburban v Minneapolis " St. Paul & Suburban Cities Duluth-Superior Minn, . & Wis. r+ 9 r+ 5 + 7 + 6 +10 > +13 + 7 + 2 .. +27' + 2 + + + + 9 5 9 3 4 + 6 + 4 +17 + 1 +12 + 5 +13 + 8 + 3 - 3 +13 +18 + 8 +10 +27 + 4 +21 + 5 + 2 +20 +12 + 7 +11 + 9 ' + 8 + 8 - + 4 Zf - H.8.b page 3 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Week ending AUK. 1 1 July 25 1 July 18 1 July 11 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 Ctiy Tulsa City Joplin Col. Kans. Mo. -Kans. Mo. San Francisco District Metropolitan Areas Los Angeles-Long Beach Downtown Los Angeles Westside Los Apgeles Sacramento San Diego San Francisco-Oakland San Francisco Oakland San Jose Portland Salt Lake City Seattle-Everett Spokane Tacoma * — D a t a not available + 4 +21 +16 - 2 + 8 + 3 - 7 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 6 +12 +14 r+ 3 +12 + 5 r+ 9 + 2 0 +12 - + 3 + 3 +11 + 1 0 +10 + 2 + 2 + 9 +12 +12 +24 +13 +14 +19 +25 +26 +19 +14 +31 + + + + + + + + + Mo. + 7 r+18 + 4 +11 + 7 Tex. + 8 + 4 + 6 +12 + 6 +15 +27 +10 + 3 + 4 + 7 +12 +26 +16 +17 +31 +10 + 9 +16 +10 Calif. + 7 - 2 + 4 +13 + 4 + 2 - 3 - 2 + 9 + 5 + 6 - 6 r 0 +16 + 8 +10 t 6 r+ 5 +14 + 6 r- 5 + 4 - 2 r+16 +15 +11 +10 +14 +10 + 1 - 2 - 5 + 5 - 3 + 5 - 5 +12 +16 +14 + 6 + 8 +10 +18 +13 + 9 + 5 +13 +10 +13 + 4 +11 +28 +11 0 + 4 +16 +10 + 6 + 4 - 1 + 8 + 4 + 4 - 1 + 1 0 Nebr. '• N.Mex. Okla. Dallas District Metropolitan Areas Dallas El Paso Houston San Antonio • K " Ore. Utah Wash. • 1964 " ,/ + 4 + 7 -15 7 7 6 2 2 7 5 5 4 6