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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

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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

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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