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FEDERAL RESERVE statistical H.8.b dfaue / - Jc*£eo - dJujiliyFOR IMMEDIATE RE^MSE December 10, 1965. ? DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS Percentage change from corresponding period a year hgo (Rased-on retail.dollar amounts) — ;• 10 mos. Week ending 1965 Dec. 4 |Nov.27 (Nov. 20 (Nov. 13 Areas and Cities Within Federal Reserve Districts Boston District Metropolitan Areas Bbston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Quincy Lowell Providence New York District Metropolitan Areas New York-N.E. New Jersey Newark New York Rochester Syracuse Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas Wilmington Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton Wilkes-Barre Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Lexington Akron Canton Cincinnati Cleveland Downtown Cleveland Columbus Springfield Toledo Youngstown • Erie Pittsburgh Downtown Pittsburgh + 9 . + 4 +14 + 3 - 5 + 9 + 3 0 - 1 0 + 3 - 9 +14 +10 + 3 + 4 + 2 + 4 - 5 -14 + 3 + + + + + + 2 - 2 r- 1 + 3 +11 + 7 + 5 + 7 + 3 +14 + 3 + 8 - 3 : + 3 +20 + 5 - 2 Del. N.J. . Pa. + 4 r- 3 +10 ; ; + 2 +12 : + 7 ,r+ 2 + 5; +11 + 1 + 6 r+ 5 + 4" - 2 " + 4. +13 +12 +11 +11 +13 + 8 Ky. Ohio - 1 +17 - 1 Mass. " " " " R.I. N.Y.N.J. + + + + ;n.j. N.Y. " n " " " 11 " " Pa. " + 4 3 2 9 8 6 + 4 - 2 + 5 + 5 +27 + 5 - 5 + 5. - 8 - 4 - 6 - 3 - 8 -11 - 6 - 6 + 6 +18 . - 8 r+ 5 + 1 - 4 + 2 + 6 + 5 + 2 r- 5 + 5 -11 + 9 +16 . . t 4 +15 +12 + 9 +10 +15 + 5 3 i 2 5 4 3 4 3 + 7 +11 + + + + + ;+ + 8 5 6 4 4 4 5 + 4 0. +16 . + 7 + 2 - 1 - 1 + 5 0 + 4 + 2 + 3 +12 - 5 . + 7 - 1 + 3 ' + 4 . + 5 +13 . + 7 + 9 +11 + 5 , +17 + 3 . . 0 + 7 + 6 + 6 - 3 +14 + 6 >13 f 0 - 3 - 1 <, H.8.b Page 2 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Cont.) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Week ending 10 mos. Dec. 4| Nov. 271 Nov. 201 Nov. 12 \ 1965 Areas and Cities Within Federal Reserve Districts Richmond District Metropolitan Areas v Washington Downtown Washington Baltimore Downtown Baltimore Richmond Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Mobile Jacksonville Miami Tampa-St. Petersburg Atlanta Augusta New Orleans Cities Miami Dowittown Central Atlanta D.C. Md. Va. Ala. it Fla. * + 2 + 2 '+ 5 - 2 +11 + 8 +14 + 9 + 2 + 7 0 + 5 + 5 0 + 6 0 . + 6 - 3 4- 2 + 8 r+11 + 9 . +14 +14 +20 + 3 +13 +14 +20 + 8 +10 +17 +32 + 2 + 5 + 9 + 5 + 6 +15 +21 +41 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 4 + 4 + 9 + 8 +12 r r+ r+ 0 8 3 1 6 ' - La. Fla. Ga. - 6 r+.7 0 +15 - 1 + 2 + 3 + 2 0 +15 + 9 +16 + 4 + 2 +.3 * 5 +10 - 2 - 3 +12 +19 +14 + 8 + 5 +16 +19 +17 +19 + 8 + 7 + 4 +15 + 3 + 3 - 2 0 r- 4 -10 + + - 4 1 1 5 + 5 - 1 + 8 0 + 5 + 6 0 - 1 + 2 4 5 1 0 - 1 - 1 + 3 +12 +12 + 8 +12 r-12 - 6 +20 Ga. Wis. St. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville St. Louis . Memphis Ark. Ky. 'Mo. Tenn. 1 6 2 1 6 + 1 + 7 +23 +23 Chicago District Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis - Detroit Grand Rapids Milwaukee • Minneapolis District Metropolitan Areas Mpls.-St. Paul Mpls. and Suburban Minneapolis St. Paul & Suburban Cities Duluth-Superior + + 111. Ind. Mich. Minn. ii 11 " * + + + - 8 2 6 5 0 - 1 - 1 + 2 Minn.&Wis. + 3 f ; + 5 + 5 .* + 5 + 3 2_Srz_ H. 8. b Page 3 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Cont.) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ego (Based on retail dollar amounts Week ending 10 mos. Dec. 4 iNov. 27 |Nov. 20 INov. 13 1965 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 City Tulsa Cities Joplin Dallas District Metropolitan Areas Dallas El Paso . Houston San Antonio 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 Tacoma r--Revised *--Data not available Colo. Kans. Mo.-Kans. Mo. - 2 0 6 8 6 5 3 3 5 3 0 0 0 -4 -10 -16 r- 2 - 1 + 2 + 1 - 2 - 5 - 1 + 8 - 9 - 9 - 2 -13 + 8 - 4 Mo. - 1 r- 3 - 2 Tex. 11 - 1 - 2 0 - 8 - 3 +14 0 -10 " Nebr. " N.Mex. Okla. Calif. Ore. Utah Wash. ii + + + • + - + 2 + 1 - 1 0 - 5 - 1 - 6 - 5 + 9 + 2 + 1 + 4 - 3 - 4 r+ r+ r+ 4 9 4 4 2 0 - 7 - 1 +12 + 4 r+ 3 + 8 + 3 + 3 - 5 + 2 + 6 + 7 + 9 - 7 + 6 -12 - 3 + 4 0 + 1 0 + 1 - 1 +14 - 4 + 2 +13 + 4 + 8 + 1 +10 . -11 + 3 -12 +21 - 3 +11 -13 + + + + - 4 -19 - 8 p - 4 - 6 - 5 -11 - 7 + 7 0 + 1 + 1 - 2 + 4 0 - 4 + 5 - 2 + 1 - 7 -11 -11 + 2 + 3 - 6 + 5 0 +15 + 3 - 5 +10 0 , + 2 + 3 - 3 - 7 + 5 + 3 +_3 + 5 + 4 + 5 5 2 9 2
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