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FEDERAL
statistical

RESERVE

release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEi:ASE
December 11, 1964,

H. 8. b
EC 1 4 19GA

! DEPARTMENT STORE-SALES — SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS

Percentage change from corresponding
period a year ago

Areas and Cities Within

10 mc
Week ending
Dec. 5 i Nov. 28 I Nov. 21 1 Nov. 14 1964
t •

Federal Reserve Districts
Boston
Metropolitan Areas
Boston
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
Metropolitan Areas
Wilmington
Trenton
Lancaster
Philadelphia
Reading
Scranton
Wilkes-Barre-Hazleton
Cleveland District
Metropolitan Areas
Lexington
Akron
Canton
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Downtown Cleveland
Columbus
Springfield
Toledo
Youngstown
Erie
Pittsburgh
Digitized forDowntown
FRASERPittsburgh
Wheeling



-12
-11
-13
- 5
-13
-20
-11

+32
+32
+32
+28
+29
+31
+33

+19
+12
+27
+23
+11
+13
+10

+
+
+
-

2
1
5
1
3
5
0

+
+
+
+
+
+
+

N.Y.N. J.
N. J.
N.Y.
'

- 5
-12
- 6
- 7
-10

+32
+22
+38
+35
r+34

+10
+ 5
+10
+22
+15

+
+

3
9
2
3
1

+ 8
+ 3
+10
+ 5
+ 4

Del.
N.J.
Pa.

-

5
1
5
2
9
3
4

r+17
r+25
+22
r+22
+21
+26
+30

+15
+ 6
+13
+15
+19
+ 7
+12

+27
+ 3
- 4
+16
+ 2
- 7
- 4

- 6
- 5
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 8
+ 1
- 1
-15
- 7
- 5
- 2
- 2
0

r+27
+26
+28
r+22
+31
+33
+37
+26
+29
r+35
r+34
+38
+40
+51

+ 2
+19
+17
+11
+11
+ 5
+19
+ 8
+26
+21
+ 6
+15
+ 9
+24

+ 1
+ 8
+ 14
- 3
- 1
- 6

Mass.
v

"

R.I.

'•

1

Ky.
Ohio
"
"
*•
"
" ,

Pa.

W.Va.

+ Z
+
+

5
5
6
2
4
6
7

6
4
8
6
3
4
6

+15
+13
+ 8
+10
+10
+ 6
+ 4 -

+ 9
+ 9
+ 8
+ 8
+ 8
- 1
+ 8
+ 8
+ 8
+10
+ 6
+ 9
+ 5
+ 3

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WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued)
Percentage change from corresponding
..period a year, ago
(Based (jn retail dollar amounts)
Week ending
Dec. 5 j Nov. 28 I Nov. 2 1 } Nov. 1'4

Areas and Cities Within
Federal Reserve Districts
Richmond District
Metropolitan Areas
Washington v
Downtown Washington
Baltimore
Downtown Baltimore
Richmond
Atlanta District
Metropolitan Areas
Birmingham
Mobile
Jacksonville
Miami
Tampa-St. Petersburg
Atlanta
Augusta
New Orleans Cities
Miami
Central Atlanta

>
D. C«r
'.Md.
Va.

Ala..

-

-

1
4
3
4
2

r+26
r+33
• r+31
+35
+21

+
+
+
+
-

2
2
1
2
5
7
2

+17
+ 5
+ 7
+11
+ 7
+15
+ 8
+ 6

+ 9
-11 • '
- 5
0
-8
+ 4
+ 3
0

+ 5
+ 4
+16
+12
+ 5
+11
+ 8
+ 9

- 2
- 4

+ 8
+ 3

La.

+ 9

Fla.
Ga.

-• 4
- 4

+15
+21

+ 7
+ 3

111.
Ind.
Mich.
ii -

5
5
1
4
5

+33
+26
+40
+19
+21

+33
+10
+24
+10
+15

+15
+17
+16
+ 4

Fla.
11
Ga.

Wis.

+
-

St. Louis District
Metropolitan Areas
Little Rock
Louisville
St. Louis
Memphis

Ark.
Ky.
Mo.
Tenh.

- 3
- 5
-11
- 3

+15
+23
+22
+15

Minn.

+ 4
+ 4
0
+ 6

+25
+27
+22
+22

- 2'

+ 6




+15
+11
+12
+ 8 .
+12

+20
+ 9
r+18
+18
+14
+29
+22
+20

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
Diiluth-Supirior

•

: •

+15
+ 3
' + 9
+ 7
+ 8

2
i
1
2
0

.

-12
+ 2
+20
-10 ;
- 3 •

+11
+ 2
+17
.+ 7
+ 6

.

Minn.,&Wis.

"

+13
+13
+ 8
+13
+ir

+12
. +10
+ 1 , •+ 9
..-.7.
+ 9
+ 8
+ 6

'- 2,
2
./,• r 4
' > 3
-;4

+11
+ 9
*
+17
.
• + 6

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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)
10 moSr
Week ending
Dec. 5 ! Nov. 28 | Nov. 21 1 Nov. 14 1964

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
City
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

N.Mex.
Ok la.
n

- 4
- 8
- 8
-18
- 9
+ 2
- 4
+25
- 2
+ 2

+22
+18
+29
+23
+31
r+28
r+20
+33
+13
+25

+ 7
+21
+12
- 2
+21
+ 3
+ 9
+45
+ 8
+15

+ 5
- 6
+ 2
- 3
-23
0
- 1
+20
- 4
+ 2

+ 6
+ 8
+ 7
+ .3
+ 1
+ 8
+ 6
+11
+ 4
+ 9

Mo.

-14

+15

+25

-13

+ 8

Tex.

+ 5
- 9
+12
+ 8

+30
+15
+28
+38

+18
+26
+30
+25

0
-14
+ 5
+ 5

+11
+ 9
+16
+12

+31
+ 9
r+55
r+15
+22
+27
+20
r+27
+27
+25
r+18
r+17
+19
+35

+19
+ 6
+37
+ 7
+10
+13
+12
+ 8
+15
+ 7
+ 9
+ 9
+13
+18

+15
0
+28
+ 7
+13
+14
+ 3
+24
+11
+ 7
+15
+ 2
+13
+19

+11
0
+10
+15
+ 9
+ 8
+ 4
0
+ 8
+ 5
+ 4
+ 1
+ 4
+ 7

Col.
Kans.
Mo.-Kans.
Mo.
Nebr.
"

"
"

Calif.

11

Ore.
Utah
Wash.
"
"

r'—Revised
* — D a t a not available




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- 3
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+ 5
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- 6
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