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FEDERAL statistical RESERVE release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December: i 7 . 1965. H.8.b WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS KL^DEPAI Areas and C i t i e s Within F e d e r a l Reserve D i s t r i c t s Percentage change from corresponding period a y e a r ago (Based on r e t a i l d o l l a r . a m o u n t s ) Week lending lOmos. 1965 Dec. 11! Dec. 4fNov. 2711 Nov. 20 Boston D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Quincy Lowell Providence R.I. New York D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas New York-N.E. New J e r s e y Newark New York Rochester Syracuse N.Y.N. J . + 4 - 6 N.J. + 2 N.Y. ii + 7 +11 " Philadelphia D i s t r i c t ' Metropolitan Areas Wilmington Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton Wilkes-Barre Cleveland D i s t r i c t Metropolitan 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 Mass. Del. N.J. Pa. " " " 11 Ky. Ohio Pa. - 1 - 1 0 + 3 - 8 - 3 0 + + + + 1 5 8 8 0 + i 0 + 9 + 4 +14 + 3 - 5 + 9 + 3 + r+ + r+ 4 4 2 9 9 r+ 1 +10 +12 r+ 4 +11 + 6 + 4 + 5 - 1 +17 +11 - 6 . - 1 + 3 r+ 7 + 3 r+ 5 - 2 - 4 + 8 + 5 + 5 + 5. +27 +10 •+ 5 + 2 - 5 - 2 + 8 + 5 — 8 9 - 4 - 6 - 3 - 8 -11 - 6 - 6 + 2 . - 2 - 1 + 3 +11 + + + + + 0 - 1 0 + 3 -9" +14 +10 + 7 + 5 + 7 + 3 +14 3 2 5 4 3 4 3 + 5 -2 ••• + 7 +11 3 2 7 2 1 5 2 + 4 +13 +12 +11 +11 +13 + 8 + + + + + + + 8 5 6 4 4 4 5 + 6 +18, - 8 + 5 + 1 - 4 + 2 + 6 + 5. + 2 - "5. + 5 -11 + 9 +16 - 1 + 5 + 2 - 5 + 3 +13 . +11 + 3 + 6 +14 0 + + + + + + + + + + + - 4 7 2 4 3 1 5 7 5 7 6 6 1 . + + + + + - - Z8'l H. 8.b Page 2 / WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - !SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Cont.) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago; . "(Based on r e t a i l d o l l a r amounts) Week ending 10 mos. Dec. I l l Dec. 41 Nov. 271 Nov. 20 1965 Areas and C i t i e s Within F e d e r a l Reserve D i s t r i c t s Richmond D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Washington Downtown Washington Baltimore Downtown Baltimore Richmond D.C. Va. Atlanta D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Mobile Jacksonville Miami Tampa-St. Petersburg Atlanta Augusta New Orleans Cities Miami Downtown Central Atlanta Ala. Ga. +16 +23, - 1 - 6 + 2 r 0 r+ 5 + 5 - 2 +11 + 8 +14 0 8 :: 3 1 6 „ + + • + 5 0 + 6 0 + 6 + 1 + 7 r+16 +23 - 3 + 2 + 8 +11 + 9 +14 +14 +20 + 3 +13 +14 +20 + 8 +10 +17 +32 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 4 4- 4 + 9 + 8 +12 - 2 + 2 + 2 Fla. Ga. + 2 + 5 r- 5 + 7 0 +15 - 1 + 2 0 111. Ind. Mich. + 3 + 7 +16 + 1 - 1 +15 + 9 +16 + 4 + 2 + 3 + 5 +10 - 2 - 3 +12 +19 +14 + 8 + 5 + 7 + 4 +15 + 3 + 3 + 4 0 - 1 - 5 + 5 + 6 0 - 1 Wis. 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. 6 5 6 3 * La. " $ 1 6 4 1 1 * + + + . + Fla. Chicago D i s t r i c t ' Metropolitan Areas Chibago Indianapolis Detroit GraruH^apids Milwaukee Minneapolis D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas M p l s . - S t . Paul Mpls. and Suburban Minneapolis S t . Paul & Suburban Cities Duluth-Superior •+ -+ + + " Md. : + 7 + 2 - 2 0 5 2 5 5 r- 4 0 - 4 -10 5 5 2 5 0 - 1 - 1 + 2 + Minn.&Wis. .. + 9 + 3 -12 Minn. if + + + + r+ + r+ - 2 4 5 1 r 0 - 1 - 1 + 3 - 6 ' + 5 + 5 ' * + 5 + 3 2 . 6 4T H.8.b WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Cont.) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on r e t a i l d o l l a r amounts) Week ending 10 mos. Dec. I l l Dec. 41 Nov. 271 Nov. 20 1965 Areas and C i t i e s Within F e d e r a l Reserve D i s t r i c t s Kansas C i t y D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Denver Wichita Kansas C i t y Downtown Kansas City S t . Joseph Lincoln Omaha Albuquerque • Oklahoma C i t y Tulsa Cities Jo^lin Dallas D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Dallas El Paso Houston San Antonio San F r a n c i s c o D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Los Angeles-Long Beach Downtown Los Angeles Westside Los Angeles S acramento San Diego San Francisco-Oakland San F r a n c i s c o Oakland San Jose Portland S a l t Lake City Seattle-Everett Spokane Tacoma r--Revised * - - D a t a not a v a i l a b l e Page 3 Colo. Kans. Mo.-Kans. Mo. Nebr. " N. Mex. Okla. " - 3 - 6 - 1 - 3 - 3 -11 - 5 - 2 + 3 0 - 2 0 + 6 + 8 + 6 - 5 r- 2 - 3 + 5 - 3 Mo. - 4 - 1 11 , Tex. " " " Calif. Ore. Utah Wash. " 11 0 0 0 - 4 -10 -16 - 2 - 1 + 2 + 1 - 2 - 5 - 1 + 8 - 9 - 9 - 2 -13 + 8 - 4 + 1 0 + 1 - 1 +14 - 4 +2 +13 + 4 + 8 - 3 - 2 + 1 - 3 +14 0 -10 +10 -11 + 3 -12 + + + + - 4 -19 - 8 - 4 - 6 - 5 -11 - 7 + 7 0 + 1 + I - 2 + 4 + 3 - 5 +10 0 + 2 + 3 - 3 - 7 + 5 + 3 + 3 + 5 + 4 + 5 V + 7 - 1 +11 -11 - 1 - 2 0 - 8 + 6 - 6 + 3 + 4 - 2 + 1 - 4 - 5 +11 + 6 + 2 + 3 + 1 - 2 r+ 3 + 1 - 1 0 r- 4 - 1 - 6 - 5 + 9 . + 2 r- 1 + 4 - 3 - 4 + + + 4 9 4 4 2 0 - 7 - 1 +12 + 4 + 3 + 8 + 3 + 3 5 2 9 2
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