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F E D E R A L R E S E R V E statistical FOR M E D I A T E RELEASE December 2, 1963 H.8b I(c59 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amrm n t s ) 9 mos. Week erdine1963 Nov. 231 Nov. 161 Nov: 9lNov. 5» Federal Reserve District Area, and City UNITED STATES Boston District' Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Quincy Lowell New York District Metropolitan Areas Buffalo New York-N.E. New Jersey Newark New York Rochester Syracuse Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas Wilmington Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton V/ilkes-Barre-Hazleton Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Lexington Akron Canton Cincinnati Cleveland Downtown Cleveland Columbus Springfield Toledo Youngstown Erie Pittsburgh Downtown Pittsburgh Wheeling + 1 Mass. « " 1 1 " " N.Y. N.Y. N.J. N.J. N.Y. " " Del. N.J. Pa. - 1 - 2 0 + 1 + 1 - 7 ±_5 + 6 + 1 +j4 + 1 ± J + 1 + 4 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 3 -15 r+ 4 - 1 - 4 + 3 - 1 -14 - 5 + + - + + + + + - Pa. W.Va. 5 2 8 .5 4 6 +-1 + 3 - 1 .+ 3 - 1 + 5 - 6 -12 + 4 + 3 r 0 0 + 4 r- 4 + 1 0 - 2 - 4 + 1 - 7 +16 0 - 1 - 3 +30 0 +10 + 5 + 6 0 + 8 + 3 rc_2 r=J: ±-2 __2 - 1 0 - 7 - 7 + 3 -10 - 6 r+ r+ rrf + +15 +12 + 6 r- 6 +28 +16 + 7 +13 + 2 7 1 7 4 2 5 6 ±Jt Ky. Ohio 1 3 2 6 6 6 + 5 + l + 5 + 2 +12 + 3 0 + 5 -13 +12 - 7 + 4 +5 -16 +10 + 4 . + 5 +12 + 6 - 8 + 4 +10 + 7 +15 - 1 + 5 0 + 2 + 4 - 3 + 1 - 7 - 1 + 2 + + + + + + ±11/ + 3 ± J + 8 + 4 - 6 - 8 + 9 - 6 + 1 . +20 +12 + 7 - 1 - 1 - 7 + 4 + + + + + + + + + + + +21 +15 + 5 r+21 +13 - 1 + 8 + 2 + 5 r + 3 r- 3 + 7 + 2 + 3 3 4 2 1 3 2 6 5 4 2 2 3 3 5 5 3 1 1 3 1 2 I u-ua H»8b Page 2 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECT:D CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amo>unts) Week ending 9 mos. 1963 iNov. 2 Nov. 23| Federal Reserve District Area, and City Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Mobile J acksonville Miami Tampa-St. Petersburg Atlanta Augusta New Orleans Cities Miami Downtown Central Atlanta Chicago District Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Grand Rapids Milwaukee St, Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis Minneapolis District Metropolitan Areas Mpls.-St. Paul Mpls, and Suburban Minneapolis St. Paul & Suburban Cities Duluth Superior '•=Jt 0 D. C. 1 1 Richmond District Metropolitan Areas Washington Downto.m Washington Baltimore Downtown Baltimore Richmond +_J + 2 + 1 +J + + + - + + + + - +10 + 2 + 6 + 1 + 2 1 5 9 4 2 - 1 0 + 8 -10 r+ 5 r+ 1 +10 + 6 - 1 r=_7 +12 +12 +J ±JZ -17 +20 +27 + 9 +10 +13 + 1 + 9 + 6 - 9 +16 +16 + 2 +13 0 + 7 + 2 - 8 +45 +11 + 2 +11 + 3 - 2 - 5 + 3 +12 +10 + 9 La. 0 -11 + 9 - 1 - 6 -22 - 7 - 7 + 4 + 9 Fla. Ga. - 3 -25 - 1 + 6 +18 + 7 + 2 + 4 - 5 + 2 ±J> + 9 +_6 ±J + + + - +16 - 1 + 7 + 8 - 4 + 4 - 8 +11 + 7 • - 1 + JZ ±_3 -12 - 5 -10 0 + 7 + 4 +11 - 3 +20 r+11 - 2 r+ 6 ±_J +10 ± J + 7 ±Jk + 3 + 1 0 +10 +10 + 9 + 6 +14 + 2 + 5 + 6 - 4 + 7 + 8 + 6 + 4 +12 + 3 - 4 + 3 + 4 + 3 - 2 Md. n Va. Ala, Fla, 11 ii Ga. 111. Ind. Mich. " Wis. Ark. Ky. Mo, Tenn. Minn. " " Minn, & Wis. 7 5 9 6 4 3 l l 4 1 +7 6 4 6 2 2 - 4 + + + + + ±J +J + + + + 4 + 2 + 4 + 1 - 7 + 4 * 2 2 6 1 +7 * P a g e 3 H,8b ijpwfr.Y DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - S E L E C T S CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Week ending Nov. 23TNov. 161Nov a 9TNov. 2 Federal Reserve District Area, and City Kansas Citv District Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka Wichita Kansas City Downtown Kansas City St, Joseph Lincoln Omaha Albuquerque Oklahoma City Tulsa City Joplin • ralias 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 Spokane Tacoma r_0 Col. Kans. Mo.-Kans. Mo, Kebr. N*Mex. Okla. 0 - 2 - 9 0 - 7 - 4 + 8 + 5 0 + 6 + 4 Mo. +J i-i + 4 +16 +10 +11 + 3 + 1 - 2 + 2 - 7 + 4 +11 + 3 + 3 + 1 r+16 - 6 + 6 ± J + 2 + 7 -10 + + - 7 5 2 5 + + + - 9 4 7 4 6 7 4 6 -14 - 1 -10 + 7 +10 + 6 + 6 + 6 - 2 + 5 + 3 Ore. Utah Wash. +14 + 4 +14, +23 +15 +14 + 9 +11 +18 + 8 - 5 + 4 - 3 +12 +11 +11 +14 r+13 Calif. +13 + 9 + 4 0 - 2 - 3 + 5 tl5 + 5 - 3 ±i Tex. + 3 - 4 -13 -13 +14 + 3 r+17 + 4 + 2 + 6 + 6 +15 +12 - 2 - 2 -11 . 0 + 1 - 8 - 5 - 8 - 6 +21 + 8 + 4 - 3 +18 + 6 + 3 + 3 +15 •Not available +18 - 1 + 8 - 2 0 + 4
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