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FEDERAL statistical RESERVE release ' FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 21, 1962 WEEKLY DEPART; ISNT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS Federal Reserve District, Area, and City UNITED STATES Boston District Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Quincy Lowell City Springfield New York District Metropolitan Areas N.Y. Buffalo New York-N.E. New JerseyN.Y.-N.J. M.J. Newark N.Y. New York Rochester " 1 1 Syracuse 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 Springfield Toledo Youngstown Erie Pittsburgh Downtown Pittsburgh Wheeling . zJL z_9 ±_1 + 3 4 1 7 3 1 5 - 7 - 9 - 6 - 4 -20 -18 -10 -12 - 7 - 5 -16 -14 0 - 1 + 1 + 1 - 7 +10 + + + + + 3 + 4 - 9 - 5 - 5 + + + + - + + - 5 5 1 1 0 0 ±_3 + + + + + + r- 7 - 5 -3 + 4 r- 5 r- 7 - 9 - 6 - 7 -11 -11 - + - + 5 - 2 +-3 + 5 + 4 + 1 ' + 5 0 - 7 + 3 -14 - 1 -22 + 6 - 2 . -28 -13 -17 -29 + 2 - 5 0 - 2 + 3 - 4 - 4 • -14 -21 - 3 -12 - 7 -11 -14 + 2 -17 r-12 " " i i Pa. " " W.Va. + 2 •+ 4 + 3 - 4 0 + 4 + 1. Ky. Ohio i i + l + 4 - 4 - 5 -11 - 8 - 1 0 .+ + + + + + 3 6 1 3 9 2 0 2 1 6 6 2 1 - 5 - 5 r-12 • - 9 0 - 2 Del. M.J. Pa. " • Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) . Week ending 10 mos. Dec. 151 Dec, 81 Dec. 11 Nov. 24 1962 + 2 - 2 ' zJ. ii • ±j£ . Mass. ' 5 5 1 6 8 8 5 4 + 1 - 8 -11 - 2 - 6 - 9 + 1 + 2 r- 2 -13. + 9 r- 9 r-13 - 6 5 1 3 3 4 1 3 2 5 2 1 4 3 - 3 •+ 3 - 4 + 2 - 5 0 - 7 -16 + 2 + 4 + 7 - 5 + 1 -10 -12 0 + 5 +11 - 5 + 6 0 - 9 + 6 + 3 + 8 - 3 + 4 + 1 - 2 + 4 m H.8b Page 2 WEEKLY..DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Federal -Reserve District#. Area, and City • . -Richmond District . Metropolitan^ Areas Washington ' Downtown Washington Baltimore Downtown Baltimore Richmond - D.C. Md. • " Va. Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Mobile Jacksonville Miami ' Tampa-St. "Petersburg Atlanta . Augusta Mew Orleans Cities Miami-Downtown^ . Central Atlanta Chicago District Metropolitan Areas Chicago ^ " Indianapolis " Detroit Milwaukee St. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville 5t. Louis Memphis + 6 + 1 0 - 3 + l - 2 + 1 - 4 - 9 - 9 -10 - 1 r- 2 r- 7 -10 -14 r- 3 - 2. 4 7-10 - 2 r+ 6 • r+ 7 Ala. " Fla. " " " Ga. +13 + 4 + 9 +10 „ + 6 - 4 -11 7 8 +10 7 +16 3 .3. + + 6 3 + 4 - 4 + 2 •+ 6 + + + + + 8 +10 +.5 +12 r+ 5 + 6 + 5 La. ;i: Fla. Ga, - 4 " + 1 111. Ind. Mich. Wis. + - 2 • + 4• + ' + 1 - + 5 + 8- ' -10 - 2 4 1 ' 1 1 Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. - 6 + 1 +: 6; ±£ + 2 0 0 -11 r+7 Minneapolis District Metropolitan Areas 'Mpls.-St. Paul Minn, Mpls. and Suburban " Minneapolis " St. Paul & Suburban " Cities -• Duluth-Superior Minn. & Wis. Percentage change from corresponding _ period. a year ago dollar .amountgj . ..Week .ending 10 mos. Dec. 151bee. 8|Dec" 11 Nov." 24" 1962 + 7- + 1 + 8 - 1 ±_1 + .5 - 4 - 4 - 2 1-1 +.3 + 4 - 2 + 1 - 2 + + + + 9 2 2 1 U + 6. + 1: + 1 + 3 H.8b Page 3 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Federal Reserve District, Area, and City- Kansas City District Metropolitan Areas Col. Denver Topeka Kans. Wichita " Kansas City iio. -Kans. Doivntown Kansas City Ho. St. Joseph " Lincoln Nebr. " Omaha N.jiex. Albuquerque Oklahoma City Okla. Tulsa City Mo. 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 Spokane Tacoma r+ 6 + 6 0 - 1 + 6 + 8 0 +10 +10 ' + 5 + 5 +10 +10 + 6 -12 + 6 r+ 9 r+ 1 + 5 + 3 r+ 6 + 6 + 5 + 3 - 1 ±_5 + 1 - 3 + 1 -20 + 4 - 2 + 5 • + 8 - 5 - 5 + 9 -12 - 2 - 3 + 8 - 3 + 2 . + 5 + 1 + 2 + 2 - 3 0 2 1 7 1 2 2 1 0 + 5 + 3 + + + + + 1 1 + 1 - 5 +16 + 3 + 1 ±2 + 7 + 3 + 5 0 + 6 + 7 +12 + 1 +12 + 2 + 2 0 +12 + 1 +17 - 1 +11 + + + + + 2 Tex. + 9 0 0 + 3 + 3 + 7 0 5 3 8 1 1 5 6 3 7 6 4 3 5 - 3 -10 - 9 + 5 - 2 - 2 - 6 - 6 - 3 + 2 +15 + 3 + 2 + 6 - 1 - 4 r- 6 + 9 r- 4 + 5 r+ 1 - 1 r+ 2 +12 +11 + 6 + 2 + 1 + 4 0 - 1 + 2 + 1 + 2 - 1 - 4 + 2 + 4 +13 - 1 + 3 - 4 + 8 0 + 3 + 8 +14 + 6 + 4, + 4 +10 + 4 +10 +13 0 + 9 •Calif. " " 1 1 " " " Ore. Utah Wash. " " r—Revised Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Week ending 10 mos. Dec. 151 Dec. 81 Dec. 11 Nov. 24 1962 + '+ + + + + + *Not available + 3 8 8 9 9