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F E D E R A L statistical R E S E R V E releas W 3 FOR imiEDIATE RELEASE December 27, 19&3 H.8b. . WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS Percentage change from corresporiding Federal Reserve District period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amount:s) , 10 mos. Area, and City Week ending Dec. 211 Dec. 141 Dec. 7lNov. 30±' 1963 UNITED STATES Boston District Metropolitan Areas Mass, Boston " Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Quincy Lowell New York District Metropolitan Areas Buffalo N.Y. New York-N.E. New Jersey N.Y. ti.J. N.J. Newark N.Y. New York " Rochester 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 Del. N.J. Pa. " " " " Ky. Ohio Pa. W.Va. ±J2 + 9 r+ 8 + 7 + 7 + 6 0 + 1 + 7 + 3 r+ 1 + 6 - 1 - 4 +10 ± J . ±4 +13 c24 ±Jt + 4 -31 -35 -27 -13 -37 -37 + + + + + - ^32 + 4 -28 -34 -34 -39 -28 -34 .=26 + + + + + 9 5 3 1 7 2 -18 -29 -21 -28 -18 . -20 -19 + + + + + + 3 4 2 2 3 2 6 -29 j_2 ±J +J +11 + 7 +16 +16 +10 +15 +11 - 1 +10 + 4 + 9 0 - 2 r+11 + 6 r+ 3 + 2 + 8 + 5 +17 +11 + 9 + 7 + 9 +10 ±J3 +_2 + 8 +25 + 8 +10 + 6 +15 + 6 + 4 r+13 , r+20 + 2 +15 +20 r+ 8 i+ 4 - 1 + 8 +22 + 6 +11 + 7 +13 ± 1 +11 +21 - 4 - 2 - 5 + 7 - 6 -16 + 2 + 6 0 2 -13 + 5 + 2 - 4 +16 + 4 + 6 + 8 +21 + 7 + 8 +15 + 8 + 8 +26 + 9 + 6 + 4 +12 +20 +40 + 4 +44 +21 +19 r+19 +21 +22 r+11 +18 +11 r+22 -16 -28 -22 -27, -29 . -42 -32 -18 -26 -29 -34 -40 -32 + + + + + + + + + + + 4 1 7 4 2 6 5 4 2 2 3 4 5 6 2 1 1 2 2 2 „ 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 Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Mobile Jacksonville 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 Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago , 10 mos, Dec. 211 Dec. 14|E»ec. 7lltfov. 30l/ ' 1961 + 7 D.C. Md. Va. + 7 + 5 +10 + 9 + 8 + 6 r+ r + + + +10 -29 +J 5 + 9 + 6 0 9 +17 6 +16 3 . + 5 -33 -39 -36 -35 -29 +10 + 1 + 6 + 1 + 1 r_5. + _7 r+10 r±12 + _9 - 2 La. +10 + 5 +12 + 6 +10 - 2 0 +26 + 9 r+13 +14 - 3 + 5 - 8 -17 + 1 . -30 +18 - 7 + 6 -12 + 6 - 7 +12 + 7 + 3 -23 + 7 - 4 - 6 + 3 +12 +11 + 9 + 7 + 5 + 8 Fla. Ga. + 2 + 5 + 1 + 6 0 + 5 - 3 + 2 ±Jt + 2 ±10 + 3 - 2 + 6 + 6 0 + 9 + 8 + 4 +16 + 6 + 3 -17 + + + + + + 2 + 4 az +J -17 -16 -19 -12 + + + + Ala. * Fla. 11 " Ga. " 111. Ind. Mich. * * " Wis. + 1 r±_2 Ark. ' Ky. Mo. Tenn. Minn. " Minn. & Wis. + + + + 4 6 9 4 * + 7 . 0 r+ 2 + 9 + 6 r+ 6 +11 + 2 +10 r+10 +10 + 9 + 6 +15 + 9 + 7 + 5 +12 + 4 ~ + 8 -18 - 1 + 4 -25 -29 -23 6 4 5 2 2 6 4 1 3 + 4 -20 + 4 + + + 4 2 1 8 -20 -22 -27 -15 + 4 + 5 + 9 -20 + 4 : - 2 !fe*?7 H.8b Page 3 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT , STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Federal Reserve District Col. Kans. " Mo.-Kans. Mo. " Hebr. " N.Mex, Okla. Ho. Tex. " 11 " Calif. • " 1 1 " II " " Ore. Utah Wash. II +10 + 5 + 2 " + 6 - 2 - 4 + *5 + 4 + 3 + 6 + 4 1 Ban Francisco District Metropolitan Areas Los Angeles - Long Beach Downtown Los Angeles VJestside Los Angeles Sacramento San Diego San Francisco-Oakland San Francisco Oakland San Jose Portland Salt Lake City Seattle Spokane Tacoma +J§ 1 Dallas District Metropolitan Areas Dallas El Paso Houston San Antonio 1 1 Kansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka Wichita Kansas City Downtown Kansas City St. Joseph Lincoln Omaha Albuquerque Oklahoma City Tulsa City Joplin r+_6 + + + r- 9 5 1 7 4 0 + 5 r+ 8 +13 - 3 0 . ±_1 + 2 + 8 0 0 - 6 -7 + 1 + 4 + 2 - 6 + 2 -14 -19 -19 + + + + + + + + -11 + 2 -29 - 6 -15 -33 3 + 1 + 5 + 4 +11 0 -14 i±_8 + 8 + 6 +10 - 2 . +11 + 3 + 9 + 6 +10 + 2 + 2 + 7 +12 - 7 i±_2 +_9 + 4 - 5 - 2 +13 - r + i - 2 - 4 + 4 0 + 2 - 6 - 3 - 3 +10 0 + 5 +18 + 5 +13 + 9 + 5 +12 + 8 + 6 - 2 + 4 + 4 S| Area, and City Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Week ending f 10 itiqs, 1963 -17 -23 -13 -23 -30 -24 -18 - 1 6 -26 + 2 - 8 - 1 +13 - 7 + 7 + 6 - 3 +11 . + 4 + 6 - 5 - 4 - 3 1 -29 -38 -29 -15 ^28 -28 -29 -33 -23 -33 -25 -30 -24 ' -28 + + + + + + + + + - 7 2 2 6 4 6 1 2 5 3 3 8 1 1 r—Revised *Not available ±j Most stores were closed on Monday, November 25, in addition to the regular Thanksgiving holiday, giving this week two less trading days than the corresponding week in 19&2. 6 3 1 5 4 3 3 3 8 3 2
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