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FEDERAL H.8b RESERVE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 29, 1961 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS Federal Reserve District, Area, and" City UNITED STATES Boston District Metropolitan Areas Mass. Boston " Downtown Boston ii Suburban Boston " Cambridge " Quincy Lowell City Springfield New York District Metropolitan Areas N.Y. . Buffalo New York-N.E. New Jersey, N.Y.-N.J. N.J. Newark N.Y. New York Rochester Syracuse Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas Del. Wilmington N.J. Trenton Pa. Lancaster " Philadelphia " Reading Scranton Wilkes-Barre—Hazleton " Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Ky. Lexington Ohio Akron Canton Cincinnati Cleveland Downtown Cleveland " Columbus Springfield Toledo Youngstown Pa. Erie Pittsburgh Downtown Pittsburgh " W.Va. Wheeling ;, Percentage change from corresponding period a-year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Jan.-Oct Week ending 1961 Dec. 231 Dec. 161 Dec. 9iDecv: 2 ±12j_2 ±_1 ±A + 4. +ii + 4 ±JL +23 +-5 . - 2 +13 +16 + 1 + .5 +25 +14 +38 +18 +22 r+14 +11 +_8 +18 +19 +24 + 6 + 2 + 4. +13 + 8 + 8 +23 r+31 +15 + 5 + 4 + _2 + + + + + 4 1 8 1 2 2 +n + 6 +18 + 6 + .6 + 9 + 5 0. +13 + 1 0 0 + 1 + 4 + 3 ±_2 ±_Z +J + + + + - 0 3 i 2 3 2 1 9 8 6 7 4 0 0 + 2 -5 0 + 1 0 zrn + + + +_i __0 + 6 - 2 + 3 + 7 + 8 + 4 +11 r+30 +32 +18 r+28 +10 r+ 6 +10 • r+ 2 - 5 + 2 + 1 - 1 - 4 - 1 + 7 - 3 + 3 + 6 +11 + 2 + 2 +16 r±_2 0 - 1 + 1 + 1 . - 3 - I -3 __o + 8 + 9 +17 +24 +13 - 1 +19 +12 +11 +13 +13 +19 + 8 +18 + 3 + 4 + 9 +14 + 7 - 2 +12 +10 + 2 + 4 +12 +12 + 3 + 9 + _2 -7 - 3 + 1 - 3 - 3 -11 0 +10 r- 7 - 2 r- 8 - 3 - 7 + 1 + + + + + + + - 2 3 4 5 3 3 1 9 6 1 5 2 3 0 + + + + + - 2 2 3 8 2 7 2 1 2 7 4 0 -5 - 4 H.8b Page 2 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AM) AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from cor:responding period a year ag<0 (Based on retail dollar ;amounts) Jan,-Oct. Week aftdi'ng V. '• Dec. 23!Dec. 161 Dec. 91 Dec. 2 1961 Federal Reserve District, Area, and City. -. Richmond District + 6 -Metropolitan Areas ..... 1 " Washington •; D.c,; . " > Downtovm Washington . "... . , 0 Baltimore ••+ 5 Ddwitown Baltimore •-1 Richmond • Va. +10 + Atlanta•District : Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Mobile. • Jacksonville • Miami Tampa-St. Petersburg . Atlanta . Augusta Coluvabus New Orleans Cities . Miami-Dovntovm . ; Central Atlanta ±14 Ala. +13 " Fla. * +10 +2; +22 +13 " . " Ga. ; . +s Fla. Ga. 111. •I'rid, Mich. Wis. St . Louis District •• "Metropolitan Areas Little Hock Louisville• St. Louis Memphis Ark. %y. Mb. Tern. - ^_1 +_2 0 4 1 2 9 9 4 + r+ r+ r+ ~r+ 1 + + + r+ + - - 4 + 8 +20 r- 3 r+ 6 • --1 •+ 4 ±11 +_1 - 2 +10 +16 + 9 +10 0 + 9 + 5 + 1 - 3 . - 3 2 - 4; ±16 Minneapolis District Metropolitan Areas Hps.-St. Paul Minn. " Mpls. and Suburban Minneapolis St. Paul & Suburban Cities Duluth-3 uperior Minn.&Wis. 1 2 4 3 6 5 7 - 2 .. +12 +20 +19 + 5 r+ 9 _0 r+19 0 - 2 . r+11 - - 5 - 4 +23 ' ' " 0 1' +17 - 4 - 5 + 3 0 -5. * La. Chicago District • -Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis . ' Detroit Milwaukee +18. - 6 + 6 - 8 -11 + + + + + 6 - 4 5 5 1 6 + r+ + - 2 1 7 1 5 4 1 . 8 • 4 ! - 3. + 4 + - 1 4 2 1 • - 3 - 7 - 2 - 9 -11 - 5 + 2 r- 3 -11 - 3 3 5 2 -10 ' + 3 - 2 0. . - 2 - 2 • + 1 0 0 + 6 + 6. 0 -1 ... 0 - 3 2 - 4 - 0 7 + 4 + 9 +10 + 7 + 8 0 . +_1 5 0 + 1' 0 4 -3 - 1 + - 3 5 1 4 -2 + 1 - + 2 + 3 3 3 5 3 + 8. I - 1 2 IIS-Z H.8b WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Federal Reserve District, Area, and CityKansas City District Metropolitan Areas Col. Denver •Topeka Kans. Wichita Mo.-Kans. Kansas City Downtown Kansas City Mo. " St. Joseph Nebr. Lincoln 11 Omaha N.Mex. Albuquerque Oklahoma City Okla. Tulsa City Mo. J oplin Dallas District Metropolitan Areas Dallas El Paso• Fort Worth 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—Revised Tex. Calif. " " " Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Jan.-Oct Week ending 1961 Dec* 23lDec. l6lDec. 9lDec. 2 ±3 +10 + 8 + 8 + 5 + 1 - 7 +12 + 3 +30 + 8 +10 +_2 + 2 + 1 + 2 +15 - 6 - 3 -10 - 1 - 6 -15 - 8 -17 -6 - 8 -10 - 1 +28 +17 0 . -10 + 3 - 2 + .6 + 2 - 2 -+ 1 - 3 + 3 +13 +14 +18 -10 - 2 +20 - 9 +13 + 5 - 3 + 2 t-L + 1 + 1. +1? + 4 +18 +16 +20 + 2 - 2 + 5 +11 + 6 +11 - l +14 +11 + 6 - 1 - 1 + 4 +15 + 6 + + + ±16 r+ 8 ±_i +_1 ±2 +16 + 9 +15 +32 + 6 0 + 2 +20 +34 + 6 + 4 - + 7 + 4 + 2 . +10 + 8 +13 + 8 + 3 - 2 + 4 +21 +30 + 5 + 4 + 7 r- 1 - 3 0 + 3 + 5 + 6 0 - 6 + 2 +10 +29 - 1 - 2 + 1 - 8 - 3 + 1 - 1 ^ 6 + 2 + 1 - 6 0 +10 +12 + 3 0 + 4 + 5 0 0 + 1 + 4 + 1 • " * +13 +10 +14 + 7 +18 +14 +15 +14 +12 " - 3 r- 7 - 7 - 5 -11 -14 - 8 9 + 8 -16 - 9 z-2 +11 " Ore. Utah Wash. Page 3 •Not available 0 5 2 4 3
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