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FEDERAL RESERVE statistical FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 1, 1963 H.9b N9? WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AR3AS Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) 11 mos. Week ending Jan, 261 Jan. 191 Jan. 121 Jan 5 1962 + 9 +10 r+ 4 +_1 - 1 Federal Reserve District Area, and City UNITED STATES Boston District Metropolitan District Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Quincy Lowell City Springfield New York District Metropolitan Areas Buffalo New York-N.E.New Jersey Newark New York Rochester Syracuse Philadelphia District Metropolital Areas Wilmington Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton 7 iilkes-Barre-Hazleton Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Lexington Akron Canton Cincinnati Cleveland Downtown Cleveland Columbus Springfield Toledo Youngstown Erie Pittsburgh Downtown Pittsburgh Wheeling +11 + 2 -19 +14 + 3 +32 +30 +18 - 3 + + + + - 1 +10 ' ±_8 Mass, N.Y. N.Y.-N.Jf. N.J. N.Y. " " Del. N.J. Pa. - 4 - 9 + 4 +11 + 3 - 5 +10 + 8 +12 + 8 + 7 - 1 - 4 + 2 - 2 ±_1 Pa. W.Va. v-1 2 1 6 6 2 1 + 2 ±A + + + + + + 3 5 2 1 4 4 6 5 3 5 3 6 +19 - 4 - 1 -11 + 9 - 5 + 7 • •+ 3 + 1 - 5 +10 0 - 8 + 2 + 4 + 4 + 2 r- 2 + 4 + 7 +13 - 5 r-14 -19 +1 . - 8 r+ 4 -10 +17 -12 +13 - 2 -12 + 2 + 7 - 4 + 4 +16 + 1 + 9 + 1 +19 + 8 +14 + + + + + + 0 + 4 + 4 +_2 +13 + 3 - 5 +15 0 - 6 +10 +15 + 4 -13 +14 - 5 - 9 +13 +14 +14 + 5 +17 0 - 3 +14 + 3 + 6 r- 4 r- -9 r- 3 r- 4 + 9 + 6 +11 + 4 + 2 + 3 - 5 + 7 + 5 +20 r- 4 +10 + 2 + 4 - 1 -11 - 1 - 2 - 9 - 5 - 1 r=15 Ky. Ohio - 3 - 7 + 2 -29 -16 -21 -21 -15 -21 -12 -21 -11 -12 -17 -18 -16 -22 r+ + r+ r + + + + + + + + + + 4 2 4 4 4 1 5 5 9 6 5 0 9 6 4 8 3 5 1 2 4 H. 81} Page 2 VJEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AMD AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) 11 mos. Week ending 1962 Jan. 261 Jan. 191 Jan. 121 Jan. 5 Federal Reserve District, Area, and CityRichmond 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 Milwaukee St. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis Minneapolis District . Metropolitan Areas Mpls.. St. Paul npls. and Suburban Minneapolis St. Paul & Suburban Cities Duluth-Superior ±J3 " r+_l + 8 + 9 + 6 +10 + 1 - 7 - 3 + 4 r+ 6 r+ 1 - 1 - 7 r-11 +11 +10 + 3 - 3 + 9 + 5 + 3 + 9 + 1 +17 + 5 0 + 7 - 3 5 r+12 ±_2 +22 +12 + 7 La. - 2 - 1 +16 +16 +12 +16 +32 + 5 -17 + 6 +22 + 6 +24 + 8 + 7 - 6 +42 +13 +26 + 9 +10 +27 +10 +40 - 2 0 +36 + 9 + 5 +12 +21 + 9 - 2 + 5 + 7 + 7 +19 +10 + 5 + 3 Fla. Ga. + 3 +12 - 5 + 3 - 6 +21 + 2 . +10 + 2 + 8 - 4 ±1 + 8 +12 + 5 - 3 -21 + 4 -21 + 9 +12 + 8 -13 +16 +14 + 5 - 3 +11 +18 +21 - 3 + + + + -16 +jz +26 +17 +_1 +24 + 4 +18 • +31 + 1 +12 + 3 + 9 -D. C. Md. Va. Ala. Fla. Ga, 111. Ind. Mich. Wis. Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. Minn. " " " Minn.&Wis. -17 -19 -15 -28 5 4 7 1 3 6 9 2 +58 r+13 +26 +44 + 6 + 5 + 4 i—1 + + + - + + + 5 7 2 2 + 3 + 4 - 9 - 3 r+ + + - 9 - 6 -13 -16 r+ 7 +10 0 - 1 - 8 - 4 6 9 4 1 -11 * + 1 H.8b Page 3 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Week ending 11 mos. Jan. 26!Jan. 19iJan. 12iJan. 5 1962 Federal Reserve District, Area, and City Kansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka Wichita Kansas CityDowntown Kansas City St. Joseph Lincoln Omaha Albuquerque Oklahoma City Tulsa City Joplin Dallas District Metropolitan Areas Dallas El Paso Houston San Antonio San Francisco 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 ±_1 +12 + 2 +12 + -5 + 4 +46 +18 r+14 +16 + 9 + 3 - 2 +11 +14 + 7 -11 -11 + 2 - 1 -10 - 5 + 1 + 5 • + 9 + 9 - 2 + 6 +19 +32 " - 1 - 5 0 + 4 -11 + 7 - 4 -13 +20 + 9 + 8 Mo. - 1 +27 Tex. +16 + 9 +10 Col* Kans. " Mo.-Kans. Mo. " Nebr. " N.MexOkla. - " Calif. " it " " " Ore. Utah Wash. " + + .+ + + 1 3 1 7 1 2 2 + 1 +25 '+ 1 + 5 + 4 -17 +59 + 3 +10 ±_2 +22 +26 +12 +13 +15 +30 - 9 + 8 ' -17 + 5 +22 + + + + ±_2 , +_9 ±_7 ±11 + 7 + 7 - 4 +10 + 4 +19 + 5 - 1 + 2 +11 + 9 +12 + 2 - 1 +12 + 6 + 2 - 2 + 9 + 8 +17 +11 +21 + 8 + 6 +14 - 2 +15 0 + 3 - 2 - 4 +16 r+l? r+15 +12 +20 +10 +17 0 .. +13 +10 +10 + 3 +16 +11 +21 + 9 + 8 + 9 + 6 + 8 0 + 2 + 8 +13 " +26 +13 +10 - 9 +13 + 3 r + 7 0 +11 + 2 + 2 0 " *Not available +29 +38 +14 6 9 9 9 +13 + 6 + 4 + 3 + 9 + 5 . +10 +13 0 + 9
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