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FEDERAL statistical release •fftURE^. H. 8. b Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago F e d e r a l Reserve D i s t r i c t s I , Philadelphia M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Wilmington Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton Wilkes-Barre-Hazletori Cleveland D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Lexington Akron Canton Cincinnati Cleveland Downtown Cleveland Columbus Springfield Toledo ' Youngstown Erie Pittsburgh Downtown P i t t s burgh Digitized for Wheeling FRASER ISf | FEDERAL BSviBf.V,. I -OSmWGP CITIpS AND AREAS Areas and C i t i e s Within New York D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas New York-N.E. New J e r s e y Newark New York Rochester Syracuse /O ,-'U Z FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 12^ 1965. FEB151SC5 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE Boston M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Quincy Lowell Providence RESERVE 12 mos. Week ending Feb. 6| Jan. 30 I Jan. 231 Jan. 16> 1964 + 3 + 4 + 2 -15 - 3 - 5 + 6 + 8 + 3 +13 - 4 - 7 - 1 +14 + 1 •- 4 + 8 +13 + 9 +10 + 9 0 + 2 - 3 +15 - 5 - 3 — 8 + + + + + + + 6 4 8 6 2 3 6 N.Y.N. J . N. J . N.Y. + 6 0 + 6 +10 + 1 + 8 0 + 7 +14 + 2 + 2 -11 + 4 + 1 - 7 +16 + 6 +14 + 1 0 + + + + + 8 2 9 6 5 Del. N. J . Pa. +10 - 1 + 1 + 3 - 8 - 1 - 4 r+12 r+ 8 + 3 + 8 +18 + 4 + 5 0 +18 + 8 + 6 + 2 - 5 - 7 - 3 + 9 +20 + 7 +24 +43 +36 | +12 +11 7 +10 + 9 + 6 + 5 + 3 -43 -31 - 3 - 2 - 9 0 - 9 +10 -11 + 3 - 2 - 4 +17 - 6 + 6 + 6 r- 6 + 9 + 8 r+12 - 2 r+ 5 +26 r+10 + 1 - 1 + 2 + + + + + + + - Mass. '• R.I. " - Ky. Ohio i: 11 '' '= " Pa. 1 W.Va. 2 4 5 2 3 2 8 4 8 r 0 -13 - 6 - 8 + 2 +14 +16 + 7 - 4 - 4 - 2 + 7 + 2 + 5 +32 - 3 +33 +36 +40 + + + + + 9 9 8 7 8 0 + 9 + 8 + 7 +11 + 7 + 8 5 + 7 Page 2 H.8.b WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SAI.ES - !SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Cont.) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on r e t a i l d o l l a r amounts) 12 mos. Week ending Feb. 6| Jan. 30 1 Jan. 23 1 Jan. 16» 1964 Areas and C i t i e s Within F e d e r a l Reserve D i s t r i c t s Richmond D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Washington Downtown Washington /Baltimore Downtown Baltimore Richmond Atlanta D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Mobile Jacksonville Miami Tampa-St. Petersburg Atlanta Augusta New Orleans Cities Miami Central Atlanta Chicago D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis. Detroit Grand Rapids Milwaukee S t . Louis D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas L i t t l e Rock Louisville S t . Louis Memphis Minneapolis D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas M p l s . - S t . Paul Mpls. and Suburban Minneapolis St. Paul & Suburban Cities Duluth-Superior 7 4 6 4 5 r+ 2 r- 1 + 5 +10 r+ 6 - 3 - 6 + 5 0 + 2 +20 +19 +11 +14 >10 +15 + 3 + 9 + 7 + 7 La. - 9 + 31 - 3 + 1 + 3 . + 4 +11 +18 + 6 + 2 +10 +12 + 9 + 6 + 3 +11 + 8 0 +11 + 6 ^1 +23 +13 +10 0 + 9 + 4 + 8 + 7 - 4 +14 + 3 + 5 + 4 +14 +11 + 5 +12 + 8 + 9 Fla. Ga. - 6 - 2 r+15 - 5 +11 +14 +11 -12 + 8 + 3 111. Ind. Mich. + 5 - 2 +19 - 5 + 5 0 +12 +19 + 4 + 3 + 9 - 3 +12 - 5 + 5 0 +16 - 7 "+ 3 +11 + 3 +17 + 6 + 5 Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. + + + - 2 5 5 2 +16 + 6 - 5 + 1 -5- 3 +14 + 2 0 +14 + 5 + 6 0 +10 + 8 + 9 + 5 Minn. + - 1 1 1 6 + 9 + 6 + 2 +16 +15 +11 + 6 +26 + + + 5 4 1 8 +10 + 9 -5 +26 0 + 5 D. C. Md. Va. Ala. Fla. '• 1 Ga. . Wis. " Minn.&Wis. + + + + + + 6 1 +15 H. 8. b Page 3 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on r e t a i l d o l l a r amounts) Week ending 12 mos. Feb. 6| Jan. 301 Jan. 23| Jan. 16, 1964 Areas and C i t i e s Within F e d e r a l Reserve D i s t r i c t s Kansas C i t y D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Denver Wichita Kansas City Downtown Kansas City S t . Joseph Lincoln Omaha Albuquerque Oklahoma C i t y Tulsa City Joplin Dallas D i s t r i c t ^ M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Dallas El Paso Houston San Antonio San F r a n c i s c o D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Los Angeles-Long Beach Downtown Los Angeles Westside Los Angeles Sacramento San Diego San Francisco-Oakland San F r a n c i s c o Oakland San Jose Portland S a l t Lake C i t y Seattle-Everett Spokane Tacoma r—Revised *—Data not a v a i l a b l e . " + 2 +28 +10 + 1 - 3 + 4 +10 +52 + 4 +16 0 + 8 + 4 - 1 -12 + 9 r-15 +41 + 9 +14 + 2 + 5 + 8 + 4 + 5 - 2 - 4 +18 + 1 +18 + 7 + 3 + 9 +11 -10 + 3 + 8 +23 - 8 +13 + 6 + 8 + 7 + 3 + 1 + 8 + 6 +15 + 4 + 9 Mo. +12 +28 + 8 + 1 + 7 Tex. 0 + 9 + 8 + 1 +11 + 6 +12 +18 + 2 + 9 +10 +12 +31 - 2 +12 +18 +10 + 8 +16 +12 +12 - 1 +25 + 7 r+18 + 8 - 6 +15 - 1 0 + 8 +. 3 +19 + 6 + 5 +20 +16 +23 +11 +11 +13 + 5 +17 +22 +11 0 +13 +11 + 9 + 7 + 4 + 1 + 8 + 5 + 4 + 2 + 4 +10 Col. Kans. Mo-Kans. Mo. " Nebr. '• N.Mex. Okla. " Calif. " " Ore. Utah Wash. + 3 -15 +12 0+ 1 + 1 - 4 + 1 + 6 - 3 + 5 + 6 + 8 +15 * * r+ 6 +11 +11 r+12 + 5 r+20 + 9 +17 + 7 +11 + 9 +12