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FEDERAL
statistical
RESERVE
release
FOR L MEDIATE RELEASE
February 15, 1963
VJEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED .CITIES AMD AREAS .
Percentage change, from corresponding.
p e r i o d a year ago
(Based on r e t a i l d o l l a r amounts)
Week ending
Year
1962
Feb. 9 l F e b . 2 ( J a n . 261 J a n . 19
+ 6
+ 4 •
j-j£
.
±Jk
F e d e r a l Reserve D i s t r i c t
Area, and C i t y
UNITED STATES
Boston D i s t r i c t
Metropolitan D i s t r i c t
Boston
Downtown Boston
Suburban Boston
Cambridge
Quincy
Lowell
City
Springfield
New York D i s t r i c t
M e t r o p o l i t a n AreasBuffalo
New York-N.E.New J e r s e y
Newark
New York
Rochester
Syracuse
Philadelphia D i s t r i c t
M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas
Wilmington
Trenton
Lancaster
Philadelphia
Reading
Scranton
Wilkes-Barre-Hazleton
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 b u r g h
Wheeling
Mass.
+
+
+
-
»
"
^
"
"
"
+ 9
3
+ 6
1
+12
7
2 ' +17
4
. +11
+ 1
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11
11
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Pa.
W.Va.
•
+ 2
- 1
+ 6
+ 5
- 2
0
+ 2
- 4
+16
0
0
- 1
+ 2
r- 9
-10 - - 6
r+ 5
- 2
r- 4
-12
+20
-11
- 1
- 3
- 9
r- 6
- 2
r+_3
Ky.
Ohio
+10
+ 8
+12
+ 8
+ 7
- 1
- 2
+ 4
+13
+20
+23
+36
+ 2
+13
Del.
N.J.
Pa;
- 4
- 9
+ 4
+11
+ 3
- 6
+15
0
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±_2
+1
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N.Y.
N.Y.-N.J.
N.J.
N.Y.
-
+.8
+10
±Ji
+ 6
+10
+ 9
+14
- 3
-10
+20
+ 5
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+ 5
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+ 1
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+ 7
+13
-14
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+ 4
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- 2
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+ 3
- 2
+15
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+13
+ 4
+ 6
+ 4
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+ 8
+13
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+ 8
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-21
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+15
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+ 4
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+13
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WEHCLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES r- SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued)
P e r c e n t a g e change from corresponding
p e r i o d a y e a r ago
(Based on r e t a i l d o l l a r amounts)
Week ending
Year
9 {Feb. 2 | J a n . 26 j J a n T U " 1962 ,
Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t ,
Area, and CityRichmond 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. P e t e r s b u r g
Atlanta
AugUsta
New Orleans
Cities
Miami-Downtown
Central Atlanta
Chicago D i s t r i c t
M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas
Chicago
Indianapolis
Detroit
Milwaukee
S t . Louis D i s t r i c t
M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas
L i t t l e - Rock
Louisville
S t . Louis
Menphis
Minneapolis D i s t r i c t
M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas
M p l s . - S t . Paul
Mpls. and Suburban
Minneapolis
S t . Paxil & Suburban
Cities
Duluth-Superior
D. C.
Md.
Va.
+ 7
r+ 1
+12
.+ k
+ h
+ 1
- 1
+ 7
r- 1
,t+
Ala.
9
0
- 7
+ 6
+ 1
- 1
- 6
+
-11
+
+12
-
3
-
3
+ 2
+
Fla.
3
+11
+ 7
+19
Ga.
-
h
+ 2
+13
Fla.
Ga.
-
-
3
h
7
11
-17
3
+ 6
+22
+ 6
- 1
+16
+16
+11
r+1.5
+1U
+ 5
9
-
+28
7
La.
+
9
+17
+
+ 1
+2U
+15
+ 8
+32
+
+ 5
- 6
+ 3
+11
+
7
0
r+11
0
8
+13
- 3
+ 9
+15
-
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+12
+
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- 5
3
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Ind.
Mich.
Wis.
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+ 2
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-17
-16
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Ark.
Ky.
Mo.
Tenn.
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9
+
9
0
+ 6
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Minn.
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r- 2
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-19
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-28
+8
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-13
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+ 6
+ 9
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2
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7
+10
+12
+11
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+13
+13
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+ 6
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-13
-16
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WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES
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SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued)
F e d e r a l Reserve D i s t r i c t ,
Area, and CityKansas City D i s t r i c t
Metropolitan Areas
Denver
Topeka
Wichita
Kansas City .
Downtown Kansas City
S t . Joseph
Lincoln
Omaha
Albuquerque
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
City
Joplin
Dallas D i s t r i c t
Metropolitan Areas
Dallas
El Paso
Houston
San Antonio
San Francisco
M e t r o p o l i t a n 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 CitySeattle
Spokane
Tacoma
r—Revised
P e r c e n t a g e change from corresponding
p e r i o d a y e a r ago
(Based on r e t a i l d o l l a r amounts)
Week ending
Year
Feb. 9 |Feb. 21Jan. 261Jan. 19 1962
+ 2
+
+
+
Col.
Kans.
t!
1
8
1
1
Mo.-Kans.
Mo.
- 6
Nebr.
+5
N.Mex.
Okla.
Mo.
Tex.
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+10
+ 1
0
+ 2
0
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+12
+ 6
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+5
+ 1
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+r
7
+16
+ 9
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7
- h
+ 1
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-10
+10
r- 1
0
- 3
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Utah
Wash.
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-11
+
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+
+18
+1h
-
3
+ 8
- 1
+ 3
- h
-12
+20
+ 9
+ 8
+iU
- 1
+27
+
+ 6
+ 3
- 2
+11
+ 2
+ 2
+ 2
+5
+h
h
+ 2
-15
+ 2
- l
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z_l
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- 2
+16
+ 9
+10
+ 8
-17
+30
+ 5
6
+ 9
1+ 8
+ 9
+ 7
+ 9
LI
+ 7
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r+11
r+ 3
r+18
+ 6
+ 1
- 2
+ 9
+ 7
+17
+11
+ 8
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3
+15
+ h
+ 7
+5
+5
+5
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Calif.
- 5
±_3
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+30
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+11
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+ 7
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+ 3
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+ 5
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+12
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