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mm mm* FEDERAL statistical RESERVE release ••f*AL REf.. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 26, 1963 H.8.b JS7 : WEEKLf DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) 12 mos, Week ending Feb. 20 I Feb. 131 Feb;--6| Jan. 30 1964 : Areas and Cities Within Federal Reserve Districts Boston Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Quincy Lowell Providence New York District Metropolitan Areas New York-N.E. New Jersey Newark New York Rochester Syracuse Philadelphia 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 Digitized for Wheeling FRASER +17 +14 +19 +34 + 2 - 4 + 4 + 5 + 4 + 7 +32 -10 - 3 + 1 + 3 •« + 4 + 2 -15 - 3 - 5 + 6 + 2 -16 +10 + 2 + 3 +11 0 + 7 +10 r+ 8 + 6 + 2 + 6 +10 0 Del. N.J. Pa. - 1 +10 - 2 - 4 + 5 -13 +21 r+39 +32 r+ 9 r+16 + 9 + 3 + 8 r+11 - 1 0 + 3 - 8 - 2 - 4 Ky. Ohio +10 + 1 - 4 + 4 + 3 - 3 +12 + 3 - 8 +17 +11 + 6 + 6 + 3 +31 +106 +52 + 7 + 4 0 r+12 + 2 + 4 +22 r+ 4 + 6 + 3 . +28 + 3 -43 -31 - 3 - 2 - 9 0 - 9 +10 -11 + 2: - 2 - 4 +17 Mass. n u u : R.I. N.Y.N.J. M.J. N.Y. ii " 1 1 " " " " Pa. z- " 11 W.Va. + 8 + 3 +13 - 4 - 7 -•I +14 . ' + 8 0 + 7 +14 + 2 +12 - + 8 + 3 + 8 +18 + 4 + 5 ' i + + + + + + + 6 4 8 6 2 3 6 + + + .+ + 8 2 9 6 5 +11 +11 + 7 +10 + 9 + 6 + 5 - 6 + 9 + 6 +. 9 + 8 + 6 + 7 - 6 + 9 1 :+ 8 0 + 8 1 +12 ! + 9 - 2 - | + 8 + 5 ; + 7 +25. , ; +11 +10 ! + 7 ^ + 1 i + 8 - .1 ! + 5 + 2 ' + 7 Page 2 .WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Cont.) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago Areas and Cities Within Week, ending . . . . Feb. 201 Feb. 131 Feb. ' 61 Jan. 30 Federal Reserve Districts 12 mos. 1964 ' r Richmond- District ;; ; MetropDli tran Areas, Washington '' Downtoxm Washington Baltimore Downtown Baltimore Richmond D.C. Md. Va. -I-3" -14 -11. -12 -17 r+19 r+10 +15 +10 +12 •' Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Mobile Jacksonville Miami Tampa-St. Petersburg Atlanta Augusta New Orleans Cities . Miami Central Atlanta La, +. 1 -id - 8 + 5 -- 4 + 2 + 5 + 7 Fla. Ga. + 2 - 5 + 4 - 1 - 7 - 3 Chicago District ,• Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Grand.Rapids . Milwaukee 111. Ind. Mich. ." Wis. +12; + 7 +24 +11 + 6 +17 +12 + 8 + 5 - 2 +19 - 5 •Ark, Ky. Mo. Tenn. - 1, +'5, - 6 .0 -13 r+20 +15 - 2 + + + - 2" 5 4 2 Minn. 11 + 5 + .3 + 2 +10, -12 -13 -15 -10 + - 1 1 1 6 , St. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis Minneapolis District . Metropolitan Areas Mpls.j-St. Paul Mp Is. and Suburban Minneapolis St. Paul & Suburban . Cities Duluth-Superior Ala. Fla. 6a, . '* Minn.&Wis. +13 - 7 r+ 7 . +32 +13 + 6 + 8 +10 + 5 +42 - 6 , • +15 - + 3 + 9 + 7 + 7 } t 4 + 6 + 4. : + 5 +10 + 5 + 4 +14 +11 + 5 +12 + 8 + 9 - 8 ... + 6 + 2 + 3 - 3, , +10 o • +12 • +. 9 + 3 + 4 > 6. + 3 +11 +11 +18 : +11 0 + 3 +12 ; . +17 +19. + 6 t.4 + 5 + 3 ... :+5~ ,, + 6 + 8 + 3 +15 -.5.. +i6:: •+•5:. - 5 . +1 : . :' + 9. +10 + 9 * +15 " • + 2'.,. +16 : +10 +8 + 9 + 5 ' + 5 • , ; ^ / /5T7 H.8.b Page 3 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) 12 mos. Week ending 1964 Feb. 20 1 Feb. 131 Feb. 6| Jan. 30 Areas and Cities Within Federal Reserve Districts Kansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Wichita Kansas City Downtown Kansas City St. Joseph Lincoln Omaha . Albuquerque Oklahoma City Tulsa City Joplin Dallas District Metropolitan Areas Dallas El Paso Houston San Antonio Sari 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-Everett Spokane Tacoma r—Revised. * — D a t a not available. 5 6 2 8 9 2 + 4 +24 + 8 - 3 - 9 + 7 + 6 + 8 r-33 r-16 r+21 +14 + 5 + 2 +28 +10 + 2 - 3 + 2 +10 +52 + 4 +16 -12 + 4 -15 +41 + 9 +14 + 6 + 8 + 7 + 3 + 1 + 8 + 6 +15 + 4 + 9 Mo. + 7 +11 +12 +28 + 7 Tex. + + - 3 2 6 2 - 2 0 + 7 + 6 0 + 9 + 8 + 1 +11 + 6 +12 +18 +10 + 8 +16 +12 - 1 - 8 + 8 -16 - 1 + 9 +13 - 4 - 1 + 2 - 5 +34 + 9 + 5 r+ 9 r+ 8 +20 - 2 r+10 + 2 -4 - 4 +13 + 8 r+17 + 8 +12 +23 + 4 -16 +12 0 0 + 1 - 4 + 1 + 6 - 3 + 6 + 7 + 8 +14 +12 - 1 +25 + 7 +18 Col. Kans. Mo.-Kans. Mo. • " Nebr. " N.Mex. Okla. + + " " Calif. " " " " " " Ore. Utah Wash. 0 + 8 + 4 + 6 +11 +11 +12 + 5 +20 . +11 0 +13 +11 + 9 + 7 + 4 + 1 + 8 + 5 + 4 + 2 + 4 +10