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FEDERAL statistical RESERVE release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE i'7o{ February 7, 19^4 H.8.b WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES Federal Reserve District SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS Percentage change from corresponding period a y§ar ago 12 mos:. Week ending Feb. ]1 Jan. 2^1 Jan. 181 Jan. 11 1961 : Area, and City UNITED STATES ±12 +17 Boston District Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge' Quincy ^ Lowell ±3. ±J Mass, New York District Metropolitan Areas Buffalo M.Y. New York-N.E. New Jersey N .Y. N.J. N.J. Newark N.Y. New York Rochester Syracuse " Philadelphia District 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 Wheeling Del. N.J. Pa. Ky. Ohio Pa. W.Va. + + + + + - 4 3 5 5 4 1 + 4 + 4 + 3 - 6 - 4 r-10 ±12" +18 + 3 +22 +24 +17 + 7 +12 +30 +17 r+22 +15 +20 r+11 +32 r+42 +JL . ±_2 - s - +J - 6 - 7 - 5 - 6 -22 - 8 +13 -11 -16 - 8 + 5 + 4 + 9 + 7 +11 +11 - 3 + 4 ...M: +jf + 3 +1 + 6 + 4 0 - 4 i+12 +Jt +11 +14 + 7 +12 + 8 - 7 + 8 + 4 + 3 0 + 6 +" 1 0 ±Ji + 7 + 4 + 3 -1 + 4 + 2 + 5 +36 +26 r+15 r+48 +48 +28 +29 -15 + 1 -19 r- 3 -24 -32 -31 r+ 2 +11 +11 + 2 +10 + 1 + 1 r+12 +14 "ii ±J +_] +22 +16 +17 + 8 +10 - 2 +13 +33 +16 +12 + 6 +14 + 8 +19 +68 +30 +21 +44 +31 +21 +37 +32 +38 +37 +22 +40 +31 +30 r-10 -13 - 4 r- 5 r+ 1 r- 7 . - 7 - 8 r- 2 r- 4 r- 3 , -22 -25 -27 + 7 + 4 + 3 + 1 + 6 - 4 + 8 +11 + 9 +15 + 1 + 4 - I1 + 3 + + + + + + + + + + + + +37 +14 +25 +32 +2-5 +16 +14 6 5 4 3 • 5 4 4 8 3 1 2 3 1 2 . 1*70^ H,8.b Page 2 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE-SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) • Percentage change'from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Week ending 12 mos Feb. :LlJan. ;25tJan. 181 Jan. 11. 1961 Federal Reserve District Area, and-City Richmond 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 Grand Rapids Milwaukee St. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville St. Louis • Memphis Minneapolis District Metropolitan Areas Mpls.-Jt. Paul Mpls. and Suburban HIP 'p'liiciin St. Paul & Suburban Cities Buluth-Superior D.C. " Md. Va. ±19 +13 - 8 •o +16 +13 +22 +22 +35 + 9 + 9 r+22 r+23 +16 -12 -13 - 5 - 8 - 5 ,0 - 5 + 4 + 1 - 5 +10 + 1 + 7 + 2 + 1 +J +12 rW + 8 +13 + 8 La. - 4 + 1 +15 +15 +12 +13 + 4 + 4 r+12 + 9 +21 r+ 9 +17 +14 + 5 +12 - 2 - 3 + 7 +15 - 2 - 1 + 3 +23 - 3 - l. +24 +14 +17 +13 - 3 + 8 - 6 + 1 +14 +10 + 8 + 8 + 4 + 8 Fla. Ga. +10 + 9 - 1 + 9 : +H - 8 +10 + 7 - 2 + 2 + 9 r+21 +11 +11 +_5 + 5 + 6 +20 - 2 + 3 +24 +35 +23 +19 + 3 +14 -15 +17 +31 + 8 +12 - 3 +15 + + + + + Ala. Fla. " Ga. 111. Ind. Mich. Wis. ±11 r+31 Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. +16 +11 +13 + 6 +40 +46 r+24 +73 Minn. + + + 4 2 2 V u & Wis. + 1 + 7 + 4 5 3 6 3 2 +J 1 2 2 3 +14 +11 - + 2 + 5 +12 ±12 ±15 ±Jt +13 +13 + 8 +16 +13 +14 +15 +13 + 9 + 5 + 5 r- 3 +12 +16 r- + + + + 5 4 1 3 . 5 * ITob' Z - . Page 3 H.8.b WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES ~ SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresiponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amclunts). 12 mos. Week ending Feb. llJan. 25!Jan. 181 Jan. 11. 1963 Federal Reserve District Area, and City Kansas Citv District Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka Wichita Kansas City . Downtown Kansas City St, Joseph Lincoln Cmaha Albuquerque Oklahoma City Tulsa City Joplin Dallas District Metropolitan Areas Dallas El Paso 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 Col. Kans, " Mo.-Kans. Mo. " Nebr. N.Mex. Okla. Mo. ±J +12 ±J +17 ±Ji + 5 -10 • - 2 + 9 + 2 0 - 6 +11 + 7 - 3 + 2 +18 + 9 + 6 +19 r+ 7 - 1 r+17 r+19 + 5 + 5 - 4 +12 + 2 + 5 + 9 - 2 -7 + 5 + 8 +12 +10 + 9 +29 +22 +26 +15 + 7 +12 +23 + 4 +15 +18 + 8 + + + + + + + + + 2 +20 + 6 +22 + 2 ±15 ±-J - +11 ±Jt Tex, " " " + + - 5 2 5 5 r+12 Calif. " ii " 11 " " " ti Ore. Utah Wash. n ' +18 - 3 +25 - 3 +_J + 6 + 6 + 8 0 + Z"" + 5 +21 +20 + 5 ' + 6 +24 + 7 0 +23 +12 + 5 +19 + 5 +44 - 3 + 5 - 9 + 2 - 6 0 + 7 + l + 5 -2 +15 +11 +15 +15 - +13 + 7 + 3 ±J + 7 0 + 3 +10 r+ 3 - 8 -13 -19 + 4 + 6 r+ 7 - 3 - 1 - 6 *Not available % i_4 . + 9 + 1 + 9 + 7 + 5 - 8 -12 -16 + 7 + 6 + 1 - 4 + 1 - 6 6 2 1 5 5 3 3 3 8 3 3 + 4 + + + + 4" 2 6 3 +J + + + + + + + + + - 7 2 2 8 4 6 0 4 6 3 3 7 1 1