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FEDERAL JF statistical H,8b IVEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 8, 1963 SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago Federal Reserve District Area, and City Week ending Feb. 2|Jan. 261 Jan. 191 Jan. 12 + 4 r=_2 +1 ±_9 UNITED STATES' Boston District Metropolitan District Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Quincy Lowell City Springfield RESERVE release ±10 Mass, . " " " " - 2 + 8 + 9 + 6 +12 +17 +11 + 1 - 4 - 9 + 4 +11 + 3 r- 6 +10 + 8 +12 + 8 + 7 - 1 ' zJZ - 3 - 7 + 2 + 1 + 6 -19 Year 1962- • ±A + 2 + + + - 2 1 6 5 2 0 +15 - 4 + 2 - 1 + 2 New York District Metropolitan Areas N.Y. Buffalo New York-N.E.New Jersey N.Y.-N.J. N.J. Newark N.Y. New York " Rochester Syracuse " ±_1 - 2 £2 - 1 + 4 +16 - 1 -10 - 6 + 6 - 3 -11 - 1 r- 3 - 9 - 5 r- 2 6 5 3 5 2 6 + + + + + + 3 5 1 1 3 3 Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas Wilmington Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton Wilkes-Barre-Hazleton =12 - 8 +19 - 4 - 1 -11 + 9 - 5 + 2 + 3 r- 2 " - 5 • + 4 + 1 - 5 r-18 -26 + 1 + 1 + 2 -10 + 4 -12 - 2 + 7 +13 -14 - 8 + 4 +17 +13 - 2 -12 + 2 + 7 - 4 + 4 + + + + . + + 3 1 2 4 4 1 4 r+_l + 4 Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Lexington Akron Canton Cincinnati Cleveland Downtown Cleveland Columbus Springfield Toledo Youngstown Erie Pittsburgh Downtown Pittsburgh Wheeling " Del. N.J. Pa. " 1 1 1 1 " r+ 6 Ky. Ohio Pa. W.Va. - 8 - 2 - 4 +10 + 3 - 2 +15 - 1 +13 + 4 + 6 + 4 + 2 + 8 =12 -29 -16 -21 -21 -15 -21 -12 -21 -11 -12 -17 -18 • -16 -22 + + r+ +13 + 8 - 5 r+12 0 - 6 +10 +15 + 4 r-l6 r+12 r- 7 r-11 +13 +14 +14 + 5 +17 0 , - 3 r+15. + 8 + 6 -4 - 9 -3 • - 4 + 9 ±_2 + 5 + 8 . - 7 + 5 - 1 . -10 + 6 + 4 + 8 - < 4 + 2 0 - 3 + 3 ,49/ '/V? H.8b Page 2 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Federal Reserve District, Area, and City Richmond District . Metropolitan Areas - Washington Downtown Washington Baltimore Downtown Baltimore Richmond .Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Week ending ' Year Feb. 2 Wan. 26 I Jan. 19 (Jan. 12) 1962 j_2 + 1 + 8 ±_1 + 7 r+ 9 0 . r 0 - 3 - 7 - 3 - 3 + 4 - 6 + 6 + 1 - 1 - 7 -11 +11 +10 + 3 - 3 + 9 + 5 0 + 6 - 4 + 4 +12 ±_7 +22 ±JL - 2 + 6 + 8 + 8 +18 +10 + 4 + 3 j_2 D. C» Md. Va. 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 111. Ind. Mich, Wis. +13 • - 8 + .4 -17 St. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis Ark. Ky. / MoT' Tenn. -10 - 1 - 1 - 8 -17 -19 r-14 -28 r+10 Minneapolis District Metropolitan Areas Mpls.-St. Paul Mpls. and Suburban Minneapolis St. Paul & Suburban Cities Duluth-Superior r±_2 Ala. La. - 5 - 4 +28 +13 +14 + 5 + 2 + 8 r~" 3 - 1 +16 +16 r+ll r+15 +32 + 5 -17 + 6 — +22 + 6 +24 + 8 + 7 - 6 +42 +13 +26 + 9 +10 +27 +10 +40 Fla. Ga. + 8 0 + 3 r+ll. - 5 + 3 - 6 +21 + 1 ; + 7 Fla. 1 1 " Ga. lA + 5 + 8 ±J - 3 -21 + 4 -21 + 9 +12 + 8 -13 +16 +14 + 5 - 8 + + + + ^16 ±_2 +26 + 4 + + + +58 +13 +26 +44 + 2 +11 + 4 + 8 3 6 9 2 " 5 4 7 1 - 9 + 6 ±_1 ±_1 Minn +11 +13 + 6 + 4 - 9 - 6 -13 -16 + 7 +10 0 - 1 + + + - 6 9 4 1 + 3 + 4 Minn.&Wis. + 7 - 8 - 4 -11 - 3 + 1 H.8.b Page 3 WEEKLY D5PAR.T14ENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Federal Reserve District, Area, and City Kansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka 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 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 Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Week ending Year Feb. ?.IJan. 261 Jan. 191 Jan. 12 1962 o Col. Kans. " Mo,-Kans. Mo. " Nebr. " N.Mex., Okla. Mo. r+_2 +12 + 2 ±J1 + 6 - 7 - 4 + 1 -13 -10 +10 - 2 0 - 3 - 7 - 1 - 5 0 +.4 -11 + 7 - 4 r-12 +20 + 9 + 8 + 5 + 4 +46 +18 +14 +16 + 9 + 3 - 2 +11 +14 + 7 -11 -11 + 2 - 1 -10 - 5 + l + 5 + 9 + 9 / + + + + + + + + + -15 - 1 +27 -17 + 4 +15 + 6 1 3 1 8 1 3 2 2 2 5 4 - 1 " " n Calif. Ore. Utah Wash. " __ +13 - 9 + + + +16; + 9 +10 +30 +22 - 9 . + 8 +26 . +12 -17 + 5 +13 + + + + ±_7 Tex. ±_9 +_7 + 7 - 4 +10 + 4 +19 + 5 - 1 + 2 +11 + 9 +12 + 2 - 1 +12 + 6 r+ 1 - 2 + 9 r+ 7 . +17 +11 +21 r+ 7 + 6 r+15 - 2 +15 0 2 5 5 5 0 - 7 - 6 . 4 + +11 - 6 -10 -11 - 5 -30 +13 - 4 - 7 - 3 "Not available ' ±_7 6 9 8 9 + 8 + 3 0 - 2 + 2 - 4 +16 . + 8 +11 +17 + 6 +15 . +12 + 3 . +20 + 3 + 8 + 7 0 + 5 +11 +10 + 2 +12 + 1 + 2 + 8 0
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