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FEDERAL
statistical
H.8b
RESERVE
release
. FOR IlilEDIATE RELEASE
January 11, 1963
liEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AMD AREAS
Percentage change from corresponding
period a year ago
(Based on retail dollar amounts)
11 mos.
Ueek ending
Jan. 5(Dec. 291 Dec. 221Dec. 15 • 1962
r+34
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±_5
±_5
+ 4
+ 2
+46
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Federal Reserve District,
Area, and City
UNITED STATES
Boston District
Metropolitan District
Boston
Doxmtown Boston
Suburban Boston
Cambridge
Quincy
Lowell
City
Springfield
Mew York District
Metropolitan Areas
Buffalo
New York-K.-H. Mew Jersey
Newark
New York
Rochester
Syracuse
Philadelphia District
Metropolitan Areas
• -ilmington
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
+14
+ 3
+32
+30
+18
+ 2
Mass,
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+43
+25
+70
+44
+55
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+ 7
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+10
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+19
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Ohio
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+11
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+29
+37
+21
+44
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H.8b
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'..WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued)
Percentage change from corresponding
period a year ago
(Based on retail dollar amounts)
Week ending
{Jan. 51 Dec. 291 Dec. 221 Dec. 15~
Federal Reserve District,
Area, and CityRichmond. District
Metropolitan Areas
Washington
D.C.
Dovmtown Washington
Baltimore
Md.
"
Downtown Baltimore
Richmond
Va.
Atlanta District
Metropolitan >ireas
Birmingham
Mobile
Jacksonville
Miami
Tampa-St / Petersburg
Atlanta
Augusta
New Orleans
Cities
Miami-Downtovm
—Central Atlanta
Chicago District
Metropolitan Areas'""*
Chicago
Indianapolis
Detroit
• Milwaukee
St. Louis District
Metropolitan Areas
Little Rock
Louisville
St. Louis
Memphis
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+33
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+21
+ 8
+ 6
- 2
+ 3
+ 6
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+ 7
+ 7
+19
+10
+ 5
+ 3
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Ga.
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+13
+13
r+24
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- 4
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+ 2
+ 8
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+ 5
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H.8b
WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued)
Federal Reserve District,
Area, and CityKansas City District
Metropolitan Areas
Col.
Denver
Topeka
Kans.
"
Wichita
Kansas City
Mo.-Kans.
Downtown Kansas City Mo.
"
St. Joseph
Lincoln
Nebr.
"
Omaha
Albuquerque
N.Mex.
Oklahoma City
Okla.
Tulsa
City
Mo.
Joplin
Dallas District
Metropolitan Areas
Dallas
El Paso
Houston
oan Antonio
Tex.
San Francisco
Metropolitan Areas
Los Angeles-Long Beach Calif.
Downtown Los Angeles
"
Westside Los Angeles
"
Sacramento
San Diego
San Francisco-Oakland
"
San Francisco
Oakland
San Jose
Portland
Ore.
Salt Lake City
Utah
Seattle
Wash.
Spokane
"
Tacoma
"
r—Revised
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Percentage change from corresponding
period -a year ago
(Based on retail dollar amounts)
Week ending
11 mos#
Jan, 51 Dec. 291Dec. 221 Dec. 15 '
1962
+12
- 2
+ 6
+19
+32
+26
+13
+12
*
+13
+29
+17
+ 1
+ 6
+20
- 1
+ 9 - 5
r+21
- 2
r+27
+ 9
r+ 9
+ 3
+11
+35
+21
r- 3
r+19
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+ 4
+34
+23
- 5
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r+24
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+ 9
+ 8
+ 5
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- 3
+ 1
+ 7
- 1
+ 2
+ 2
+ 1
+ 1
+5
+ 4
+59
+30
- 4
+ 9
+ 3
+10
+22
- 1
0
+_7
+15
+38
+14
+22
+15
+49
+16
+37
+ 1
+12
+ 1
+ 6
+ 3
+ 5
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+ 6
+11
r+17
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+ 2
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+17
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+24
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+42
+34
+44
+51
+35
+39
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