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FEDERAL

RESERVE

s t a t i s t ! (d

• FOR I1WEDIATE RELEASE
January 31,. 1964
WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTS CITIES AMD AREAS
Percentage change from corresponding
. period a year ago
(Baised on retail dollar amounts)
Week ending
11 mos.
Jan. 251 Jan. 181 Jan. 11(Jan. 4
1963

Federal Reserve District
Area,' and City
UNITED STATES

+17

Boston District
Metropolitan Areas
Boston
Downtown Boston
Suburban Boston
Cambridge
Quincy
Lowell

+J5

New York District
Metropolitan Areas
Buffalo
New York-N.E. New Jersey
Newark
New York
Rochester :
Syracuse
Philadelphia District
Metropolitan Areas
Wilmington
Trenton
Lancaster
Philadelphia
Reading
Scranton
Wilkes-Barre-Hazleton
Cleveland District
Metropolitan Areas
Lexington
Akroh
Canton
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Downtown Cleveland
Columbus
Springfield
Toledo
Youngstown
Erie
Pittsburgh
Downtown Pittsburgh
Wheeling




Mass,

+
+
+
• .
-

4
4
3
6
4
8

+18
N.Y.
N.Y. N.J.
N.J.
N.Y.
"

Del.
N* J •
Pa.
ii
ii
"

Ky.
Ohio

11
"

Pa.
"
"

W.Va.

±8

±_1
- 5

. ±_9
+ 9

+ 8

±1
+ 3

- 6
- 7
- -5
— 6
-22
r- 8

+ 9
+ 7
+11
+11
- 3
+ 4

+ 5
+ 7
+ 4
+ 6
-. 6
+ 5

+ 3
0
+ 6
+ 3
0
•- 7

- 7

+13

+ 6

- l

r+ 6
+11
+11
r+ 2
+10
+ 1
+ 1

+36
+ 4
+13
+ 3
+ 6
+12
+ 5

•+ 4
+ 4
+ 2
- 3
+ 3
+ 1
+ 5

+ 5

+ 3

+43

r- 8

+11
+14
+ 7
+12
+ 8
- 7
+ 4

+36
+26
+16
+49
+48
+28
+29

r-15
r+ 1
r-19
r- 4
-24
r-32
-31
- 6
-11
-13
- 4
- 2
0
- 8
- 7
- 8
- 1
- 6
- 2
-22
-25
-27

+ 3
+
+
+
+

r+13
-11
-16
- 8
r+ 5
r+ 4

+34

;

+- 5
+ 8
- 6
+ 7
+11
+ 9

+30
+17
+20
+15
+20
+12

+68
+30
+21
+44
+31
+21
+37
+32
+38
+37
+22
+40
+31
+30

- + 8

+ 7
+ 3
+ 4
+ 2
+ 2
+ 3
r+ 1
-10
+ 6
+ 6
- 4
+ 1
r+ 8
+14
+11 :
0
+ 1
r+ 9
r+15
r+ 1
r+ I
c- 3
+ 4
+ 2
- 1
" - 3
r+ 3
+16

8
3
2
2
6
0

+ 2
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+

5
3
2
2
3
5
3
6
2
0
+ 1
.+. 2
- 2
+ 1

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WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES

SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued)
Percentage change from, corresponding
period .a year ago
>unts X- •
(Based on retail- dollar -amc
11 mosc
. Week, ending
Jan. 2*51 Jan. 181 Jan. Ill Jan. k4 1963

Federal Reserve District
Area, and CityRichmond District.
Metropolitan Areas
Washington Downtown- Washington
Baltimore"
Downtown Baltimore
Richmond

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
Grand Rapids
Milwaukee St. Louis District
Metropolitan Areas
Little Rock
Louisville
St. Louis
Memphis "
Minneapolis District "
Metropolitan Areas
Mplsj-St, Paul
Mpls. and Suburban
Minneapolis
St. Paul & Suburban
Cities
Duluth-Superior




±13

r- 8 '• _ o

+ 9
+ 9
+21
+21
+16

r-12
r-13
r- 5
- 8
- 5

r+l6
Ala.
11
Fla.
"

ii
Ga.
"

La.
Fla.
Ga..

111.
Ind.
Mich.
Wis.

Ark.
Ky.
Mo.
Tenn.

Minn.
:

ii
"

Minn. & Wis.

+J

+ 4 .. ± 3

0
. ;+ 9
0
- 5 . .. + 2
+
. • +13 • '+ 6
"+ 1
+ 1
+10;
0
... - 5 , - 7 ;
'+13

+ 4

±JZ

+16
+ 9
+21
+10
• +17
•+14
• + 5
+12

r- 2
- 3
r+ 7
+15
- 2
- 1
+ 3
+23

- 1
+ 9

r+11
- 8

+10
+ 7

+11
- 4

;- 3
+ 1

. +20

+11

+11

+ 9

+ 4

+24
+23
+19
+ 3

+14
-15
+17
+31
+ 8

+12
- 3
+15
, +7

+13
+
+ 2
+
+11 ' +
+
+19
. +

+34

- 2

+ 4

+40
+46
+25
+?3

r-

1
2
1
3

-12
- 3
- 6
- 1
+24 . +14+14 • +16'
+ 1
+17
• +13 • - 2
- 3
- 5
+ 6
+ 8

- +12

- 6
+ 2
+12.
+10
+ 8
+ 7
+ 4
+ 8

5
3
5
2
1

+ 2

+
+14
+16
r+11 . + 9
+
r+ 2
+13- . +
+ 5
+12.: +

6

3
1
3

r+12

r+19

+15

+10. > 3

+13
+13
+ 8
+14

+16
+13
+14
+24

+15
+13
+ 9
+21

+10 . + 4
+ 8
+ 4
+ 3
+15 ; : + 4

- 5

+12

+16

+19

- 2

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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 amc>unts)
11 mos.
Week ending
Jan. 25!Jan. 181 Jan. Ill Jan. i
h- 1963

Federal Reserve District
Area, and City
KarififlR City District
Metropolitan Areas
Denver
Topeka
Wichita
Kansas City
Dovmtown Kansas City
St. Joseph
Lincoln
Omaha
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.

±_]

r+12

+ 9

+17

+11

+18
+ 9
+ 6
+19
+ 8
- 1
+14
+21
+ 5
+ 5
- 4

+12
+ 2
+ 5
+ 9
- 2
-7
. + 5
r+ 8
+12
+10
+ 9

+29
+22
+26
+15
+ 7
+12
+23
+ 4
+15
+18
+ 8

+20
r+ 5
+ 6
+10
+ 5
-15
, + 3
+11
+22
+11
+ 8

+20

+ 6

+22

- 2

+ 2

+
"
+
+
+
+
+
+

6
3
0
4
5
3
3
2
8
3
2

r+±5

±J

m

+_§

±_3

Tex.

+18
- 3
+25
- 3

- 2
+15
+15
+ 3

+15
+11
+13
+ 7

+14
+ 8
+ 6
+ 4

+
+
+
+

+3

±3 :

Calif.

+ 6
0
+ 2
+20
+ 6
+ 7
0
+ 5
+ 5
- 3
+ 5
- 6
0
+ 1

+ 7
0
+ 3
+10
+ 2
- 8
-13
-19
+ 4
. + 6
+ 5
- 3

"
"
"
"
"

it
"
"

Ore.
Utah
Wash.
"

*

- 6

+ 9
+ 1
r+ 9
r+ 7
r+ 5
r- 8
-12
-16
r+ 7
+ 6
+ 1
- 4
*

- 6

*Notr available

3
1
5
3

+Jf

+ 4

+ 8
+ 5
+ 6
+12
+ 3
0
- 1
-11
+ 7
- 8
+11
+ 1

+ 7
- 3
+ 1
+ 7
+ 4
+ 5
- 1
-4
+ 5
+ 3
+ 2
- 8
+ 1
- 1

*

0

FEDERAL

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statistical

RESERVE

release

H.8.a
WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES
NOTICE OF TERMINATION

This is the final H«8«a report to be issued by the Board
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Responsibility for
preparation of national figures on weekly department store sales
has been transferred to the Bureau of the Census and, beginning
next week, that agency's Weekly Retail Trade Report will include
data for department stores as a regular feature. Those persons
interested in this comprehensive report on retail sales should write
to the Publications Section, Bureau of the Census, Washington,D.C.
for further information.
The Federal Reserve J3anks will continue for the time being
to publish weekly department store sales for selected cities and
metropolitan areas. Additionally, a summary of these local figures
will be included in a revised version of the H.B.b report regularly
issued by the Board each Friday. To obtain this H.B.b release, please
write the Boardls Division of Administrative Services.