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F E D E R A L

R E S E R V E

N?/

release
FOR.IMMEDIATE RELEASE.
January 4, 1963

H.8b

WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS
Federal Reserve District,
Area, and City
UNITED STATES
Boston District
Metropolitan Areas
Mass.
Boston
11
Downtown Boston
"
Suburban Boston
"
Cambridge
Quincy
"
"
Lowell
c
ity
Springfield
New York District
Metropolitan Areas
N.Y.
Buffalo
New York-N.E. New JerseyN.Y.-N.J.
N.J.
t'ewark
N.Y.
New York
Rochester
Syracuse
Philadelphia District
Metropolitan Areas
Wilmington
Trenton
Lancaster
Philadelphia
Reading
Scranton
Wilkes-Barre-lIazleton

Del.
N.J.
Pa.

"
1
1

Cleveland District
Metropolitan Areas
Ky.
Lexington
Ohio
Akron
Canton
"
Cincinnati
1
1
Cleveland
"
Downtown Cleveland
"
Columbus
"
Springfield
"
Toledo
"
Youngstown
Pa.
Erie
Pittsburgh
Downtown Pittsburgh
W.Va.
Wheeling




Percentage change from corresponding
period a year ago
• Week ending
Dec. 291Dec. 221Dec. 15lDec. 8
+ 5
+a
±11
+46
+ 4
i_4
+43
+25
+70
+44
+55
+131

+
+
+
r-

+50
±12

5
5
4
1
3
9

+
+
+
+
-

0 -

+ 3
+ 4

+ 7

+45

6
8
6
1
0
+ 4

- 4
+ 5
0
- 1
0
0

+25

+ 3

±_1

+62
+35

+35

+21
+30

r+
+
+
+

4
1
7
3
1
5

+ 9
r- 4
+31
+ 3
+27 ' - 2
. +24
r+ 4
+38
0
r- 0
+33
+28
+ 3
r+27

+ 8

+29

- 2
+ 9
+ 2
+ 3
+15
+15
• +15
+ 4
+14
+ 1
+10
'+ 5
- + 2
+12

+37
+21

+44
+23
+ 8

+43

+35
+46

+24

+36
+ 8
- 2

+29

+
+
+
+
+
+

2
6
1
3
9
2
0

-

7
9
6
4

-20

-18

11 mos,

1962

,±-i
+2
+
+
+
+

2
1
6
6
2
1

- 9

+ 2
+ 4

- 5
- 5

, - 9
0
-2

+
+
+
+
+
+

- 6
-7
• - 9
- 7
- 7
-11
-11

+
+
+
+
+
+

-12

3
5
2
1
4
4

+ 4
4
2
4
4
4,
1
5

+_1
- 7
+ 3
- 1
- 2
-13
-17
+ 2
- 2
r+ 4
- 4

r-22

r-10
r-12
+ 2

0
-14
-22
+ 6

-28
-29

- 5
0
- 4
-14
- 3
-12
r-15
-17

+
+
+
+
, +
+
:
+
+
+
-

5
9
6
5
0
9
6
4
8
35
1
2

+ 4

H.8b
'REKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued)
Federal Reserve District,
Area, and City
Richmond District
Metropolitan Areas
D.C.
Washington
Dovmtown Washington
Baltimore
Md.
Downtown Baltimore
Va.
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
Milwaukee

111.
Ind.
Mich.
Wis.

St. Louis District
Metropolitan Areas
Little *ock
Louisville
St. Louis
Memphis

Ark.
Ky.
Mo.
Tenn.

Ala.

+41

+35

+ 3
0
r+ 1
- 1
r- 1

0
-.4
+ 1
- 2
+ 1

-2
- 7
-10
-14
- 3

r+35

r+_5

r+ 6

+ 7

+44
+40
+40
+33
+25

r- 5
0
+11
+ 4

+32
+23

+ 6

*

*

La.

+36
+23
+35

+ 6 .
• - 2
• + 3

+ 6
- 2
0

Fla.
Ga.

+13
+29

+ 1
-8

- 4
+ 1

- 6
- 1

±38

r+ 7-

Ga.

+45
+40 •
+37
+31
r+26

Minneapolis District
Metropolitan Areas
Mpls.-St. Paul
Minn.
Mpls. and Suburban
Minneapolis
St. Paul & Suburban
Cities
Duluth-Superior
Minn. & Wis.




Percentage change from corresponding
• • period a year.; ago
(Based on retail dollar amounts)
I 11 mos.
'Week ending
Dec. 291 Dec. 221Dec. 151 Dec. ti 1 1962
1
+ 1
+ 2
+ 6
z_4
±22

- 4
+ 8
+10
+ 5..
+12
+ 5 + 6
+ 5

Fla.

Page 2
.

+15
+31

+26
+27

+10
0
+10
+ 2
+ 4
+
+
r-

1
5
6
0

±29

+ 4

+29
+32
+16
+23

+
+
-

+25

- 1

3
5
2
2

- 3
+ 4
+ 9
+10 .

+
...
+
-

5
o
7
3

+ 5

+ 7
- 2
+ 5
+ 7
. .+ 7
+19
+10
+ 5
+ 3
+ 2
+ 8

+ 5

+ 2

+ 5

+
+
+

+
+
-

+ 5
+ 4
+ 7

8
2
4
1

4
1
1
1

+ 6

+ 7

+
+
+
+

6
1
7
5

+13
+ 7
+ 5
+ 7

+ 5

+ 3

+
r-

1
1
7
4

- 7

+
+
r+

+1

+ 3
-

+1
+12
+ 3
+ 9
+ 1

5
6
2
1

+ 1

- 3

- 3

+ 3
+ 4

H.8b

"T5EKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued)
Federal Reserve District,
Area, and City-

Kansas City District
Metropolitan Areas
Col.
Denver
Topeka
Kans.
"
' "ichita
Kansas City
ifo.-Kans.
Downtown Kansas City Mo.
"
St. Joseph
Nebr.
Lincoln
Omaha
Albuquerque
N.Mex.
Oklahoma City
Okla.
Tulsa
City
Joplin
Mo.
Dallas District
Metropolitan Areas
Dallas
El Paso
Houston
San Antonio

Tex.
"
"

San Francisco District
Metropolitan Areas
Los Angeles-Long Beach Calif.
Downtown Los Angeles
Westside Los Angeles
"
Sacramento
"
San Diego
San Francisco-Oakland
San Francisco
. Oakland
San Jose
Ore.
Portland
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)
11 mos.
Week ending
Dec. 29 1 Dec. 22 11 Dec. 15 I1Dec. 8
1962
r+26

±_1

+ 6

+ 6

+ 3

+20
+ 9

- 1
- 5
- 2
- r+ 9
r+ 3
+11
- 2
- 1
+ 4
- 5
- 2

0
- 1
+ 6
+ 8
-,1
+10
r+ 9
+ 8
+ 5
+10
+10

+ 6

+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+

+ 9

+22
+28
+10
+35
+21
+3 4

+23

+22

-12

+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+

6
9
1
5
3
6
6
5
3

1
3
1
7
1
2
2
1
1
5
4

+ 1

+ 3

+_3

±_7

+ 1
+ 6

+ 3
+ 5
0
+ 6

+ 7
+12
+ 1
+12

+
+
+
+

r+36

r+ 5

+ 2

-a

+30
+ 5

+ 3
- 1
+ 2

0
5
3
8
1
1
6
6
3
7
6
4
3
5

+30

- 4

+22

- 1

+15
+49
+16
+37

+ 1

+23

+45
r+46
+33
+24

+25

+42 •
+34
+44
+51

+35

+38

+12

+ _5

+ 5
+ 2
- 2
+ 5
+ 2
+ 9
. + 8
+ 5
+ 7

*Mot available

+
r+
+
+
+
+
+

- 3
-10
- 9
+ 5
- 2
- 2
- 6
- 6
- 3
+ 2
+15
+ 3
+ 2
+ 6

i
!

6
9
9
9

+_7
+ 8
0
+ 2
+ 8
+13
+ 6
+ 4
+ 3
*+ 9
+ 5
+10
+13
0
+ 9