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FEDERAL statistical RESERVE release H.8b FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 6, 1962 : iflSEKLYDEPARTMENT STORE DALES -SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago Federal Reserve District, (Based on retail dollar amounts) Week ending 5 mos. Area, and City UNITED STATES Boston District Metropolitan Areas Mass. Boston Downtown Boston " Suburban Boston " Cambridge " Quincy Lowell City Springfield New York District Metropolitan Areas IT.Y. Buffalo New York-N.-C.Mew Jersey, N.Y.-N.J. K.J. Newark N.Y. New York " Rochester Syracuse " Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas Wilmington Del. N.J. Trenton Pa. Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton T ilkes-Barre—Hazleton" Cleveland District Metropolitan .ireas Ky. Lexington Ohio Akron Canton Cincinnati Cleveland Downtown Cleveland Columbus Springfield Toledo Youngstown Pa. Erie_ Pittsburgh Downtown Pittsburgh " W.Va. '.'heeling + _4 + 6 +2 + 7 +2 0 + 4 - 1 0 + 2 + 7 * + + + + + r+ + + + - 5 2 9 9 6 7 + 7 * +10 + 5 * * * * I f 2 5 9 2 9 6 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 5 -13 - 4 - 7 - 1 * - 3 * * * * + 6 + 5 r- 8 -16 - 4 - 7 + 5 - 6 - 6 + 2 -12 t 3 + 1 -15 - 7 - 2 - 4 - 2 + 2 - 1 + 1 + 2 - 8 + 5 +14 +10 - 2 -12 - 5 - 6 - 1 z_2 + + + + + + 0 - 3 - 5 - 6 + 1 -10 - 2 - 7 - 7 - 5 + l - 2 - 9 - 9 -20 -22 0 - 5 + 6 - 5 - 1 r- 3 - 1 r- 9 0 - 2 r-rlO - 6 -11 . - 8 + 2 - 5 8 2 3 + 5 * * 3 1 7 ±A * + 2 r+ 3 + 6 5 1 2 4 0 -13 + 7 + 4 + 5 - 6 + 2 + 3 + 2 - 3 j_6 + + + + * * + + • ±J£ + 1 + 5 + 6 r+ 6 + 1 + 6 +10 + 6 0 + 5 ~ r+ 5 +20 +30 - 1 - 2 + 5 - 1 + 3 ' ±-k - ±JL ±_2 1 6 7 2. 4 5 4 + 8 + 1 + 5 + 6 + 3 + 4 : + 8 + 6 + 8 +20 + 2 + 9 + 4 - 6 + 8 + 3 +10 + 2 + 7 + 4 + 1 + 6 H.8b U3EKLY DEPART1IENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AMD AREAS (Continued) Federal Reserve District, Area, and City "veek ending June ' 30|June 23|June 16|June 9 Richmond District Metropolitan Areas D.C. Washington Downtown Washington Baltimore Md. Downtown Baltimore Richmond Va. Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Mobile J acksonville I'iami Tampa-St. Petersburg Atlanta Augusta Hew Orleans Cities Miami-Downtown Central Atlanta Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago Ala. «... Fla. Ga. Fla. Ga. 5 mos. 1962 +J r+ 4 - 6 - 4 + 7 + 7 + 5 +10 + 1 + 6 r+ 2 r- 1 r+ 7 0 r+ 5 - 7 -12 - 6 -15 - 6 - 6 - 7 - 3 -12 - 4 + 6 + 2 +11 0 + 3 + 4 r+6 + I + 2 + 7 - 7 + 7 +11 + 9 +19 + 3 - 4 - 2 - 4 + 3 +14 r+ 9 +12 + 9 + 6 r+ 2 - 9 + 6 - 3 0 +14 + 6 - 7 - 1 - 7 - 9 - 3 + 7 +16 + 4 - 4 + 2 0 + 6 + 4 + 8 +21 +11 + 4 + 1 +11 0 r+ 7 + 8 - 1 + 4 + 8 + 3 + 5 +10 + -2 + 9 - 2 + 2 + 7 2 1 4 6 + 9 + 1 +10 + 3 - + + - 1 1 4 4 + 6 + 8 +10 + 4 Chicago District Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee 111. Ind. liich. Wis. + + + - St. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis + 5 +_6 + 2 0 + 2 Ark. Ky. 'Ho. Tenn. - 3 + 4 + 4 +11 - 2 +11 + 1 +10 - 6 0 + 2 +12 - 5 0 + 1 + 2 - 1 +15 + 7 + 8 - 1 - 8 0 2 - 9 4 ; -10 ' -14 9 3 - 6 + 2 + 2 Minneapolis District Metropolitan ^reas ' i'pis.-St. Paul Minn. Hpls. and Suburban " Minneapolis " St. Paul & Suburban Cities Duluth-Superior Minn.&Uis. - 3 , - 3 2 4 3 - 5 + 3 4 9 2 - 3 + 1 2 2 5 r- 2 o + 3 1 - 1 H.8b 7 'JEEKLY DEPARTI'EV.T STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Federal Reserve District, Area, and City Kansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Col. Topeka Kans. Wichita " Kansas City Mo.-Kans. Downtown Kansas CityMo. St. Joseph " Lincoln Nebr. Omaha Albuquerque N.Mex. Oklahoma City Oklahoma " Tulsa City Joplin ho. Dallas District Metropolitan Areas Dallas El Paso Fort Worth 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 Portland Ore.. . Salt Lake City Utah Seattle Wash. Spokane " Tacoma " r—Revised Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Week ending 5 mos June 301 June 231 June 161 June 9 1962 0 + 6 3 9 4 4 3 3 3 7 4 9 6 + + + + + + + + + + + 3 - 4 3 3 5 2 0 - 5 - 1 - 8 - 8 +10 -6 - 3 + 2 - 1 + 2 - 6 +10 r+13 r+ 4 - 4 + 6 +11 - 1 - 3 - 9 - 1 -6 -12 - 7 - 4 - 6 - 1 - 4 + + + - - 5 + 5 -10 - 4 ±10 +11 ±JL ±1 + 7 + 1 +37 +18 +31 +10 - 9 +36 +17 +14 + 7 + 2 +32 +12 +20- +11 +17 +21 + 8 +19. - 3 + 2 1 3 7 2 2 2 1 5 6 4 + 9 ! +_8 + 7 . + 9 +17 +12 + 9 ±_i + 6 + 3 + 9 + 9 + 5 + 6 + 2 0 +19 + 4 + 3 + 3 -10 + 3 +109 +22 -20 +13 + 2 + 1 - 3 +13 +11 +11 + 9 +14 + 1 + 8 + 8 +20 -22 +14 + 1 •- 1 - 3 r-20 r+22 r+ 1 + 3 r- 4 -11 + 2 +13 +16 +16 +16 + 4 + 5 + I +18 +31 + 5 + 4 + 8 + 2 +11 + 6 +17 +14 + 7 + 8 + 1 + 5 +12 +14 + 7 , + 4 , + 5 +12 + 5 + 9 +14 ! + 8 +11 j *Not available