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FEDERAL statistical H.8.b ! ' ; ';v:. RESERVE release I - IMMEDIATE- RELEASE July 9 / 1 9 6 5 F0R -'- y d W u : T'ffiEKLY DEPART! IENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS Percentage change from corresponding period a yea/ ago (Based ora retail dollar amounts) Week ending 5 July 31 June 26|June 191 June 12 1965* Areas and Cities1 Within Federal Reserve Districts Boston District Metropolitan Areas • Boston Doxmtoun Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Quincy Lowell Providence Nov; York District Metropolitan Areas New York-N.E. Nex; Jersey Newark New York Rochester Syracuse Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas Wilmington Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton Wilkes-Barre Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Lexington Akron Canton Cincinnati Cleveland Downtown Cleveland Columbus Springfield Toledo Youngotown Eric Pittsburgh Downtown Pittsburgh Wheeling Mass.• " Ji " i' " R.I. N.Y.N.J. N.J*. N.Y. " Del. N.J. • Pa. Ky. Ohio + + + - +21 + 4 +19 +25 +29 + 7 r- 3 + 4 + 9 +15 +17 + + + + + 2 +21 +18 +14 +16 +15 +29 r+ 1 +10 - 6 -10 + 2 - 2 - 8 + 5 +12 + 5 - 3 - 1 + 3 + 3 +14-. + 1 + 6 ' + 6 +13 0 + 7 +10 +20 +18 +24 +19 + +20 +21 r+ + 9 + +13 +30 r+ +11 r+17 +13 - •: - ». " " ti Pa. W.Va. •• • +20 +23 +18 - 2 + 4 +13 +24 * —. 2 2 2 4 9 2 0 4 3 9 1 2 0 1. 2 4 5 8 3 4 + + + + + - 2 3 6 6 4 3 1 + 3 • - 3 0 + 3 +14 + 6 . +22 +17 +13 . + 4 . +13 + 9 5 6 9 6 + + + + + 3 2 5 5 3 5 2 + 5 " - 1 * + 7 +11 + + + + '•+ + + 9 5 6 4. 5 3 5 + 1 + 6 . + 4 v + 5 ' +12 + 5 0 + 4 - 3 + 4 + 8 + 2 + 4 - 1 + .2 + 2 -1 - 3 +11 , + 6 +30 + 4 + 9 "+ 5 + 9 ' ' :+l4 + 6 r+ 1 +14 + 6 - 2 +13 + 7 + 6 + 5 . . + 3 + 4 + 2 ' ' + 1 * * * -2./V H. 8. b Page 2 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - 1 SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Cont. ) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago retail dollar amounts) Week ending ' 5 mos. July 3 1 June 261 June 191 June Yi! 1965 Areas and Cities Within Federal Reserve Districts Richmond District Metropolitan Areas Washington Downtown Washington Baltimore Downtown Baltimore Richmond . Atlanta District Jde^rropo.litan Areas Birmingham Mobile Jacksonville Miami Tampa-St. Petersburg Atlanta Augusta blew Orleans Cities Miami Downtown Central Atlanta D.C. Md. Va. . +16 + +13 r+ +23 r+ +17 " + +24 r- Ala. " Fla. " Ga. La. +16 +13 + 7 + 9 * +14 +26 + + ": + 3.2 4 2 3 0 - 4 + 2 - 2 0 + 4 0 + 8 .+ 3 + 8 5 6 6 2 2 6 3 4 - 6 - 7 -15 + 4 - 3 - 2 - 8 + 5 -10 - 8 + 3 ' - .4 + 4 - 7 + 5 L - l 0 +-3 + 3 + 2 + 9 + 7 + 9 + 14 + 6 -14 + 5 - 9 - 2 - 3 + 2 0 111. Ind. Mich. + - 3 8 7 5 5 6 0 +12 0 + 2 + 4 + 4 -1-15 + 5 - 1 +10 + 2 +22 +31 + 6 + 5 + 1 +15 0 + 3 r+10 - 3 - 2 r-' 3 r+ 1 0 - 3 - 4 + 4 + 7 +10 +11 + 6 + 9 + 4 + 4 + 7 0 Wis. St. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis Ark. Ky. Mo. • Tenn. - 4 +11 +13 +15 - 4 .-16 - 6 -16 Minn. +20 +20 +17 +19 + 7 + 7 4 + 5 + + + + +20 +13 +12 + 6 Fla. Ga. Chicago District Metropolitan Areas ChicagoIndianapolis Detroit Grand Rapids Milwaukee Minneapolis District Metropolitan Areas Mpls.-St. Paul Mpls. and Suburban Minneapolis St. Paul and Suburban Cities Duluth-Superior + 7. + 2 + 5 " " Minn&Wis. 7 7 2 8 • ' - 3 * + 6 Page 3 H. 8. b WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Cont.) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) 5 mos. Week ending July 3 1 June 261 June 191 June 17> 1965 Areas and Cities Within Federal Reserve Districts Kansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver 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 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-Everett Spokane Tacoma r—Revised * — D a t a not available +21 +11 + 8 + 5 +18 + 6 +12 +39 +15 +31 - 2 - 3 - 3 - 4 + 5 r- 4 + 1 +21 - 2 + 3 - 8 - 7 + 3 + 3 + 6 - 8 + 5 +18 + 5 + 8 + 7 + 3 + 6 + 8 -10 - 5 + 4 +20 + 5 + 2 - 1 + 1 + 1 - 2 - 0 - 4 + 1 +19 + 5 + 7 Mo. +13 - 3 -12 - 1 + 2 Tex. + 8 + 7 +21 - 2 + + + - 9 4 5 8 + 4 + 1 +15 - 3 + 3 + 1 +11 - 6 + X + + 8 + 2 +19 +12 +34 +10 +20 +12 + 7 +25 +19 +20 +22 +23 +27 +23 - 4 -12 +10 -11 + 2 r- 7 -10 - 4 - 4 + 3 r+10 + 7 + 2 r+17 + 6 +23 +16 - 4 - 1 + 2 -_6 - 3 + 9 0 +13 + 6 + 8 +16 + 3 + 7 +13 - 1 + 4 - 2 — 8 . -1 + 2 + 2 + 8 +10 +10 +19 Colo., Kans. Mo.-Kans. /Mo. Nebr. " N.Mex. Okla. " " " Calif. Ore. Utah Wash. 11 ^ + 3 - 6 +15 - 1 + 2., + 4 - 1 2/ + 5 . + 5 + 3 + 6 + 6 +11