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•&SSS&& F E D E R A L statistical R E S E R V E release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 1, 1962 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES Federal Reserve District, Area, and City UNITED STATES Boston District Metropolitan Areas Mass. Boston Downtown Boston " Suburban Boston 11 Cambridge " Quincy Lowell City Springfield " New York District Metropolitan Areas N.Y. Buffalo New York-M.5.Mew Jersey, N.Y.-N.J. N.J. Newark N.Y. New York " Rochester " Syracuse Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas Del. Wilmington N.J. Trenton Pa. Lancaster " Philadelphia " Reading Scranton Wilkes-Barre—Hazleton" Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Ky. Lexington Ohio Akron Canton Cincinnati Cleveland Downtown Cleveland " Columbus Springfield Toledo Youngstown Pa. Erie Pittsburgh Downtown Pittsburgh " W.Va. Wheeling SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) 4 mos. Week ending May 261 May 191 May 121 May 5 1962 + 3. + Z £ L Z ±J5 + 6 r- 8 ±A ±-1 + 3 + 4 + 6 - 6 +11 -10 -12 - 7 - 3 -15 r-14 + 2 0 + 4 + 2 - 3 + 2 0 - 5 + 7 +12 0 0 + 4 0 + 9 + 9 0 + 4 + 9 r- 9 * * +11 + 4 +36 ±_8 ±_2 + 3 + 6 r+ 1 * * +12 + 6 +13 + 1 +15 +11 + 6 + 7 + 3 + 5 + '5 + 5 ±15 ±Jk 3 5 7 3 0 - 3 ±_8 ±21 ±Jl +19 +14 +11 +16 +23 + 5 +10 r+ 3 -13 r+26 + 5 - 1 - l ' " +11 + 3 + 6 +26 + 9 + 3 - 2 + 5 +18 +26 + 6 +22 +20 + 7 +15 + 9 0 + 2 + 5 + 8 + 4 + 8 * * + 5 + 5 + > r+ + + 3 * * + 1 r 0 ±_5 ±11 ±_3 ±15 ±_5 + + + + + 5 +28 + 7 +16 +10 - 5 + 8 +18 +17 + 8 + 7 + 7 + 4 + 9 r+ 5 - 3 - 3 +12 - 1 -13 + 9 - 6 + 8 r- 4 r 0 - 3 r- 6 +12 +12 -18 + 4 +21 +18 + 5 +13 +25 +13 +15 +13 +14 +10 +45 + 9 +22 + 3 + 7 + 3 - 6 + 8 + 4 +10 +. 3 + 7 + 4 0 + 4 4 2 9 9 0 -11 + 9 +13 +12 + 4 +13 + 6 + 3 + 6 -- H'.Bb Page 2 • WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Federal Reserve District, Area, and City May 26!May 191 May 121 May 5 Richmond District Metropolitan Areas B.C. Washington Downtown Wg shington " Baltimore Md. Doxmtown Baltimore Richmond ,/ 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 Milwaukee St. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) ±_2 + 5 + 3 +11 0 +13 +1 +12 ±JL +12 + 5 +23 +15 +19 + 6 + 2 +11 0 + 2 j_8 + 8 + 3 +20 + 6 + 3 + 7 +28 La. +13 + 7 +22 + 3 +11 + 6 +25 + 7 + 6 +13 + 1 - 2 + 6 +13 + 5 + 6 +17 +24 + 8 + 3 + 1 +11 +13 +11 +31 +37 +. 1 +18 0 + 5 + 1 + 9 +22. +10 + 4 - 1 Fla. Ga. + 3 + 4 r+ 6 +14 + 1 +21 +12 +34 + 5 + 9 +14 +12 _+_7 +15 •LI 111. Ind, Mich. Wis. +14 +11 +17 •+ 2 +14 +27 +19 + 7 + 4 - 2 +13 + 1 +11 + 5 +11 + 4 + 4 + 7 +10 + 5 +JZ +14 ±15 +21 +14 + 2 +12 - 8 +13 +17 r+l6 +16 +13 +16 +21 Ala. " Fla. " " Ga. Ark. Ky. iiO. Te'rrn, Minneapolis District • Metropolitan Areas Mpls._St. Paul Minn. - 1 n Mpls. and Suburban - 1 " Minneapolis . -4 St. Paul & Suburban - 3 Cities Duluth-Superior Minn. & Wis. - 5 + j6 r+10 - 1 r+ 5 - 1 + 1 • + 5 - 7 - 3 + 4 + 1 m - 4 +13 . + 5 + 6 +15 ±A r+ 6 * * * - 7 - 4 - 4 -10 - 2 - 5 + 1 +16 r+20 + 5 +25 * • * * + 3 • + 3 + 3 + 5 0 H.8b Page 3 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Federal Reserve District, Dallas District Metropolitan Areas Dallas El Paso Fort Worth 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 + 4 3 3 9 7 2 + 4 +25 - 6 - 5 + 6 + 5 + + s Kansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Col. Topeka Kans. " Wichita Kansas City Mo.-Kans. Downtown Kansas City Mo. " St. Joseph Lincoln Nebr. " Omaha Albuquerque N.Mex. Oklahoma City Oklahoma Tulsa City Mo. Joplin 1 * 1 Area, and City Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago, (Based on retail dollar amounts) 4 mos. Week ending 1962 ' May 12 1I May 5 0 ±13 - 8 r+ 9 +19 + 9 + 6 +13 + 8 +17 + 3 - 3 - 2 -r 9 + 9 r-13 r+ 4 " + 7 + 6 -16 + 2 +15 +19 + 3 - l - 3 +23 + 7 +20 + 5 +16 +19 +20 +24 +11 +18 +17 + 7 +15 +32 +34 + + + + + + + + +12 +10 3 3 2 5 2 0 0 1 9 5 1 +_1 ±15 +24 +-Z Tex. + 6 + 4 +18 +32 +42 " +47 + 7 - 8 +10 +11 +17 +16 +30 +11 +19 +25 + 9 +47 +26 +27 + 6 + 6 +12 +12 + 8 ±J2 ±_2 +11 + 9 Calif. + 4 - 4 + 3 + 3 + 9 - 1 - 5 + 3 - 1 - 2 +11 +10 + 4 + 9 + 3 + 6 +10 +11 + 3 r+ 1 +12 +10 + 3 +10 +17 + 7 + 7 + 1 +" 5 +14 +18 + 7 + 4 + 7 +13 + 6 +10 +14 +10 +13 " " ii " " Ore. Utah Wash. + 6 + 6 + 1 + 1• + 4 + 3 + 3 + 2 + 5 - 4 + 1 +16 +13 0 + 8 + 3 - 7 + 3 +15 +19 + 6 + 9 *Mot available. - + 8 + 8 - 1 +18 +17 +22 +21 +10
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