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FEDERAL
RESERVE
statistical
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K.8
Digitized
£
f
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 29, 1962
WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES
SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS
Percentage change from corresponding
Federal Reserve District,
period a year ago
(Based on retail dollar amounts)
Area, and.City
Week ending
4 mos.
1962
+ 6
+ 6
UNITED STATES
•
±_1
±Jt
+ 6
+ 8
Boston District
+ 2
+ 7
- 2
Metropolitan Areas
Mass.
+ 6
Boston
+ 2
+ 4
+ 5
- 2
"
Downtown Boston
+ 2
+ 2
0
- 2
- 5"
Suburban Boston
+ 9
+11
+ 9
+ 9
- 2
it
Cambridge
+
2
+ 9
+12
+ 9
- 5
"
+ 6
Quincy
0
- 1
-13
- 9
"
Lowell
+ 6
+ 4
+10
r- 6
- 4
City
Springfield
+ 7
+ 7
- 1
+ 3
- 7
New York District
+ 7
Metropolitan Areas
Buffalo
N.Y.
+ 6
+ 1
+ 5
0
r-^3
New York-N.E.New Jersey,N.Y.-N.J.
+ '7
Newark
N.J.
+ 3
New York
N.Y.
+ 5
"
Rochester
+ 2
+
6
+ 5
+ 5
-3 .
Syracuse
+ 4
"
+ 2
+ 5
r- 5
+ 5
Philadelphia District
r- 1
±_6
•
±4
Metropolitan Areas
Wilmington
Del.
+ 5
r+2
+ 5
r- 7
+ 9
N.J.
Trenton
+10
+ 4
-16
0
-12
Lancaster
Pa.
0
+2
- 4
+ 3
+ 9
+ 6
Philadelphia
"
+ 1
r- 7
+ 9
+ 5
Reading
"
+30
- +8
+ 5
-14
-15
Scranton
- 6
+ 4
- 2
- 7
- 3
Wilkes-Barre—Hazleton "
- 1
- 6
+ 8
- 2
- 1
Cleveland District
+ 2
- 4
r^Z
±_5
±2
Metropolitan Areas
Lexington
Ky.
r+ 1
- 2
-10
-12
+ 9
Ohio
Akron
+ 2
- 2
+22
+ 5
- 7
Canton
- 1
- 2
+ 3
- 7
- 5
Cincinnati
+ 1
r+ 1
- 2
+12
+ 7
+ 2
Cleveland
+
4
+ 3
- 9
- 9
"
Downtown Cleveland
- 8
-20
-8
- 22
- 6
11
Columbus
+ 5
0
+ 8
+ 9
--5
+ »6
Springfield
"
+14
+ 4
+ 4
- 5
+10
Toledo
"
+ 4
+ 3
- 1
+10
Youngstown
"
- 2 • - 8
- 1
+ 3
-15
Erie
Pa.
-12
0
r- 2
+ 7
- 7
11
Pittsburgh
r- 6
+ 4
- 5
- 9
- 5
Downtown Pittsburgh
"
- 6
-11
r- 8
- 6
0
Wheeling.
W.Va.
+
2
1
+
2
+
4
- 5
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WEEKLY DEPARTMENT.STORE- SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued)
Federal Reserve District,
Area, and C i t y
Percentage change from corresponding
period' a year ago
(Based on retail dollar amounts)
Week ending
June 23{June 16|June 91 June 2
Richmond District
Metropolitan Areas
Washington
D.C.
Dovmtown Washington
"
Baltimore
Md.
11
Downtown Baltimore
Richmond
Va.
±Ji
. ZzJ>
=Jt
+ 3
+ 1
+ 8
0
+ 4
r- 7
r-12
r- 6
- 6
Atlanta District
Metropolitan Areas
Birmingham
Mobile .
Jacksonville
Miami
Tampa-St. Petersburg
Atlanta •
Augusta
New Orleans
Cities
Miami-Downtown
Central Atlanta
±_Z
Fla.
Ga.
Chicago District
Metropolitan Areas
Chicago
Indianapolis
Detroit
Milwaukee
-
+ 9
111.
Ind.
Mich.
Wis.
+ 9
St. Louis District
Metropolitan Areas
. Little Rock
Louisville
St. Louis
Memphis
Ala.
"
Fla.
"
"
Ga.
"
La.
Ark.
Ky.
Mo.
Tenn.
Minneapolis District
Metropolitan Areas •
Mpls.- St. Paul
Minn.
Mpls. and Suburban
"
Minneapolis
"
St. Paul & Suburban
"
Cities
Duluth-Superior
Minn.& Wis.
- 4
+13
+12
+ 9
+ 6
+ 1
+16
- 4
r- 9
+ 6
- 3
o
+14
+ 6
- 7
- 1
- 7
- 9
- 3
+ 7
+16
r+ 4
- 4
+ 2
- 6
+ 8
+ 8
+ 5
+11
+10
+ 7
+ 2
r- 1
r+ 4
+ 8
+ 3
- 1
+ 9
j_2
- 1
+ .6
+ 2
2
+10.
:i
+ 2
:- 5I
-
+ 1
- 4
+ 2
-12
+10
+ 3
+11
+ 1
- 7
- 3
- 6
o
+ 2
+12
+ 1
+ 2
:4
- 4
- 7
- 5
0
+ 1
+ 2
+
+
+
7
4
6
8
- 8
+
3
4
9
2
- 3
+
2
4
9
3
- 6
- 3
0
- 9
-10
-14
- 3
- 5
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WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued)
Federal Reserve District,
Week ending
June 231 June 161 June 91 June 2.
Area, and CityKansas City District
Metropolitan Areas
Col.
Denver
Topeka
Kans.
Wichita
Kansas City
Mo.-Kans.
Downtown Kansas City Mo.
St. Joseph
Lincoln
Nebr.
Omaha
N.Mex.
Albuquerque
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
"
Tulsa
City
Mo.
Joplin
Dallas District
Metropolitan Areas
Dallas
El Paso
Fort Worth
Houston
San Antonio
Tex.
"
it
San Francisco District
Metropolitan Areas
Los Angeles-Long BeachCalif.
Doivntoxm Los Angeles "
Westside Los Angeles
Sacramento
San Diego
San Francisco-Oakland
"
San Francisco
"
Oakland
"
San Jose
Ore.
Portland
Utah
Salt Lake City
Wash.
Seattle
"
Spokane
Tacoma
"
r—Revised
Percentage change from corresponding
period a year ago
4 mos.
1962
zJt
0
•zA
±_5
- 3
+ 2
- 1
+ 2
- 6
+10
+14
+ 2
- 4
+ 6
+11
- 1
- 3
- 9
- l
- 6
-12
- r- 7
r- 4
- 6
- 1
- 4
+ 3
- 9
-4
+ 4
- 3
- 3
- 3
7
- 4
+ 9
- 6
+ 2
- 6
-11
- 1
- 9
- 8
- 4
-11
-11
- 2
— 2
+
+
+
+
+ 5
-10
- 4
0
+10
+ 7
.
+
+
+
+
3
3
2
5
2
0
o
1
9
5
1
±11
±1
±_Z
+11
+10
- 9
+36
+17
+14
+ 7
+ 2
+32
+12 .
+20
+11
+17
+21
+ 8
+19
+ 7
+10
+19
+28
+23
+ 6
+ 6
-*-12
+12
+ 8
+J
+ 9
+ 6
EL2
±_9
+ 2
+ l
- 3
+13
+11
+11
+ 9
+14
+ 1
+ 8 + 8
+20
-22
+14
+ 1
- 1
- 3
-21
+23
+ 2
+ 3
- 3
-11
+ 2
+13
+16
+16
+16
+ k
+ 5
+ 1
• r+18
+31
r+ 5
+ 4
+ 8
+ 2
+11
+ 6
+17
+14
+ 7
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- 3
-10
+ 2
, + 3
+34
+ 8
+ 4
+15
- 9
- 3
+ 9
+16 .!
- 8 i
+ 7 I
...+ 7
+ 1
+ 5
+14
+18
+ 7
+ 4
+ 7
+13
+ 6
+10
+14
+10
+13
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