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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 16, 1962.
WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS
Percentage change from corres;ponding
period a year ago
(Based on retail dollar amourits)
Jan.
Week ending
1962
Mar. 10*{Mar. 3lFeb. 241 Feb. 17
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r=-2
=-2
- 6
=18
=12
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Federal Reserve District,
Area, and City
UNITED STATES
Boston District
Metropolitan Areas
Boston
Downtown Boston
Suburban Boston
Cambridge
Quincy
Lowell
City
Springfield
Mass.
- 7
-10
- 3
- 3
-12
- 7
"
"
"
"
"
- 7
-:2
s
-11
-9
+12
+ 7
+20
+11
+10
+ 9
- 4
+12
r^2
±12
+ 5
r- 3
-5
- 4
'+ 5
+ 1
+11
+13
+10
+ 9
+ 8.
+ 6
-18
-11
-17
r-10 . r- 2
-14
- 7
0
-11
- 2
- 2
r-13
-15
=11
- 8
-22
- 7
-22
+ 4
+ 3
- 6
r- 5
r-18
r-13
- 6
-11
-15
-17
+ 3
- 1
- 4
- 5
-8 .
+ 1
+21
+19
+ 8
+11
+16
+17
+14
+10
=12
-J2
+ 4
±_8
-17
- 3
-22
-15
- 7
-17
-26
- 2
-10
-13
- 3
-29
-25
-26
+ 2
l
-12
3
+ 4
2
4
+ 5
•+ 8
0
0
- 5
+ 2
r- 9
r-18
-13
+ 8
- 9
-14
- 9
r-16
- 3
r- 8
- 5
- 8
r-13
-10 ' - 3
+ .7
+ 6
+ 4
+12
+16
0
+ 9
+17
+ 7
+ 1
+ 6
- 9
-14
+ 7
+15
+21
+ 4
+11
+ 4
- 7
+10
+ 7
+ 5
+ 8
+20
+ 6 -•
- 1
+10
-13
£=_2
- 1
-10
-21
-10
Philadelphia District
Metropolitan Areas
Wilmington
Del.
Trenton
N.J.
Lancaster
Pa.
Philadelphia
Reading
Scranton
Wilkes-Barre—Hazleton "
\
-11
r=_4
+10
+ 3
<\
-22
-20
-25
-13
-20
-20
z_8
"
New York District
Metropolitan Areas
Buffalo
N.Y.
New York-M,E.New Jersey, N.Y.-N.J.
Newark
N.J.
'New York
N.Y.
"
Rochester
Syracuse
"
Cleveland District
Metropolitan Areas
Ky.
Lexington
Ohio
Akron
Canton
Cincinnati
Cleveland
"
"
Downtown Cleveland
"
Columbus
"
Springfield
ir
Toledo
"
Youngstown
Pa.
Erie
"
Pittsburgh
Downtown Pittsburgh "
W. Va.
Wheeling
r-16
-18
r-13
- 9
-11
-10
+
7
+
-13
- 4
- 9
-13
+
3
-13
-11
±15
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WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued)
Federal Reserve District,
Area,, and.City.
. .Richmond.District
Metropolitan Areas
... Washington- ,
... D-Cv .
Downtown Washington "
Baltimore
Md,
"""
Downtown Baltimore
"
Richmond
Va.
Percentage change from corresponding
period a year ago
(Based on retail dollar amounts)
Week ending.
Jan.
Mar. 10*1 Mar. 3(Feb. 24|Feb. 1?'
1962
- 4
- ^21
- -18 • '
-16
-22
-26
-37
r- 3
r- 9
- 8
r-18
-•3
- 6
- 6
- 1
-10
-6
±11
- 6
+10
+ 8
+20
+10
+ 4
+20
±J
+ 5
+ 4
+ 2
+ 9
+21
+13
+ 9
- 1
' - 7
- 9
+ 3
-
?
Atlanta District
Metropolitan Areas
Birmingham..
Mobile
Jacksonville
Miami
Tampa-St. Petersburg
Atlanta
•
Augusta
New Orleans
- Cities
-Miami-Downtown
Central Atlanta
r=10
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Ala.
"
Fla.
"
"
Ga.
"
La.
>11
- 6
-13
- 3
+ 3
- 3
-28
-40
- 5
-20
- 5
r+ 7
r+14
r+ 1
. r-l?
r- 6
+ 1
+12
+ 1
+ 6
+ 6
+ 5
+ 4
-35
+17
+20
- 2
+10
+31
+ 8
- 1
+89
Fla.
Ga.
- 5
- 3
r+ 2
r 0
+ 1
+ 3
+ 6
+ 6
.
+ 6
+12
Chicago District
Metropolitan Areas
Chicago
Indianapolis
Detroit
Milwaukee
Z-S
±J
:
±_6
111.
Ind.
Mich.
Wis.
- 1
- 9
+ 3
+10
-12
- 5
- 1
-17
+ 5
+ 4
+18
+ 3
St. Louis District
Metropolitan Areas
Little Rock
Louisville
St. Louis
Memphis
Ark.
Ky.
Mo.
Tenn.
Minneapolis District
Metropolitan Areas
Mpls.-St. Paul
Minn.
Mpls. and Suburban
"
Minneapolis
"
St.. Paul & Suburban "
Cities
Duluth~Superior
Minn.SWis.
- 3
+ 3*
+ 7
-14
=12
- 4
-19
- 5
-13
-10
+
3
- 5
- 5
- 5
+ 4
- 2
r+25
- 7
r+ 3
• -11
r+ 6
+ 4
+ 9
ju2
±20
..**
**
+ 2
- 6
+ 1
- 8
0
+ 8
+ 8
+19
- 5
+13
0
0
—
+ 3
+ 4
. + 2
.. + 5
o.'i
- 1
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WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES
Federal Reserve District,
Area, and City
Kansas Citv 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
Joplin
Mo.
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.
SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued)
Page 3
Percentage change from corresponding
period a year ago
(IBased on retail dollar amounts)
Jan.
Week ending
Mar. 10*|Mar. 31Feb. 24]Feb. 17
1962
0
+11
+ 2
+ 1
+ 2
-10
r- 5
+ 3
-10
- 1
- 9
- 4
-11
+ 5
-15
- 6
-18
- 6
r-12
- 7 ' +34
+ 5
- 5
0
-25
+ 1
-15
+ 8
+ 4
- 2
-13
- 7
-21
+23
+10
+ 7
+ 8
+12
+ 5
+15
+ 8
+ 7
+12
+13
+13
+10
+14
0
- 5
- 7
- 3
- 5
- 8
-5
- 2
+17
+ 1
- 2
+ 7
- 2
+ 8
+ 8
+ 3
:L2
- 2
+ 8
+ 8
+ 8
+ 6
+ 5
+16
+ 4
- 4
- 4
+ 1
- 3
+15
+ 4
+10
- 5
+29
+ 9
+10
+ 7
+ Z
+ 4
+14
+14
+ 6
+ 3
+13
+13
+ 4
+ 1
+ 1
+11
+13
+11
0
- 8
0
+ 3
- 3
- 2
- 3
+ 1
- 6
+ 3
- 8
+12
+ 1
+18
+ 7
+ 4
. + 9
+ 8
+14
- 2
- 4
- 4
- 9
- 4
-,9
-12
+10
-21
+11
+12
+ 7
r+ 9
+10
+ 7
+20
+25
+ 7' " +47
+18
r+ 3
+12
r+ 1
+30
- 2
+ 9
r+ 9
+16
- 1
+12
+16
+11
r+18
+ 8
+19
- 4
r+24
+11
+ 5
+10
- 1
- 6
.
.
+31
+10
+ 8
+ 8
+14
+ 6
+ 7
+15
+ 9
+13
** Not available.
* Interpretation of the weekly percentage changes during the Easter season is
affected by the shifting date of the holiday (this year, April 22 and last year,
April 2). Adjustment factors have been developed for this calendar irregularity.
For the week ending March 10, the factor is - 4; this yields an "adjusted" yearto-year change for the United States of - 2 per cent.
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