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m FEDERAL statistical RESERVE release H.B.b FOR IMfflDlATEJgLEASfe' March 19, 1965. WEEKLY .DEPARTMENT STORE -SALES — SELECTED CITIES AND ;iREtiS Percentage change from corresponding Areas" and- Cities Within (Based on^reiailad^?lara§mounts) Week endingMar. 131 Mar. 61 Feb. 271 Feb. 20 Federal Reserve Districts I y 'f $ : v & i": w it. Boston Metropolitan Areas Boston _ Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge -iuincy Lowe11 Providence R.I. New York District Metropolitan Areas New York-N.E. New Jersey Newark New York Rochester Syracuse + 5" +17 : • .,+14 ' -.1 , +12 +19 + 2 +34 +• 4 + 2 -10 --4 : + 4 . +15 + + + - N.Y.M.J,, - 1 - 7 + 8 N.J. -12 N.Y. - 3 - 7 +12 r+ 7 +13 r-11 + 5 + 9 - 8 +15+ 3 + 4 - 4 + 4 -t-2 + 2 Del. -12 r+ 2 N.J. - 3 - 7 Pa. : ' - 8 r-10 -14 -15 - 6 - 8 - 1 - 9 - 4 - 7 + 5 +22 + 5 ' + 9 + 6 +30 + 5 Mass. " " v " ' , Philadelphia '• Metropolitan Areas Wilmington Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton Wilkes-Barre-Hazlet on Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Lexington Akron Canton Cincinnati Cleveland Downtown Cleveland C olumbus Springfield Toledo Youngstown Erie Pittsburgh Downtown Pittsburgh for FRASER Wheeling Digitized •• Ky. Ohio " " Pa. " " W.Va. - 4 -- 9 - 8 - 5 -11 - 2 + 2 - 8 -21 -17 -12 - 9 -10 - 7 + 3 -15. +10. + 2 + 2 - 2 +10 - 3 - 4 + 5' -13 +21 +lo +/1 + 2 - 9 + 1 - 6 - l + 5 +12 - 4 -5.- - 7 -10 - 4 - 2 + 3 0 r- 5 - 7 ^ + 3 - 8 + 3 -13 - 3 + 8 r-12 +11 0 -14 - 2 + 3 - 7 + 8 -10 - 4 - 8 + 4 - 4 +16 - 5 +10 - 1 -32 r-10 + 6 - 4 -12 - 8 + 6 -10 - 1 - 7 +52 + 7 '+13" + 3 1 1 1 5 4 2 1 1 +15 - 1 +10 +11 +16 +11 .+12 + 4 + 4 . + 6 0 + 4 + 2 + 6 + 1 + 2 413 + 7 + 4 + 3 +11 H. 8. b Page 2 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Cont.) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago Areas and Cities Within . .Federal Reserve Districts Richmond District.. : Metropolitan Areas ....... Washington D.G. . . Downtown i^as'nington Baltimore Md. Downtown Baltimore Richmond Va. Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Mobile Jacksonville Miami Tampa-St. Petersburg Atlanta Augusta New Orleans Cities Miami Central Atlanta Week ending Mar. 131 Mar. (SI Feb. 27| Feb. 2CI - 9 -12 -10 -12 -13 - 8 -10 - 9 -11 r- 9 +35 +23 +20 +13 +32 - 4 -15 -13 - 9 -10 - 7 - 3 -17 - 6 -15 -17 0 r- 6 - 3 -18 -34 -21 + 4 + 1 + 7 + 2 • +11 + 9 + 5 Fla. Ga. - 7 -13 + 3 r-10 in. • Ind. Mich. ii - 6 -11 - 2 - 2 - 4 Ala. • " • Fla. " Ga. • • " La. • Chicago District Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit ^ Grand Rapids A Milwaukee Wis. - 1 + 2 +14 + 7 - 7 St.VLelais District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. + 7 +12 + 6 - 2 r-12 - 9 . -23 -19 Minneapolis District Metropolitan Areas Mpls.-St. Paul Minn. Mpls. and Suburban Minneapolis St. Paul and Suburban Cities Duluth^Superior" Minn. SMis. -.5 - 7 - 5 - 3 -15 -16 -20 -12 - 6 r-17 Jan. 1965 +11 + 1 + 3 + 2 + 4 -14 -16 -11 -12 -16 + 1 -18 - 8 + 5 - 4 + 5 + 5 • J- 7 + 7 0 + 9 + 6 + 5 + 7 + 2 + 2 - 4 + 4 0 - 5 -38 -23 0 - 2 +12 + 7 +24 +13 + 2 + 2 +15 - 6 + 2 - 9 r- 5 - 8 -10 - 1 + 5 - 6 0 -0 + 8 - 1 - 1 + 7 + 4 + 1 +13 + 5 + 3 + 2 +10 + 7 + 5 + 9 - 7 * + 4 0 +14 ( + 1 H,8. b Page 3 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Cont.) Percentage change from corresponding period a .year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Jan. Week ending Mar. 1:1 Mar. 61 Feb. 27l Feb. 20) 1965 Areas and Cities Within Federal Reserve Districts Kansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Wichita Kansas CityDowntown Kansas City St. Joseph Lincoln Omaha Albuquerque Oklahoma City Tulsa City Joplin Pallas District Metropolitan Areas * Dallas El Paso Houston San Antonio San Francisco District Metropolitan Areas Los Angeles-Long Beach Downtown Los Angeles Vestside Los Angeles Sacramento San Diego San Francisco-Oakland San Francisco Oakland San Jose Portland Salt Lake City Seattle.-Ev6rett Spokane Tacoma r—Revised *—Data not available Col. -12 Kans. -12 Mo ,-Kans. -- 5 Mo. - 5 " + 1 Nebr. - 5 " - 4 IT.Mex. +20 + 1 Okla. " - 7 Mo. . Tex. " " Calif. Ore. Utah Wash. " - 6 -12 -22 r-26 -44 r-27 -23 r- 7 r- 3 - 6 - 5 + 6 - 2 - 8 + 9 - 4 + 4 +24 + 8 + 1 + 9 + + - 3 2 6 2 +12 + 1 +13 + 9 - 4 - 1 + 9 + 2 r- 7 - 7 + 6 + 8 +22. - 6 + 7 -17 +18 - 1 r- 4 + 8 0 - 2 -17 ' +13 - 7 - 4 - 4 + 7 +15 2 r- 9 + 1 , +24 + 2 +11 r- 6 - 5 + 1 +34 + 5 +17 + 5 + 9 +18 + 5 +23 + 3 - 4 +17 ' 0 + 3 + 7 +13 + 8 + 4 + 8 +11 +10 + 5 +15 - 1 -26 0 + 2 0 0 -14 -10 + 6 - 8 -12 + 1 + 3 + 9 +24 - 4 -13 + 9 -11 + 5 - 2 - 8 - 5 + 1 + 5 + 3 + 6 + 8 +13 - l +. 3 . + 3. - 1 - 5 - 4 + 2 +23 -10 + 8 + 5 - 5 - 8 + 1 + 1 + 2 +16 +30 + 6 0 • *