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FEDERAL
statistical

RESERVE

release

H.8.b

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 27$ 1964

Areas and Cities Within
Federal Reserve Districts
Boston District
Metropolitan areas
Boston
Downtown Boston
Suburban Boston
Cambridge
Luincy
Lowell

I Percentage change from corresponding
I
period a year ago
(Based on retail dollar amounts)
Jan.
Week
ending
I
1964
211 Mar. 14|Mar. 7liFeb. 29
iMar. ,
+16
+13
+18
+10
+ 5
+ 6

+13
+11
+15
+ 5
+18
r+20

+23:
+18
+29
+14
+ 9
+17

+34
+33
+35
+17
+29
+21

New York District
Metropolitan Areas
Buffalo
N.Y.
New York-N.E. New Jersey N.Y. M.J.
Newark
M.J.
New York
N.Y.
Rochester
Syracuse
"

+15
+12
-12
+13
0
- 1

r- .4
+ 7
-18
+12
- 7
r-12

+18
+24
+23
+23
+ 2
+16

+15
+26
+20
+23
+10
+10

Philadelphia District
Metropolitan /'areas
Wilmington
Trenton
Lancaster
Philadelphia
Reading
Scranton
Wilkes-Barre-Hazleton

+16
+14
- 3
+ 3
+ 7
+20
+11

r+26
+11
+12
r+32
+ 9
+ 2
+ 5

+12
+28
+18
+ 9
+21
+ 4
+17

+22
+32
+27
+18
+40
+35
+28

+15
+ 9
+28
+16
+17
+ 9
+29
+ 9
+24

+22 .
+28
+41
..+21
+31
+12
+28
+23
+24
+31
+13
+27
+19
+26

Cleveland District
Metropolitan Areas
Lexington
Akron
Canton
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Downtown Cleveland
Columbus
Springfield
Toledo
Youngstown
Erie
Pittsburgh
Downtown Pittsburgh
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Mass.

Del.
N.J.
Pa.
Pa.

Ky.

Ohio
n
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Pa.
"
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W. Va.

+ 1
+23
+ 2
+11'
+ 2'
+ 6
+ 8
+18
+11
+17
+ 4
- 3
+ 6
+13
+16
+10
+14
0
0
+14
r+49
-13
+ 8
+18
+10
+ 3
-42
+17

+27

+ 9
+26
+18
+23

0
0
.-•+ 1
?-+ 1
- 8
- 3

+
+
+
+
+
+

7
7
3
6
7
4

+ 8
; +11
. +7
+11
+ 8
- 2
- 1

.

j

+15
+ 9
+ 5
+ 8
+ 8
- 2
+10
+11
+11
+ 9
+10
+ 6
+ 1
+ 5

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WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES A!® ARE ^5 (Continued)
Percentage change from corresponding
period a year ago
(Based on retail dollar amounts)
Jain.
Week ending
1964

Areas and Cities Vithin
Federal Reserve Districts
Richmond District
Metropolitan Areas
Washington
Downtown Washington
Baltimore
Downtown Baltimore
Richmond
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
Grand Rapids
Milwaukee
St. Louis District
Metropolitan Areas
Little Rock
Louisville
. St. Louis
Memphis
Minneapolis District
Metropolitan Areas
Mpls.-St. Taul
Mpls. and Suburban
Minneapolis
St. Paul & Suburban
Cities
~ - Duluth-Superior




+13
+7
+17
+14
+ 7

+10
+ 6
+20
+22

+ 6
— 2
+17
+10

+ .9

+ 5

- 2
+10 .
+34- •
+13
+17
+21
+42
+18

+15
+16
+24
+ 7
+24
+15
+14
+41
+ 4
+ 8

"

+ 4
0
+13
+ 7

Va.

- a

Ala.

~ r 0
-14
+18
+18
+17

Ga.
»i
La.

+ 4
- 3
+24
•+21.
+ 8
+14
+12
+13

Fla,
Ga.

+11
+ 5

r+13
+ 3

+ 8
+15

111.
Ind.
Mich.

+ 1
+ 4
+18

+22
+22
+26
+10
+ 4

+16

D.C.
Md.

Fla.
"
"

r+19
r+15
r+PO
+16
'+12

+ 9

-11
+ 8

+ 3
+ 2
' +14
!
1

+1

+l8
+ 8
+ 4
+11

+ 9

+ 2

+13
+ 4
+16
+16"
+ 4

Wis.

+14

+10
- 4
+21
+ 2
+21

Ark.
Ky.
Mo.
Tenn.

+11
+13
+15
+ 4

+ 2
- 1
0 •
+ 6

+19
+ 9
+25
+ 5

+ 4
+19
+16
+12

+13
+17
+ 5
+11

Minn.

+ 6
+ 4
- 2
+10

+27
+21
+13
+39

- 4
- 8
-11
+ 8

+30
+30
+27
+29

+ 8
+ 7

+ 4

+27

+11

- 6

"

*

M

"
"

Minn. &:

%'iS.

7

i
+43
+27
- 3 —

-

&

+12
I
1

+ 6

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n.a.b
l/ELKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES
areas and Cities Vithin
Federal Reserve Districts
Kansas City District
Metropolitan ;xeas
Denver
ColT
Topeka
Kans.
Wichita
,
"
Kansas City I
Mo.-Ka
Downtown Kansas City
St. Joseph
Lincoln
Omaha
Albuquerque
N. Ilex.
Oklahoma City
Okla.
1
Tulsa
"
City
Joplin
no.
Dallas District
Metropolitan Areas
Dallas
21 Paso
Houston
. San Antonio

• Tex.
"
"
"

San Francisco District
Metropolitan Areas
Los Angeles-Long Beach
Downtown Los Angeles
Jestside Los \ngeles
Sacramento
San Diego
San Francisco-Oakland
San Francisco
Oakland
San Jose
Portland
Salt Lake City
Seattle
Spokane
Tacoma
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SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued)
Percentage change from corresponding
period a year ago
on retail dollar amounts)
|
'/eek ending
Jan.
|I !ar. 211iiar. 141
7|Feb. 29
1964
+11

+16

+ 4

+18

+ 8
+ 6
+ 2
-15
+ 4
0
+12
+ 8
+ 5

+18
+13
+13
+13
r+10
r+ 2
+11
+ 5
+ 4

+21
+ 9
+13
+16
r+25
+19
+21
+ 4
+ 1

+14
+12
+: 7
- 1
+ 9
0
+ 4
+ 7
+ 8

+21

+ 7

- 1

+11

+12

+10
+32
+15
+20

+ 8
+13
+15
- 3

+14
+10
+24
-+ 5

+16
- 6
+27
+ 4

+10
+ 5
+13
+ 5

+ 9
+ 3
+ 2

O^e..
Utah.
Wqsh.
"
"
~

+18
+18
+ 7
+ 4
- 4
+ 6
+ 9
+11
- 4
+ 6
+ 4

+ 3
+ 3
+17
+ 9
+ 5
0
- 3
+ 5
- 2

+ 7
-10

- 1

+13
- 1
+ 8
r+27
r+l4
+12
+ 8
r+ 5
+20

+ 3
r+16
+ 1
+ 2

+
•
+
+
+
+
-

6
1
0
7
5
4
4
7
0
- 4
+ 3
+ 2

- 9
+ 4
-4
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1

+17
+ 7
+ 8
+12
+ 2
- 3
+ 8
+ 7
+12
+ 7
+ 5

+ 7
+ 1
+ 5
+15
+ 8
+ 1
- 4
*15?
+ 9
+ 8
+ 2
- 4
- 3
- 2