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FEDERAL statistical RESERVE release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE' May 1, 1964 VEEKL: ^ E P A R T M 1IENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AMD.AREAS Areas and Cities Within Federal Reserve Districts Boston District Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge <uincy Lowell Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts)" Week ending Aur. 251 Apr. 18 |Apr. 11 I Apr. 4 j 1964 i i + 1 - 3 + 6 +14 - 7 +31 -15 -11 -19 -16 -15 -32 -14 -13 + + + + + + + 8 0 + 2 +7 + 1 +13 r+27 + 8 +10 r+ 9 -10 - 8 - 8 -20 9 -11 -22 - 7 - 9 -15 +12 ,+12 + 8 +12 + 9 + 8 +25 +28 +21 +18 +11 . +14 + 8 +39 +Z6 + 3 - 9 -17 - 7 -16 + 7 -17 -26 - 1 -14 -21 -13 -18 -17 -25 • +16 +13 +13 + 8 +11 + 6 + 5 •i " " New York District Metropolitan Areas Buffalo N.Y. New York-N.E. New Jersey N.Y. M.J. Newark N.J. New York N.Y. Rochester . Syracuse " Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas Wilmington Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton Wilkes-Barre-Hazleton Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Lexington Akron Canton Cincinnati Cleveland Downtown Cleveland Columbus Springfield Toledo Youngstown Erie Pittsburgh Downtown Pittsburgh Wheeling Del. N.J. Pa. Pa. " " " Ky. Ohio . " " " " Pa. V/.Va. ! +19 +19 +19 + 6 +20 +16 Miss. V' +29 +22 +22 + 8 r+21 +20 + 9, + 7 +18 +14 +18 +1? + 1 + 6 r-20 -11 +56 -13 +14 - 7 +13 + 5 r- 1 +17 r+20 + 1 +12 .. +12 + 6 + 7 +11 + 6 -11 -4 -15 -19 0 •- 6 -16 -25. - 8 + 4 -29 - 7 - 3 -22 -18 -18 -18 - 5 ... . -24 - 9 -10 . -24 -18 -26 -20 -25 -22 -13. -18 -25 -24 -30 5 4 7 5 1 3 +18 +12 " +12 +13 +15 + 4 +13 + 8 • +13 +13 +12 . +14 + 8 + 7 H,8.b Page 2 WEEKLY.DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) | Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago 1 I (Based on retail dollar amounts) 2 mos. . . . Week ending 1 1964 1Arr. i?5( Apr. IS | Apr. 11 | Apr. 4 Areas and Cities Within Federal Reserve Districts Richmond District Metropolitan Areas Washington Downtown Washington Baltimore Downtown Baltimore Richmond Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Mobile Jacksonville Miami Tampa-St. Fetersburgh Atlanta Augusta New Orleans Cities Miami Downtown Central Atlanta -14 -12 -24 -22 -18 +13 + 3 +19 +12 +11 +14 +15 +2) r+11 +16 +10 +24 +28 -12 -27 + 6 + 8 0 -17 -23 -22 -22 -20 -10 - 7 - 4 -12 -15 -21 + 3 + 5 +23 +16 +10 +16 +14 +13 +11 + 7 r- 5 + 3 + 3 -17 + 2 -13 +11 +10 111. Ind. Mich. +11 - 2 +14 +19 • + '8 +14 - 8 -13 + 5 Wis. + 5 + 6 -17 -15 -13 - 7 -14 - 7 +17 + 9 +21 +11 + 9 Ark. Ky. Mo.Tenn. P- 1 p+13 P+15 + 4 +22 + 8 + 3 +13 - 4 - 9 - 5 -13 + 2 -20 -19 -13' +13 +20 +11 +11 Minn. +27 +21 +14 +40 + + + - 4 7 4 2 - 9 -13 -17 0 + 3 6 9 4 +16 +15 +21 - 3 -16 - 8 + 6 r+ ? + 2' +10 r+ 7 +14 La. +18 +14 +l8 +12 + 6 +17 +20 +18 Fla. Ga. Va. " Fla. Ga. St. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville S W Louis Memphis -18 -20 -18 - 8 -21 +15 + 7 + 9 + 6 +2? Md. Ala. Chicago District Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Grand -Rapids Milwaukee Minneapolis District Metropolitan Areas Mpls.-St. Paul HpIs. and Suburban Minneapolis St. Paul & Suburban Cities Duluth-Superior D.C. - " ii Minn. & Wis. 0 • 53 H.8.b WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES Page 3 SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) 2 raos. Week ending 1964 Apr, 25 i Apr. 18 | Apr. 11 | Apr7*5 Kansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka Wichita Kansas City Downtown Kansas City St. Joseph Lincoln Omaha Albuquerque Oklahoma City Tulsa City Joplin Dallas 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-Everett Spokane Tacoma r—Revised Col. Kans. " Ho.-Kans. Mo. " Nebr. " N. Mex. Okla. " Mo. Tex. " " " M Calif. " " " " " " " M Ore. Utah Wash. " " 0 +11 - 7 -18 0 + 6 +10 +10 + 1 + 5 + 3 + 7 * + .1 + 7 r+11 - 3 + 6 +13 + 9 - 2 r+19 -3 -13 -13 -22 -11 -12 -17 -12 -21 - 4 -9 - 9 -24 ' - 9 -17 -16 -11 -15 +16 + 5 + 9 +13 + 4 - 2 + 8 + 8 +10 +10 + 8 +20 +18 -10 -28 +10 + 3 +12 +10 + 2 + 7 +10 +11 - 2 0 -20 + 6 -12 + - 4 3 1 3 +15 + 9 +19 + 8 + 7 + 4 + 5 +19 + 2 + 5 + 2 - 8 + 6 + 4 + 2 + 4 - 6 - 7 - 6 - 8 -34 +40 +18 +16 + 9 + 7 +22 + 7 +26 + 1 - 5 +27 +23 - 1 +54 + 1 +12 - 9 -11 -14 - 5 +12 -14 -10 +17 - 9 - 1 - 1 -15 + 7 - 3 - 2 - 3 -10 - 5 -15 -11 -5 -16 - 1 +11 + 2 + 6 +17 + 7 + 6 + 3 - 5 +10 + 5 + 6 - 2 +2 + 1 *Not available