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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — May 10 j 1963 H.8b WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago - • • (Based on retail dollar amounts) Week ending 3 mos-. May 41 Apr. 271 Apr. 201 Apr*. 1'3 1963 ±11 ±_3 . ±-2 Federal Reserve District' ' ' Area, and City UNITED STATES. Boston District .Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Quincy Lowell New York District Metropolitan Areas Buffalo . New York-N.E. New Jersey Newark New York Rochester " "• Syracuse Philadelphia District -r Metropolitan Areas Wilmington Trenton , Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scr.anton " "Wilkes-Barre-Hazeltbn Cleveland District • Metropolitan Areas Lexington Akijon •v : Canton Cincinnati > .-Cleveland ... „ . Downtown Cleveland Columbus . i Springfield „ Toledo . ..Youngstown ,. • _ Erie Pittsburgh Downtown Pittsburgh Wheeling " " . ' Ky. Ohio "Pa. ' W.Va. + 2 + 1 + 1 0 + 3 - 3 - 8 -10 + 1 - 3. •+ 5 + 4 - 6 r-19 - 1 +J =16 .. + 6 + 4 J1 - 9 - 3 - 1 - 9 + 7 + 5 r+17 0 + 1 r- 3 -18 -16 -23 -14 r-13 r- 7 +23 + 3 0 .-. 4 +19 . +13 - 4 =25. + 5 -11 + 8 •- 8 - 8 - 4 -13 -10 -11 - 1 - 5 + 3 - 6 +10 r-25 -19 -17 -27 -23 -29 -17.' - 8 %_2 - 1 - 5 - 7 -11 - 8 -10 - 2 - 5 - 6 -15 -16 - 8 -12 -14 • - l r- 4 +19 - 1 + 1 + 9 - 4 • -17 0 - 8 -25 ... +11 + 1+ 4 ^ 2 r-29 - 8 + .5 - 3 ':> 5 -16 -12 + 7 Y : 3 + 8 r-20 :. + 8 + 5 + 6 -12 ;• +32 + 5 + 6 . + 2 -12 - 3 " - 8 -10 , - 2 - 4 +14 -10 - 2 -29 - 2 - 1 - 2 r-15 -10 -11 - 4 - 5 + 1 -26 + 3 - 9 ' N.Y. N.Y. N . N,J. ' N.Y. 11 11 Del. N.J. ' Pa. • ±3 + 2 Mass. =iZ -20 + 9 . + 4 . + \ - 2 -17 •; + 8 : -24 .. . :+2l ' >10 + 5 -15 ' • -+ 1 -28 +17 - 8 . +24 -47 ;• Q + 5 + 3 •+ 7 -3 + 3 + 7 +10 0 + 6 0 1 7 5 1 + + • + 3 + 2 + 1 :- 2 + 2 , 9 : +\5 • =19 H.8b Page 2 • WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year, ago (]Based on-retail dollar amounts) Week -ending 3 mos » May 41Apr. 271 Apr.. 201 Apr. 13 1963 Federal Reserve District Area, and City- 1 i •Richmond District ' - Metropolitan- Areas Washington . Baltimore Downtown Baltimore . Richmond Atlanta' District Metropolitan Areais Birpiingham ' Motile J acksonville Miami ' ^ Tampa-St. Petersburg Atlanta Augusta New Orleans Cities Miami-Downtown Central Atlanta r-_2 ... r20 • ^D.C. • •- 7 - r—• 2 - 4 r- 5 Md. 0 - 4 " - 2 - 5 Va. -10 - 5 -17 -20 -25 -20 -20 +13 +J +18 + 9.. +11 . - + I+11 + 1 + 4 3 .. + 5 + 3 + 6 r=_a ±18 La. -14 + 2 + 7 + 3 + 8 -20 ' -19 ' + 6 -10 + 2 + 8 +11 + 9 r+50 -+ 2 +24 -17 -23 - 7 - 1 + 3 -14 -26 -25 + 4 +16 +17 +13 +19 +13 +10 • +22 - 3 + 4 +12 + 4 + + 8 + 7 + 8 Fla. * . Ga- -14 -23 - 1 r+42 - 6 -15 - 6 + 6 - 7 + 2 + 3 Ala, Fla. " . .. T » Ga. — Chicago District "Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis - Detroit Grand Rapids .Milwaukee - 4 + 4 - 7 +11 Ill. Ind. ' Mich. ' ii "•-as. + + + + + + - -11 -14 + 1 -10 - 8 + 4 +13 . + 2 +12 '••+ 4 + 9 + 7 - 3 + 6 - 4 St. Louis District, Metropolitan Areas Little Rock "Louisville St. Louis Memphis - 4 0 - 8 +12':' Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. -• - 1 -14 - 3 + 4 + 3 - 6 - 1 +19 +10 +22 -10 - 2 . ...±1.0 . .+ 7: - 8 +11 ' • + 2 +14 -20 + 7 - 1 z_9 %11 Minneapolis District" Metropolitan Areas Mpls.-St. Paul Mpls. and Suburban Minneapolis'.'" St. Paul & Suburban Cities . Duluth-Superior . "Minn. - 9 - 2 - 6 -20 Minn.&'/is- 5 - 9 II • 4 4 4 1 1 + 1 + 9 + 3 -14 II - 4 6 2 8 2 II + 4 .+22 - +_4 -11 ' -12 -19 - 7 +22 +26 +13 +13 + 5 + 7 -16 +25 - 4 * 0 H.8b WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Week ending 3 mos, May 41Apr. 271 Apr. 201 Apr. 13 1963 Federal Reserve District Area, and City- San Francisco Metropolitan Areas Los Angeles-Long Beach Downtown Los Angeles Westside Los Angeles Sacramento San Diego San Francisco-Oakland San Francisco Oakland San Jose Portland Salt Lake City Seattle Spokane Tacoma r—Revised i Dallas District Metropolitan Areas Dallas El Paso Houston San Antonio Col. Kans. ±-2 -10 +16 ±.2 -11 - 5 - 5 + 3 +10 + 2 - 2 +14 - 3 - 4 + 4 r-13 + 2 r- 1 r- 5 +12 - 9 + 1 -11 -23 -12 - 5 -20 -18 + 4 -15 - 7 - 2 -13 +15 +12 + 5 +16 - 5 +12 +10 +12 +18 +21 +37 + 2 - 4 0 + 5 - 5 + 1 + 3 + 4 + 4 + 2 + 5 - 3 -13 -22 +18 0 r+ .4 +14 zJL +24 t-2 + 3 0 - 1 + 2 +10 -14 +15 - +14 -15 -28 + 1 -14 +16 +14 +28 +34 + + + + - 7 ±11 ±J +12 -11 r+49 -22 - 9 -19 -20 -22 -17 -15 -27 -25 - 6 -25 +12 +10 + 2 +11 +18 +13 +12 - 3 +11 + 7 +17 + 2 + 6 + 7 - 2 - 6 - 9 1 Kansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka Wichita Kansas City Downtown Kansas City St. Joseph Lincoln Omaha Albuquerque Oklahoma City Tulsa City Joplin Mo. Nebr. " N.Mex. Okla. " Mo. Tex. " " r+_l Calif. " " " ii " " " " Ore. Utah • Wash. " + + + 3 6 2 9 0 + 4 + 3 - 9 + 6 - 9 + 1 -13 - 6 - 7 - 5 -13 - 3 0 + 5 0 - 4 - 7 +12 +10 + 6 -15 -14 0 * Not available 2 3 1 7 + 7 i - 3 0 + 7 + 6 + 5 + 1 + 3 + 5 + 1 + 6 - 3 + 1 0
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