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' H.8b BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE . May 12, 1961. WEEKLY DEPARTMENT' STORE.SALES' ~ SELECTED CITIES AMD-AREAS. . Percentagetihangefrom corresponding period a year ago , if (Based on retail dollar amounts) — Jan,-Mar; Week ending . 1961 A.nr. ISlAor. 22lAor. 291 Mav 6 • =10 +3 r-3 Federal Reserve District, Area, and City UNITED STATES Boston District Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Quincy LowellCity Springfield + 6 -23 + 4 +10 + 5 +18 + 3 + 8 + 3. -24 -24 -24 -19 -29 -39 + 5 - 1 +15 + 1 -16 +12 + 5 -2? +15 New York District ±J± Metropolitan Areas Buffalo . N.t. + 8 New York-N.E, New Jersey N.Y.-N.J.« + 3 Newark N.J. - 3 New York N.Y. ' +1 !' Rochester + 5 Syracuse + 4 zl2 __o -30 -18 -17 -18 -20 -16 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 ' Mass. " » n. ,: " " + 2 - 3 + 4 •+ 3 - 2 + 2 0 +J Ky. Ohio " " » " Pa. " " W.Va. + 6 . * • - 6 +10 0 - 5 - + 6 + 1 + 5 - 9 + 2 + 6 + 2 + 2 + 6 + 2 +12 . - 9 -13 . r- 5 ; • -33 -32 -28 -26 -13 -28 -30 . z!2 -12 -11 -11 -10 -17 -18 -24 +19 -18 - 4 + 1 - 9 0 -10 - 2 ' -8 ' + 8 r- 8 + 5 - 4 - 7 -10 - 8 -12 - 9. -14 -11 - 1 + 1 +31 +12 -12 -11 - 5 r- 7 -.6 r- 4 r-10 - 9 r- 2 -14 -13 -16 -16 -15 -16 -21 -13 r-10 zl2 =15 -26 ±_2 Del, N.J. Pa. + 6 -12 -24 -27 -15 -20 -12 -11 - 4 -16 -34 -15 - 5 + 8 - 6 -25 ^ 5 -21 • -18 -14 . -16 -20 . -22 -16 -17 + 1 : -19 -11 - 7 • + 1 . '+ 2 -22 -13 - 6 r+ 2 - 6 - 7 -29 -12 -17 -2$ -16 -27 • rl6 -11 r-10 -17 -16 - 7 -16 -20 -11 r-13 -19 + 3 -14 -25 H.8b Page 2 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AMD AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago . (Based on retail dollar amounts) —' Jan.-Mar. Week ending 1961 jAnr. 151Apr. 22]Apr. 29j Mav 6 Federal Reserve District, Area, and CityRichmond District Metropolitan Areas Washington Downtown Washington Baltimore . Downtown Baltimore Richmond Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Mobile Jacksonville Miami Tampa-St. Petersburg Atlanta Augusta Columbus 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. Paul Mplsf and Suburbs St. Paul Cities-Duluth-Superior + 6 -24 - 4 - 7 -11 -23 -25 -2? -21 -16 + 1 - 4 - 2 - 4 -16 r- 8 r-14 - 5 - 8 -14 -11 -16 -13 -13 - 8 ±-i. -=12 0 La. + 1 + 9 +16 +10 + 4 0 +. 8 + 2 + 5 -29 -26 - 5 - 8 -15 -26 -25 -14 ^28 0 + 2 +15 + 7 -14 -11 -14 -19 +14 - 4 - 8 +16 -12 -11 + 1 - 7 - 8 -11 - 9 - 2 -10 -12 . Fla. Ga. - 8 - 5 -23 -25 + 3 -15 -13 r- 2 -18 -10 B.C. " Md. " Va. Ala. Fla. " " C-a. " " - + 5 0 + 5 + 2 + 3 + 1 111. Ind. Mich. " Wis. Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. Minn. " " Minn. & Wis. r-10 - 8 -19 -16 -13 * Z-Z nJL zlO 2 3 6 5 0 - 9 -22 -21 -22 -11 - 5 - 8 -11 - 9 -17 - 6 - 7 -13 - 8 -14 - 8 -10 -12 -15 -16 1.2 =24 - 4 =_8 + + - + 2 +11 + 3 - 2— -33 r-10 -25 -31 ±_i | =12 + 3 + 4 + 1 -13 -20 1 + 3 j -17 +1 + 4 . r- 6 - 3 - 5 - =12 + 6 - 5 - 9 -10 -14 - 8 -12 -13 - 2 r=_2 - 5 - 3 - 9 - 2 + 4 -13 - 2 + 2 -10 -11 - 6 - 8 'H,8b - Page 3 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Federal Reserve District, ' ~~j Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago 3/ (Based on retail dollar amounts) VJfifik ending 1 Jan.-Mar. Anr. ISlAnr. 22lAnr. 29lMav 6 I 1961 Area, and City 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 Fort Worth „ Houston San Antonio San Francisco District 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 Col, Kans* -Mo.-Kans. Mo, 11 Nebr, 11 N.Mex, Okla, " Mo. Tex. ±_2 =11 + 8 ±_2 -11 + 9 +11 -4 + 7 + 2 +11 +24 +33 +13 - 3 + 3 -10 -18 +20 0 + 4 - 2 -14 + 2 +27 + 4 0 + 3 - 2 - 2 - 3 +22 - 7 -12 -16 -17 -18 -20 + 1 - 2 + 8 -19 -15 - 4 i -19 -12 -23 -18 +12 * * +28 - 6 - 1 +24 0 - 8 -27 - 9 +10 ±_2 zll ±JL + + + + - 8 -26 -21 . + 3 -20 0 +11 + ? - 6 + 2 1 8 1 4 5 + 2 Calif. " " " " 11 11 Ore. Utah Wash. 11 0 - 6 - 1 +10 + 9 + 2 - 2 + 9 + 5 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 2 * + 3 -23 -27 + 1 -11 + 1 - 3 - 3 -16 -20 0 -15 -13 -21 -17 0 1 -22 - 8 -16 + 1 + 9 r+ 5 r+ 7 r+ 7 r+ 9 + 1 +15 + 3 - 2 - 7 r-15 -17 rll + 3 -5 + 4 -11 + 7 -15 - 7 -12 - 9 - 1 r-2 r-10 - 5 -10 - 9 0 + 3 0 + 5 -1 -13 -11 + 3 - 9 +13 -16 -12 -14 + 1 ...+22 -10 -11 ' - 7 - 8 - 3 + 4 -12 - 8 - 6 *Not available. r—Revised, . , if During April changes from a year ago reflect in part the fact that last year Easter was on April 17 while this year it was on April 2. For this reason it is estimated that in comparison with last year an allowance should be made for a decrease in sales of' about 8 per cent for the month of April as a whole. This allowance applies to the figures for the United States, NOTE;—The decline shown for the week ending May 6 is partly due to a difference in timing of Mother's Day.. In I960, Mother's Day occurred on May 8, while this year it will be on May 14.
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