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F E D E R A L R E S E R V E statistical FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE i$-ah May 17, 1963 ' ' WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SEJjECTED CITIES AND AREAS 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 Metropolitan Areas Wilmington Trenton Lancaster . Philadelphia Reading Scranton Wilkes-Barre-Hazelton Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Lexington Akron Canton Cincinnati Cleveland Downtown Cleveland Columbus Springfield Toledo Youngstown Erie Pittsburgh Downtown Pittsburgh Wheeling Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Elased on retail dollar amounts) .3 mos. Week ending May 111 May A-1 Apr. 27) Apr. 20 : 1963 =12 ±1 ±Jl. ±_5 +11 Mass. " =17 ±2 1 0 3 3 8 8 + 1 - 3 + 5 + 4 - 6 >19 -20 -17 -24 -15 -28 -47 + + + + + - - 1 ±_5 JL6 0 -18 -16 -23 -14 -13 - 7 + 6 0 + 1 - 7 + 5 - 1 + 9 + + 3 +17 + +10 +24 - 9 r+ _2 N.Y. N.Y. N.J. N.J. N.Y. 11 + l + _2. + 9 + 7 - 4 + 3 +10 + 5 * + 4 . - 1 r-10 -3 - 1 r-10 + 7 + 5 +17 0 + 1 - 3 - 7 Del. N.J. Pa. Ky. Ohio Pa. W.Va. + + + + + + 6 r- 4 5 -11 9 r+ 7 8 - 8 1 - 8 5 - 4 8 -13 + 5 - 8 + 3 + 4 - 6' - 3 +12 + 9 + 9 + \ + 2 - 1 - 5 + 4 - 1 + 8 - 1 - 5 - 7 -11 - 8 -10 - 2 - 5 - 6 -15 -16 - 8 -12 -14 4 1 8 5 1 8 =25 -10 -11 - 1 - 5 + 3 - 6 +10 -25 -19 -17 -27 -23 -29 -17 + + + + 3 2 1 2 2 0 + 5 - 2 - 1 - 4 - 8 r+ 3 - 8 -16 + 8 + 5 - 3 - 4 -10 - 2 - 5 - 9 - 4 -17 -25 -29 - 3 + 7 -20 . -12 -12 -10 -29 -15 -11 -26 - 1 . +1 0 + 1 -'5 -12 + 5 + 6 + 2 - 8 - 2 - 1 - 4 ; +1 , H,8b Page 2 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Federal Reserve District Areay and City- '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 Mi ami-Downtown Central Atlanta Chicago District Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Grand Rapids Milwaukee. +10 D.C. . . %d. Va. Ala. +15 + 8 +10 + 7 - 1 -20 r- 9 r- 8 r- 2 r- 2 -10 - 2 - 5 0 - 2 - 5 r±_£ r- 4 +18 . Minneapolis District Metropolitan Areas "" Hpls,-St. Paul Mpls. and Suburban Minneapolis St. Paul & Suburban Cities Duluth-Superior ±_i + + + + ~ -17 • -20 -25 • -20 -20 9 1 1 3 3 +_6 -16 - 5 +17 +17 +13 - 6 + 4 +12- -14 + 2 + 7 + 3 + 8 -20 -19 + 6 -10 + 2 + 8 +11 + 9 +50 + 2 +24 -17 -23 - 7 - 1 + 3 -14 -26 -25 - 3 + 4 +12 + 4 + 6 + 8 + 7 + 8 Ela. Ga. + 2 -10 -14 -23 - 1 +42 - 6 -15 - 7 . + 2 111. Ind. Mich. +11 +10 + 3 + 3 + 3 + + + + + + - Fla. J>a. + 7 St. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock'. Louisville St. Louis Memphis Percentage change from corresponding .period-.a year' ago. ,. (Based, on-retail-dollar amounts-)Week ending 3 mos. May 111 May 41Anr. 271Aor . 20 1963 Wis. + 4 4 6 2 8 2 4 4 4 1 1 . . + 3 + + + - -11 -14 + 1 -10 - 8 4 2 4 3 4 + 4 - 4 Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn, + 7 + 1 + V. +10 - 1 -14 - 3 + 4 r.9 -11 : + 4 • Minn, +11 +15 + 6': + 3 + 1 + 9 + 3 -14 - 9' - 2 - 6 -20 -11 -12 -19 - 7 + 5 + 7 + 7 - 5 - 9 -16 +12" Minn.& Wis. • 0 • + 3 r- 7 - 1 +19 + 4 -10 r- 3 - 8 -20 . . .. +10 + 7 + 2 + 7 • *• 0 1 -4 /TY9 H.8b W E E K L Y DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AMD AIEAS (Continued) Federal Reserve District 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 Houston San Antonio 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 Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Week ending May 111 Hay 41 Apr. 27)Apr. 20 - Col. Kans. " Mo.-Kans. Mo. " Nebr. " N.Mex. Okla. " - 2 + + - 4 1 5 4 1 Mo. - 5 0 -12 -10 + 2 - 6 Calif. 11 - 2 - 3 +14 - 3 - 4 + 4 -13 + 2 - 1 - 5 +12 - 9 + 1 + 4 -15 - 7 - 2 -13 -13 -22 -11 -23 -12 - 5 -20 -18 — +10 -14 +15 +14 -15 -28 + 1 -14 3 - 5 6 -13 2 r- 4 9 r+ 2 0 + 5 + 4 r- 1 • + 3 - 4 - 9 - 7 + 6 r+11 +10 - 9 + 1 + 6 -15 -13 - 6 -14 - 7 r+ 1 +12 - 2 - 2 + 3 0 - 1 + 2 r+_2 i-1 + 5 + 5 + 3 - 4 0 + 4 + 4 + 4 0 - 2 Ore. Utah Wash. " - 2 - 6 - 9 - 3 r-12 - 5 r- 6 r+ 4 +10 + 2 =10 +14 ±Jt Tex. " " " ±_2 2 + 9 + 2 + 3 -13 + 2 -12 + + + *Not available -11 +49 -22 - 9 -19 -20 -22 -17 -15 -27 -25 - 6 -25
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