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f F E D E R A L m statistical R E S E R V E release ••ffu. to??. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 18, 1962. H.8b WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STCR5 SALES - SELECTED CITIES AMD AREAS Federal Reserve District, Area, and City UNITED STATES Boston District Metropolitan Areas Mass. Boston it Downtown Boston " Suburban Boston " Cambridge Quincy " " Lowell City Springfield Mew York District Metropolitan Areas N.Y. Buffalo New York-N.E.Mew Jersey,N.Y,-N.J. N.J. Newark N.Y. New York " Rochester 1 1 Syracuse Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas Wilmington Del. N.J. Trenton Pa. Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton VJilkes-Barre—Hazleton Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Ky. Lexington Ohio Akron Canton Cincinnati Cleveland Downtown Cleveland " Columbus Springfield Toledo Youngstown Pa. Erie Pittsburgh Downtown Pittsburgh W.Va. "heeling for FRASER Digitized Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Week ending 3 mos. May 121 May 5lApr. 281 Apr. 21 . 1962 +15 +.1 +J ±_8 +24 +_2 +_1 + 6 +23 +_J 0 3 4 4 1 7 +24 +14 +37 +27 +29 +50 + + + +36 r+ 8 -10 +12 +19 + 3 + 4 +12 + 6 r+13 + 1 +15 r+11 +21 + 7 - 7 -11 - 5 + 3 +12 r_l +24 +13 + 6 +12 +30 - 3 ±11 + + + + + + 2 5 1 2 2 4 2 +18 +26 + 6 +22 +20 + 7 r+15 -10 -15 -11 - 2 +11 - 1 + 6 + + + + + 6 1 3 1 5 2 2 —0 + 7 +16 - 3 + 2 0 - 8 + 1 0 + 3 - 1 + 3 - 1 - 4 - 2 + 2 0 4 2 3 2 0 - 5 + 7 +12 0 0 +11 + + + ±Jt + + + + 2 4 5 3 0 - 2 i_9 + 4 + 6 +26 +10 + 3 - 2 + 5 + 3 + + + ±15 +10 +24 - 3 -11 +10 +10 +33 +35 +11 + 4 +12 -18 - 3 + 4 - 3 +21 +12 +18 - 1 + 5 -13 + 9 +13 - 6 - +25 + 8 +13 +15 - 3 + 1 +14 +14 - 3 +11 - 5 +12 +45 r+15 +15 - 2 +13 +12 + 3 +36 r+28 r+26 r- 4 r+ 2 r+ 5 + 5 + 1 + 4 +17 +33 +11 +21 + .1 +32 +16 - 1 +22 +35 -10 -16 +17 1 44 6 4 2 '3'r'f H.8b 1 JEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AFD AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Week ending 3 mos. Jfav 1?. Ih'av 5 1 Aor. P.81 Aor. 2.1 1962 Federal Reserve District, Area, and City Richmond District Metropolitan Areas Washington Downtown Washington Baltimore Downtown Baltimore Richmond Atlanta District . Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Mobile Jacksonville Miami _Tampa-ot. Petersburg Atlanta Augusta New Orleans Ci tie's" Idarni-Downtown Central Atlanta Chicago District Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis . . Detroit Milwaukee St. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis Minneapolis District Metropolitan Areas Mpls.-St. Paul Mpls. and Suburban Minneapolis St. Paul & Suburban Cities Duluth-Superior Page 2 D.C. Md. Va. Ala ±_2 r+17 + 2 +21 + 2 •+ + + + 1 2 5 4 1 r+12 r+ 5 +23 r+15 +19 + + + - 3 2 3 5 9 +17 +14 +24 + 5 +22 + ° 2 +11 +20 - 2 +14 ! ! - 7 - 4 - 1 + 4 + 1 + 2 - 3 + 8 +19 + 9 - 1 - 4 La. + 5 +13 + 5 + 6 +17 +24 + 8 + 3 + 1 -15 +11 - 3 + 8 +13 +13 r+11 +26 +31 +37 -24 + 1 r- 2 r+18 ,r- 2 Fla. 3a. + 1 +21 r+12 +34 +10 -25 + 9 +29 + 4 + 8 + 7 r+15 +_8 ±15 + 4 + 4 - 2 +13 + 1 +11 + 5 +11 + 4 + 5 +15 + 8 +22 +19 +21 +14 +22 + + + + Fla. " " Ga. 111. Ind. Mich. Wis, Ark. Mo. Term. Minn. " " " Minn.&vJis". - 3 +37 + 5 + 4 +29 . +36 +40 +11" 1 3 8 3 +14 +12 i 1 ±11 - 3 . +13 +10 +13 +21 +16 +15 + 5 +25 - 5 +13 + 9 - 5 -12 +22 +10 +23 + + + r- 4 +15 ±15 +22 - 4 • * - 2 - 1 * * * +15 + 7 - 1 +32 +12 - 3 + 5 +14 +24 - 3 - 4^ - 4 -10 - 2 - 5 * * * . 4. 6 2 2 1 H.8b vfBEKLY DEPART
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