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F E D E R A L w m m statistical R E S E R V E release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 25, 1962 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago Federal Reserve District, (Based on retail dollar amounts) Week ending Area, and CityMay 191May 121 May 51 Apr.28 UNITED STATES . +_2 ±_5 ±_2 ±_8 m Boston District +2 Z-l ±_2 +_5 +_1 Metropolitan Areas Boston Mass. 0 0 -10 + 2 -1 Downtown Boston " 0 -'4 -12 - 5 - 3 Suburban Boston " + 4 + 4 + 7 - 7 + 4 Cambridge " + 4 + 6 +12 - 3 + 2 Quincy " 0 - 4 - 1 -15 - - 3 Lowell " + 2 + 2 0 + 7 -13 City Springfield " + 2 +11 + 3 +36 -10 New York District + 4 + 4 - 4 JL ±J8 Metropolitan Areas N.Y. Buffalo + 2 +12 + 2 + 7 3 New York-N. New Jersey,N.X-N.J. * + 6 r+ 5 + 5 - 7 N.J. Newark * r+ 7 - 1 +13 -11 N.Y. New York + 1 * + 2 + 3 - 5 Rochester + 1 + 2 0 + 3 +15 Syracuse +• 1 r- 3 + 4 +11 +12 Philadelphia District + _2 ±A r+_8 +21 Metropolitan Areas Del. Wilmington + 4 r+ 3 +18 + 6 -10 N.J. Trenton +26 - 1 -13 > + 6 -15 Pa. Lancaster + 6 +27 +26 -11 + 3 Philadelphia + 1 +22 + 5 r+ 9 - 2 Reading +20 +11 - l + 3 + 5 Scranton - l - 2 + 7 - 1 - 2 Wilkes-Barre—Hazleton + 6 +11 + 2 + 5 +15 Cleveland District 0 ±11 + 2 +15 +12 Metropolitan Areas Lexington Ky. + 5 + 4 +12 +15 + 7 Akron Ohio +28 +16 -18 +15 - 3 Canton + 4 + 7 - 3 - 2 - 3 Cincinnati +16 +12 +21 + 2 +13 Cleveland +10 +18 +12 - 1 0 Downtown Cleveland + 5 + 3 - 8 - 5 -13 Columbus + 8 + 9 + 1 +13 +36 Springfield +18 +28 - 6 +25 0 Toledo +26 +17 + 8 +13 + 3 Youngstown + 8 - 3 +15 - 4 - 1 Erie Pa. + 7 + 1 r+13 + 2 + 3 Pittsburgh + 7 - 3 +14 + 5 - 1 Downtown Pittsburgh + 4 + 5 - 4 - 5 r+10 Wheeling W.Va. + 9 +12 + 1 +45 - 2 for FRASER H.8b Digitized I?- H.8b WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES' - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) . Federal Reserve District, Chicago District - Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis , Detroit Milwaukee . St. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis i Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Mobile Jacksonville Miami Tampa-St. Petersburg Atlanta Augusta New Orleans Cities Miami-Downtown Central Atlanta 1 Richmond District Metropolitan Areas D.C. Washington Downtown. Washington Md. Baltimore 11 Downtown Baltimore Richmond Va. S 1 Area, and City Percentage change from corresponding period a year, ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Week ending 3 mos. Apr, 28 1962 +_2 +_6 r+ 1 . ±12 +11 + 6 + 1 - 7 + 4 rr+ r+ + 8 r+3 +20 - -2 + 4 La. +11 + 6 +25 + 7 + 6 +18 + 1 - 2 r+ 6 +13 + 5 + 6 +17 +24 + 8 + 3 + 1 +11 +13 +11 +31 +37 .+ 1. +18 -15 - 3 + 8 +13 +26 -24 - 2 - 2 + 1 + 2 -- 3 + 8 +19 + 9 - 1 - 4 Fla. Ga. + 7 +14 + 1 +21 +12 +34 +10 -25 + 4 + 8 +17 +_2 +14 +27 ^19 + 7 + 4 - 2 +13 + 1 Ala. Fla " " Ga. 111. Ind. Mich. Wis. +14 Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. Minneapolis District Metropolitan Areas Mpls.-St. Paul Minn. 1 Mpls. and Suburban 1 Minneapolis St. Paul & Suburban Cities Duluth-Superior Minn & Wis. - 8 +17 +16 +16 - 7 1 1 5 3 1 +12 + 5 +23 +15 +19 + 2 + + + • . + 8 +11 + 5 +11 + 4 + 5 +15 + 8 +22 , , r+15 r+13 r+9 +16 +15 + 5 +25 - 5 +13 + 9 - 5 +13 +10 +13 +21 -4 - 4 * * -10 * - * +15 + 7 - 1 +32 + 5 +14 2 - 5 + 2 0 - 7 - 4 3 2 3 5 9 - - • 1 ±A + + + + l 3 8 3 z_3 + + + 4 6 2 2 - 2 - 1 - 3 - 3 . (3% H,8b Page 3 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AMD AREAS (Continued) " Federal Reserve District, Area, and City Kansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Col. Topeka Kans. « Wichita Kansas City Mo.-Kans , Downtown Kansas City H 0 . " St. Joseph Nebr, Lincoln Omaha K.Mex. Albuquerque Oklahoma Oklahoma City " Tulsa City Mo. Joplin Dallas District Metropolitan Areas Dallas El Paso Fort Worth Houston San Antonio Tex. » " « " San Francisco District Metropolitan Areas Los Angeles-Long Beach Calif. Downtown Los Angeles Vestside Los Angeles Sacramento San Diego San Francisco-Oakland San Francisco Oakland San Jose Ore. Portland Utah Salt Lake City Wash. Seattle " Spokane Tacoma r—Revised Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Week ending 3 mos. 1962 Mav 191Mav 121Mav Apr. 28 0 - 8 +19 + 6 + 8 - 3 - 2 -12 + 3 -16 + 2 + 3 +20 + 2 + 3 +10 r+l6 + 9 +19 +20 +13 +17 +24 + 3 +11 + 9 +18 + 9 +17 + 7 r+ 7 + 6 +15 +15 +32 +19 +34 - 3 + 4 +11 + 2 - 1 +14 +10 + 3 + 8 + 1 + 1 + + + 1 5 1 3 + + + 1 3 4 8 4 1 + 7 + 8 +13 - 3 +23 +12 + 1 m +24 +25 + 9 +47 +26 +27 r+_7 +12 +15 "+ 9 + 3 + 6 +10 +11 + 3 + 2 + 3 - 7 + 3 +15 +19 + 6 + 9 r+12 r+10 + 3 r+10 +17 r+ 7 + 8 + 8 - 1 +18 +17 r+22 +21 +10 +19 0 +22 +22 +23 + 5 + 5 + 8 - 2 + 7 + 6 +21 +26 +10 + 4. +18 +47 - 8 +11 +17 +16 +30 +11 +19 ±3 + 6 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 3 + 3 + 2 + 5 - 4 + 1 +16 +13 0 + 8 •Not available. +_6 . + 6 + 9 +15 + 9 -17 + 5 + 1 + 7 +11 + 3 +_2 1 + 6 - 1 + 4 +13 +1 +? 6 + 3 + 4 +13 + 5 + 5 +11 + 8 + 9
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