The full text on this page is automatically extracted from the file linked above and may contain errors and inconsistencies.
ft.8b * BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 26, 1961. WEEKLY, DEPARTMENT STORE SALES. - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS Percentage.change from corresponding period a year ago w (Based cn retail dollar amounts) Jan,-Mar. Weak ending 1961 Apr. 291 Mav 61" Mav 131 Mav.20 =10 . +_2 ±4 : Federal Reserve District, . Area, and. City m UNITED STATES Boston District Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Quincy Lowell City Springfield Mass, " " " " " Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Lexington Akron Canton Cincinnati Cleveland Downtown Cleveland Columbus Springfield Toledo Youngstown Erie Pittsburgh Downtown Pittsburgh Wheeling + 6 -12 +20 + 9 +10 + 5 +18 + 3 + 8 + 6 + 2 +12 - 9 -13 - 5 -11 -11 -10 -17 -18 -25 +25 +13 +43 +12 +22 r+29 + 8 0 +21 + 2 + 9 + 3 + 3 „ " + 5 +19 -18 +11 +21 + 4 .+ 5 =-2 r+21 ±_2 -10 - 9 -12 -10 -14 -11 r+17 r+22 r+14 r+17 r+20 +12 + 5 • + 3 - 6 0 + 1 - 5 ±-£ r+18 ±_Z + + + + - 7 - 6 - 4 -10 - 9 - 2 -14 -13 -16 -17 -16 -16 -21 -12 r+24 +13 +14 r+21 + 7 - 3 +18 + 2 + 9 +15 + 6 + 7 +11 + 2 ±_1 -10 -14 +14 + 6 Ky. Ohio + 6 " - 6 +10 0 -12 -11 - 5 - 5 -14 -16' -11 + 2 - 7 < -11 -11 -9 -13 -14 -24 - 4 -16 - 6 -16 -17 - 7 -13 r- 7 -25 r-17 r-18 r-22 -25 +19 + 7 +33 +24 +12 + 4 +19 +29 +15 + 6 +13 +17 + 8 +13 - 2 0 + 4 +10 + 5 + 3 +11 + 9 +24 - 1 + 3 + 2 - 4 + 4 New York District Metropolitan Areas Buffalo N.Y, New York-N.E. New Jersey N.Y.-N.J. Newark N.J. New York N.Y. Rochester • Syracuse Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas Wilmington Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia Reading *S or ant on Wilkes-Barre—Hazleton + 6 Del. N.J. Pa. " 11 + + + 8 3 3 1 + + - + 5 + 4 2 3 4 . 3 2 2 0 (- 5 » " Pa. 11 " W.Va. f + + + + + 5 9 2 6 2 2 - 8 8 8 5 4 7 H.8b Page 2 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AMD AREAS (Continued) Percentage change fijom corresponding . period a year ago . i / ' (Baseci on retail dollar amounts) ~" Jan.-Mar. Week ending 1961 Anr. 291 May 61 May 111 May 20 Federal- Reserve -District', " Area, and City Richmond District Metropolitan. Areas Washington Downtown Washington Baltimore -^Dovrntown Baltimore Richmond Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Mobile Jacksonville Miami ^Tampa-St. Petersburg Atlanta Augusta ColumbUs • New Orleans Cities Miami-Downtown Central Atlanta ' ±JL D.C. Hd. Va. ±A Ala. Fla. " " Ga. " " La, Ga. Wis. St. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville St. Louis x Memphis Ark. Ky. Mo^ Tenn. + I + 9 • +16 +10 + 4 0 + 8 . • + 2 + 5 - 8 - 5 - 111. Ind. Mich. " " " ' Minn. & Wis. +21 +21 - 8 +37 -19 + 6 -16 -13 . +36 -12 r 0 +26 - 9 . - 2 ^-23 -,10 +33 -12 r+14 +13' +16 • ±11 +14 + 9 + 9 + 6 + 3 r±_2 - 8 + 5 + 1 + 5-+ 8 - 2 + 5 +20. + 2 -13 - 2 -19 -10 =_2 =11 - 6 ' - 7 -13 - 8 -14 - 8 -10 -12 -15 -16 +16 + 7 +2] ' - 2 + 4 + 5 +12 •' + 4 +15 - 4 +_1 =_§ =12 t-i =-3 + 2 +11 + 3 - 2 + 6 - 5 - 9 -10 -14 - 8 -12 -13 -20 +32 + 5 +24 +19 + 8 -11 - 1 + 2 + ? - 6 - 5 0 ±_i Minn. - k - 8 +16 -12 -11 + 1 - 7 - 8 -11 +24 -12 . r+27 • -17 r+12 +29 -13 +19 -14 +16 - 8 =10 + 1 Chicago District• Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Grand Rapids1 Milwaukee Minneapolis District Metropolitan Areas Mpls.—St. Paul Mpls. and Suburbs St. Paul Cities Duluth-Suporior -12 - 8 -14 - 5 - 8 -14 -^+ 5 0 + 5 +• 2 + 3 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 1 ' - 2 r+10 - 3 - 5 +10 ±12 +_5 - 2 + 4 -13 - 2. + 2 -10 +17 +18 +16 + 5 + 7 - 1 - 6 - 8 +11 + 6 H »8b Page 3 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Jan*-Mar, Week ending: 1961 Anr. 29!Mav 61May 131 May 20 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 J oplin 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 i-2 =11 +23 - 7 -12 r+ 9 -16 r+21 . +16 -17 -18 +17 + 8 -20 + 1 +27 - 2 r+37 + 8 +33 +10 -19 +11 . -15 Col. Kans, +11 + 9 + 4 0 " - 4 + 7 + 2 +11 + 3 - 2 - 2 - 3 +22 +33 * Mo.-Kans . Mo. Nebr. " N.Mex. Okla. +13 - 3 + 3 Mo. - 4 +24 0 - 8 +10 ±_2 Tex. 11 " - + + + + 1 8 1 4 5 + 3 - 5 + 4 -11 + 7 + 2 Calif. " " 0 - 6 - 1 +10 + 9 Ore. Utah Wash. " + + + + + + + + 2 2 9 5 2 1 1 2 2 r+20 ±_2 - 5 -10 - 9 0 +12 + 3 0 + 5 - 1 -13 -11 + 3 - 9 +13 ±_6 + + + + + + 5 3 6 6 3 1 +2^ +15 +31 -10 - 4 -15 +27 - 1 -11 ±12 +_6 +20 +10 +10 +28 +28 + 2 - 1 -16 +19 + 9 =10 r+16 r+ 1 -16 +12 + 8 +10 +15 +13 -15 - 7 -12 - 9 -• 1 r-13 -14 r 0 r+21 ' -10 -11 - 7 - 8 - 3 + 4 r-11 - 8 - 6 +25 +23 +21 +28 +15 +27 +17 +13 +24 - 5 -10/ -3 + 8 +10 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 6 + 7 + 3 + 2 + 7 r—Revised. *Not available. l/ 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. -
@FedFRASER