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FEDERAL RESERVE statist! co FOR IMMEDIATE May 3, 1963 H.8b WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS Federal Reserve District Area, and City UNITED STATES Boston District Metropolitan Areas •Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Quincy Lowell — Mass. New York District Metropolitan AreasN.Y. Buffalo New York-N.E. New Jersey N.Y, N.J. N.J. Newark New York "N.Y. " Rochester Syracuse " Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas Wilmington Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton WilkesrBarre-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 (Based' on retail dollar amounts) 3 mos. Week ending. Apr. 27 lApr. 201 Apr. 131 Apr ,.; 6 1963 + 3 =12 +11 ±_1 =iz" ±_9 + 1 - 3 + 5 + 4 - 6 -18 -20 + + 9 + 9 + • + 4 - 2 + +16 +21 +10 . + 5. + +17 + 9 - + + 4 +24 . -17. -24 -15 -28 -47 ±4 + ? + 5 +14 0 + 1 - 1 -18 -16 -23 -14 -14 - 5 Ky. Ohio- ±_6 t£ +13 + 4 +_3 - 1 - 4 r+19 ,+ 5 - 5 +10 + 9 -17 +11 - l -25 -28 r- 2 + 7 + 5 • +9. - 3 + 4 + 7. - 3 "+ 9 > 8-19 +22 +23 -12 -12 • + 6 + 7 -10 - 2 + 3 r+14 + 7 -29. - 2 -14 + 3 -10 -11 . 4 + 6 ^26 + 3 + 5 - 3 - 4 -10 - 2 - 5 - 9 + 1 + + + + -15 -16 +6 0 + + + + + + r_2 - 8 8 - 1 r+ 5 • + 3 + 7 - 3 +• 3 + 7 +10 + 8 5 1 ±-1 r-26 -19 -17 r-27 -23 r-29 -17 + 4 W.Va. + 8 4 1 8 0 - 7 +11 ' + 5 + 6 - 1 -10 -11 - 1 - 5 + 3 - 6 +10 - 8 Pa. ±_9 +23 + 3 0 - 4 +19 +13 r=25 Del. N.J. ' Pa. ' + 2 ±1 1 7 6 1 6 9 +18 3 2 1 2 2 0 + 5 - 1 + 1 0 + 1 - 5 . -12 + 5 + 6 + 2 — 8 - 2 - 1 - 4 + 1 - H.8b . Page 2 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AMD AREAS (Continued) ~ ' | P e r c e n t a g e change from corresponding. Federal Reserve District period a year ago (]Based on retail dollar amounts) Area, and City Week ending - ••• l}3 mos. )! 1963 I'Apr. 271 Apr20fApr .131 Anr-.-1 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 v .• Mi ami -D own town .. 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 . , Mpls , and Suburban Minneapolis St, Paul & Suburban Cities .. .. Duluth-Superior 1 - 1 • D.C., ' Md. Va. - 1 ' - 2 ' 0 - 2 - 5 r+18 +13 r-17 r-20 -25 -20 -20 +18' +11 +11 + 4 + 5 +17 • +11 —no + 6 • +12 + 9 + 1 +-1 - 3 + 3 +15 +20 + 6 - 9 +13 + 5 r-20 La. -10 -17 + 2 -23 + 8 - 7 +11 . - 1 + 9 + 3 +51 -14 + 2 -26 +24. -25 +% ' + 6 +16' +22 +17 +22 +14" +13 +22 +19 +13 +19 +10 +22 +22 +29 - 3 + 4 +12 + 4 + 6 + 8 + 7 + 8 Fla. Ga. - 1 +43 - 6 -15 - 6 + 6 + 1 +11 - 7 + 2 + 4 r- 7 +11 + 5 + 3 .' +12'. • + 7 ' - 6 - 1• • 0 +.4. + 2 + 4 -3 - 4 +13 + 4 Ala, fla. " " Ga. • 111. In J. i-iich. 1! : ttis. Ark. %. Mo. Tenn. Minn. " " " 1 - + 4 + 4 + 4 + 1 -:i -11 -14 + 1 -10 - 8 r_0 z-8 +12 -10 " - 2 - 8 -20 +10 +22 -+14+10 + 8 + 7 +11. J +13- :"'+ 2 +14 +14 + 7 + 3 - 6 - 1 +19 r- 9 rll 9 -.2 6 -20 -11 . -12 -19' - 7 Minn.&Wis;. - 9 -16 ' +13 ' +12 + 9 + 7 + 6 r+22 r+ 4 + 4 +22 ' r+ 5 • + 5 +26 -•' r+ 5"• + 7 * • +13 - 6 0 +13 • + 7 +25 - 6 - 4 1 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) Week ending 3 mos. Apr. 27! Apr. 2C-! Apr v 13* Apr, 1963 6 Federal Reserve District Area, and CityKansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka VJichita 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 +_2 %io +14 - 3 " - 4 Mo.-Kans,, + 4 Mo. -12 " + 2 Nebr. - 2 " - 4 +12 : N.Mex. Okla. - 9 + 1 " -11 -23 -12 - 5 -20 -18 + 4 r-15 - 7 - 2 -13 Col. Kans. +16 +12 + 2 +15 +12 + 5 +16 - 5 +12 +10 . +12 +18 +21 +37 +15 + 9 + 1 + 9 -10 +13 +11 + 6 +19 +14 +20 + 2 - 4 0 + 5 - 5 + 1 + 3 + 4 + 4 + 2 + 5 +18 +17 0 Mo. -13 -22 +14 =_9 +24 +17 + 3 Tex. +10 -14 +15 +14 -15 -28 + 1 -14 +16 +14 +28 +34 +10 +11 +16 + 5 + + + + r- 2 !=_7 ±11 - 5 -13 - 3 0 + 5 0 - 4 - 7 +12 +10 + 6 -15 -14 0 +12 -11 +48 -22 - 9 -19 -20 -22 -17 -15 -27 -25 - 6 -25 - r+12 +10 r+ 2 +11 +18 +13 +12 - 3 +11 + 7 +17 + 2 + 6 + 7 " " Calif. ii 11 " " ii Ore. Utah Wash. " •Not available 2 3 1 7 ±A - 2 - 1 -36 - 1 +11 - 1 - 5 - 8 0 + 8 + 1 -12 + 3 - 5 + 7 - 3 0 + 7 + 6 + 5 + 1 . + 3 + 5 + l +.6 - 3 + 1 0
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