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F E D E R A L statistical R E S E R V E release H.8b FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 4, 1962. WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS Percentage change from corresponding Federal Reserve District, period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Area, and City Week ending 3 mos. 1962 Apr. 28*1 Apr. 211 Apr. 141 Apr. 7 UNITED STATES +22 +J. +12 ±12 +28 Boston District +22 ±_2 ±_1 ±22 Metropolitan Areas Boston +24 +24 Mass. - 1 0 +31 » Downtown Boston +14 +20 - 4 +25 - 3 + 4 " + 4 Suburban Boston +38 +30 +37 + 6 " + 4 +22 +18 Cambridge +27 +18 " +20 - 4 Quincy +29 - 1 + 2 " Lowell +13 + 7 r+50 -12 City +26 +11 + 3 Springfield +12 -10 " New York District Metropolitan Areas + 6 Buffalo N.Y. New York-N.E.New Jersey, N.Y.-N.J, — 7 . Newark N.J. -10 New York N.Y. - 5 " Rochester + .3 +14 Syracuse " Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas Wilmington Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton Wilkes-Barre—Hazleton " " " " Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Lexington Ky. Akron Ohio Canton Cincinnati Cleveland Downtown Cleveland Columbus Springfield Toledo Youngstown Erie Pa. Pittsburgh Downtown Pittsburgh Wheeling W.Va. +24 +24 +18 + 6 +12 +30 r- 3 +11 +28 +25 +16 . +21 +18 + 9 =_2 Del. N.J. Pa. +19 -10, -15 ^ -10 - 2 +11 - 1 + 6 m +22 J +17 +24 +28 +18 + 5 +20 + + + + + +22 + 2 +24 - 3 r-11 +10 +10 +33 +35 +39 +41 +27 +39 + 7 +30 +29 +38 +14 +31 +20 +38 +17 +33 + + + + + +10 +11 +17 +26 +14 +15 - 2 +13 +12 + 3 +36 +26 +25 - 3 + 3 + 6 + 5 + 1 + 3 +17 +33 +11 +21 + 1 +32 +16 - 1 +21 +36 - 9 -15 +17 r+ 9 +15 +22 +37 +14 - 6 0 +13 +30 r+20 r+12 r+13 r+ 6 +15 • +28 +12 +35 +36 . +10 - 6 +39 +16 +41 +10 +20 +34 _ +32 +42 +Jfc . 2 5. 1 2 2 4 6 1 3 1 5 2 2 0 + 7 +16 - 3 + 2 0 - 8 + 1 . 0 + 3 - 1 + 3 - l -4 - 2 H.8b WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) F ederal Re serve District, • Area, and' City Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) •'Week ending : 28*IApr. 21IApr> 141 Apr. 7 Chicago District Metropolitan Areas Chicago z Indianapolis Detroit ' Milwaukee 111. Ind. Mich. Wis. St. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis Ark. Ky. Mo. . Tenn. Minneapolis District Metropolitan Areas Mpls.-St. Paul Minn. Mpls. and Suburban " 1 1 Minneapolis St. Paul & Suburban " Cities Duluth-Superior Minn.&Mis. . r+21 m ±22 +• 5+ 5 + 3 r+17 r+14 +24 r+ 5 r+22 - +17 +11 +26 +12 + 6 +17 +11 +31 +17 +14 r+14" +20 ±12 2 - 3 +37 + 5 + 4 r+29 +36 r+40 +11 +18 +22 +13 +24 +20 +29 +17 +16 +18 +22 +45 +24 +10 -25 + 9 r+29 +20 +23 +18 ±i2 ±22 +19 +21 +14 +22 + 7 +22 +18 - 1 +28 +21 +37 0 ±11 Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Ala. Mobile " Jacksonville Fla. Miami " Tampa-St. Petersburg " Atlanta Ga. Augusta " New Orleans La. Cities Miami-Downtown Fla. Central Atlanta Ga. + J' m Richmond District / Metropolitan Areas . - • Washington D.C. • Downtown Washington " Baltimore Md. Downtown Baltimore " Richmond Va. Page 2 +24 +12 + 5 +21 +26 +29 + 1 +25 +18 +19 - 6 - 9 -15 - 3 + 8 +13 +25 -24 - 3 - + 5 +15 - 6 +11 +13 - 2 - 8 - 5 +13 + 9 - 5 -12 +22 +10 +23 r±li ±22 +22 +15 + 7 - 1 +32 +12 -12 +22 +21 +15 +24 . +14 +24. - 5 +15 H.8b * Page 3 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND 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 Mo. St. Joseph Lincoln Nebr. Omaha Albuquerque N.Mex. Oklahoma City Oklahoma " Tulsa City Joplin Mo. 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 Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) 3 mos. Week ending 1962 Apr. 28*1Apr. 211 Apr. 14I Apr. 7 m r+2 +10 - 3 + 4 +11 + 2 - 1 +14 +11 + 3 + 8 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 4 - 7 +14 +24 + 2 r+ 4 r+21 + 8 + 2 0 +11 + 3 + 9 + 7 +18 + 9 + 1 +18 + 6 + 6 +13 + 7 +12 +24 +15 + 8 +_6 + 5 + 1 + 7 +11 +3 ±4 + + + + + + +13 „ +19 + 8 +18 +13 +22 +13 +23 +15 + 8 + 3 1 5 1 3 1 1 3 4 8 4 1 m Calif. Ore. Utah Wash. " " +_2 + 6 + 9 +15 + 9 -17 +10 +37 +16 +24 +83 + 8 +29 +41 - 5 +20 +17 + 6 +19 +28 +20 +15 Tex. +18 r+10 ±_8 +16 ±_Z +19 + 1 +22 +21 +23 + 5 + 5 + 8 - 1 + 7 + 6 +20 +26 + 9 + 6 . +23 -24 +24 +29 + 8 + 1 +11 +19 - +5 +40 +26 +14 +36 r- 4 - 6 r 0 +12 +22 +13 +10 +11 +12 +15 +28 +24 + 2 +22 +20 + 8 +71 +13 +14 +16 +13 +19 - 4 + 8 +27 +23 +20 +24 + 6 - 1 + 4 +13 +17 + 6 + 3 + 4 +13 + 5 + 5 +11 + 8 + 9 ! 7 r-Revised. **Not available. •Interpretation of the weekly percentage changes during the Easter season is affected by the shifting date of the holiday (this year* April 22 and last year, April 2). Adjustment factors have been developed for this calendar irregularity. For the week ending April 28, the factor is - 7; this yields an "adjusted" year-toyear change for the United States of +12 per cent.
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