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H.8b BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 5 f 1961. WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago / (Based on retail dollar amounts) Week-ending Jam'-Mar* &pr/ 8lApr; 151Apr. 221 Apr. 29 1961 - 1 ^16 =iZ ±Jt Federal Reserve District* Area, and City UNITED STATES . Boston District Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Quincy Lowell City Springfield New York District Metropolitan Areas Buffalo New York-N.E. New Jersey Newark New York Rochester Syracuse Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas Wilmington Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Lexington Akron Canton Cincinnati Cleveland Downtown Cleveland Columbus Springfield Toledo Youngs town '* Erie Pittsburgh Downtown Pittsburgh Wheeling Mass, " " " " " " N.Y. N.Y.-N. N.J. N.Y. . " " Del, N.J. Pa, 11 " " " Ky. Ohio " " " " " 11 " " Pa. " 11 W.Va. tl =16 * =22 jjfc t-2 ±Jl +10 -18 + 5 + 5 - 1 +15 + 1 + 2 +12 + 3 + 8 + 3 -22 -12 -14 -13 + 1 -24 -24 -24 -19 -29 r-39 -16 +12 - 9 + 5 -13 c-27 +15 +19 tit =18 =12 + 8 3 3 1 5 4 -18 -19 -29 -19 - 7 -21 -20 -16 ±_2 =21 =26 +_Z - 8 + 2 -24 -20 -24 -33 -32 -28 -32 -23 -32 -13 -30 r- 1 + 1 r+31 r+12 -12 -11 - 5 - 6 - 6 -13 - 9 - 9 - 3 -14 =22 = ^ r=10 =_2 -26 -23 -27 -24 -17 -18 -24 -27 -20 -34 -25 -21 —22 + 1 -15 -12 -15 —12 -11 - 5 - 5 -14 -21 -22 -23 -23 -30 -31 -35 -37 - 6 -29 r-27 r-17 r-16 -19 +18 + + + + + + + 3 4 3 2 2 0 + 6 - 6 +10 0 I6 + 1 + 5 - 9 + 2 + 6 + 2 + 2 | -20 -30 -18 -17 -18 -26 -28 - 4 r+ 1 r- 9 r 0 -10 r- 2 + 8 -18 -20 -19 + 1 + 1 -17 -16 - 7 -11 + 3 + 6 - 1 - 8 + 8 + - 7 5 4 7 -16 -11 + 2 - 7 -12 -11 - 7 -11 -14 /II5 H.8b Page 2 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES-AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Baseii on retail dollar amounts) —' Jan.-Mar. Week ending 1961 Anr. 81Anr. 15l Anr. 221Ayr. 29 Federal Reserve District Area, and City Richmond District Metropolitan Areas Washington Downtown Washington Baltimore Downtown Baltimore Richmond Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Mobile J acksonville Miami Tampa-St, Petersburg Atlanta Augusta Columbus New Orleans Cities Miami-Downtown Central Atlanta Chicago District Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis x Detroit , Grand Rapids Milwaukee St.. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis Minneapolis District Metropolitan.Areas Mpls.—St. Paul Mpls. and,Suburbs St. Paul Cities Duluth-Superior ±JL =21 =24 - 4 =_Z + 5 3 -18 -22 -27 -28 -18 -23 -25 -27 -21 -16 r+ 1 r- 4 - 2 - 4 r-16 - 6 -12 - 5 - 8 -14 tA r=12 i=12 __o i=_5 -11 -21 - 4 +20 -12 -24 -22 -18 -34 -29 -26 - 5 - 8 -15 -26 -25 -14 r-28 0 + 2 +15 + 7 r-14 r-11 -14 -19 +14 - 4 - 8 +16 -12 -11 + 1 La. + l + 9 +16 +10 + 4 0 4>8 + 2 + 5 Fla. Ga. - 8 - 5 - 2 -24 -23 -25 r+ 3 r-15 -13 - 3 ±_1 =16 =15 =_2 =JZ + + - 2 3 6 5 0 -17 -24 -23 -20 0 - 9 -22 -21 -22 -11 - 5 .- 8 -11 - 9 -17 - 6 - 7 -13 - 8 -14 ±Jl =21 =24 + 2 +11 + 3 - 2 -22 r-14 -23 -23 -33 - 9 -25 -31 i-5 -12 =12 Minn. + 3 + 4 + l -12 -10 -16 -13 -20 + 3 - 5 - 3 - 9 - 2 + 4 -13 Minn. & Wis. + 1 -14 -17 -11 - 6 D.C. Md. + 5 + 2 Va. + Ala. Fla. " ii Ga. " " 111. Ind, Mich. " Wis. . Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. - 7 - 8 -11 - 8 + - 4 5 3 5 + 6 - 5 - 9 -10 r=_ 2 H,8b Page 3 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Baseii on retail dollar amount is) —' Jan.-Mar. Week ending 1961 Aor. 81 Apr. 161 Apr. 22lAnr. 29 Federal Reserve District, Area, and City Kansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka Wichita Kansas City Downtown Kansas City St. Joseph Lincoln 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 Francis co-Oakland San Francisco Oakland San Jose Portland Salt Lake City Seattle Spokane Tacoma ±_2 Col. Kans. " Mo.-Kans . Mo. " Nebr. N.Mex, Okla. Mo. . + 8 ±_2 + 4 0 + 3 - 2 - 2 +13 - 3 + 3 -11 -30. -15 -18 -22 -31 - 9 - 6 -22 -17 -10 -18 -19 -12 -23 -18 +12 + 3 -23 -27 +20 0 + 4 - 2 -14 + 2 r+27 +28 - 6 - 1 -3 +22 +24 0 - 8 - 4 -17 -27 - 9 +10 + 9 +11 - 4 + 7 + 2 +11 +24 + + + + 1 8 1 4 5 " " it it 11 Ore. Utah Wash. " 0 - 6 - 1 +10 + 9 + 2 - 2 + 9 + + + + + + 5 2 1 1 2 2 ±rI =3. - 8 -26 -21 + 3 -20 0 +11 + 3 - 6 + 2 + 3 - 5 + 4 -11 + 7 =_1 =lJl -1.2 -21 - 9 - 9 0 -10 -12 - 6 + 7 - 2 - 6 - 5 - 9 -12 + 1 -11 + 1 r- 3 - 3 -16 -20 . 0 r-15 -13 -21 -17 0 r-22 - 8 -16 + 1 + 9 + 6 + 6 + 5 + 7 + 1 +15 •+ 3 - 2 - 7 -17 - 5 -10 - 9 0 +13 + 3 0 + 5 - 1 -13 -11 & 3 - 9 +13 r—Revised. c—Corrected. *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. ; zU ±_2 Calif. , i •: -18 - 7 -24 -17 -11 — Tex, =1]
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