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F E D E R A L s t i ca I , H.8b R E S E R V E release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 13, 1961 WEEKLY DEPARTfm-T STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago Federal Reserve District ^ (Based on retail dollar amounts) Week ending Jan.-Sept. Area, and City 3ct. 14|Oct. 211 Oct. 281 Nov. 4 1961 + 4 -0 UNITED STATES +_1 ±-2 Boston District +& +_2 ±15 r+ 6 ±_2 Metropolitan Areas 0 + 1 +14 r+ 5 Mass. Boston ~ + 5 + 4 " - 1 0 + 7 Downtown Boston - 3 + 2 r+ 6 " + 7 +13 +23 Suburban Boston + 6 - 2 - 6 0 + 3 " Cambridge + 6 +11 + 5 0 " Quincy - 9 + 8 +21 + 9 0 - 1 Lowell City + 2 +10 + 5 - 8 + 3 Springfield + 2, _o New York District +_i jLl Metropolitan Areas + - 6 0 . N.Y. - 4 - 1 Buffalo 5 + 2 + 2 +10 0 New York-N.E, New Jersey N.Y.-N.J, - 1 N.J. + 3 r- 9 - 2 Newark -9 - 5 + 1 +11 N.Y. o 0 New York - 2 " + 8 + 1 +10 + 2 + 5 Rochester 0 / 0 Syracuse - l r+ 2 " - 5 0 Philadelphia District j_9 ±9 IzJ: U Metropolitan Areas + 6 r+ 2 0 Del. + 5 + 3 Wilmington N.J. + 4 + 2 + 2 + 7 Trenton - 1 + 2 + 2 + 4 0 Pa. - 8 Lancaster +10 " 0 +12 + 3 Philadelphia r- 3 i i + 1 0 - 8 + 5 Reading - 4 i t +12 -10 +17 + 3 Scranton - 2 +10 +11 + 2 " - 2 %lkes-Barre—Hazleton - 3 Cleveland District +J ±-5 ±2 Metropolitan Areas + 1 Ky. + 3 . r- 4 Lexington -5 - 3 + 1 + 2 Ohio +15 - 4 - 6 Akron + 6 +16 - 8 - 8 Canton - 3 +10 +10 + 9 Cincinnati -11 +23 + 6 - 4 - 6 Cleveland - 1 - 2 ' -10 -11 + 3 Downtown Cleveland - 6 . -15 + 2 Columbus 0 +23 - 1 + 5 + 2 +12 -20 +19 Springfield - 5 - 8 - 4 Toledo + 5 - 1 - 9 + 4 + 4 - 8 Youngstown +23 - 3 Pa. r+12 + 7 Erie - 4 - 1 - 3 + 2 r- 1 0 + 9 Pittsburgh -7 Downtown Pittsburgh + 3 r- 5 -13 - 5 - 3 W. Va. + 1 + 5 - -15 0 Wheeling - 4 . H.8b Page 2 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SEIECTED CITIES AMD AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago I r~ Jan.-Sept. Week ending " 1961 " 3c t. 14|Oct. 21[Oct. 281Mov. 4 Federal Reserve District Area, and City Richmond District 'Metropolitan Areas Washington B.C. Downtown Washington " -Baltimore Md, Doxmtovm Baltimore " Richmond Va, Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Mobile Jacksonville Miami ' Tampa-St. Petersburg Atlanta Augusta Columbus.. Mew Orleans Cities Mi ami - D ovmtovn Central Atlanta + 1 • - 1 + 3 - 2 • 0 -2 - 1 + + - + 1 - 2 ±_8 r+ 1 + 4 2 ' * 1 1 + 1 + 6 5 + 9 3 + 8 2 r+ 1 + 3 + 5 * r+ 3 + 1 0 - 7 + 1 0 + 5 - 4 + 3 'Ala. =" Fla. " " Ga. + + - " La. . Fla. • Ga, - 1 0 6 7 1 1 0 - 2 - 1 +10 - 3 +12 -15 - 7 + 4 •* 4 + 2 + 2 + 8 + 6 +17 + 8 +20 + 4 0 - 6 - 9 + 8 - 2 - 4 - 6 * +12 +12 r+15 + 7 r- Z ' -5 -14 • - 3 -19 . - -14 . - 9 -13 - 5 - 5 -17 0 +15 + 3 r+17 - 5 +14 - 7 +1 + 2 + 2 Chicago District - Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit " Milwaukee - 111. Ind. r Mich. Wis. ' Va .0 - 4 - 3. 5 + 8 - 7 - 3 + 4 - 3 + 5 -10 + 4 + 6 - 6 0 + 2 + 3 + 2 0 Stj Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock . Louisville St; Louis Memphis Ark. ICy. Ho. Tenn. + - -3 • 5 r 4 -23 + 7 - 9 - 3. +10 + 3 - 4 - 1 +12 +12 0 + 3 + + - ±_2 ^ ±J±: -11 + 2 + 3 + + + - 4. 6 1 1 -11 -10 -13 -11 * * * + 7 r+10 . -12 - 8 +13 • Minneapolis District Metropolitan Areas Mpls.—St. Paul • Mpls. and Suburban Minneapolis St, Paul & Suburban Cities : • Duluth-Superior —0 Minn. " f f • " * - 1 Minn.&Wis - 2 | ' 7 9 8 1 +11 * * * * , H.8b WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES- AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago Federal Reserve District Week ending Jan.-Sept. Oct. I4l°ct. 211 Oct. 281 Nov. 4 1961 Area, and City- Kansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Col. Topeka Kans. Wichita Mo-Kans. Kansas City Downtown Kansas City Mo. " St. Joseph Lincoln Nebr. Omaha N. Mex Albuquerque Oklahoma City Okla. Tulsa City J opkin Mo. Dallas District Metropolitan Areas Dallas Si Paso Fort Worth Houston San Antonio c_8 rtl + 7 + 3 - 1 + 1 - 2 + 5 +15 +18 +18 - 9 - 2 - 5 +12 -16 + 2 =+ 2 + 6 0 + 5 +28 -15 - 3 -10 - 6 - 9 - 3 -10 + 2 -14 -16 +l6 -15 - 5 + 7 . - 1 + 7 + 4 + 1 + 2 r- 7 r-13 +35 -15 + 3 ' - 4 - 1 + 8 + 1 ±J1 0 5 1 4 3 +12 - 4 -10 + 5 +29 Tex. " " " " San Francisco District Metropolitan Areas Los Angeles-Long Beach Calif. Downtown Los- Angeles Westside 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 '±Jk + + + + 2 0 + 1 - 5 0 +10 +11 + 3 0 + 5 + 6 + 1 0 + 1 + 4 + 1 - 8 -13 - 8 + 6 +25 + 4 + 4 ..+ 4 v - 5 - 3 - 1 + 6 +10 + 6 +11 + 1 - 4 - 8 -18 -13 - 6 + 3 - 1 +23 + l -11 - 1 ±_i - 6 - o + 7 +13 -14 , + 4 - 6 - 8 +23 +21 + 7 + 2 -20 + 9 +21 + 2 + 2 r+J r+ 8 - 2 . -18 + 3 +15 r+15 + 2 + 1 - 1 - 1 0 + 5 r+ 3 + 9 r+26 + 3 - 5 + 6 +20 +27 + 6 + 4 + 4 + 1 + 4 +11 + 5 +15 + 3 + 9 - 2 + 9 + 8 +20 + 6 + 4 + 8 + 9 + 1 +10 + 7 + 8 + 9 *Mot available • ' .
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