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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November l6, 1962 H.8b WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AMD AREAS Federal Reserve District, Area, and CityUNITED STATES Boston District Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Quincy Lowell City Springfield New York District Metropolitan Areas Buffalo Newark New York Rochester Syracuse Mass. " " " " II.Y. N.J. II.Y. " Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas Del. Wilmington N.J. Trenton Pa. Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton Wilkes-Barre-Hazleton Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Ky. Lexington Ohio Akron 11 Canton " Cincinnati " Cleveland " Downtown Cleveland " Columbus " Springfield Toledo " Youngstown Pa. Erie n Pittsburgh Downtown Pittsburgh " W.Va. Wheeling Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago . on retail dollar amounts) 9 mos. Week ending Nov. IQIlIov. 31 Oct. 271 Oct . 20 1962 ±_2 ±_5 ±J5 ±_i + 2 - 6 + 3 %_4 ±24 +32 +30 +35 +29 +46 + 7 0 - 4 + 5 ' +11 -14 -12 • - 3 - 6 0 - 5 - 7 - 8 +28 + 1 +15 + 7 - - 7 +_1 -2 - 2 + 9 + 2 - 4 - 2 + 4 + 2 +_! -11 - 2 - 5 - 4 - 3 + 4 - 5 -13 +14 + 5 + 5 - 3 + 1 + 4 -10 + 2 0 - 2 + 3 - 3 + 1 + r+ + r+ + + + + - + + + r+ 2 5 3. 1 8 1 1 r- 5 - 8 - 5 - 7 - 2 - 8 -13 - 6 + 9 + 7 - 7 • - 8 - 4 - 6 - 3 4 8 5 3 l 9 - I 3 9 1 1 2 1 9 ±J> +19 +12 - 1 + 8 + 3 - 2 +13 + 9 - 5 - 1 + 5 + 4 + 2 + 8 + 6 - 1 +18 + 5 - 1 - 9 r+ 8 + 7 r+15 0 r+ 7 r- 3 r- 6 +13 + + + + - 4 - 5 - 2 - 3 - 5 . -15 2 1 6 7 2 2 + 2 ' ±Jt - 4 + + + + + + + 3 5 2 1 • 4 3 5 - 7 + 1 '.+ 1 - 5 + 5 - 7 - 4 + + + + + + 5 1 3 5 5 2 6 z-2 + 3 -14 -11 -19 - 9 . + 2 0 -5 - 2 - 2 -19 + 3 -17 -19 - 9 + 6 +12 - 4 + 6 0 -10 + 6 + 3 + 9 - 3 + 4 + 2 - 1 + 4 1 H.8b ~ Page 2 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year' ago on retail dollar amounts) Week ending • Hov. 101Nov. 31 Oct. 271 Oct. 20 Federal Reserve District, Area, and City. Richmond District ' Metropolitan Areas • Washington . Downtoim Washington Baltimore • ' Downtown Baltimore Richmond Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Mobile Jacksonville Miami ' ' Tampa-St. Petersburg Atlanta Augusta Mew Orleans Cities Mi ami - D own t own Central Atlanta Chicago District Metropolitan' Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee St. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville St. Louis ,, Memphis . • • 2 D.C. 11 Md. Va. 7 9 3 1 3 r+ 8. •r+ 6 + 5. - +2 r+ r. + + r+ + + + 8 ? 2 1 3 3 2 5 4 4- + 7 + 1. 0 + 2 - 8 - 2 + 4 0 + 9 - 2 + 5 +20 + 7 0 + 7 La. - 6 - 5 - 2 + 8 +18 + 5 + 1 +10 r- 1 +23 +32 +11 r+29 +28 + 2 ; + i7 0 +10 + 9 + 5 0 +12 + 7 + 5 -12 - 8 - 1 + 2 0 + 9 +12 - 4 - 1 + 5 + 6 + 7 +19 +10 + 5 + 2 Fla. Ga. 3 - 1 • - 4 r+23 -14 + 5 -12 + 8 + 4 + 8 +J + 6 +14 z_2 + 5 + 4 + 4 +14 - 3 • +13 - 3 - 2 + 5 +15 + 7 +14 +22 0 0 - 2 - 3 + + + + +_4 r+ 7 +15 • - 4 + 3 + + + 3 4 6 6 +13 r+ 4 r+ 8 + 6 - 2 + 9 +18 +24 -18 -8 . - 4 + 9 0 +13 + 4 + 9 0 . 5 +15 1 2 5 2 - 4 ' +15 r+19 - 3 .10 r+ 9 r+ 8 - 5 Ala. Fla " " Ga. 111. Ind. -Mich. Wis. 'Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. Minneapolis District . Metropolitan Areas . Mpls.-St.. Paul Minn. Mpls. and Suburban Minneapolis • ." St. Paul & Suburban Cities Duluth-Superior Minn.&Wis. + + + ... r + + - - 6 -12 +10 4 5 7 1 r+ 2 + 1 * + 2 + 3 * + i - 9 - 2 \vAtj5 H.8b WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Federal Reserve District, Area, and City . San Francisco District Metropolitan Areas Los Angeles-Long Beach Downtown Los Angeles T Testside Los Angeles Sacramento San Diego San Francisco-Oakland San Francisco Oakland San Jose Portland Salt Lake City Seattle Spokane Tacoma r—Revised Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago Week ending Nov. 101 Nov. 311 Oct. 271 Oct. 20 Kansas City District Metropolitan Areas Col. • Denver Kans. Topeka " Wichita • Kansas City Mo. ,-Kans. Downtown Kansas City Mo. St. Joseph " Nebr. Lincoln Omaha Albuquerque N.iiex. Okla. Oklahoma City Tulsa City Mo. Joplin Dallas District Metropolitan Areas Dallas 31 Paso Houston San Antonio Page 3 • Tex. " n Calif. " " " " ii " ii n Ore. Utah Wash. " " r+_3 - 2 - 8 - 1 +17 +12 + 2 + 4 0 - 4 + 1 + 3 + 8 +_1 - 5 0 - 4 + 4 - 6 - 5 r 0 r 0 0 - 1 + 3 +_2 ±_2 - 3 - 2 - 2 + 5 - 5 - 6 + 5 +12 - 3 - l - 2 9 mos. 1962 + 1 +12 -13 - 3 -14 + 3 +16 0 - 1 + 4 + 1 0 - 2 0 + 6 - 1 + 2 + 1 0 0 + 5 + 4 + 3 0 0 + 4 r+ 8 0 - 4 + 7 - 4 0 - 1 + 1 r+ 9 + 5 + 8 r+23 +11 + 5 -11 +13 . + 6 +15 -12 0 + 7 + 8 +11 +10 r+ 5 + 1 + 3 +11 + 7 + 9 - 2 - 9 - 7 + 3 - 5 1 . - 1 + 6 +13 0 0 - 4 - 3 - 4 - 5 + 2 - 3 + 8 + 4 + 9 + 9 0 "+ 5 + 1 - 2 + 2 - 4 + 2 r- 4 - 6 r- 1 r- 1 + 8 + 4 + 8 + 2 + 6 + 6 - 1 - 6 - 5 +16 +17 + 9 +14 + 6 + 9 + 4 + 6 + 6 + 2 +24 + 7 + 5 + 8 + 7 - 1 + 2 .+ 8 +15 + 6 + 4 + 4 +10 + 4 + 9 +14 1 - 1 +10 *Not available
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