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FEDERAL mm# statistical RESERVE releose ••%LABSY: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 6, 1964. H.8.b WEEKLY DE STORE-SALES - SELECTED S E & O T ^ C^HIIEE S § AND . AREAS Areas and Cities Within Federal Reserve Districts Boston Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Quincy • Lowell Providence " Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) 9 mos. Week ending Oct. 31 Oct. 24 Oct. 17 Oct. 10 1964 Mass. " " " it R.I. + 4 + 4 + 4 - 1 + I -17 + 4 +17 +17 +17 +18 +20 + 6 + 5 - 8 -14 - 1 - 3 - 4 +15 - 5 +50 +44 +57 +42 +28. +41 +57 + + + + + + + 5 3 6 5 1 4 5 New York District . Metropolitan Areas New York-N.E. New Jersey N.Y. BI.J. Neward N.J. Nev7 York N.Y. Rochester Syracuse + + + - 1 2 1 4 8 +13 + 9 +14 +38 r+?0 +18 +27 +15 + 5 +21 +12 0 +17 + 7 + 4 + 8 + 2 +10 + 3 + 2 Philadelphia Metropolitan Areas Wilmington Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton W iIkes-Barre-Hazleton +13 0 - 8 + 3 - 7 + 5 - 5 r+16 r+22 r+13 r+13 +16 +21 +12 +15 +11 + 7 +19 +12 + 2 +13 +24 +27 +19 +26 +26 +15 +11 +15 +12 + 8 + 9 + 9 + 5 + 3 -15 +18 + 2 - 9 - 8 - 3 - 3 -14 0 + 7 - 8 - 2 + 1 -11 + 3 +10 +61 r+12 +15 +14 r+17 +27 +19 +24 r+ 2 +22 +18 +18 +13 + 4 -16 +14 + 6 + 7 +15 + 1 + 6 + 3 +10 +16 +15 + 8 +21 +16 +18 +18 +18 +13 +26 +12 +24 +30 +17 +25 +19 +20 Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Lexington Akron Canton Cincinnati Cleveland Downtown Cleveland Columbus Springfield Toledo Youngstown Erie Pittsburgh Downtown Pittsburgh for FRASER Wheeling Digitized Del. N.J. Pa. " " " 11 Ky. Ohio Pa. W. Va. + + + + + + + + + + + + + 9 8 6 8 8 2 7 8 6 9 5 7 3 2 //3 page 2 W08b MEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Areas and Cities Within Federal Reserve Districts 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 Miami Downtown Central Atlanta Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (based on retail dollar amounts) Week ending Oct. 31 Oct. 24 Oct. 17 Oct. 10 9 mos, 1964 + 2 + 1 +34 +39 + 1 _r+17 r+13 r- 3 - 2 +21 +10 + 5 + 3 + 3 + 4 +17 +10 - 4 - 6 +11 +10 + 2 + 9 + 7 + 7 La. - 5 -13 -23 + 2 -10 + 4 - 4 0 + 8 +15 +12 r+15 +10 +23 +11 +17 +10 +13 +19 +11 0 +19 +10 +26 +23 +30 +37 +18 +14 +28 -19 +39 + 4 + 2 +16 +11 + 6 +10 + 7 + 8 Fla, Ga. + 1 - 6 +17 r+12 + 6 +10 +14 +16 + 7 4 2 111. Ind. Mich. + 1 +26 + 2 +37 +25 +16 - 3 -10 +26 + 1 + 5 +25 + 5 +34 +13 +19 +11 + 2 +15 + 6 + 5 D. C. Md. Va. Ala. Fla. " it Ga. 11 Chicago District Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Grand Rapids Milwaukee Wis. +27 - 9 -12 St. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis Ark. Ky. Mor Tenn. - 8 - 2 - 4 -11 +16 +13 t+20 + 3 - 1 + 8 +21 + 9 +11 +26 +15 +28 +10 + 8 + 8 + 5 Minneapolis District Metropolitan Areas Mpls.*St« Paul Minn. " Mpls* and Suburban Minneapolis " St. Paul & Suburban Cities Duluth-Superior Minn, W i s . + 5 + 1 - 2 +15 +21 +23 +20 +19 + 9 + 9 + 8 +10 + 9 + 9 + 8 +11 411 + 9 * +17 -12 +32 - 2 +16 + 6 * Pa8e 3 Ho3b WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Areas and Cities Within Federal Reserve Districts Kansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Col. Wichita Kans. Kansas City Mo.-Kans. Downtown Kansas City Mo. St. Joseph " Lincoln Nebr. Omaha " Albuquerque N. Mex. Oklahoma City Okla. Tulsa City Joplin Mo. Dallas District Metropolitan Areas Dallas El Paso 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-Everett Spokane Tacoma r—Revised * — D a t a not available Tex, " " " Calif. " " " " " Ore. Utah Wash, '! " Percentage change from corresponding period a .year ago (based on retail dollar amounts) Week ending Oct. 31 Octr 24 Oct. 17 Oct. 10 9 mos. 1964 + 1 -10 + 3 0 - 6 +10 + 7 +11 -11 - 7 + 3 + 7 +14 +12 +10 r- 7 r+10 +26 - 3 +28 + 5 + 8 + 8 + 3 +13 + 3 + 8 +20 + 5 + 8 + 7 +12 + 8 + 2 " + 4 +23 +15 +27 +18 +27 + + + + + -10 + 9 + 5 +19 + 7 + 6 - 5 + 5 0 +14 +12 +53 +45 + 9 + 8 + 2 +12 +10 +10 + 1 - 1 +10 + 9 +15 +11 + 9 + 1 +28 +20 + 6 + 8 + 2 + 7 + 2 + 2 - 4 + 6 +10 +15 r+ 2 - 9 r+15 + 8 + 2 + 3 + 5 - 5 0 - 1 + 6 r- 3 + 1 +' 9 + 2 - 5 +15 + 6 - 5 +11 +14 - 1 +10 + 5 + 2 + 9 + 5 + 18 - 2 -16 + 4 + 7 - 2 - 5 -13 + 2 -15 + 3 +40 + 6 + 8 +28 +11 + 1 + 8 +15 + 9 , + 6 , + 4 0 + 8 + 5 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 6 + + + + 6 8 7 2 0 8 5 8 4 7