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tfflm mwmi FEDERAL RESERVE s t a t i s t ! to H. 8 . b October 16, 19i )RE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on r e t a i l d r l l a r amounts) _____ Veek er W — Sept. 19 Oct. 3 Oct. 10 Areas and C i t i e s Wirtfiin Ui&l F e d e r a l Reserve D i s t r i c t s 3 mos. 1964 Boston M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Quincy Lowell Providence + 7 0 +13 +47 0 - 9 -14 + 9 + 8 +10 - 4 +13 R.I. +50 +44 +57 +42 +28 +43 +57 + 9 + 9 +10 + 2 + 3 +19 +13 + + + + + + + New York D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas New York-N.E. New J e r s e y Newark New York Rochester Syracuse N.Y. N.J. +12 N.J. - 1 N.Y. +17 11 +7 +5 + 4 r- 3 + 7 + 7 +10 +11 + 9 + 3 +10 + 6 + 9 + 8 + 2 +10 + 2 0 Del. N.J. Pa. ' +25 +33 +19 +23 +26 +14 +11 r+12 + 7 r+ 6 +12 + 4 +10 + 4 + 2 +13 +15 + 3 +10 -10 +28 +12 +16 +10 + 7 + 8 + 9 + 5 + 2 +21 +16 +18 +17 +18 +13 +26 +12 +24 +35 +17 +25 +19 +20 + 5 +11 r+12 + 3 - 1 +10 + 1 +15 r+33 r+10 + 6 + 2 +23 + 3 +14 +13 +13 +11 0 +20 +12 +23 +21 +13 + 7 + 3 -15 +10 + 8 + 6 + 8 + 7 - 3 + 6 + 8 + 6 + 8 + 5 + 7 + 3 + 2 Philadelphia D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Wilmington Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton Wilkes-Barre-Hazleton Cleveland D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Lexington Akron Canton Cincinnati Cleveland Downtown Cleveland Columbus Springfield : Toledo Youngstown Erie Pittsburgh Downtown P i t t s b u r g h Wheeling for FRASER Digitized ' 1 Ky. Ohio ! " " 1 !i ' " ' Pa. l: 11 W. Va. +13 + 8 . - 2 + 3 + 1 +25 0 + 4 - 6 +22 + 5 + 4 + 3 - 3 + 9 + 5 + 5 + 3 + 1 + 9 + 8 - 1 4 3 6 5 1 3 5 Page 2 H.3.b WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued)' Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago r e t a i l d o l l a r amounts) Week ending 8 mos Oct. 10 I Oct. 3 ]; Sept. 26 I Sept. 19 ! 1964 Areas and C i t i e s Within Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t s Richmond D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Washington Downtown Washington Baltimore Downtown Baltimore Richmond • Atlanta D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Mobile: Jacksonville^ Miami " Tampa-St. P e t e r s b u r g . Atlanta • Augusta New Orleans Cities Miami Downtown Central Atlanta Chicago D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Chicago . Indianapolis Detroit Grand Rapids : Milwaukee St. Louis D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas L i t t l e Rock Louisville S t . Louis Memphis D.C. +18 +11 - 4 --6 +11 r+ 8 - 1 + 9 r+ 7 +11 r- 6 -11 La. +23 +30 +38 +18 +14 +29 -18 +40 Fla. Ga. +14 +16 111. Ind. Mich. - +25 " + 5 +34 +13 +19 Md. Va. Ala. Fla. " " Ga. . Wis. Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. Minneapolis D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas M p l s . - S t . Paul . Minn. 11 Mpls. and Suburban Minneapolis S t . Paul & Suburban Cities Duluth-Superior Minn. & Wis. . .+ 6 . + 3 + 6 + 2 +16 + 7 + 5 + 6 + 8 +29 +11 + 2 + 9 + 7 + 7 +10 - 6 r+11 +49 -29 +15 - 3 +14 +12 0 + 4 + 6 + 3 +30 +13 +29 . +15 + 8 +19 +16 +11 + 4 + 2 +16 +11 + 6 +10 + 7 + 8 + 3 r+ 1 +12 - 4 +16 + 8 + 7 + 3 +15 - 4 • +33 + 9 + 9 +12 0 +17 +26 +16 +18 +10 +28 +20 +13 +11 + 1 +14 + 6 j + 4 + 9 +27 +15 +27 + + + - 9 2 5 2 - 3 r+ 5 + 1 0 +18 +10 - 1 + 6 1 I + + + + + + + + 9 9 8 4 +15 +13 +10 +19 • +12. +10 +11 +14 +16 +13 * : . +10 . +18 • +15 +14 +23 + 6 9 9 8 6 +10 + 8 +17 ! + 5 '-'•J H.8.b . Page 3 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS ^ C o n t i n u e d ) Percentage change from corresponding p e r i o d a year ago (Based on r e t a i l d o l l a r amounts) Week ending Oct. 10 1 Oct. 3 ;1 S e p t . 26 |1 S e p t . 19 Areas and C i t i e s Within F e d e r a l Reserve D i s t r i c t s Kansas City D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Denver Col. Wichita Kans. Kansas C i t y Mo. -Kans. Downtown Kansas City Mo. 11 S t . Joseph Nebr. Lincoln Omaha Albuquerque N. Mex. Okla. Oklahoma C i t y n Tulsa City Joplin Mo. + 7 +12 + 8 + 2 + 4 +25 +15 +27 +18 +27 + 3 +13 +11 + 4 + 5 r+13 r+12 +10 + 3 + 7 + 8 +13 + 3 0 + 3 + 9 +12 -14 +12 + +19 +18 0 Dallas D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Dallas El Paso Houston San Antonio +10 +10 + 1 - 1 +16 + 5 +16 +29 - 2 -16 + 4 + 8 - 2 - 5 -12 + 2 -15 + 3 +39 + 6 + 7 +25 r+ 9 + 7 +20 +12 r+ 7 +10 + 5 r+ 1 + 2 +11 -30 +10 + 4 +23 San F r a n c i s c o D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Los Angeles-Long Beach Downtown Los Angeles Westside Los Angeles Sacramento San Diego San Francisco-Oakland San F r a n c i s c o Oakland San J o s e Portland S a l t Lake C i t y Seattle-Everett Spokane Tacoma Tex. " if " Calif. Ore. Utah Wash. " " r—Revised *—Data n o t a v a i l a b l e . 1964 + + + + 6 7 6 2 C 7 5 5 4 6 + 7 + 8 + 9 + 2 +20 + 9 + 5 +11 + 5 +23 + + + + + +17. + 7 + 7 +27/" +14 +30 + 9 +26. +20 + 4 + 9 + 8 +15 +10 +19 +30 +38 +10 +21 + 4 + 2 - 9 + 6 +11 +10 + 8 + 2 - 3 +11 + 8 +12 + 9 +11 +10 +11 0 + 7 +15 + 9 + 5 + 3 " - 1 + 8 / + 4 + 4 - 1 + 2 + 4 9 . + 5. +12 0 + 6 + 7 +11 + 3 +27