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Octobcr 2, 1964

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-QEP4Rl-gT^ frOPE SALES
SELECTED CITIES A N D AREAS
Percentage change from corresponding
period a year ago
.
(Based on retail dollar amounts)
Federal Reserve Districts
W e e k ending

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Areas and Citics__within

Boston
Metropolitan Areas
Boston
Downtown Boston
Suburban Boston
Cambridge
Quincy
Lowell
Providence

Mass.

7mos,
1964

+ 9
+ 8
+10
- 4
+13
- 8
0

+ 9
+ 9
+10
+ 2
+ 3
+19
+13

-12
-13
-10
-30
-18
- 2
-16

+13
+10
+17
+ 4
+11
+15
+13

+
+
+
+
+
+
+

5
3
7
5
2
5
7

New York District
Metropolitan Areas
New York-N.E. New Jersey N.Y. N.J.
Newark
N.J.
Now York
N.Y.
Rochester
"
11
Syracuse

+ 7
+ 7
+10
+10
- 7

+ 9
+ 3
+10
+ 6
r+ 9

-13
-23
-14
- 8
- 6

+11
+27
+ 8
+12
+ 2

+
+
+
+
+

9
3
9
2
1

Philadelphia District
Metropolitan Areas
Wilmington
Trenton
Lancaster
Philadelphia
Reading
Scranton
Wilkes-Barrc-Hazleton

- 2
- 3
+ 3
- l
+25
0
+ 4

+13
r+15
+ 8
+10
-10

-11
-14
- 9
r-10
- 6
-18
-12

+23
+19
+16
+12
- 1
+22
+20

+13
'+11
+ 9
+ 8
+11
+ 7
+ 3

- 6
+22
+ 5
+ 3
+ 3
- 3
+ 9
+ 5
+ 5
+ 3
+ 1
+ 9
+ 8
- 1

+ 3
+14
+13
+13
+11
0
. +20
+12
+23
r+21
r+13
+ 7
+ 3
-15

- 4
-24
-20
-15
-15
-18
+ 1

+27
+19
+27
+17
+33
+28
+37
+30
+12
+26
+12
+20
+19
+ 9

• +11
+ 9
+ 7
+ 9
+ 9
- 3
+ 7
+ 8
"+ 7
+ 9
+ 6
+ 8
+ 3
+ 1

Cleveland District
•Metropolitan Areas
Lexington
Akron
Canton
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Downtown Cleveland
Columbus
Springfield
Toledo
Youngstown
Eric
Pittsburgh
Downtown Pittsburgh
Wheeling




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N.J.
Pa.
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Ky.
Ohio

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Pa.

W . Va.

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+28

+12

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- 7
-12
- 9
- 9
-12
-16
- 9

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WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued)
Percentage change from corresponding
period a year ago
(Based on retail dollat amounts)
Week ending
Sept. .26 I Sept. 19 1 Sept. 12 1 Sept. 5

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

D. C.
Md.
Va.

Ala.

+ 8
+ 5
+ 3
+ 2
+16

r+ 7
r+ 5
r+ 6
+ 8
+29

7 mos.
1964

-14
-18
-18
-22
-21

+19
+12
+18
+23
+20

+12
+ 2
+10
+ 7
+ 6

-16
+ 5.
-36
+ 7
+ 6
+ 1
- 9
+ 2

+25
+20
+37
+24
. + 5
+17
+23
+34

+ 4
+ 2
+12
+ 7
+11
+ 8
+ 8

La.

+15
- 3
+14
+12
0
+ 4
+ 6
+ 3

+30
+13
+29
+15
+ 8
+19
r+16
+11

Fla.
Ga.

+12
- 4

+16
+ 8

+ 1
-10

+24
+ 8

+ 7
+ 3

111.
Ind.
Mich.

+18
+10
+28
+20
+13

+13
+ 4
+18
-15
+ 9

- 6
0
+ 7
- 7
+ 1

+12 .
+ 2
+14
+ 7
+ 5

Fla.

Ga.

. .

Chicago District
Metropolitan Areas
Chicago
Indianapolis
Detroit
. Grand Rapids
Milwaukee

Wis.

+12
0
+17
+26
+16

St. Louis District
Metropolitan Areas
Little Rock
Louisville
St. Louis
Memphis^

Ark.
Ky.
Mo.
Tenn.

- 3
+ 6
+ 1
0

+18
+11
- 1
+ 6

-17
-10
- 3
- 2

+27
+ 9
+17
+ 3

+12
+10
+11
+14

+18
+15
+14
+23

- 9
- 5
-10
-17

+30
+33
+26
+23

+20

+10

+ 6

+14

+17

+ 5

Minneapolis District
Metropolitan Areas
Mpls.-St. Paul
Minn.
Mpls, and Suburban
"
Minneapolis
"
St. Paul & Suburban
Cities
Duluth-Superior
Minn. & Wis.




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+10
+ 8
+ 6

+11
+ 8

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H.S.b
W E T O T D E P A R T , ™ STORE SALES-SELECTS CITIES AND AREAS (Continued)
change from corresponding
period a year ago
(Basod on mt.-.ll dollar amounts]
7 mos,
"""w-ok ending
"[ Sept. 1 2 T~Sept. 5 ' 1964
" o u t . 2 ^ 7 Sept. 19.
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Areas and Cities Within
Federal Reserve Districts

Kpnsns City District
Metropolitan Areas
Denver
C°l*
VJichita
Kans,
Kansas City
Mo.-Kans.
Downtown Kansas City
Mo.
St. Joseph
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Ncbr.
Lincoln
Omaha
N. Mex.
Albuquerque
Okla.
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
City
Mo.
Joplin
Dallas District
" Metropolitan Areas
Dallas
El Paso
Houston
San Antonio
San Francisco District
Metropolitan Areas
Los Angeles-Long Beach
Downtown Los Angeles
Westsidc Los Angeles
Sacramento
San Diego
San Francisco-Oakland
San Francisco
Oakland
San Jose
Portland
Salt Lake City
Seattle-Everett
Spokane
Tacoma
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* — D a t a not available.




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Calif.
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Utah
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+14
+13
• + 3
0
+ •3

+12
+12
-14

- 7
- 5
- 9
-29
- 6
- 7 -

+ 9

+ 2
+20

r+ 9
+ 5

+11

+ 8

+ 5
+23

- 8
- 5

+17

-

+ 7
+27
+14
+30

+ 9
+26
+20
+ 4

+20
+32
+38
+10
+21
+ 4
+ 3
- 9
+ 6
+11
+11
+ 8
+ 2
- 5

+11
+ 8
+12

+12
+ 9

+ 9

+11
+10
+ 5

+12

r

0

+ 6

+ 7
r+11
+ 3
r+27

+26
+23

+18
+18

+16
+12
+12
+24

+ 7

+ 8
+ 6

+
+
-+
+
+
+

2
1
7
5
5
4
7

+16

+ 7

- 1
-15
+ 6
- 4

+42

+10

+36
+41

+16
+11

- 1
-14
+ 4

+26

+11

+33
+37
+30

t i l

2

+11
0
+13
+ 7
+ 2
+19
- 8
-16
- 3
+ 1

+21

+18

+22
+19
+17

+11
+12
+39
+25
+45

%

+ 9

0

+10
+ 6
+ 4
0
+ 9
+ 5
+ 4
0
+ 2
+ 2