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jofGOw.-. F statistical E D E R A L R E S E R V E release • f<AL RE^ • FOR. IMMEDIATE RELEASE Octobcr 2, 1964 5 -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 ,^7 mtxL" 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 11 " " " R.I. • Del. N.J. Pa. « » 11 " Ky. Ohio " " " || Pa. W . Va. . +28 +12 . - 7 -12 - 9 - 9 -12 -16 - 9 . 9 a H. 8. b Page 2 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. - "" +10 +10 + 8 + 6 +11 + 8 ?r Pago 3 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. ercqntag 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 x 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 r—Revised * — D a t a not available. Tex. Calif. it ii ii it ii n Ore. Utah u ash. ii n +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