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FEDERAL statistica RESERVE release FOR IMMEDIAfERELEASE October 29, 1965. WEEKLY(DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND,AREAS Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Week ending 1965 Oct. 23 1 Oct. 16 1 Oct. 9 I Oct. 2 Areas and Cities Within Federal Reserve Districts Boston District Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Quincy Lowell Providence New York District Metropolitan Areas New YorloN.E. New Jersey Newark New York Rochester Syracuse Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas Wilmington Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton < Wilkes-Barre Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Lexington Akron Canton Cincinnati Cleveland Downtown Cleveland Columbus Springfield Toledo Youngstown Erie Pittsburgh Downtown PittsburghWheeling Mass. R.I. + 1 0 + 2 0 - 7 - 8 + 7 +13 +12 +13 +12 +11 + 6 +19 + 3 0 + 6 + 9 + 2 ; + 5 - 8 +10 + r +12 + 7 ; + 9 -4 +12 + + + + + 3 1 4 4 3 4 3 . ' s N.Y.N.J. N.J. N.Y. Del. N.J. ' Pa. " " " Ky. Ohio " " " " " " 1 1 " Pal " " W.Va. .+ + + 5 1 ' 4 • 3 1 + 8 +10 -11 + 9 0 ~ + 2 + 4 + 8 +35 - 7 - 2 - 3 -15 + 4 0 + 3 — 5 -11 + 8 + 5 * + 4 r-10 + 2 +13 +13 + 1 + 9 - 7 + 4 +20 + 4 - 7 - 4 • +10 +12 + 1 + 4 r+ 4 . + 9 - 9 +16 + 2 + 4 +19 +21 + 8 +13 + .3 +10 + 6 +18 +14 +11 + 9 +23 +13 + + + + + + + 9 4 6 3 4 3 5 - 3 +14 +19 + 5 +10 + 6 + 2 + 8 +10 +10 + 5 + 9 - 6 * +10 - 3 -16 + 5 +15 +12 ; . + 8 + 7 . + 3 +11 o +13 - 3 + + + + + + + + + + + 3 5 2 3 . 2 1 5 6 7 7 6 4 0 +25 +30 +13 r+ 7 + 9 - 4 + 6 +17 +14 r+10 r- 4 i +11 - 5 * + 5 - 2 + 7 +12 1 Page 2 H.8.b WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Cont.) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Week ending Oct. 23 .I Oct. 16 I Oct. 9 I Oct. 2 1965 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. 1 8 2 1 2 + 9 + 2 +13 + 8 r+ 3 La. + 7 + 6 + 2 + 7 +10 +36 +37 - 3 + 7 - 4 +10 . +9 r+ 7 + 1 +22 Fla. Ga. - 6 - 2 + 5 r+ 1 Md. Va. + + + Ala. Fla. 11 " Ga. " Chicago District Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Grand Rapids Milwaukee Wis. + 5 ' - 2 +12 + 4 + 2 St. Louis District ' Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. + 4 + 7 - 4 +10 Minneapolis District Metropolitan Areas Mpls.-St. Paul Mpls. and Suburban Minneapolis St. Paul & Suburban Cities Duluth-Superior + + + + . • + 2 .+ 1 + 7 + 4 + 7 •+ 6 0 + 6 0 + 6 + 6 +12 + 3 + 1 +11 +15 . -17 +133 + + + + + + + + 1 2 5 1 5 + 1 -18 -10 - 3 + 2 +10 +32 +20 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 2. • 111. Ind. Mich. " • Minn. " " Minn.&Wis. +14 + 4 +14 +13 + 7 r+ + + 4 8 5 5 + 4. , - 4 +19 ^ +..1L). + 3 r- 1 - 8 - 3 -18 +46 +57 . +60 - +22 -31 -37 -40 -10 - + 2 + 8 + 5 4 ..." 4 6 4 :• .+ 9 +11 +22 + 6 + 5 1 1 3 4 3 9 7 9 + 3 0 1 | I '1 + 6 !+ 2 +15 + 2 + 3 +i6 , + 5 + -8 + 7 + 5 + 6 0 - 2 +11 +10 + 5 +13 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 4 + 1 H.8.b. Page 3 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Cont.) , Areas and Cities Within Federal Reserve Districts Kansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Wichita Kansas City Downtown Kansas City St. Joseph Lincoln Omaha Albuquerque Oklahoma City Tulsa City Joplin Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) 8 mos. Week ending 1965 Oct. 231 Oct. 161 Oct. 9 1 Oct. 2 6 3 5 2 3 3 1 9 1 2 - 1 + 2 r- 2 r- 2 + 9 r-12 r+ 1 -14 + 3 +10 - 2 - 8 +11 + 2 -12 - 7 - 3 - 8 +14 + 5 + 4 + 2 + 1 0 + 3 - 4 +12 + 4 + 3 +23 0 0 0 - 1 +11 - 5 + 1 +19 + 4 + 9 Mo. - 2 + 7 - 3 - 5 + 1 Tex. " + 6 1 + 6 - 8 +13 - 2 + 9 - 9 + 8 - 7 +11 -12 +13 + 1 +20 - 8 + + + + Calif. + 2 - 8 - 4 - 1 + 2 + 5 + 1 + 3 +14 - 1 + 8 + 6 + 2 + 3 r+ 9 - 3 + 3 + 6 +17 + 3 0 + 3 r+10 + 7 + 4 +13 + 9 + 3 +14 + 5 +14 + 6 +15 - 4 -12 - 2 + 6 + 7 + 1 +16 - 3 + 7 + + 3 - 5 +12 - 1 + 2 + 3 - 2 Colo. Kans. Mo.-Kans. Mo. Nebr. N.Mex. Okla. + + + + - 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 " " Ore. Utah Wash. " , 3 5 4' 4 0 - 8 -16 - 9 +12 - 4 +10 -12 + 4 -19 4 3 9 2 + 5 + 4 + 5 + 5 + 7
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