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FEDERAL
statist! co

RESERVE

release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 4, 1963
WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS
Federal Reserve District

8mos.
Week ending
Sept, 281 Sept. 21!Sept. 141 Sept. 7 1963

Area, and City
UNITED STATES
Boston District
Metropolitan Areas
Boston
Downtown Boston
Suburban Boston
Cambridge
Quincy
Lowell
New York District
Metropolitan Areas
Buffalo
New York-N.E. New Jersey
Newark
New York
Rochester
Syracuse
Philadelphia District
Metropolitan Areas
Wilmington
Trenton
Lancaster
Philadelphia
Reading
Scranton
Wilkes-Barre-Hazleton
Cleveland District
Metropolitan Areas
Lexington
Akron
Canton
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Downtown Cleveland
Columbus
Springfield
Toledo
Youngstown
Erie
Pittsburgh
. Lcrrfiiicwn
Wheeling




Percentage change from corresponding
period a.year ago

Mass*

N.Y.
N.Y. N.J.
N.J.
N.Y.
"

Del.
N.J.
Pa.

±_2
+ 7

±_2
+ 2

+ 6
+ 5
+ 7
+16
- 2
+15

+
+
+
-

±_9

±JL

Pa.
W.Va.

+15

+14
+11
+17
+ 5
+15
z - 5

±Jt
+ 4

+ 2

+
+
+
+
+
-

+ 3
: + 1
+ 5
+ 4
+ 4
- 2

5
1
8
5
4
7

+12

±Jl

tJ.

+22
+11
+10
+ 6
+12
+ 4

+
+
+
+
+

8
4
3
2
8
2

+
+
+
+
+

9
5
4
1
8
3

+
+
+
+
+
+

2 .
4
2
2
2
2
r

+22
+ 8
+ 2
+ 5
+ 2
+ 7

r- 5

+ 8

+ 1

jLZ

+ 5

r 0
+ 1

r+16
+12
+11
+ 7
+12
' + 3
- 1

+14
+ 6
+ 2
- 4
+18
+ 5
+ 3

0

±_Z

±_1

+ 2.

-5
+ 9

r+ 1
+ 7
+ 1
r+4
+17
' + 6
- 2
+15

-17
+ 3
+ 1
+ 3
+ 7
- 2
+ 3

+
+
+
+
+
+

+17
+ 4
+ 8
+•2
+ 8
+ 6
r+ 3

Ky.
Ohio

1
2
4
7
6
9

£fi

+ 6
- 1
- 5
+ 4
+ 9
- 1
+ 3
+ 4
- 2
+10
0
0
- 4
- 1

+
r
r+

9
0
2
5

2

- 5

+
+
-

1
1
6
1

+ 5.

+ 3
+ 1
-10
- 3
- 1
- 8
+ 2
-11
- 2
-11

+ 5

+ 2
0
+ 7
+ 5
+ 4

+ 5

+ 1
0
- 1
+ 3
- 1
+ 3

6
4
3
2
2
4
6 .

+ 5

+
+
+
j+

3
l
1
3
1
2

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WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued)
Federal Reserve District'

8 mos,
Week ending
Sent. 281 Sept. 211 Sept. •141 Sept. 7 1963

Area, and City
Richmond District
Metropolitan Areas
Washington
Downtown Washington
Baltimore
Downtown Baltimore
Richmond

+-i

Birmingham
Mobile
Jacksonville
Miami
Tampa-St. Petersburg
Atlanta
Augusta
New "Orleans
Cities
Miami Downtown
Central Atlanta

r_0

' +10

+ 7

+13

+ 9

j_7

La.

-18
-33
- 1
+13
r+18
+23
' +14
+14
+10
' +18
+12 ' • + 5
- 6 - • +4
r+10
+12

+16
- 2
+18
+18
+ 7
+13
+ 9
+12

.-20
: + 8
+18
+14 .
+21
+ 7
+11
+ 5

- 4
+ 3
+12
+ 9
+ 8
+ 7
+ 5
.+ 9

Fla.
Ga.

- 1
+ 5

- 3;
+ 6

5
+ 2

- 5
+ 1

±il

+ 8'

+15
+ 1
+ 8
+16
+ 4

+11
+ 1
+ 8
+ 7
+ 3

Va.

+
+
+
+
-

1
1
5
8
5

r+10
Ala.
Fla.
Ga.

r+
+
-

+ 4
0

Wis.

- 6

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

+ 2

r- 2

Ark.
Ky.
Mo.
Tenn.

+
+
+
+

+
r+
r+




±J

6. • + 9
9 •
+ 6
2
. 0
1
+ 2
1

r+12
r+ 9
+13
+11
+ 3

Md.

Chicago District
Metropolitan Areas
Chicago
Indianapolis
Detroit'
Grand Rapids
Milwaukee

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

±_2
+
• +
+

4
1
1
2
5

D.C.

Atlanta- District
Metropolitan Areas

Percentage -change .'fr.om' corresponding period a year ago

- 1
111.
Ind.
iiich.

0
- 4
+ 1
*

"

4
3
2
3

r+J

+
-

1
5
2
7
6

- 3
-7
- 3
0
0

"

+ 6
+ 4
- 2
+10

0
- 3
. - 7
+ 6

Minn.&Wis.

- 9

- 2

Minn.
"
1
1

1
3
6
4

1
1
4
4

±Jt

+
+
+

+
+
+

5

- 5

+
+
+
+
+

6
4
6
2
2

+ 4
+
r+
-

+J

3
2
2

•

+
+
+
+

8.
5
3
4

4
2
4
9

+ 2

+ 3 '

- 1

+ 5
+ 7
*

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WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES
Federal Reserve District

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
Spokane
Tacoma
r—Revised




Percentage change from corresponding
period a year ago
8mos.
Week ending
Sept. 281 Sept. 211 Septo 141 Sept. 7! 1963

Area, and City
Kansas City District
Metropolitan Areas
Denver
Topeka
Wichita
Kansas City
Downtown Kansas City
St. Joseph
Lincoln
Omaha
Albuquerque
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
City
Joplin

SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued)

r- 2

±_2

+ 4

+ 5
- 5
0
- 2
- 4
- 5
r+ 7
0
+ 8
+ 1
- 3

+10
0
0
+ 1
+ 1
+ 2
- 2
+ 7
- 7
- 3
- 6

+ 5
-20
- 9
- 5
- 8
-14
- 2
+ 5
+13
- 4
-16

+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+

-12

+ 3

r±_2

6
2
1
7
4
2
4
4
8
4
5

N.Mex.
Okla.
n

+ 1
-12
+ 5'
- 2
- 6
- 6
+ 1
- 4
- 8
- 1
- 7

Mo,

- 3

+ 5

0

- 2

±-5

+-2

-0

+10
- 7
- 2
+ 6

+
+

+
.+
-

±2

+.2

+J

±_5

+ 9
- 8
+ 6
+15
+ 3
+ 6
+ 1
+ 2
+12
+13
+11
- 7
- 1
+ 4

+ 5
- 3
r- 7
r+ 7
+15
- 3
-11
- 5
+ 2
- 2
+ 9
-13
- 6
-10

+ 6
- 3
+ 1
+ 3
-14
+ 7
+ 1
0
0
- 1
+ 3
- 9
+ 8
+ 5

+
+
+
+
+

Col.
Kans,
Mo,-Kans,
Mo.
"

Nebr.

Tex.
"

11

Calif.

Ore.
Utah
Wash.
"

"

+ 3
- 9
0
- 8

- 7
-25
-10
-11
- 6
- 4
- 8
- 4
+ 4
- 1
-12
-13
- 1
-12

3
7
6
5

•Not available

1
5
2
6

+_4
+
+
+
+

+
+
+
+
-

4
2
6
5

8
1
2
7
5
7
0
1
5
3
4
8
1
1