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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 H,8b Page 2 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 * Z62-9 Page 3 H.8b 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