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,>ss^5 F E D E R A L m statistical R E S E R V E release .FOR- IMMEDIATE RELEASE ^ / 1 September 20, 1963 H.8b WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE' SALES - SELECTED.CITIES AM) AREAS Federal Reserve Di strict Area, and City ±_8 ±-2 +16 + 2 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-Hazelton Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Lexington 1 Akron , Canton Cincinnati " Cleveland Downtown Cleveland • Columbus Springfield Toledo Youngstown Erie Pittsburgh .. Downtown Pittsburgh Wheeling . Mass, N.Y. N.Y. N.J. N.J. N.Y. " " Del, N.J. Pa. " 11 v " +14 +11 +17 + 5 +15 - 5 Pa. W.Va. 3 1 5 4 4 2 +12 + 5 +21 +11 + 9 + 6 +12 + 5 + 8 +16 +12 +12 + 7 +12 + 3 - 1 r+ 7 Ky. Ohio + + + + + r- . + 3 - "+ 7 + 1 + 6 +17 + 6 - 2 +15 + 5 + 2 0 + 7 + 5 + 4 r+ 4 + 3 - 2 r + 8 + 2 CM UNITED STATES Boston District Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Quincy Lowell a 1 i Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago is) • .(Based -on retail,- dollar^ amounl Week ending . 7 mos. Sept. 14|Sept. p 1963 ±4 + 9 + 4 +10 +11 ±_3 + 9 +10 + 9 +10 + 3 + 4 0 + 8 r+ + f 9 61 3 +11 +24 + 9 +15 + 1 +15 < r+14 + 8 + 3 + 8 + 4 +21 + 7 + 6 + 1 + 7 + 8 + 8 + 4 0 +13 + 6 + 2 - 4 +18 + 5 + 3 r- 6 + 7 +21 r+ 1 +20 -9. 7 + 3 . 0 . +15 +12 + 8 + 3 +13 + 8 + 8 + 5 + 2 - 9 + 6 + 4 + 5 - 1 + 8 . + 2 + + + + + + 3 3 l 2 1 1 6 ... ±15 . + 1 + 4 +24 -16 +28 + 6 :• .+1-3 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 - ... +15 r+11 0 + 3 • +17 +22 +20 + 7 0 + 1 - 2 ; ... + 9 - 4 • +12' + 3 + 9 '+ 5 1 - + 8. + 4 + 5 +19 +: 2 .; + 2 - :+ 7. . +20 0 ' r+14. +10 - 3 . + 2 0 - 1 •• •* + +10 + 1 + 7 + 3 , +.2 ' + 6 - 1 - 2 + 6 + 1 + 3 + 5 H»8b WEEKLY DEPART • Page 2 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES . SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding -- ; period, a year ago "(Based on retail dollar amounts) . Week ending '7 mos. Sept. 141 Sept. 71 Aug. 311 Aug. 24: 1963 Federal Reserve. District * ... . Area, and City 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. Va. +_2' r+ + + 9 8 2 1 1 + 7 +_J + _5 + 7 - 7 +13 +10 - 2 " +10 + 6 + 5 + 5 - 8 + 9 + 1 + 5 0 + 2 + 9 ±_7 +13 ±_9 +16 - 2 +18 +18 + 7 +13 + 9 . +12 -20 + 8 +18 r+14 +21 + 7 +11 + 5 -14 -11 - 1 - 3 +18 +24 + 9 +13 +16 . +26 . + 8 +14 '+ 6 - 3 + 4 + 4 - 3 + 3 +13 + 9 + 8 + 6 + 4 + 9 Fla. Ga. - 3 + 6 r- 5 + 2 - 4 + 6 - 5 + 1 - 5 + 1 +10 r+_7 +12 ±13 +_4 111. Ind. Mich. +15 + 1 + 8 +16 + 4 +11 + 1 + 8 +16 + 7 +12 + 3 + 8 +15 + 4 +12 +15 + 7 + + + + + =_1 zjL + 1 +10. + 4 + + + + + - Ala. Fla. ir " Ga. " La, Wis. St. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville St, Louis Memphis Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. +12 + 8 +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 ±10 " 1 4 5 4 + 3 Minn. n 1! " Minn.&Wis. ' + + + * ±11- • * 1 1 4 4 - 2 r+ 3 0 + 1 •• +11 r+15 +10 + 5 r+J. + + + + 5 4 5 1 1 8 3 3 4 r+12 +12 + 3 3 2 2 6 + + + 4 2 4 9 r+13 +10 + 7 r+18 +12 + 8 + 5 +24 + 3 + 6 5 + 3 + 9 + 1 * - 2 * /(?%/ H.8b Page 3 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (continued). Federal Reserve District 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 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 (Based on retail dollar amounts) Week ending 7mos, Sept. 141 Sept. 71 Aug. 311 Aug. 2h k 196"- 3 + 7 + 7 + 4 +10. 0 0 + 1 + 1 + 2 - 2 + 7 - 7 - 3 - 6 + 5 -20 - 9 r- 5 r- 8 -14 r- 2 r+ 5 +13 - 4 -16 +15 - 8 + 2 + 5 + 2 -14 +10 +10 +12 -2 -3 +12 - 6 + 7 + 6 + 7 -10 + 6 + 4 +14 + 7 + 6 + + + + + + + + 0 r-12 +19 + 8 + 3 + 3 0 - 1 + 3 + 4 1 5 2 6 - 2 +13 + 2 + 2 0 - 1 + 5 + 6 + 3 0 + 5 + 5 + 2 + 3 + 6 +_? +J + 5 - 3 - 6 + 8 +15 - 3 -11 - 5 + 2 - 2 + 9 -13 - 6 -10 + 6 - 3 , + l + 3 -13 + 8 + 1 0 0 - 1 + 3 - 9 + 8 + 5 + 2 Col. Kans. Mo.-Kans. Mo. Nebr. " N.Mex. Okla. Mo. ... Tex. ' " " Calif. " " " ii ii " " Ore. Utah Wash. 11 + + 3 7 6 5 = . + + - r+ 9 r 0 r+ 3 + 6 r+ 5 + 8 + 2 + 2 r+ 6 • + 5 +11 - 9 + 5 r 0 *Not available 5 2 1 7 5 1 4 3 8 4 5 + 8 +10 - 2 - 5 + 2 + 2 + 6 + 6 r- 4 + 5 + 8 .+ 6 - 1 - 1 + 2 - 2 + 7 + 5 + 4 + 8 + 2 + 3 -8 - 5 0 . +13 +20 - 2
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