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FEDERAL
statistical

RESERVE

release
. .

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 257" 1962

WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS
Federal Reserve District,
Area, and City
UNITED STATES
Boston District
Metropolitan Areas
Boston
Mass.
Downtown Boston
"
Suburban Boston
"
Cambridge
Quincy
"
"
Lowell
City
11
Springfield
New York District
Metropolitan Areas
Buffalo
• N.Y.
New York-N.E.New JerseyN.Y.-N.J.
Newark
N.J.
New York
N.Y.
"
Rochester
Syracuse
"
Philadelphia District
Metropolitan Areas
Wilmington
Del.
N.J.
Trenton
Pa.
Lancaster
Philadelphia
Reading
3cranton
Wilkes-Barre—Hazleton
Cleveland District
Metropolitan Areas
Ky.
Lexington
Akron
Ohio
Canton
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Downtown Cleveland
Columbus
Springfield
Toledo
Youngstown
Erie
Pa.
Pittsburgh
Downtown Pittsburgh
Wheeling
W.Va.




Percentage change from corresponding
period a year ago
(Based on retail dollar amounts)
1 7 mos.
Week ending
Sept. 22!dept. 15!Sept.•81 Sept. 1 1962
+ -5
r+J
±13
±_5
±_5
+ 3
+ 3
+ 4
+ 4
+11
+10
+ 6
+14
+ 8
+10
+1?

+ 5
+10
0
0
- 7
r+ 5

+10
+ 5
+15
+16
+ 5
r+ll

+ 6
+ 2
+11
+12'
+ 3
+ 4

+
+
+
+

+13
+10

r+ 7
+ 8

+10
+19

+ 7

±9.

+ 3
+_4

+ 5
+11
+ 2
+ 9
+ 9
+ 7
+ 6

-5
+11
r+17
+11
- 3
r+ 1

r+14
r+20
+23
+19
+15
+18

+ 9
- 6
+18
+ 5
+10
0
+11

r+18
+ 3
+12 " + 3
+ 1
+22
+12
r+19
+10
+20
+13
- 3
+ 2
+25
+ 2
+12

+ 6
0
+ 4
+ 5
+ 7
+ 2
+ 6

+_]

+ 2
- 5
r+ 1
+ 4
-19
+13
+ 5
+ _2

+13
+ 4
+ 4
- 1
- 3
-13
+12
+10
+24
- 6
+10
+ 1
- 5
+ 3

-12
+ 8
0
+ 1
+ 4
- 7
- 1
+ 3
+ 8
- 7
- 3
0
- 3
+ 6

-11
+35
- 4
- 4
+ 2
- 4
+18
+ 6
. +10
- 3
- 6 . -15
+ 6
+14
+ 1
+20
+19
+15
r+ 4
- 7
+ 6
+ 7
+ 9
0
+ 3
- 3
+ 2
+19

+ 7
+14
-"3
+ 7+ 2
- 9
+ 6
+ 2
+10
- 1
+ 5
+ 2
- 1
+ 4

+ 2

+19

- 4
+11
+ 9
+ 7
+ 7
+ 3
+ _9

+
+
+
+
+
+

2
1
6
6
3
2

4
4
1
1
4
4

+J

+ 4

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WEJBICLY DEPaRTHSKT STORE SaLZTJ - GlL^CT^D CITIJIS AMD AUNAS (Continued)

Percentage change from corresponding
.. . Period a year ago
(Based on-retail•dollar amounts)•
;:eeK ending
Sept. 22!Sept. 151 Sept. Sept. 1

Federal Reserve District,
Area, and City

Richmond District.
. Metropolitan Areas
Washington
Downtown Washington
Baltimore
Downtown Baltimore
. Richmond
.Atlanta•District
Metorpolitan Areas
Birmingham
Mobile
Jacksonville
Miami •
Tampa-St. Petersburg
Atlanta
Augusta
New. Orleans
Cities
Miami-Downtown'
Central Atlanta

£jD.C.

+10
+ 7
+ 7
- 2
+11

Md.
Va.

±_6
+ 6
- 1

Ala.
Fla.
"

+ 3

-_2

±_8

+ 5

+ 7

- 3
+ 5

0
+ 8

- 1
+ 6
+ 4
. + .8.
> +21
! +11
+ 4
+ l

-22
-.11
*

r+
• •
•+

*

8
2
5
0
2

"

*

+15
0
0

Fla.
Ga.

- 3
+ 8

r- 0
- 8

+10

r+_2

+11
+ 5
+14
+ 3

+ 6
0
+10
- 9

111.
Ind.
Mich.
. Wis.

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

+12
Ark.
Ky. .
+13
' MO. " = + 6
+ 8
Tenn.

+_6
Minneapolis District
Metropolitan Areas
Mpls.-St-. Paul'
Minn. " + 6
"
+ 8
Mpls. and Suburban
Minneapolis
- 1
"
+ 1
St. Paul I: Suburban
Cities
.+
2
"Minn.Sc'v/is.
Duluth-Superior




r+15
r+10
+19
+10
+15

Ga.
ii
La.

Chicago District
Metropolitan Areas
Chicago
Indianapolis
- Detroit
;
Milwaukee

. .±-6

' + 4
+ 5
+ 1
+ 3
+10
+ 2
- 2
. -.7 .
+ 3
+ 5.

1
0
7
2
6

*
.. .

'+ 4

±K..
r+
r
+
+
+

+
+
" -

1
4
1
1

* '

. ...o
+ 3
+14
+ 5
+ 8-

+ 5
+16
+ 8
" +11
+ 8
+ 1
r+ 1

• i_2 :

- 8

+
1

+_6'
+
+
+
+

4
6
8
2

+15
+18
+17
+ 6

+11 .
+ 4
• .0
+ 3-

+14

±_2

+ 2

+ 9 .
+20
+11
+17

+
+
+
+

- 1
+13
+ 6
+ 9

9 •
2
6
9

+ 6'

±_2
. + 2
+ 4
- 8
- 3

+ 4
9

- 4
r+13

r+
+
r+

3
3
4
4

+ 6

'

+ 1

+6
+ 6
r- 3
+ 6

+ 3
+ 3
j
I+ 2

+ 5

1- 2

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,/ELKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AMD A&jho (Continued)

Federal Reserve District

Percentage change from corresporiding
period a year ago
(Based on retail dollar amount>s)
Week ending
7 mos.
1962
Sept., 22 Sept. 15 Sept. 8 Sept. ]

'

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
Fort Worth
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
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Kans.

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- 5
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+14

+13

- 1

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- 4
+ 7

+ 9
+ 6

- 4
+15

+56
+12

+13
+ 6
+34
+17
+16

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+16
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