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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 Mlfc H.8b 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 r/r? H.8b ,/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 r—Revised Page 3 - 1 - 2 + 9 + 5 - 7 +22 " - 3 Mo.-Kans!. + 5 Mo. - 6 - 4 Nebr. + 2 " - 2 N.Mex. -10 Okla. + 1 + 2 - 3 -19 - 9 + 6 - 7 + 1 r- 1 r- 6 -11 + 3 - 2 - 1 + 8 +12 +19 + 3 +11 +12 + 3 - 4 +17 +21 + 2 + 5 + 2 + 9 - 8 +12 + 6 + 7 - 6 + 8 + 6 2 1 1 6 1 2 1 0 + 2 + 6 + 4 - 7 +16 + 5 + 5 Col. Kans. ' + 3 + + + + + + Mo. - 5 - 2 +14 +13 - 1 +_8 Tex. - 4 + 7 + 9 + 6 - 4 +15 +56 +12 +13 + 6 +34 +17 +16 0 9 7 2 4 + 8 + 8 +20 +12 +11 " " " Calif. " " Ore. Utah Wash. " 11 z_2. +10 + 5 - +12 +10 + 6 + 9 +13 +10 + 7 + 3 + 3 + 4 + 9 +16 - 8 +17 + 4 r+ 1 r+ 2 + 1 +26 r+ 5 + 4 + 7 + 5 - 2 • + 7 + 2 -10 - 8 + + - 4 8 5 2 0 2 1 6 7 6 5 5 3 3 + + - + 2 + 8 + + + 7 0 + 3 + 9" +18 + 7 + 5 + 5 +11 + 5 +10 +16 + 4 +11 1 • 4 1 2 8 1 0 + 1 - 3 + 2 + 9 +13 - 9 + 6 'Not available