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H. 5b
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 29, 1961,
WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORI SALES - SELECTED CITIES AMD- AREAS
Percentage change from corresponding
period a year ago
("Based on retail dollar amounts)
Week ending
Jan.-Aug,
Sept 21 Sept 9i Sept.l61 Sept 23
1961
__0
±_1
±A
Federal Reserve District,
Area, and City
UNITED STATES
Boston District
Metropolitan Areas
Boston
Downtown Boston
Suburban Boston
Cambridge
Quincy
Lowell
City
Springfield
New York District
Metropolitan Areas
Buffalo
New York-N.E. Mew 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
Downtown Pittsburgh
Wheeling
+ J.
r+-5
+ 6
0
+14
0
+ 1
0
+ 7
+ 2
+15
+ 5
- 2
0
+ 1
- 4
+ 8
0
- 3
- 5
0
- 8
+11
- 4
+ 4
+ 9
+ 4
+ 2
+ 8
r- ?
±_2
+Jt
V
Mass
"
"
"
"
N.Y.
N.Y.-N.iJ.+
N.J.
N.Y.
"
+
"
-
0
2
5
0
1
1
+
' +
+
,
4
4
5
4
0
- 4
0
- 2
0
0
- 4
- 2
- 3
0
+ 3
0
+ 2
- 1
+ 9
0
—0
Ky.
Ohio
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
Pa.
"
"
W.Va.
+
+
+
+
t
-
4
1
4
9
2
6
2
1
4
8,
4
0
- 5
- 4
+13
+ 8
- 1
+11
+ 1
+ 3
+ 9
0
+ 6
- 6
- 9
0
- 6
+12
- 7
rjE
- 3
- 6
-14
-10
+ 4
+ 1
+ 2
Del.
M.J.
Pa.
- 2
- 8
+ 5
+. 1
-19
-10
- 6
- 6
- 9
- 7
-14
- 8
- 5
- 8
- 6
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- 9
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+ 9
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+18
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-10
-13
+ 1 .
0
+
1
r+ 4
-13
- 3
-17
- 3
+ 5
- 6
- 6
- 1
+ 4
- 9
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r- 8
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4
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+ 9
+ 2
+ 2
+ 7
+14
+ 7
- 5
+ 1
+ 3
- 3
- 3
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H.8b
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WEEKLY .DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (continued)
Percentage change from corresponding
I
period a year ago
i
(Based on retail dollar amounts)
! Jan.-Aug. 1
Week ending
•Sept. 2|Sept. 9)Sent. l6|Sent. 23
1 1961
Federal Reserve District,
Area, and City
Richmond District
Metropolitan Areas
Washington
Down torn Washington
Baltimore
Downtown Baltimore
Richmond
+ 1
B.C.
Md.
Va.
+
+
-
4
2
1
1
1
0
"+ 2
+ 6
+ 6
+ 4
0
Atlanta District
• Metropolitan Areas
Birmingham
Mobile
Jacksonville
Miami
Tampa-St. Petersburg
Atlanta
Augusta
-Columbus
New.Orleans
Cities
Miami-Downtown
.Central Atlanta
La.
- 2
0
+ 6
+ 6
- 2
- 2
0
- 2
- 1
Fla..
Ga.
- 6
- 5
Chicago District
Metropolitan Areas
Chicago
Indianapolis
Detroit
Milwaukee
111.
Ind.
Mich.
Wis.
St. Louis District
Metropolitan Areas
Little Rock
Louisville
St. Louis
Memphis -
Ark.
Ky.
Mo.
Tenn.
Ala.
Fla.
"
"
Ga.
11
"
- 1
1
1
5
3
- 1
Minneapolis District
Metropolitan Areas
Hpis.—St. Paul
Minn.
HpIs. and Suburban
"
Minneapolis
St. Paul & Suburban
Cities
Duluth-Superior
Minn,, & Wis.
+
. -
+
-
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3
5
1
5
.
+ 5
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+
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+
-
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2
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1
1
5
6
2
7
5
r- 7
r-11
-10
-15
r+ 2
+_5
+10
r+ 4
£A.
+ 6
+ 2
+39
+ 4
+ 4
+ 3
- 5
- 4
- 1
+11
- 7
+12
+82
+24
- 4
+ 1
0
- 4
+ 4
+26
+14
r- 1
+ 8
r+ 3
- 8
+ 1
- 1
+ 8
+ i
+13
+ 4
- 6
- 1
- 1
+75
- 9
-10
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- 2
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- 6
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+ 2
+ 3
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0
+ l
- 4
- 2
- 2
-10
- 6
- 3
- 6
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WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AMD AREAS (Continued)
Percentage change from corresponding
period a year ago
Federal Reserve District,
Week ending
Jan.-Aug.
Sept* 2l Sent. 9l Sent. 161 Sent. Z\
1961
Area, and CityKansas 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
+ 4
Col.
Kans.
"
Mo.-Kans.
Mo.
"
Nebr.
N. Mex.
Okla.
Mo.
+ 6
+ 2
- 2
+ 1
- 2
+ 5„
+i
+21
+17
-10
- 3
r
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±Jl
" +10
- 2
0
0
0
+ 1
0
+
5
+23
-16
-12
+ 4
+19
+ 4
- 1
- 9
+ 5
r+13
+ 5
+34
- 6
+11
±_Z
+14
- 1
+16
+ 6
- 5
. + 8
-17
+ 8
+22
- 7
+18
- 2
- 2
+ 7
+13
±JL
+16
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- 6
±11
0
6
2
3
3
+13
0
+21
+29
+17
+
+
+
+ 5
- 4
+ 7
-26
- 8
+ 4
+ 9
+13
+20
+21
+
+
+
£2
Calif.
+
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+
+
+
Ore.
Utah.
Wash.
»
it
+16
+1
-1
+ 2
+1
+ 5
: - 4
- 2
+31
- 8
+ 1
+ 1
- 5
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1
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9
3
0
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6
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5
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3
2
3
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+ 4
- 5
+ 1
+11
+18
+ 1
+ 5
- 8
+ 5
- 5
+ 8
+ 1
+13
+ 3
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+ 2
- 5
+ 4
+11
+19
+ 3
+ 1
+ 4
+ 1
+14
+10
+ 4
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+13
m
r+_2
+13
+ 8
+14
+25
+30
+12
+11
+14
+10
+ 7
+12
+ 1
+14
+ 9
+ 9
+ 4
+ 8
+15
+25
+ 5
+ 4
+ 7
+ 9
- 5
+23
+ 9
+13
+ 7
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