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>SME H.8b ti< FEDERAL RESERVE statistical • . FOR MSDIATE RELEASE September 8, 19.61. WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago . on retail dollar amounts) Jan.-July. Week ending .1961 jlfcg. 12i Aug. 19i Aug. 261 Sept.. 2 + 2 0 _0 ±J± + _4 ±_3" Ul Federal Reserve District, Area, and City UNITED STATES Boston District Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Quincy Lowell City Springfield Mass. Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Lexington Akron Canton Cincinnati Cleveland Downtown Cleveland Columbus Springfield Toledo Youngstown Erie Pittsburgh Downtown Pittsburgh Wheeling - 4 - 8 0 -11 -14 -13 + 4 0 +10 - 9 - 3 + 5_ + 7 + 2 +15 + 5 - 6 + 7 + 2 zJi ±_2 + 3 0 + 2 - 5 0 '+ 1 - l - 6 - 3 + + + + + 4 + 4 — -10 - 1 - 6 + 2 2 3 2 2 4 7 - 6 + 3 0 , 4 ±J= ±J Del. N.J. Pa. Ky. Ohio - 2 - 3 - l 0" W.Va. -25 - 4 + 7 - 2 +15 + & +12 + 1 - 6 + 9 - 3 - 4 + 2 - 8 + 5 - 7 - 1 ±_1 -22 +22 - 4 - 1 + 6 + 8 , + 5 1 4 8 - 2 Pa. 2 0 ±_1 + 3 New York District Metropolitan Areas N.Y. Buffalo New York-N.E. New Jersey- N.Y.,N.J. N,J. Newark N.Y. New York Rochester Syracuse Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas Wilmington Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton Wilkes-Barre—Hazleton + 6 0 +13 0 + 2 - 1 + + + - 7 2 1 4 9 4 0 - 5 - 4 + 3 0 + 9 :! + 3 0 +10 - 2 - 2 - 4 - 9 0 + 2 - 1 +11 0 - 6 - 2 + 2 - 6 r+ rrr+ 9 2 1 2 8 1 r+_2 + 4 + 3 - 4 +13 + 8 - 1 +11 + 1 + 3 + 9 0 + 6 + 2 " +18 + 1 - 2 + 7 r+ 5 0 - 3 - 4 - 1 - 9 - 3 - 6 - 6 + 3 - 4 +12 , Jb WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago (Based on retail dollar amounts) Jan.-July Week ending 1961 I Aug. 121 -Aug. 191 Aug. 261 Sept. 2 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 Columbus New Orleans Cities Miami-Downtown Central Atlanta : Ala. " Fla. " " Ga. " " La. + 3 - 2 0 - 2 - 2 - 1 0 + 6 + 6 + + + - 1 3 1 7 9 0 - 6 .- 2 - 1 Fla. Ga. - 6 - 6 - 2 Chicago District Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Grand Rapids Milwaukee 111. Ind. Mich. " . Wis. •+ 1 St. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock . Louisville • St. Louis Memphis Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. - 2 - 2 + 1 - 2 - 2 - 6 - 7 - 4 - Minn.-- & Wis 2 2 - 3 + 4 - 1 0 - 7 -12 - 5 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 .+ 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 + 4 2 >.1 r- 9' r+ 6 + 4 - 4 - 2 + + + + + 1 2 6 6 3 + 1 ±_2 +-S + 1 - 2 +10 + 1 + 1 - 1 + 2 - 9 - 4 r 0 -7 +11 + 3 0 r+ 2 0 + 6 + 2 +39 + 4 + 5 + 3 - 4 - 4 - 1 - 7 - 6 - 2 - 2 - 2 - 3 + 9 +10 + 7 - 1 + 4 . ±2 + 6 0 - 6 - - 2 2 r- 1 r- 6 - 7 - 2 - 1 ±_2 + 2 - 5 + 3 ^5 +14 - 3 - 7 - + 3 0 + 9 +15 + 1 j_2 - 1 - + 2 + 4 + 1 D.C. " Md. " Va. + 2 - 4 - 1 -IV + 8 - 5 Minneapolis District Metropolitan Areas Mpls.—St. Paul Mpls. and Suburbs Minneapolis St. Paul Cities Duluth-Superior Page 2 + 1 + 7 + 4 + 2 0 +12 + 1 - 4 +12 ••+.4 - 9 ±3. -,+ JL + + r + • - 6 4 5 0 2 + 2 + 2 - 3 0 - 3 -11 ;ib? H.8b Page 3 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago fBased nn retail dollar amounts) , Week ending Jan.-July Aug. 121 Auc. 19! Aue. 261 Sept. 2 1 1961 Federal Reserve District, Area, and CityKansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka Wichita Kansas City Downtown Kansas City St. Joseph Lincoln Omaha Albuquerque o' 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. + _4 +_2 - l ! +3 + 7 + 2 + 3 - 3 - 3 Mo.-Kans. + 1 - 4 Mo. -8 . - 2 " + ,•5 • - 9 Nebr. +14 + 8 +21 N.Mex. +2.6 +25 Okla. -10' • -11 +14 - 4 + 3 + 2 + 8 - 4 - 7 - 5 + 3 +13 +14 -28 - 1 Col. Kans. » Mo. Tex. + 4 +15 •+ 3 + 1 +10 + 9 -1 + 6 + 2 + 2 - —+-3+ 5 + 7 + 4 - 3 . r+42 - 2 +20 +31 - 8 +29 + 5 - 3 ' ^ 8 - 9 +28 +49 -2 - 1 + 2 +J ±12 +16 + + 1 6 2 2 2 - 1 - 7 +13 + 5 0 + 4 - 8 +16 + 8 + 7 +15 + 6 +29 + 9 +22 +13 0 +21 +29 +17 + 2 +_3 __0 0 5 l 8 9 3 l 7 5 l l 1 3 0 0 -15 + 2 +22 +17 + 2 + 1 + 2 +14 - 5 +10 + 5 +11 + 2 - 4 -15 0 +21 r+12 + 7 + 7 r+ 4 + 3 - 7 + 3 - 9 +14 - 1 Calif. Ore. Utah Wash. +12 + + + + + + + + *Not available. r+_4 - 2 -14 + 1 +10 +11 + 6 + 8 + 2 + 4 r-12 + 1 -10 - 1 - 1 + 4 - 5 + 2 +11 +18 + 1 + 5 - 8 + 5 - 5 + 8 + 1 +12 + 3
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