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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM July lU, 195c H. 11 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Based on Dollar Amounts) Percentage change' from corresponding Federal Reserve district and city Apr. UNITED STATES Boston District Nev: Haven Boston • Springfield Providence New York District • -Newark . Buffalo New York Rochester Syracuse Philadelphia Cleveland District Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Toledo Erie Pittsburgh (Month of June 10 June 17 June 2L!July 1*|July 8* 1 May + h - 3 Conn. Mas s. 11 R.I. N.J., N.Y. " t Pa. . Ohio Pa. " + 7 +10 + 1 - 2 T~H - 1 - 6 - 5 - 3 . ri - 3 - 3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 9 rn + 2 - 1 +11 • - u + 3 - 6 - 5 TH. - 7 - 6 - 3 - 3 0 + 3 . - U . - 1 + u - 1 + 1 + 1 + 6 +16 0 . 0 0 • -1 + 5 + 6 - 1 - 2 : + 3 • + 8 + 8 - 1 r+22 +22 , -10 ^20 + 7 *"5 + 7 + 5 + 5 + 2 + 2 + 2 - 3 - 5 + k " + 8 + 6 ' +11 + 6 : +12 + 1 + 7 +12 +1U +11 : +13 + 11 + 9 + 8 + 3 +26 +11 r+ 3 .+ 1 + 2 3 2 2 • 5 ' 9 • - - 5 + 5 ' + 9 - + 3 + U 0 + 5 + 3 + h +13 +10 + k + 1 +27' +10 • + 9 7n + 9 • 1 h 8 8 7 6 D.C. Md. - 6 + 2 + 1 - 2 Atlanta District Birmingham, Miami Atlanta New Orleans Nashville + 1 + 8 + 3 Ala. Fla. Ga. La, Tenn. + 2 + 5 - 2 0 +15 + 7 + 3 + 9 +13 + a - u -2 Chicago District Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee - u rn - 5 - 6 - h + 6 +10 111. Ind. Mich. Wis. - 3 — + U + 5 + 7 + °9 +11 + 9 + 9 +1U + 6 + •5 -lh - -11 +11 +~ 7 + l -17 -12 + 3 *ns U ' « : +11 r+ 7 r+21 r- 2 r+ 6 . r+ 3 r+11 . - 3 - 7 - 2 • — Richmond District Washington Baltimore + 6 + 5 — - 7 T3 + 6 - 9 + 3 -Hi - 7 0 + 2 +12 712 +10 + 6 +10 + 27 + 9 715 +13 + U - 3 + 9 r+13 7-3 +19 r . + 6 +15 +18 ..+11 + 7 0 + 2 r+11 + 5 + 6 + 1 +10 +17 , + 8 +10 + 3 +10 +20 + 6 + a +12 +15 +10 + 21 + 2U -11 + 5 - H.ll . Page 2 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES., BY CITIES (Continued) . Federal Reserve district and city . Apr. St. Louis District Little Rock Louisville St; Louis Memphis - U • Ark. Ky. ... - 2 •Mo. - u Tenn. - 2 Percentage change from corresponding .. .period a year ago Month of June 101 June 17 j June 2U jjuly 1-:: J-.July 8-: May . . + 2 — + 6 0 .+.U+ 2 + 10 + 1 + 5 Minneapolis District - 5 Minneapolis Minn. - l • St. Paul - 2 Duluth-Superi or "mis.- 8 Kansas. City District Denver Colo. Wichita""" Kans. Kansas City Mo, St. Joseph Oklahoma City Okla. Tulsa " Dallas District Dallas Fort Worth Houston San Antonio . + Tex. " " San Francisco District Los Angeles Area Calif. . Oakland " San Francisco Portland Ore.. Salt Lake City Utah Seattle Wash. 6 3 9 h 2 h m + 6 -3 + 9 - 3 - 3 1 5 h 1 + 1 +15 - 3 - 1 +10 +10 + + + + . +11 +21 +2 +16 -10. + U +16 + 3 - — — 0 + 7 + U + $ + 7 - 1 - 2 - 3 + 12 - 5 S + 9 -^12 . + 9 + 5 +lh + u . +11 +11 • n r + 12 • + 3 + 8 + 5 2 5 8 6 5 + h — + • • + 3 + 3 -1U + 3 - 3 + h - 3 - 2 + - ' . u r t + 9 0 +11 + 8 *10 + U + 5 r+ 1 — +11 - 3 + 2 r+12 +10 + 9 • +15 + 5 +1U +19 - 3 +17 + 22 +11 + 10 +17 +17 - 5 + 8 + 2U m . • -12 +10 - 3 +10 +16 . + 6 r+ 8 + 1 ' • +36 +19 + 6 + 8 - 6 - 2 + 9 +10 + 1 +19 ' +12 *23 - 8 + 6 + 7 + 3 ' r+20 +12 + 2 r- 5 0 ' + 23 +16 • • +12 +-21 +25 +11 r+10 + 9 + 6 + 6 + 3 +15 +12 +18 +19 + 20 +12 +22 + 9 +15 + 7 + 7 n5 - 2 + 1 +25 +16 .. + 7 - 1 + 2 + 3 - l -26 + 2 - 2 + 13 + 20 m In using year ago comparisons for these' weeks, allowance should be made for differences in the number of trading days. For stores in some cities the vreek ending July 1 contained one more trading day than in the corresponding week last year and conversely the week ending July 8 contained one less trading day.