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53/ BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM H.ll October 36, 1950 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, B Y CITIES (Based on Dollar Amounts) Percentage change from corresponding. period a year ago (Month of Sept .9 |Sept.l6 Sept *23 Sept .30 jOct. 7 I August Federal Reserve district and city July UNITED STATES Boston District New Haven Boston Springfield Providence New York District Newark Buffalo New York Rochester Syracuse Conn. Mass. R.I • N.J. N.Y. " Philadelphia District Pa. Philadelphia Cleveland District Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Toledo Erie Pittsburgh ± J + 3 + + + - H A + 2 " + 1 ±2 m Atlanta District Birmingham Miami Atlanta New Orleans Nashville Ala. Fla. Ga . La. Tenn. Chicago District Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee 111. Ind. Mich. Wis. +16 +16 0 - 1 +10 - 3 + 7 + 2 ±_2 + 3 + 5 - 1 + 9 +11 +.9 +10 +14 + 7 +15 +15 +17 +15 +14 + 9 + 9 ± 6 r+10 - 3 + 8 r- 4 r+ 1 ±_5 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 9 + 6 +10 +10 ±J> 1-6 + 4 +17 , +16 +16 +18 +15 Pa. D mC • Md. 2 6 1 8 5 ± m +24 +23 +21 +17 +14 +25 +24 Richmond District Washington Baltimore + + + + + ± + + + +21 2 4 2 2 0 + 6 + 8 + 6 + 6 +12 +19 +16 +11 +20 m + 3 Ohio +15 + 9 — 8 +18 +17 3 1 2 1 r_l + 1 - 2 - 2 + 1 + 3 + 6 + 8 t l + - +10 +18 + 3 , J 1 2 2 4 0 +10 +12 .±i +13 +20 +12 +12 +13 + 9 +13 +12 +21 +22 ' +28 +22 +17 +11 +28 +16 +15 +16 +10 +18 + 2 + 8 +17 +20 ^3 +18 ± 4 + 6 + 7 +22 -3 + 5 + 3 + 9 +16 ±17 +35 + 6 +24 +27 +18 + 4 +19 +22 +16 +24 +11 +23 +30 +45 +24 +34 +39 +_3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 3 +22 +18 +24 +25 +29 + 5 0 +17 +10 - 1 m 1_6 + 3 + 8 + 9 + 3 - + 8 +21 +15 +17 . . + 4 1 +10 +14 +25 +18 •+ 4 +15 +11 +22 + 4 r+18 + .5 + 8 +15 +13 ± 4 + 8 +10 + 8 *11 ±_6 +15 - 1 + 7 - 3 +10 + 1 r+ 9 - 2 -18 + 5 ±15 +39 + 3 +13 + 5 +11 ± 8 + 3 + 6 +14 + 7 + 7 + 3 + 5 +13 + 5 +12 +16 +20 +26 - \ DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago Federal Reserve district and city JulySt. Louis District Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis + 3 Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. + 6 + 1 + 3 + Minneapolis District 2 Minneapolis Minn. +" "6 St. Paul " + U Dulu t h-Supe r i or "&V>'is. 0 Kansas City District Denver Wichita Kansas City St. Joseph Oklahoma City Tulsa Dp1I?s District Dallas Fort Vort-h Houston San Antonio Colo. Kans. Mo. " Okla. " Tex. " . 11 " Sari Francisco District Los Angeles Area Calif. Oakland San Francisco Portland Ore. Utah . Salt Lake City Seattle bash. H + i + h 0 + 9 + 6 +11 +11 +11 + 5 +16 + h + 3 + U + 5 + 3 + h 1 August 5e p't- ?{Sept. 161Sept. 23 Sept. 301Oct. 7 +10 +13 + 9 + 21 +13 +1U m + 8 +11 * + u +19 +12 +17 +17 +36 • ^_1+ 1 + 9 +18 + 7 + 9 + 38 + 21 1/+12 " + 3 , +17 +19 + 7 3. + 7 + 10 + 7 +30 + +2h + 28 +13 +21 + 20 - 8 - +13 +13 +18 +13 + 2U +17 +26 +"22 + 2U +17 +11 +lu + 28 + 21 + 20 +33 + 26 + 2U + 12 + 9 +11 +1U + h -11 + 7 +18 +18 +15 +11 +17 +13 8 +li2 + 27 + 31 +37 + 36 +13 +26 + 20 - 3 +15 + 1 - 1 + 9 +10 + 6 +13 -1 +11 +13 +32 + 2 +13 + 20 +11 +11 - 7 + 5 - U + + + + +11 + 2 +11 +11 +19 r- 3 - h 3 1 6 3 0 2 + 2 r+ 3 + 1 - 5 +12 +ih + 20 + 3 + 3 +15 + 7 7% .+ 7 +21 -12 +11 - + 20 +22 + k +13 +1U r—^Revised. 1/ Figures reflect in part vork stoppages in certain stores last year. + 5 +13 + 5 - 2 - 1 +17 +10 +12 +12 +22 zrz + 9 + h + 9 + U +16