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^ BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM H.ll y . .December 1, 1952 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Based on Dollar Amounts) r r "~ ' ' ~ Federal Reserve District and city ' j ' I ' ' Percentage change from corresponding • . period a year ago . Jan.-. Month of 1 | Sept. Oct. 25|Nov. 1 Nov..6H'Nov.-l5 Nov.22t Oct. + 6 + 7 + 5 +15 + 3 + 3 + 7 +11 + 9 +13 +12 +17 +29 + 5 + 2 TT • 0 +10 -10 . - i + h -V + 2 - 3 + k 0 UNITED STATES Boston District New Haven Boston . Lowell-Lawrence Springfield Providence New York District Newark • Buffalo New York . Rochester Syracuse Conn. Mass. n R.I. N•J* N.Y. " + + + - 1 3 3 3 2 1 " - 7 1 Philadelphia District Philadelphia Pa. - Cleveland District Ohio Akron . Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Toledo Pa. Erie Pittsburgh " • - 2 + 2 0 2 + 5 - 8 + .2 - 5 Richmond District "Washington Baltimore. 4. 3 Atlanta District • Birmingham Jacksonville Miami Atlanta Augusta New Orleans Nashville Chicago District Chicago Indianapolis Dctro it Milwaukee D.C. Md. Ga. ' La. Tenn. ^ 111. Ind. Mich. Wis. + r? • r+ 3 + 7 k + h +2 9+ 9 + 9 - 3 - ~ 0 - 3 - k + 9 - 7 + 5 + k + 9 ? 8 - 5 -9 - 6 + 3 +13 + k - 7. + 8- ' - h: -13 rx tir +13 + 1 + 3 + '2 -10 ' ,- 3 -10 -19 +12 +11 •zA > 7 • - 5 -15 - 6 - 6 + 5 - 5 ' r=7 r- 2 . •- 7 . + k r+ 3 + 8 + 9 + 6 + 8 + 17 -5 0 +12 t 2 + 9 -2 . -12 r • 0 - 3 + 9 r r +13 +12 +10 + 8 +16 +13 +32 +11 + 9 v +18 721 +15 +22 +13 +1:8. +16 + 9: + h + 1 + 6 +10 + 6 + h ~ 0 1+12 . - 2 ' .=55. 0 -3 + 1 -h. r+ 6 + 2 rr rr • + 1 -16 - 5. +11 - 0 + 10 - 8 + 5 - 2 +33.. . + 9 r+20 - 5.• '.+• 5 - 7 +11 • - U - 5 -11 =13 -12 -3 -17 +1 + 1. + 1 -11 r- 3 =10 - T ? -10 + 10 0 -10 - h + 3: - 9 - h -10 - 2 - & • -17 + 7 -1Q + 9 + 5 - 7 7? -17 - 2 +: 5 ^10 --8, + h • 0 + 8 + 9 + 3 +15 + 2 - 8 - U =IZ r = T + 8 >25 + 6 + 8 + 5 • +11 + 9, + 9 + U — + 8 Ala. Fla. rF 0 + '3 -5 - 9 r=IF TJ - 5 + :1 - + 1 ~o + 2 + 9 *T5 0 +17 +19 + 9 2 + 7- I 3 9 + 1 +13 + h rr ' Page 2 H .11 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES BY CITIES (Continued) Federal Reserve District and City St. Louis District Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Area Memphis Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. Minneapolis District Minneapolis Minn. St. Paul " Duluth-Superior "&Y;is. percentage change from corresponding ; period a year ago Month of Jan.Sept, Oct. Oct. 25, Nov. l|Nov. 8 Nov. 3-5>j Nov»22+ + + + 0 £ b 1 3 - 1 +12 + 16 +11 + 1 + 8 + 18 + 8 +10 + 2 +16 + + + + +11 - 2 +~~3 - 7 - 6 + h + 3 + 6 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 3 2 + 2 + 2 =3 - h - 3 + b 0 + 3 +12 - 6 - b - b + 8 - b +16 +13 +10 *13 + 5 +28 +1U +"¥ +103 + 2 + 22 + 1 *1+11 + 1 +12 + 7 +19 2 Colo. Kans. " Mo. " Okla. " r+ 9 Dallas District Dallas ""El Paso Fort Yvorth Houston San Antonio Tex. " " " " + + .+ + + + r—Revised. +_9 +12 +10 + 6 + 10 . + 5 7-g + 8 + 5 - Kansas City District Denver Topeka Yiichita Kansas City St. Joseph Oklahoma City Tulsa San Francisco District Los Angeles Area Calif. Downtown Los Angeles " Yvestside Los Angeles " Oakland " San Diego " San Francisco " Portland Ore. Salt Lake City Utah Seattle Yiash. Spokane " +12 + 9 + 8 +13 - + 1 0 + 2 - 7 + 2 6 3 7 3 9 7 t± + 1 - 5 + 2 + + + + b 6 5 2 1 1 - b + 2 + 1 - 3 + 5+ 10 +12 +12 + 21* + 3 + 23 + 5 +13 - 1 +11 + 3 + 3 + 9 0 + 2 0 + 1 + 2 — +1U + 7 - 1 + 16 +lk + 7 + 20 + 3 +1U + 8 + 18 +31 - +19 + 13 + 23 + 6 +13 + 3 2 - 8 + 6 + 3 - 2 - b -x-x-Data not available. - In using year ago comparisons for the week ending November 22, allowance should be made for the fact that in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, store closings occurred in the week ending November 2b, 1951 whereas this year they occur in the week ending November 29. 7 7 8 5 + 22
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