The full text on this page is automatically extracted from the file linked above and may contain errors and inconsistencies.
BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM H.ll , December 5, 1952 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Based Percentage-change ; from corresponding. F e d e r a l Reserve Di-st-rict' and c i t y .. • - UNITED STATES t Month of S e p t . ' t Oct, [Nov,; 1 Nov. 8I.Nov. 15;NoV.:22^ ,'Nov, 29.#. • + 6 0' ' + 3 • - 3 +.:5\ • + 5 Boston D i s t r i c t - 1 • r ? Conn. • New Haven Boston: •; Mass-* • - 3- . + 3J it + 3 : + 7 Lowell-Lawrence ii + 2 • +11 Springfield : +-9 Providence - 1 R.I. New York D i s t r i c t Newark . Buffalo . New York. Rochester Syracuse ,i ' Philadelphia D i s t r i c t Philadelphia Pa- ... Cleveland D i s t r i c t ..Akron . .Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Toledo Erie Pittsburgh Richmond D i s t r i c t • Washington Baltimore Atlanta D i s t r i c t Birmingham Jacksonville Miami Atlanta ' Augusta New Orleans Nashville Chicago D i s t r i c t Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee 0 " -10 " - 3 - 1 =~~2 : - 2 T2 " : o ' ; - 2 + '5 II : -8 + 2 Pa. " : . -• r + h r v + h+ -~7 -17 - 2 0 + •$. 8 + 9 * *.,3 -10 - I . . E l 5"" ' - 1 9 + -13 =XF : 4- 2. :: -- 5 . - 6 + k + 3 r 0, r+; 2. +•; 1 - 8 =T? =T - U IM-V " -18 - 6 . -11 =m -10 -10 - IT - 9 -10 -17 ; - 3 + 2 + 10 0 + 3 - U -:2 - 6 • =21 r+~3\ '' + ' B ". ry,- -12 •.. =TE + .6 " -13 + 8 . -11 +17 -10 - 9 - 5 0 - 2 +12 •; -17 -'5; + 2 -10 t'7 - 2 •' 0 - 3. 0. - 1 - 3 r t 9 +. 2 -21 +12 + 1 ii r z + 6 T T r+ 8 • .- 3 + .8 r y : r j -12 • =15 0 + 7 - 3 + k + i -ii. .: - = U - 9 =IF ' - 2 0 + 6 + 10 + 6 -12 - 3 -17 - 5 - 5 - 8 + 3 - 9 111. - 3 - a -2U -1.6 —25 -18 - -16 + 8 + I 0 : *-l6 - 5 + h +16 +10 .. + 1 7 0 +i-i Ga. • • • .+13.. ....... ...... 2.... . . - 8 . ..t. 5 - 8 +20 +29 +32 + 9 +33 +:19 + 9 . +11 +26 La. - 7 - 5 . * 5 ' +11 •• Tenn. + 9 . 1 + 9. , - 5; - u ; Ind. Mich. Wis. ,: + 9 2 - 1 5 '• - 7 + 3 r?" + 3 D.C. Md. • -A" +T + 2 + 5-. : + % '' •. -1.6 . +13 • r..7 . 3+ 8 ..: ' - 1 9 - 9 : + k — - 6 + 5 :. .. • +15;>, . - 3 1 + 9 -10 - 3 -10-19 + 3 712 + •••3 - 8 + -U- +. : 2 + 1 +10 - 1 :: o z-g +17" +: u+ 2 - h Ohio Ala. Fla. • : - 7- N.J. • N.Y. - 7. -,7." . - i r+ 8 T T 4- 1 +13 • v- : -16 =1? r r -16 - 8 - 5. - 6 ** -Ik =i£ -17 -12 -17 H.ll Page 2 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES BY CITIES ( C o n t i n u e d ) Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t and City S t . Louis D i s t r i c t L i t b l e Rock Louisville S t . Louis Area Memphis Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. Minneapolis D i s t r i c t Minneapolis Minn. - ,St. Paul "mis. Duluth-Superior Kansas City D i s t r i c t Denver Topeka Mchita Kansas City S t . . Joseph Oklahoma City Tulsa Dallas D i s t r i c t Dallas El Paso Fort Worth Houston San Antonio Colo. Kans. it Mo. " Okla. " Tex. " " San Francisco D i s t r i c t Calif. Los Angeles Area Downtown Los Angeles " -•'"Westside Los Angeles " Oakland " San Diego San Francisco Portland" Ore. S a l t Lake City Utah Seattle YJash. Spokane " r—Revised. Percentage change from corresponding period a y e a r ago i J a n . - I Month of I I I I 1 S e p t . \ Oct. [Nov. l[ Nov. tHNov.l5lNov.22-::-l Nov. 29; 0 + E + -k + l + 3 + 8 +12 + 9 + 8 +13 - 7 =3 -Ik - 3 -12 0 0 - 5 0 - 1 - 2 + 3 - 7 - 6 +12 - 1 + 5 +~8" + 8 + 5 - 3 r r - 8 -10 - 8 -12 - 5 - 6 r+ 3 + 1 0 2 7 2 9 + 3 + 2 - 4 + 2 + 1 - 3 + 5 + 10 + + + + + + 6 3 7 3 9 7 + 12 +12 + 2U •+ 3 + 23 + 5 + + + + + + + - k 1 5 2 h 6 5 2 1 1 1 + 8 n j - 1 +11 + 3 + 3 + 9 0 + 2 o + 1 - 2 + 2 + 1 + + + +16 +11 + 1 + 8 +18 -1U H2 -17 -17 - h •+ 8 ZW + 2 +16 + + + + 7 7 8 5 -11 =U - 6 -12 +23 + '5 - 3 - 8 + 1 0 + 3 TT - 6 - U - U + 8 - h +16 r+12 + 7 - 2 +13 +10 +13 + 5 +28 -lh -11 -11 -22 -15 -21 -12 -19 -12 - 8 + 8 -30 -13 — 6 -17 + 1 -15 -15 - 7 +11 + 1 + 12 + 7 +1U 719 + 7 - 1 +16 + 1U -17 =2li - 3 -lh -10 -21 0 -2 r j - 2 -11 - 7 + 2 - 2 - 2 - 3 - 5 . - 7 -20 - 1 | + 2 0 i + 3 - 2 + 1 + k + 5 I - 3 + 5 4T - 5 + 5 + 5 - 8 - 6 + 8 +' 8 + 8 + 1 -19 -12 - 9 -25 + 3 - 5 — r+19 - 7 +18 +31 +22 +19 +13 +23 + 6 +13 + 3 -13 -11 - 7 -13 -15 - 8 - 9 0 + 2 •JKc-Data not a v a i l a b l e . *In using year ago comparisons f o r the weeks ending November 22 and November 29, - allowance should be made f o r t h e f a c t t h a t i n observance of the Thanksgiving h o l i d a y , s t o r e closings occurred i n t h e week ending November 2It, 1951 whereas t h i s y e a r they occurred i n trie week ending November 29,