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S H.ll BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF.THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM March-2-7, 1953. .. -DEPARTMENT -STORE-SALESf IN. SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS • . (Based on Dollar Amounts-) Percentage change. from, corresponding " period a year ago 1/ Federal Reserve District, "Area, and City I Jan.| Week ending : 1953[ Feb.28**[ Mar. 7[ Mar. liij Mar, 21 United States • Boston District" Metropolitankreas New Haven Lowell-Lawrence Cities Downtown Boston Springfield ' Providence ; New York District Metropolitan Areas Buffalo Rochester Syracuse Cities. New York Newark • -v Philadelphia District City Philadelphia Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Akron Cincinnati Columbus Toledo Erie • Cities Cleveland Pittsburgh Richmond District Metropolitan Areas Washington Baltimore Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Jacksonville Miami • Atlanta . . .. ^ Augusta New Orleans Nashville Chicago District ^ Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis' • Detroit Milwaukee •. • + 3 + 9 + 9 V ±13 •t± +16 +11 5 ' + 6 Conn. Mass'e - 6 +19 ' +12 + h +11 + 27 + 5 + 7 + 25 +15 + 7 + 1 +10 + 3 < 1 - +15 R. I. + 3 + 2 - 2 + 2 rt- 6 t_2 " ^ 5 N. Y . + u+ 9 +Hi + 2 +22. - 2- + 6 +10 + 23 +17 r+16 r+18 N. Y . N. J. 6 t 2 -10 + k. - 2 +11 + 5 - 1 Pa. Ohio •Ohio Pa. Ala. Fla. La. Tenn. 111. Ind. Mich. Wis. ,t!2 : > 7' +13 +10 tl 133 ±_3 r+ k - 8 +36 -3 r+ 2 + 2 +11 ±JL +13 ' - 1 + .6 + .8 + .U - h +16 +18 +23 +12 +13 + 2U - 6 +10 +15 - 2 +17 + 3 +19 + 23 +19 + 2, + 5 + 5- +11 - 1 +1U +10 +17 +13 . -Li - 2 + 3 D. C • Md. - +19 +11 ; ' +3U 0 + 5 +U3 +27 + 6 +17 + 1 +15 + 1 +17 +11 +1L + k. ' + 8 + 1 + 7 + 8 +3U + 5 +33' . -•v..?.. +16 +20 +lU . + 2 .'.223. + 5 + 2 - 2 +13 +llt +13 r+20 +16 + 7 + 1 + 9 + 6 - 2 +29 ' +3U +35 + 3 +12 +12 - 1 +30 • +19 + 5 +17 Ll', +11 +10 - 6 + 5 +10 + l + 9 +15 +17 + 9 :-+ 7 +13 +10 + 2 •:s +2.? +16 - 1 +12 +19 +10 +12^ + 22 +18 ' +12 0 Hall Page 2 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES IN SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) (Based on Dollar Amounts) Federal Reserve District, Area, and City St. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis Minneapolis District • Metropolitan Areas Minneapolis-St. Paul Minneapolis City St. Paul City Cities Duluth-Superior Kansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka Wichita St, Joseph Oklahoma City Tulsa City Kansas City Dallas District Metropolitan Areas Dallas El Paso Fort Worth Houston San Antonio percentage change from corresponding period a year ago 1/ Jan.j Week ending 1953 Feb. 20**| Mar. 71 Mar. lk[ Mar.21 0 +12 rfl5 +19 + 7 + 21 +16 + 7 +19 +17 +19 +16 Ark. Ky. Mo. Term. + 1 0 + 1 - 5 + _3 i x l l r+12 + 35 Minn. + 1 0 + 2 + 8 + 7 + 9 + 5 + 6 + 5 +12 +1U + 9 +35 +35 +36 » Minn. W i s . Colo. Kans. Mo. Okla. Mo. Tex. " San Francisco District Metropolitan Areas Los Angeles Calif. Downtown Los Angeles Westside Los Angeles San Diego San Francis co-Oakland San Francisco City Oakland City Ore. Portland Utah Salt Lake City Wash. Seattle ti Spokane + 7 +12 +1U + 8 + 8 + 5 + k +15 + 3 + k + 6 r+11 +30 + 1 +10 XM-13 r+13 +18 0_ - 5 - 2 -10 + h + 6 +11 +11 + 7 + 9 +10 + 9 + 5 +13 +19 -15 +1U + 8 +15 +21 + k +1U + h + h +26 +11 +11 +1I0 + 7 + 6 - 2 +11 +19 +1U +18 + 6 +10 +12 i+ 8 +18 + k +13 + 3 +11 + 20 + h + 5 + 9 +10 +lii + 5 + 1 +18 + 3 - 2 +19 + 1 +13 +11 +13 +39 + 7 +10 +38 - 2L +10 + 3 +12 r+l6 + 9 + 8 - 2 + h + 2 + 6 + 6 + 3 +12 + 8 + 7 +19 1 +12 +11 +10 + k -16 -20 - 9 +lk - k 0 +• 8 +13 + 7 +12 +10 + 6 + 1 +16 + 9 +1U +1L +1U + 21 +17 + 22 + 8 + 6 0 +15 +12 + 22 +10 +16 + + + + + 6 2 h 2 k 0 +13 +22 + 9 +11 + h r—Revised. *Data not available. 1/During March and April changes from a year ago reflect in part the fact that last year Easter was on April 13 -while this year it will be on April 5» For this reason it is estimated that in comparison with last year an allowance should be made for an increase in sales of about h per cent for the month of March as a whole and a corresponding decrease for the month -of April as a whole. * * — I n using year ago comparisons for the week ending February 28 allowance should be made for the fact that "Washington*s birthday occurred in the week ending February 28 this year whereas last year it occurred in the previous week. In some cities, stores were closed in observance of the holiday, while in others special sales were held#
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