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Xtf BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM April 17,.1953. DEPARTMENT STORE SALES IN SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Based on Dollar Amounts) I • Percentage change from corresponding' period a year ago j/ Federal Reserve District, Area, and City j Week ending Jan.-ri United States + 2 Boston District Metropolitan Areas New Haven Lowell-Lawrence Cities Downtown Boston Springfield Providence New York District Metropolitan Areas Buffalo Rochester Syracuse Cities New York Newark Chicago District Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee L -13 tJ. +19 t_2 -23 - 9 +12 '+19 +11 +10 +18 + 20 +35 -31 -3k +15 •+1U R. I. + a + l o + 8 +13 - 9 -5 + 7 + 8 -19 -33 -27 +37 +10 + 1 0 -18 N. Y. + 2 + U + 12 +19 +13 + 7 + 7 +15 r+11 + 12 r+10 -16 ' -17 ^ -16 N. Y. N." J. - 9 - 2 + 8 + 12 - 2 + 2 r- 3 - 2 -18 -23 + 1 + 12 r-3 -12 - + 12 - r- 6 -15 2 +17 +12 + 9 —lU +19 + 21 + 18 + 8 + 12 +10 + 20 + 22 +13 +19 - 6 -15 -12 -16 -lU +17 +13 +13 + 6 +10 - 6 -18 -12 * t_3 + 11 + 7 - 1 - 5 + 1 +11 + 6 +14 + 9 + 1 + 7 + u - 1 + 1 -20 -25 -23 +_7 + 114 + 13 r+12 Zi3 + k + 6 + 10 + 2 + 5 + 6 +11 + 5 +17 + 20 + 18 + 12 - 8 + 29 + 19 - 1 +17 + 9 + 8 + 9 +18 +15 + 2 + 8-. + 8 +11 + 21 + 11 -20 -21 + 1 +16 +16 + 9 - 2 - 5 + 5 + 9 0 +12 + 22 +18 +12 + lii + 11 + 20 + 9 + + + + 0 6 , 8 5 l Pa. + + + - Ohio Pa. - 2= — 2 Ala. Fla. Ga. Tenn. 111. Ind. Mich. Wis. + h + 8 + 21 +10 + 20 +1U + 1 Ohio +_8 Conn, Mass. Richmond District Metropolitan Areas Washington D. C. Downtown Washington Baltimore Md. Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Jacksonville Miami Atlanta Augusta New Orleans Nashville +11 + 6 Philadelphia District City Philadelphia Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Akron Cincinnati Columbus Toledo Erie Cities Cleveland Pittsburgh +16 -20 8 8 9 u. -25 - k -10 - 2 -13 - + 6 - 8 7TL H.ll ' ' Page.2 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES IN SELECTED CITIES AMD 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 Hinneapclis-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 V Week ending Jan.Feb. Mar. ZJL I Mar. 251 Apr.W Apr. 11 0 ±19 *2k r+ 6 -10 Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. + 2 + 3 + 2 0 +19 +17 +19 +16 0 + 8 +16 +19 +19 + h + 5 + h -12 -16 -10 -13 - 3 "t3£ +19 +17 ' zl5 Minn. » h - 5 0 +35 +35 +36 +19 +19 + 20 +17 +15 + 21 -lh -12 -20 Minn.&Wis. Colo. Kans. Mo. Okla. Mo. Tex. II • II II " San Francisco District Metropolitan Areas ..Calif. Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles V.'estside Los Angeles San Diego San Francis co-Oakland San Francisco City Oakland City Ore, Portland Utah Salt Lake City Wash, Seattle Spokane - - I +30 +18 + 21 -13 + 2 +19 + 12 r+10 -12 + 1 - u 0 - 8 + 3 + 7 + 26 +11 +11 +U0 + 7 + 6 +11 + 26 +18 + 8 + 9 + 9 +11 + 8 +11 + 6 + 9 + 8 -22 - 5 -29 -10 - 7 + 1 +18 +10 +11 -12 i_5 +18 +16 +18 • zl + 3 +11 + 1 + 9 + 2 +13 +39 + 7 +1D +38 + 21 + 5 + 8 + 29 - 7 + 9 + 29 +11 + 25 + 16 -11 -lh -18 - 2 -15 +10 +15 -lU + 10 + 8 + 9 + h +12 + 6 + 21 +12 + 23 + 6 +17 +13 +13 +18 +1U +10 + 21 + 3 +12 + 22 +23 -ii -20 - 6 -20 -22 -28 -13 -12 -29 -16 -13 t_7 + 5 - 2 + 3 0 + 5 + 5 + k. +11 + 8 + h +13 + 6 + 2 + U '+ 2 + k 0 +13 + 22 + 9 +11 + k -Revisecu 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 was 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 U per cent for the month of March as a whole aid a corresponding decrease for the month of April as a whole.
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