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w H.ll July 2k, 1953 BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM DEPARTMENT STORE SALES IN SELECTED CITIES AND; AREAS , (Based on Dollar Amounts) Federal Reserve District, Area, and City- Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago Week ending' May ,} June 271» July U J^iy n [ July io United States t-2 1 tJL Boston District Metropolitan Area Lowell-Lawrence Cities Downtown Boston Springfield Providence + 2 + 9 5 + 3 + 2 Mass. + 9 +-h +15 + 7 + 1 Mass • + 1 + 1 0 + 7 +11 +11 + 9 + 7 0 + 2 +13 + 6 + 2 + 6 - 3 + 8 +12 + 5 t_E +10 +1U+ 5 +10 + 21 + 12 + 7 +12 r+ 8 +17 +12 +1U 0 + + 2 • IB. . R. I, New York District Metropolitan Areas Buffalo Rochester Syracuse ' Cities New York Newark N. Y. + 3 + 6 + 7 N. Y. N. J. - k + 2 + 7 - + 9 +11 +12 + 3 + 7 + 1 +12 . Philadelphia District City Philadelphia + 3 +_5 Pa. Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Akron Cincinnati Columbus Toledo Erie Cities Cle veland Pittsburgh - 1 . Chicago District Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee +15 +17 + k : +19 . +1U + 6 + k + h - u +16 + k . ' . Ohio if Pa. + + + + + .Ohio Pa.. + 1 + l . " Richmond District Metropolitan Areas Washington D. C. Downtown Washington Baltimore Md. Richmond Va. Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Jacksonville MiamiAtlanta Augusta New Orleans . Nashville • tJ. + 1 3 7 7 U h Ga. La. Term. + 6 •+ 2 +17 . + 8 o +17 . . + 8 - 2 + 22 + 5 + 3 + 3 - 9 + 3 +25 +11 .+ 6 r+ 5 + 3 I - 2 0 - U + i +2 i ! i " + + ' - ! + 3 . 0 + 6 ; .• + 3 • o + 7 • + 8 2 2 6 1 1 1 - -11 -27 + 1 -10 -32 - 1 ? " -Ik tl 111. Ind. Mich. Wis. + i + 5 +10 i + 1 - 2 +13 + 8 + 6 + 5 - 2 . • +J. Ala. Fla. 0 - 7 0 . - 5 + 7 -5 + 3 -Ik +10 - U. . + 7 + +10 + + 8 • + + 8 + + 2' -- 1 - 9 -3 +16 -25 + 3 " +17 0] -5 +13 + k - 5 r + 9 5 6 1 H +13 + 1 +19 r+ k + 20 • + 7 + 7 +17 \ - 6 -8 + 3 0 0 - 2 - 3 + 5 — 2 -15 - k - 9 + 3 0 + 20 + 6 + 9 + 20 +12 +15 - 5 * H.ll Page 2 DEPARTMENT STOKE SALES IN SELECTED CITIES.AND AREAS (Continued) (Based on Dollar Amounts) Federal Reserve District, Area, and City Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago Jan.-( leek ending !(May 1-, June 27j~July k ?:-(July llj July IF" - 6 tlk + i - h -13 - 2 - 7 - 8 -12 - 7 + 2 + 6 +11 +17 + 1 + - + l +_3. + 3 + i + i + 3 + 3 + 3 0 + 3 ' + 8 + h + 1 + 5 + 9 + 9 r- U -16 r+ 8 0 . -10 -2k -21 - k -15 -12 + 6 +15 + 6 +16 - 2 +1U + 5 + - -20 +11 + 2 .-12 + 6 + 1 -12 -12 -1U -ih 0 +12 + h - 3 + 7 - 6 + k -15 - 7 + 6 - U + 2 St. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Lemphis Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn* Minneapolis District L'ietropolitan Areas Minneapolis-St. Paul Minneapolis City St. Paul City Cities Duluth-Sup erior Minn. " Minn .mis. + + + + 1 h 5 U + 2 Kansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Tojeka Y.ichita • St. Joseph Oklahoma City Tulsa City Kaisas City Colo. Kans . « Mo. Okla. "" Mo. Dalles District Metropolitan Areas Dallas El Paso Fort worth Houston San Antonio + 2 + 3 + 3 - 2 +1 + 5 + 2 tA Tex. " San. Francisco District Metropolitan Areas -Los Angeles Calif. Downtown Los Angeles Westside Los Angeles San Diego San Francisco-Oakland San Francisco City Oakland City Portland Ore. Salt Lake City Utah Seattle Wash, Spokane r—Revised. + + + + h 7 1 8 1 ±A + + + + + + + + + 3 2 u 3 k 3 k 7 6 5 6 0 • -13 -10 . + 5 - 8 ! - 5 ! - 5 i | +_1 1 j - 1 - 9 ! - 2 j + 8 j -11 ; i i ' j ! 1 i ; j ! j 3 6 3 2 ±A - 2 + $ + 8 0 - 2 - 6 + k ' + 2 k 5 6 3 - l - h + 9 0 + 5 + k + l - k - 5 - 6 - 2 -12 0 - k - 3 + 5 - 3 + 6 -17 -11 -12 - 9 - 9 -10 - 6 -13 +12 0 +18 + 6 + 7 + 2 +15 + 5 - l + l + h + b 0 + 1 - 9 0 - 3 + 5 - 6 - 7 + k - 2 Not available. -* In using year ago comparisons allowance should be made for the fact that stores in some cities were closed on Saturday July 5 as well as Friday July U last year, and therefore the week this year had one more trading day.
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