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JBRARV OF J H F FEDERAL
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RESERVE BANK OF CLEVELAND
BOARD OF GOVERNORS! OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
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December 31, 1948
:;

D"EPARTMENfcliSTORE' SALES , BV. CITIES
m

Federal Re^rvet, d i s t r i c t . ,
and c i t y

Jan.'Oct.;
1 ! •
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_ UNITED STATES
Boston D i s t r i c t
New Haven
Boston
Springfield
Providence
New York D i s t r i c t
Newark.
••
.Buffalo
.New York
- -.
Rochester
..
Syracuse

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R. I .
N. J .
Y..' \
:

»

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Richmond D i s t r i c t
Washington
: Baltimore
Atlanta D i s t r i c t
- Birmingham
. Miami .
. Atlanta
New Orleans . , ,
Nashville
Chicago D i s t r i c t
Chicago
Indianapolis
Detroit
Milwaukee

- 5

p- 4
- 5
^ 1
"
4
• * 8

- 4-

- 2

— 1- 6

- 47.':
1
+ 3

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: * '5> "+11
+ 5
• '+12
+ 6

- 4
•> 6
'+ 1
5
. .. o
' - 4

+
-

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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
• Pittsburgh

-p* 2

, +.3
+ 3
. .* + : 3
: '."+'8
+ 3

••

Conn.
Mass .

-

Peircetita^e bhange from corresponding
!
-ftfefiod'-a y e a r ago ( v a l u e )
Month of
November Nov.27 Dec. 4 Dec .11 Dec .18 Dec.25

,"
Ohio
: "

•

. "

"?a.

- 3

: + i o
+> 9
+• 8
. - •i
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+10
+13
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-+-11
" + 9

• + 3

- 3

•- 1
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+ 1
•+ 4
+12

'+• 7
. +- 5
+ 4

-• 1
- 0
0

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...Pa. •
*i La. •
Tenn.
111.
Ind.
Mich.
Wis.




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- 2

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DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Continued)
Percentage, change f r o m c o r r e s p o n d i n g
p e r i o d a y e a r ago ( v a l u e
J a n . - Month, .of. Nov.. 2 7 Dec. 4 Dec ,11 Dec .18 Dec,25*
Oct.
November

F e d e r a l Reserve d i s t r i c t
and c i t y

S t . Louis D i s t r i c t
L i t t l e Rock
Louisville
; S t . Louis
Memphis
Minneapolis D i s t r i c t
Minneapolis
S t . Paul
Duluth-Superior
Kansas C i t y D i s t r i c t
Denver
Wichita
Kansas C i t y
St'. J o s e p h
Oklahoma C i t y
Tulsa
Dallas D i s t r i c t
Dallas
P o r t Worth
Houston
San Antonio

—+10
+10
+11
+ 9
+ 7

•Ark.
Ky.
Mo.
Tenn.
Minn.
; ,r
' "&Wis ,
Colo.
Kans.
ivio .
Okla.

Tex.

San F r a n c i s c o D i s t r i c t
Los Angeles Area
Calif.
Oakland"
San F r a n c i s c o
Ore-.
Portland
S a l t Lake C i t y
Utah
Seattle
Wash.

+ 7
+ 8
+ 4
+13
+ 7
+ 4
+10
+ 8
- 1
+ 9
+16

+
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+ 4
+ 3
+ 1

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+

+11
+ 5
+ 9
+27
+ 9
+ 7
0
8
5
9
3
4

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+
+
+
+

1
3
3
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6
6
9.
5
1

- 2
- 5
- 2.
0
p-10
- 5
+ 1
- 2
- 1
- 2

- 3

- 6
- 3
- 9
- 6
-10

0
- 5
+ 1

0
0
+ 2
- 1
+ 1

- 1
+T
+ 4
- 3
- 5

+23
+30
+31
+21
+28

(Not a v a i l a b l e f o r p u b l i c a t i o n )
- 5
- 7
+ 1
- 7
- 3
-10
- 2

- 2
. - 8
+12
- 5
- 1
- 5
0

5
4
6
7
6

- 4
- 3
- 4
0
- 4

-10
-15
- 9
- 6
- 2
- 5
- 6

- 8
-11
-12
0

-

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- 9

+11
- 1
+12
0
7
+14
.+ 6
4
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1
+ 6
5
6: - +23

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+ .2
- 4

+25
+30
+21
+31
+21

0
2
2
6
5
8
6

+28
+28
+38
+44
+15
+19
+29

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r—Revised.
p—Preliminary .
* The l a r g e i n c r e a s e s shown f o r t h i s week r e f l e c t i n p a r t t h e f a c t t h a t t h i s y e a r
Christmas f e l l on S a t u r d a y and t h e week t h e r e f o r e i n c l u d e d f i v e days of heavy
p r e - C h r i s t m a s shopping as compared w i t h t h r e e days l a s t y e a r when Christmas
u
• f e l l on T h u r s d a y .
Wve
' 3 aC
** Data not a v a i l a b l e .
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