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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM May 26, 19^0 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Based on Dollar Amounts j Federal Reserve district and city- Jan.Mar. Percentage change from corresponding • period a year ago V Month of Apr. 22 j Apr. 29 May 6*juay 13>j\av 20 Apr. UNITED STATES - 1 - 7 + 5 - 1 -10 + 8 Boston District Hew Haven Boston Springfield Providence + 2 - 9 ^irr + h - 7 -20 + 8 + 2 + 6 + 2 - 8 -10 + 1 -19 + $ + 1 - 3 New York District Newark Buffalo New York Rochester Syracuse Conn. Mass. ^3 + 3 R.I. - 2 - 2 -10 -1)4 -10 - 9 r-B -lU - h N.J. N.Y. - 3 11 - h " - 3 - 1 Philadelphia District Philadelphia Pa. 0 +~1> - 7 Cleveland District Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Toledo Erie Pittsburgh - 3 T3 0 - 3 - 8 -10 - 3 - 9 -13 -12 Richmond District Washington Baltimore Ohio - 6 Pa. " D.C. Md. Atlanta District Birmingham Miami Atlanta New Orleans Nashville Ala. Fla. Ga. La. Tenn. Chicago District Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee 111. Ind. Mich. Wis. - 7 - £ -h r+ 6 - 6 - S -Hi ^15 -is -13 T-l -19 + 6 0 - 7 + 9 - 1 -12 + 2 r?"l - 7 + h + 2 T? -10 -12 - 7 - 7 -20 + 3 m + 7 + 7 - 3 rn - 3 - 2 - 5 - 2 - 9 - 3 + + - 8 h 1 5 2 — + 8 + - 2 h 3 5 0 -11 + 1 TT -1U -1U -13 - 5. +11* + 5 - 3 -11 $ + 8 + 2 + 2 +10 +10 -21 + 6 + 3 + 7 -13 r- 3 - 2 TH + 6 - 3 - 2 -lO - 5 - 8 + 3 - + 3 +12 0 - 2 -11 - 2 + 3 + 2 - 7 T-2 + 7 + 2 +1h + 1 + k — - U - k - 2 - 6 -12 - 8 + 5 - 1 + 2 7-9 ^1/ + 3 r+ 5 r+ 9 -16 + 1 - 2 -11 -11 + 9 +16 +19 • - 9 - 9 -20 7-5 ' - 8 r7 -19 + 2 - 1 + 8 +12 -10 - h - 7 - 2 -13 . -10 -13 . + 6 r+ 5 +12 +10 r+12 +17 + 7 +17 +17 +23 +15 r+13 r+20 + 8 +11 +12 + u +1)4 - 8 - u -70 ^7 - 5 - 8 ^3-12 0 *' - 9 0 0 + 2 + 1 - h + 3 + 8 P#3 2 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Continued) Federal Reserve district -and city St. Louis District Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis Minneapolis District Minneapolis St. Paul Duluth-Superior Kansas City District Denver '"ichita Kansas City St. Joseph Oklahoma City Tulsa Dallas District L?lias Fort V/orth Houston San Antonio Percentage change fromi corresponding period a year ago V Jan. - Month of Apr. 22 [Apr. 29 | W 6*May 13* May 20 Apr. Mar. - 2 Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. Minn. "&Y/is. Colo. Kans. Mo.. Okla. " Tex. " San Francisco District Calif. :• Angeles Area ii Oakl and " •S^a Francisco Ore. Portland Utah Salt Lake City Wash. Seattle - 2 - 2 - 1 - 7 T ~E - 1 - 8 - a + 7 +12 + 5 + 26 + < + 2# 0 + 5 - 3 0 3 5 3 1 -13 ^33 -13 -IS -lU 12 + 33 + 6 + 3 +15 + + - -13 + 2 + 6 - 3 : + I - 7 Tig +11 - 3 - 1 • -21 -21 -22 r+'10 nl + 9 +11 -11 - 9 -12 - 2 - 2 + 3 + 10 - 7 0 - 5 +10 - 6 - 3 TZ -lU - 1 -13 +12 - 1 -10 ~9 -19 - 7 + 2 -12 - 7 rtJL + +13 + 7 + 26 +10 + 9 + 5 0 +12 + 9 + 1 + 5 + 2 +11 - 8 - 3 + 8 - 3 + 9 + 1 - 1 + 9 + 10 + 9 +15 + 8 - 1 + 12 - 8 -10 + 1 +16 + 21 + 2 + 8 + 27 + 11 +15 + 38 - a +12 + - - 7 - 9 - 7 - 5 - 9 -10 - U + + + - 0 - h - 2 + 3 +10 - 3 - o z_i - 9 -13 - U + 6 -12 -11 l_7 + 9 +1U + 20 0 + 20 . 0 - 2 + 1 3 2 1 5 - 9 - 7 • - 5 -16 - 1 - 6 + - u 1 3 7 2 + - 1 2 1 1 3 1 0 +12 1 2 1 8 S 6 0 r + 1 - 1 9 9 5 r—Revised. Data not available. if Luring March and April changes from a year apo reflect in part the fact that last ~ year Easter was on April 17 "while this year it was on April 9. For this reason it is estimated that in comparison with last year allowance should be made for an increase in sales of about 2 per cent for the month of March as a whole and for a corresponding decrease for the month of April as a whole. * * Changes from a'year ago reflect in part the fact that Mother's Day was on May lU this year while in 19h9 it was on Fay 8.
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