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3&I BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM^ H. 11 MAY iy 6, 19U9 91949 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES,- BY CITjE] .lXSHL HESfeBVt_BANK (Based on Dollar Amounts) "of RICHMOND Federal Reserve district and city Feb. UNITED STATES Boston District Nevr Haven Boston Springfield Providence New York District Newark Buffalo New York Rochester Syracuse Philadelphia District Philadelphia ^ Cleveland District Akron Cincinnati Cleveland" Columbus Toledo Pittsburgh Richmond District Washington Baltimore Conn. Mass. " R.I. $r.j. N.Y. " " Pa. - h + - + + - 2 3 5 2 3 - U -rz + 3 - 6 - h -13 - 5 T3 0 D.C. Md. Atlanta District Birmingham Miami Atlanta New Orleans Nashville Ala. Fla. Ga. La. Tenn. Chicago District Chi Cc-go Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee 111. Ind. Mich. V/is. -11 + 7 + 7 + 7 -10 - U -16 - 9 +1U ' + .7 +15 •' 0 +11 +16 +10 +17 +16 +11 +25 +39 +21 +32 +25 - li +_L - 3 -22 - 5 + 6 - 1 - 3 + 9 + 5 +13 +18 , +18 + 8 . + 3 - 2 . +12 +10 0 + h 71% +17 • 0 +15 +10 -10 -13 r- 8 r-11 - 7 - 9 - 8 ^3 - 3 - 9 -13 - 1 +16 +18 715 . +23 + 6 73- r-10 r-11 •+ 2 + .2 +16 V-1U -15 -17 ' -11 -11 - 8 -11 -16 - 8 -12 ' -12 3 1 U 1 u -10 - 7 -1U -10 - 8 - 9 -10 - 3 -13 Ohio Pa. Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago V Month of March Apr. 2 Apr. 9 Apr. 16 Apr. 23 Apr.30 + + 73 - 3 -1U ; - 2 + - 8 3 7 2 , -12. -13 . - 9 -15 - 7 -20 - 6 2 1 2 5 - 9 - 7 - 7 -10 -11 TH +13 +20 +27 +10 +16 +16 729 +10 . +13 +31 +12 +20. ±12 +19 +21 +12 +10 + 7 +10 - 7 - 1 -11 r- 7 -12 0 -12 -13 - 5 - 9 + 8 0 +18 • 725 +12 +19 +27 +13 +13 +17 + 7 r-15 .=25 - 6 7T + 5 + 9 XLO +19 + a +3 +1U +20 +26 + 7 +23 +1U r-12 -11 . - 3 - 9 - 8 -19 >6 + 5 7~H - 7*3 +16 +12 + l + 7 0 - 2 + h + 7 + h + 6 - U 7IF + 8 TZ* + 2 + 3 +21 +11 zJ. [ - 8 •* 9 + 2 -11 - 3 - 1 - li + 8 +11 • +11 +36 -13 ~7 - 6 - 2 -11 - 8 H. 11 Page 2 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Continued) Federal Reserve district and city Feb. St. Louis District • Little Rock • Louisville St. Louis Memphis Minneapolis District Minneapolis St. Paul Duluth-Superior Kansas City District Denver ' Wichita . Kansas City St. Joseph - Oklahoma City Tulsa Dallas District Dallas Fort Yorth Houston San Antonio San Francisco District LosfijigelesArea Oakland San Francisco Portland Salt Lake City Seattle Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. + + Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago 2 / Month of Apr. 2 Apr. 9 Apr.16 Apr.23 Apr.30 March +10 2 9 3 5 8 - 7 -10 - 8 -10 0 -13 - 7 (Not available for publication) + 1 + h +11 - 3 -10 -10 TZ + 6 +13 +12 + + + + - 3 3 6 5 2 + + + + 2 3 1 2 7 r-11 -IE - 5 - 9 -20 - 2 + 2 +15 - 9 + 2 - 8 Minn. "&wis. Colo. Kans. Mo. Okla. " Tex. " " Calif. " Ore. Utah Wash. - 8 - 7 + 2 - 9 -12 -13 - 8 - l -11 - 5 - 8 - 6 - 3 T"H + a - a + 7 - 7 - 5 - 5 r-5 - u - 1 -11 - 8 T-H -10 -11 - 5 + - - 9 -~e - 3 0 -13 -111 - 7 2 2 8 8 3 0 +21 • 0 +18 + 1 +10 -1a -10 -ia -17 -15 -21 -10 - 9 ^13 +11 -12 - 6 -12 - 3 - 7 - 9 - 1 - U -17 + 3 0 + 7 + 6 - 2 -18 %15 -18 -19 -23 - 5 -17 -15 + 6 + 3 +22 +28 - 8 - 5 + 9 -11 ^lH - 8 - 5 -12 - 7 - 2 -12 - 3 + 2 -10 - 7 -10 - 2 - u + 6 +13 - U -12 + 1 +10 +12 + 2 -10 + h -16 + 6 +~B -12 - 5 - 0 i 7 6 8 r—Revised. 1/ During March and April changes from a year ago reflect in part the fact that last year Easter -was on March 28 while this year it was on April 17. For this reason it is estimated that in comparison with last year allowance should be made for a decrease in sales of about 6 per cent for the month of March as a Yifhole and for a corresponding increase for the month of April as a whole. •
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