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M5r RESEARCH. DEPAHTfvTtNT JAN 2 1 1 9 5 0 * BOMB OF a o v s n n o i - s OP THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEJ FEDERAL R'SEfiVE DANK OF R I C H M O N D January 20, 195° H.11 ' DEPARTIIENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES • ( B a s e d on D o l l a r Amounts) F e d e r a l Reserve d i s t r i c t and c i t y Oct, - 7 - 5 t.2 •+1U - 3 0 - 5 - 7 + 3 —5 *u 0 + i 0 T ? 0 - 2 + 3 +iu +12 +20 - 8 - 2 - + UNITED STATES Bojston D i s t r i c t New Haven Boston Springfield Providence Mew York D i s t r i c t Newark Buffalo . New York Rochester Syracuse" Philadelphia District Philadelphia Cleveland D i s t r i c t Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Toledo Pittsburgh Richmond D i s t r i c t Washington . Baltimore Atlanta District Birmingham Ivliami Atlanta New O r l e a n s Nashville Chicago D i s t r i c t Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee Conn, Mass, .it R.I, Percentage•ohange from corresponding " p e r i o d a y e a r ago Month o f D e c . 1 7 Dec ,214.* D e c . 3 1 J a n . 7# J a n . llj. Nov, N,J. N,:Y, - i ' - 1 0 . ..... %ii - 9 - 8 - 8 ' - 5 -13 - - -30 - 3 +10 - 5 - 2 :.T3 3 + 5 +13 - 7 ? : • ; - 5 - 8 - 7 "+ 2 zig - 9 - 2 + 2 - 5 - 7 - k - 6 - 6 - 1 , - 9 - 6 - 8 - 6 ^ 7 +16 + 5 +11 + 9 +12 - h zrs • - 3 - 1 + 1 - 3 - 9 -11 -29 o T 7 -25 1=55 7 - r-19 -26 5 2 . -23 r-23 h -b - - 5 + 3 h + 6 - 6 *5. . • -If. T ? 0 -15 -13 +11 - 9 — -22 -21 -21 >23 - 5 +~E : - 6 - 8 - 3 -10 : , -13 - +12 .-11 3 2 ' +12 2 : +13 •+17 i s - Pa. 111. Ind. Liich. ' is. ' - 1' - - 8 -10 + 8 - 7 +gn 8 6 6 6 7 Ohio Ala. Fla. Ga. La. Tenn. 5 2 h 2 0 T ? - 6 Pa, D.C. Md. +15 T U 3 9 9; 6 -25 ^ - 3 + 1 +15 - 2 . •re : + 8 + 5 ' - 1 +1 +10 + 3 + 6 +22 "+12"— +16 +33 +22 +25 0 —0 + 3 - 3 - 1 +12 •"SET +11+ + 6 +15 r-20 - + 8 - 1 + 1 - 8 .-8 — 6 -19 -23 - 7 r+ 1 :r - 1 8 T - g ... - 2 7 :r - 1 3 '-10 +10 . r - 1 5 + 6 -22 -24 - 7 - 6 - 5 ' -30 -28 -26 -29 -30 -35 + 3 - l - 6 r-25 ^ 3 -35 -25 -22 - 2 - 6 - 3 - 8 - h . - 2 - 5 -12 . H. 11 Page 2 DEPART:.3:nT S.T0Z3 SAL'JS, Federal Reserve d i s t r i c t and c i t y * Oct. 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 llinneapolis S t . Paul 'Duluth-S up e r i o r Kansas City D i s t r i c t " Denver • Wichita Kansas C i t y " S t . Joseph Oklahoma City Tulsa Dallas D i s t r i c t •• Dallas F o r t ""forth • .• Houston " San Antonio San Francisco D i s t r i c t " Los Angeles Area ' Oakland " San F r a n c i s c o • Portland ; S a l t Lake City - Seattle • . • . - <* Ark, Ky. Mo. Term. - 6 - 7 - 7 - 6 - 7 - 9 v &Wis. " - 5 - 6 . -12 - 7 • - 7 " - 2 -10 - 7 - 7 - 9 ... -12 ' - 6 6 + 7 h - 8 - 5 • - 2 . -11 - 7 -+10 -+ 1 --+ 7 - 7 -10 - k - 9 -12 + 2 + 1 o Okla. " " Calif. " Ore. Utah Vash.- + 7 "THT .+ 3 -L + 8 + 1 + 5 +19 + 1 + 9 + 3 Colo. Kans. Mo. Tex. CITIES + 9 T ? + U • + 5 - 1 •- 7 - 5 - 7 - 3 Minn. BY - 3 - 9 - 3 - - -10 If. 2 (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding p e r i o d a y e a r ago Month of Dec,17 Dec,24* Dec»31 Jan, 7# Jan. 11 - 5 - 2 -11 ' - 9 - 3 r. 1 . S - 1 . + 7 . 0 +13 +19 +12 + 7 . +20 +21 . + 6 +23 "+IS" +15 +5k +19 +21 ' +17 - 5 -13 - 5 0 - 8 0 - 1 - 3 - :.*• 1 - h r-36 -27 -37 -37 -15 -k -13 -20 - 5 —-1Z4. •••• —16 r+ 1+ - 1 0 +15 - 6 - 2 - 9 +20 +l£ ;r+17 +20 +30 T - 1 ? 1 2 3 +18 +15 . .+23 . +20 +20 +18 +17 + + + + - 1 1 5 3 2 3 h - 5 -11 - 5 -18' ~ ' -26 -17 -27 -25- -3U r-28 • ' +1U + 1 +12 +32 +iU +35 +12 + 7 -23 -3U -15 +15 - b +13 -22 -23 -16-19 -28 -26 -23 - 9 -12 - 8 -16 -12 -23 r—Revised. * 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 the f a c t t h a t .this y e a r Christinas f e l l on Sunday and the vreek t h e r e f o r e i n c l u d e d s i x days of heavy p r e Christmas shopping as compared with f i v e days l a s t y e a r when Christmas f e l l on Saturday. • .. 7^ The l a r g e decreases shown f o r t h i s week r e f l e c t i n p a r t the f a c t - t h a t t h i s y e a r t h e Monday a f t e r Eew Y e a r ' s day was a h o l i 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 only f i v e shopping days as compared with s i x shopping days i n t h e corresponding week l a s t y e a r .
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