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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE•SYSTEM H. 11 March 2U, 1950 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Based on Dollar Amounts) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago jy Federal Reserve district and cityUNITED STATES Year 19U9 Feb. 18 Feb. 25 Mar. it Mar.11 Mar. 18 . Boston District New Haven Boston Springfield , Providence New York District •Newark Buffalo Nev: York •Rochester Syracuse h - - - 5 -11 -17 + 9 - 6 - h -13 =15 - U • - 5 -22 + 1 73 - 9 + 3 - 5 -7 T3 - 5 - 6 - 6 - 5 - 3 Philadelphia District Philadelphia Pa. - 5 - 6 Cleveland District Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Toledo Erie Pittsburgh " " " Pa. " - Richmond District V/ashington Baltimore D.C, i.-d. - 7 Ohio 11 - 7 7 57 h Atlanta District Birmingham. Miami Atlanta New Orleans Nashville Ala. Fla. Ga. La. Tenn, Chicago District Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee Ind. Mich. Wis. 111. - 7 r-5 + 2 - 3 - 7 . - 9 — 8 - 7 -11 + i • - • - 6 - 3 • - 9 - h - 5 + 2 - 7 H - h - 7 - 7 - 3 2 - 6 + 6 . +58 - 1 -13 0 + 5 2 - 5 • -12 -11 -15 + 2 2/Wl -12 - U -13 - fn -1 ~=SS -11 z_I - 7 - 3 - 5 - 8 - h -15- 7 - 3 0 + 7 .'.I - + 7 +10 - 6 - 5 - U -12 -11 -11 =17 + 2 -h- N.J. N. Y. " " " zJt -13 - 1. -18 ru o Conn. Mass. " R.I. + 2 - 1 2 + 9 0 + 3 +1U +11 +12 -11 -13 -11 -15 -17 h H . -10 - l - 3 - 3 - 3 + 5 -22 - 1 +20 + 5 +32 + 1 h - 7 - 2 - 9 - 5 - 5 -20 - 2 - - 9 - 5 ' - 2 + rr+ + 7 k 2 5 +179 + U +13 +10 + 2 + 9 0 + 1 - 5 +1U r+_7 r+12 - 3 rrs - 5 + U -10 Iio -12 - - 7 - 7 fi + 5 o + 6 - 9 + 3 - 3 + 3 - 7 + h 0 + 5 -10 - i -10 - i rr + 3 - + 1 +11 r- 7 - 2 +11 - 6 +19 - 2 +lii - l - 2 + + + + + 2 1 h 1 3 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Continued) Federal Reserve district and city Year 19U9 Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago V Month of Feb.18 Feb.25 Mar. h Mar.11 Mar.18 Jan. St. Louis District Little'Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis Ark. Ky. Ho. Tenn. - 5 33 - k - 6 - 3 + - Minneapolis District Minneapolis St. Paul Duluth-Superior Minn. ii "&Wis. - 5 2 8 5 - 8 - U - 6 -~5 - 2 - 8 - 6 - 6 - 8 Kansas City District Denver Wichita Kansas City St. Joseph Oklahoma City Tulsa Dallas District Dallas Fort Worth Houston San Antonio Colo. Kans. Mo. Okla. it Tex. " " San Francisco District Los Angeles Area Calif. Oakland " San Francisco Portland Ore. Salt Lake City Utah Seattle Hash. =-$ - 2 - 8 - U - 6 - U 2 9 3 2 - 1 TH - 8 - 2 + 9 -11 - 9 + 3 0 +11 - 3 - 2 + 3 + + - r+ 6 +11 + 3 - 3 +31 7G9 + 6 •+ 2 + 3 T~B - 6 - 3 -lit =IF - 9 -18 - 1 0 - 2 - 7 + 3 - 1 - l + 2 + 2 +16 0 - 2 TU - U - 3 - h - 5 + 3 - 2 - 7 + 1 - 3 -13 + 7 -10 - 2 + 5 h + 2 - + 8 + 1 + 8 + 6 +19 +1U +21 +1U + u +19 - 8 T3 - 6 - 5 -18 - 6 -11 + 6 - 3 + U + s +17 + 8 +15 + 3 3 3 3 1 9 - 7 T~6 +11 - + 1 ' - 2 + 2 •f 2. + + + + 6 3 3 6 0 - 5 - 2 - 3 -lb + U - 7 - 6 -~E - 8 -10 -12 +11 - 1 0 +10 0 + 7 r.+ 8 -12 - 3 + 7 +19 7m + 2 r- 1 + 3 +11 + 5 + 8 +10 - 1 - U + 2 - 7 - 1 - u 2 2 3 5 1 ' - 2 ^~1S + 5 1 k 2 3 + 2 + k - h +2U - 1 0 + 3 - 5 -11 0 r—I:--viced, Data not available. 1/ Luting ilarch and April changes from a year ago reflect in part the fact that last year Easter v:as on April 17 while this year it v.lll be on April 9. For this reason it is estimated that in comparison v:ith last year allowance should be made for an increase in sales of about 2 per cent for the month of I'arch as a r.iiole and for a corresponding decrease for the month of April as a v:hole. . 2/ The large increase shov.-n for this v:eek reflects in part the fact that sales in the corresponding vreek last year v:ere reduced because of a curtailment in public transportation service in the City of Philadelphia, '