View original document

The full text on this page is automatically extracted from the file linked above and may contain errors and inconsistencies.

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, '