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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM April 28,.1950 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Based on Dollar Amounts) Federal Reserve district and city • Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago 1/ . Month of|[Month of Mar,25|Apr. 1 Apr. 8 Apr.15 Apr. 2 2 Jan. I Feb. UNITED STATES - U - 1 + 1 0* Boston District Nev.r Haven ' ' Boston Springfield •Providence - 1 + 2 -33 + 5 + 3 - 3 +- 5 + 2 - 6 - 5 ' - 2 -10 - 2 - 9 - 8 - 6 - 5 - h Conn. Mass. " R.I. Nev; York District Buffalo Nov; York • Rochester Syracuse M.J. N.Y. " Philadelphia District Pa. Philadelphia Cleveland District Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Toledo Erie Pittsburgh Richmond District v/i.Eiiington Baltimore Atls-itri District Q ; n,u nghara Atlanta Ilev; Orleans Nashville Ch:rnpo District v'- L g o Ir/llanapolis Detroit Digitized I.iilv/aukee for FRASER Ohio - - 5 6 6 3 6 6 h 2 - 6 + li +12 - 7 - 5 . -19 + 5 0 .. -28 3 -23 3 3 -Uo 2 -29 •+ U +~2 + 2 + 6 + 2 h h h 7 -20 -20 r-31 r-20 -18 , -27 + 3 - 1 • + 9 + 12 - 5 T? -19 -20 + 9 - 5 - 9 - 1 - 1 - 9 - h + 2 -10 -23 + 3 - 2 - 9 -.5 - 2 - 1 -25 -25 -2U ' ' -27 -31 -22 + k + 2 +19 + 8 - h - 1 + 5 - 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 - 1 + 2 - 5 -19 -21 -16 + u + 20 -12 +12 + 8 +11 +15 + 6 + 7 0 +12 +13 +12 +1U + 6 + 9 -22 -25 -15 -20 -26 -27 + + + + - 1 - 2 + 2 - 1 - - 3 - 3. - 7 -7 0 -a - 7 - 7 Til - 9 - 5 + + + + - 3 - 2 - 5; - 2 - 2 D.C. Md. - 8 - 1 + 3 rr 0 + 7 + 2 + 2 + u Ala. Fla. Ga. La. Tenn. - 1 -13 0 + 5 - 2 - 5 111. Ind. Mich. Wis. - 5 TU - 8 - 8 - 8 " • - 3 " - 8 - 5 - 2' u 1 5 6 3 1 1 2 2 1 6 + + + - h . .- 3 + - 5 4 U 3 - 2 - 2 0 • TK + 2 - 3 - 7 - 9 - 8 -11 Pa. • — + 3 ' +10' + 2 0 - 2 %% + + h -16 -17 3 1 -17 8 -lit 5 . -19 + 1 +13 + 5 + 8 + 7 + 3 +1h 0 + + + + U 7 5 l 2 H. 11 Pa*' 2 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Continued) Federal Reserve district and city St. Louis District Little Rock LOUDsville St. Louis Memphis Minneapolis District Minneapolis St. Paul Duluth-Superior Kansas City District Denver Hiehita Kansas City St. Joseph Oklahoma City Tulsa Dallas District Dallas Fort 1 orth Houston San Antonio Ark. Ky. . Mo, . Tenn. Minn. " "&Wis. Colo. Kans. Mo, " Okla. — " Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago Jy Month of Month of Mar.25|Apr. 1 Apr. 8 Apr.151Apr. 22 Fob. Jan. - 3 - k + 1 - 9 - 7 - 8 - U Tex. " " San Francisco District Los Angeles Area Calif. Oakland " San Francisco Ore. Portland Utah Salt Lake City Seattle YJash. + 3 -16 -17 - h -13 -22 + 7 -2lJ +12 + 5 +26 - 3 RU + 5 -19 + + + - -18 -17 -17 -30 113 - 3 + 2 + 3 - 7 1 -il + U +12 0 + 9 - 3 - 2 -12 + 5 -1U + h -16 "+~~E + 2 +10 - 7 0 - 5 +10 - 6 + 3 + 5 + 7 - 6 - 5 -18 - 6 -11 - 3. +12 - 1 - 9 + 8 0 + 9 2 1 3 9 h - 8 + 3 - 1 - 2 + + + + 0 - 3 + T> +11 - 5 + 2 • + 2 + 3 +12 + 5 +18 + 6 0 + 2 - 1 - 1 + 2 + 2 -^ + 1 6 0 + + h +~Z - 3 -12 - It • - h - U - 9 ' + 2 - 2 0 + U + 6 + 9. + 9 T-5 + 8 - 3 + 30 + 5 + 2 +13 0 • + h + 6 +12 ' 0 0 1 1 3 6 +11 - 1 b -26 -12 -37 -10 -15 +17 +19 +12 . +18 + 6 + 7 +19 - 6 - 6 +11 -16 - 7 +27 +13 + 9 +15 -19 -19 -22 -26 -18 -19 -18 + + + - + + + + - 2 1 3 2 h 0 + 6 0 - h +15 +12 + + 8 + 8 +13 0 +10 +11 1 2 1 8 5 6 0 r—:>e vised, * Data not available. 1/ During March and April changes from a year ago reflect in part the fact that last year Easter v:as on April 17 while thir. year it v.as on April 9. For this reason it is estimated that in compsriron 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.
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