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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE" SYSTEM

May 11, 1951

DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES
(Based on Dollar Amounts)
Percentage change from corresponding
Federal Reserve District
. period a year.ago!/
and city
Jan.— Month of
Apr. 7 Apr. 14 Apr. 21 Apr. 28 May 5
Feb.
Mar,
UNITED STATES

+2$

+11

- 9

+13

+ 1

+ 3

+ 8

Boston District
Now Haven
Boston
Lowell-Lawrence
Springfield
Providence

+ 20
+21
+22
+14
+ 24
+ 27

+ 6
+ 0
+ 2
+10
+13
+11

-16

+ 9
+16 + 4
+16
+18
+ 9

- 2

+ 3
+10
+ 2
-16
+10
+ 3

+ 2
+ 1
0
-2
+ 4
+ 6

+25
729
+ 20
+24
+23
+25

+10
+11
+16
+ 6
+15
+14

-11
- 6
-11
'- 4

+ 20
.+29
+16
+19
+ 21
+32

Philadelphia District
Philadelphia
Pa.

+25
+22

+12
+ 9

-11
-16

+23
+17

• + 5
- 1
m
- .. + 2

Cleveland District
Akron
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Colunbus
Toledo
Erie
Pittsburgh

+33

+12
+12
+ 7
+13
+11
+18
+15
+ 7

-10

+15

+ 6

+ 5

-17
-10 •
-16
-.7
- 2
-10

+ 6
+21 +30
+20
+31
+11

+ 3
+ 4
+32
+ 7
+12
+ 2

+ 4
+ 9
U
+17
+ 5
0

-11
-12
- 5

r 0
T T
+ 4

+15
• T7
+ 26

+ 2
. r-g
r+15
- o
0
+ 2

- 2
+11
+ 20
-2k
- 2
+13
+10
+11
+12

New York District
Newark
Buffalo
Hew York
Rochester
Syracuse

Richmond District
V. ashing ton
Baltimore

Conn.
Mass.
11
R.I.
N.J.
N.Y.

"

Ohio

Pa.

+21
+32
+16
+34
+34

"

D.C.
Md.

+ 21
+ 21
+20

+13
+10
+ 9

Atlanta District
Birmingham
Miami
Atlanta
New Orleans
Nashville

Ala.
Fla.
Ga.
La.
Tenn.

+17
+22
+ 24
+25
+ 6
+11

. +17
r~8
+11
+27
+ 3
+ 7

Chicago District
Chicago
Indianapolis
Detroit
Milwaukee

111.
Ind.
Mich.
wis.

+ 28
+23
+29
+32
+23

+13
+ 9
+11
+21




+11

-14
-33
-23
-14
- 7

+
+
-

3
2
3
3

+ 1
~

+ 3
0
+ 4
- 2

' + 5
+ l
- + 7
r+ 6
+ 5
+ 3

—

-10
-11
- 2
-20
-26
- 1 '
-32
- 7
-28

+ 5
- 2
+17.
- 8
+ 9
+ 2

+ 4
w
+ 3
+19
-15.
+10

+ 1

+17
+13
+22
+ 22
+ 21

+ l

- 1

- 2
+ 6
+ 3

+ 1
- 7
+ 2

—

I

' +13
+31
- 4

+

-11
+ 8
+ 9

+10
+
-4
• +22
+ 5
+ ?
+10

+10
+ 9
+10
+12
+ 6
. +13
+10

+15

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DEPARILSHT STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Continued)
Federal Reserve District
and c ity
St. Louis District
Little Reck
Louisville
St. Louis Area
Memphis

Ark.
Ky.
Mo.
Tenn.

Jan.Feb.
^21
+23
+21
+18

Percentage change from corresponding
'period a year agoV
Month of
Apr.
7 Apr. Ill I Apr. 21 Apr. 28 May 5
Mar.
™rr™
"1*6"
-16
+~T
=~T
=2U
~~0
+ 20
+~T
H:
0
+12
+10
-lU
+ 3
- 3
+
2
+12
+ 2
+ 2
0
-15
+11
- 2
-26
- 2

f

H

Zlinneapolis
D:
.
District
%innSano
Minneapolis
St. Paul
"
Duluth-Superior
"&YV is.

+16
+ 22

Kansas City District
Denver
v.'ichita
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Oklahoma City
Tulsa

Colo,
Kans.
Uo.
"
Okla.
"

+26
^27
+L2
+ 25
+32
+13
+25

+13
+IT
+31
+17
+12
+ 3
+10

Tex.
"
"
"
"

+16
+16
+27
+13

+ u

Dallas District
: .-lias
' H:1 Paso
Fort worth
' Houston
San Antonio

San Francisco District
Angela
~T
Calif.
Oakland
San Francisco
Portland
Ore,
Salt Lake City
Utah
Seattle

+ 21
+ 23
+36
+32

+ao

2

- l
+ 7

+ 9
+29
+ k
+11
+~9
+15
+12
+ 3
+18
+15

-19
-12

=02
- 1
- 7
-22

+ 7

Eie
-19
-23
- 6

+30
-11
-lU
-18
-16

0
-11

-13

+17
+30

- u

- 7

0
+17

+lu
+12

+32

+ 20
+ 5
+ 1

+ 8

r+ 2
-

+16
+ 6
+ 7
+ 3
- 7

+10
- 3
+19
+15
+ 9
~4
+ 6
+12
+15
+16
+18

+16
+ 3
- 8
- 6
0

H

+ 2

+ 5

- i
+ h

- 2

+10
—

+ 6
~0

+ 6

+ 5
+ h

+ 6

+ 2

+ It
+ 2

+ 1

r+ 8
+35
- 7

+22
- 6

+ 2

- 1

+ 9

- 1

- 5

+ 8
+19
- 9

- i
+ 3

- 5

+ 7
+ 5

- 2

+15
*1-.

r—Revised.
Data not available.
1/ During % arch and April changes from a year ago reflect in part the fact
rii f
act that la :
~
year Faster v;as on V-.pril 9 v/hilu this year it was on i/.arcn 25. For
" ' reas i |
r this
it is esti:.:ate:I that ir. comparison rath last year allowance should bo made fo..an increase in sales of about h per cent for tne
nth of larch ; a v/hol- an: |
for a corresponding decrease for the nonth of April as a whole.