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5CI( H.ll 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 H.il Pvg 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.