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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM H.ll 'May 16, 1952 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Eased on Dollar Aaounts) Federal Reserve District and city UNITED STATES Boston District New Haven Boston . Lowell-Lawrence Springfield Providence New York District Newark Buffalo New York Rochester Syracuse Philadelphia District Philadelphia Cleveland District Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Colur.ibus Toledo Erie Pittsburgh Richmond District Washington Baltimore Conn. • Mass. " R.I. Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago ±Z Month of Apr.12 Apr.19 Apr.261May 3 May 10 . Mar. Jan.— Feb, - 9 - 9 -12 + 7 -lb - 7 - 1 -13 -10 - 9 . - 6 -11 -13 -12 -11 -13 - 2 , -13 -10 -12 N.J. N.Y. " - 6 Pa. " D.C. Md. Atlanta District Birmingham Jacksonville Miami Atlanta Augusta New Orleans Nashville La. Tonn. Chicago District Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee 111. Ind. Mich. wis. Ala. Fla. Ga. +11 - 1 + 3 - 2 + 6 +26 . +uE +21 +37 +U7 +27 - 3 -19 - 3 -10 - l + 3 + + + + + - + 1 +13 + 1 -5 - 2 + 3 + + + + + + 0 . ' -11 - b -11 - 0 - h -11 - k -10 " 3 1 5 U. 7 7 - 3 -7 r- 9 -10 r- 3 0 - 2 -13 0 - 6 .+ 2 0 - 6 +T • nr - 6 -12 -12 - b - 2 . — t) +i6; + 6 - 9 + 3 • - 1 . - 8 . + 8 0 + 5 -1 - 3 - 9 + 1 ,+T + 6 -k +15 + 2 0 - 1 +27 - 4 + 7 + O ... 5 - 2 + 1 - 7 - 1 + 2 - 3 + 7 - i - 7 + 8 +13 -11 + 3 %_5 ' 0 - 4 - 7 - 3 - 3 - 9 - 2 - 6 - 1 -9-|, .+13 +13 +26 +13 + 5 +18 +2U + 8 3 3 2 1 7 li r- 8 -12 -11 - 9 . -13 -16 - 8 — Ohio Pa. j : r _s - 6 - 7 - 5 - 8 -11 -7 1 +10 1 1 ™ +25 + 1 + 0 - 2 - 2 - 7 - 0 -11 +16 + U • + 2 - 9 + 2 - 6 - 7 -22 - 0 - 1 - 5 +33 ^1 •'. +37 +11 ' +bh +63 +21 +U3 + 2 - 9 +11 + 3 - k +28 - 5 +lh + 7 + h -11 +32 +12 + 8 - 5 r+ 1 r+15 r+26 + 7 - 3 +16 +L6 +Uo +23 +11 -10 -11 - 6 -13 - 8 -12 - 9 -10 0 - 1 +10 - 2 - 3 0 ~ 0 3 + 5 - 6 + 9 - 5 + T - •^T + h • 0 +21 • + 2 +12 V-lU + 1 —0 -+ h + 2 0 + 7 + 2 +18 z r- 3 + 2 - k + 5' — + 3 — + 6 +27 +17 . ' H.ll Page 2 DE?.4R&:ENT STORE SALES. Bi CITIES (Continued) Federal Reserve District and city Percentage change frcn corresponding period a year fs° ago y V, Jar..- Month of Apr.. 12 Apr.15 Apr. 2 May 3 May 10 Feb, St. Louis District Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Area Llenpnis . - 9 r"b - c - 0 - 5 Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. Minneapolis District Minneapolis St. Paul Duluth-Sup erior Minn. is. Kansas City District Denver wichita Kansas City St. Joseph Oklahoma City Tulsa Colo. Kans. Ho. Okla. " Dallas District Dallas El Paso Fort V.erth Houston San Antonio San Francisco District Los Angeles Area Downtown Los Angeles westside Los Angeles Oakland San Diego San Francisco Portland Salt Lake City Seattle Spokane • Tex. » " Calif. ii " Ore. Utaii wash. . " - 9 r T -12 - k •-8 +16 - 6 — 6 - 1 +10 +19 +10 - 8 + + + + — - 6 — o 6 ~ 1 8 - 6 - 5 -15 -li - 5 -15 -15 -17 - 6 + U .+22 . +20 +26 + 23 ' +27 +11 +36 + + 2 0 3 6 3 2 - 6 -IT - 5 - 9 - 3 - 3 +30 +31 + 9 + 2 -10 = U - e %10 -1U - 9 -18 - 3 - 9 =15" -16 •-10 -11 -10 - 6 -lit -11 -11 -12 -11 =nr - 6 -13 - 9 — V +16 0 +H + 3 + 1 -13 + 2 — 0 + 6 + 2 - 9 0 -17 + 3 + 5 +"3 +12 - 2 +-1— — + 8 + 5 - i + i +17 +1U +15- 0 - 2 + 5 +1; +11 •+26 + i + 2 +T + ; — - 2 + 3 - - - 1 + b +La ~ — - 6 + h -22 -11 + h + 1 — .+18 w +15 +17 . +16 . +2U : +26 + 9 +22 . +17 +19 0 — - 6 + 7 -16 +10 + 9 +r +la +1-" +?;• +22 r+ h T-5 :+ 6 + c + 3 + lv + 1 +2c + 7 +34 - 1 + 2 +26 +63 + 7 - U + 2 -23 0 +~7 + 2 + 0 . - 5 - 2 - 2 - 6 - 8 - li + 7 + 9 r+ 3 — +IF +10 + h + 0 +12 + 3 - 6 + 3 + 5 +7 - U - 2 - k - 2 •- 8 - 2 - 3 0 +13 + 6 *IF +10 +lv +11 + " + 1 + : + i r—Revised. Data not available! 1/ During March and April changes fror.i a year ago reflect in part the fact that last year Easter was on March 25 while this year it was on April 13. For this reason it is estimated that in comparison with last year an allowance should be mad'e-for a decrease in sales of about 6 per cent for the month of Liarch as a whole and for a corresponding increase for the month of April as a whole.
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