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K^'VSFhF . H.ll 511 UBMsy op Rr.Tr.'c BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL. .RESERVE SYSTEM February 5» 195k DEPARTMENT STORE SALES IN SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Based on Dollar Amounts) Federal Reserve District, Area, and City Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago Week..ending Jan. 9 |Jan. 161Jain. 231Jan. 30 Year 1953 United States +2 Boston District Metropolitan Area Lowell-Lawrence Cities Downtown Boston Springfield Providence R. I. New York District Metropolitan Areas Buffalo. Rochester Syracuse Cities New York Newark Philadelphia District City Philadelphia Cleveland District -Metropolitan Areas Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Toledo Erie City Pittsburgh - 8 +.1 +15 + 5 +17 o + 3 0 r 0 , -_1 -18 +lii - 2 -15 - h -21 +11 +10 +16 -16 -iU -23. +13 +15 + 9 + 1 + 6 -10 + 9 -Hi + 3 n. y: + h + 5 + h + 7 + 7 - 3 - 6 -a - 3 r- 2 + 8 + 6 N. Y. N. J. - 3 + l +12 + 1 -16 -23 +10 r+lU ; + 1 ii - 6 r+ 9 r+ 8 0 + 2 1/+10 + 3 " +_5 -12 • Pa. + 5 +10 • • +10 + 3 - 1 2J. - h + 1 - 2 ' • .+ 1 + 5 + l + 6 + h + 3 Ohio Pa. Pa. 0 - 2 - 5 - 2 0 Ala. Fla. ii Ga. La. Tenn. Chicago District Metropolitan Areas Chicago 111. Indianapolis Ind. Detroit Mich. Milwaukee . • ' V<is. + 5 -+10 + 2 + 9 + 6 + 2 i j j 1 ' -12 -11 -13 . .- 5 -10 -13 . -* Richmond District Metropolitan Areas Washington D. C. Downtown Washington Baltimore Md. Richmond Va. Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas . Birmingham Jacksonville Miami Atlanta Augusta New Orleans Nashville + 6 - 9 - 1 - 2 + 8 -10 - 2 -:$• 1 1 i- • -23 r- 3 +ii i o 8 +13 -21 -2U -29 -11 + 2 + 3 + 3 -13 +10 + 7 +12 +19 + 3 - 3 + 2 +2 - 9 - 1 - 2 + 5 •+. 2 -lo. + M +18 7 2 +21 ' + 1 0 +:6 -11 - 9 - 3 - 8 - 6 -13 -1U 6 - U 0 7 +1U 1 + 7 - 2 -10 - 8 - 3 + 2 + h - 6 + 5 ll + + + + 1 h 6 1 + 1 - 2 + U + 8 - -11 - 1 - 2 0 - h r+ 2 + 2 . +11. 1 r- 9 - - 3 - 1 - 9- 1 4 \ 2_5 - 3 - 3 -10 -1 H.1I Page 2 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES IN SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) (Based on Dollar Amounts) Federal 'Reserve District, Area, and City- ^l5t. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. Minneapolis District Metropolitan Areas Minneapolis-St. Paul Minn. Minneapolis City "• St. Paul City ' " Cities Duluth-Superior Minn,& V, is. Kansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver . Topeka Wichita St. Joseph Albuquerque Oklahoma City Tulsa City Kansas City Dallas District Metropolitan Areas Dallas El -Paso Fort Yvorth Houston San Antonio Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago v\eek ending Jan. y |Jan. 16|Jan. 23|Jan, 30 1953 + 9 zl +12 + 9 +lk - 3 -17 - 3 -17 6 - 3 - 1 + 5 -15 +12 - 3 + 1 + 9 + 8 + 6 + 66 +3 + 7 + 9 -+ 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 Mo. ' . N. Me: Okla. - 1 + 1 0 +. 9 . - 7 - 2 +17 -111- * 5 -10 -11 - u + 1 Tex. " " " " San Francisco District ' Metropolitan Areas Los Angeles Calif. Downtown Los Angeles " . Yvestside -Los Angeles " • San Diego " San Francisco-Oakland " San Francisco City " Oakland City " San Jose " Portland • Ore. Salt Lake City UtahSeattle • ' Wash* Spokane " Taccma + 6 - 2 - 6 - 6 2 - k -Ik - 7 -15 -16 - 1 -lo - 3 - 9 - 9 -1U -13 - 5• + 2 - 2 - 5' -11 - 6 + h -13 + 9 - 1 -13 - 3 -18 -18 -21 + 1 -13 + 1 - 6 - 9 - U -16 - 2 - 6 - 7 zJL - - 5 2 1 h 3 0 - 1 0 + 3 - 1 - 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 h 1 * .+ 1 2 - + + + + 1 - 1 + 2 + + 1 - 1 Colo. * : + + + - h' 7 h U + '2 + a -.3 + 6 - 5 + 1 + 2 - 8 + 5 - + + + - 2 0 1 1 2 5 5 5 - 6 - 8. -20 -17 -15 - 5 - 5 - 3 - 1 o - 5 -10 -10 - 5 - 5 - 6 - 5 2 + 3 -15 - h -16 -30 -32 -10 - -16 + 2 - 8 -15 -11 -19 Q -20 + 5 r—Revised. /)£ , —Data not available. 1/ The increase shown fdl^y^Ls wegk-?reflects in part the fact that sales last year were reduced because of a curtailment in public transportation service in the city of Philadelphia, ^d/b, % • •.
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