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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
March 23, 1951

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DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES
(Based on Dollar Amounts)
.
. Percentage change from corresponding"
period a. year ago 1/
Federal Reserve district
and cityYear Month of,
Fe'b-.l? Feb.2k Mar. .3 Mar. 10 Mar.17
1950
Jan.
UNITED STATES
Boston District
New Haven
Boston
Lowell-Lawrence
Springfield
Providence
•New York District
M.-7.rark
Bv Cfalo
Mew York
Rochester
Syracuse
Philadelphia District
Philadelphia
Cleveland District
Ai< ron
Cincinnati
Cleveland
C olumbus
Toledo
Erie
Pittsburgh

. + 5

+33

+18

+ 2
+ 1
+ 2

+2?
+22
+32

+13
+19
"> 8

Conn.
Mass,
"

;. *

R.I.

N.J.
N.Y.

"

Pa..

Ohio

Pa.
"

•

.

+24

+18

+20

+14
-+5\
+13
+ 8
+30

+ 4
+24
+ 1
+17
+13
+ 3

+12
1 2
+ 9 • -IP
+ 7
+14
+ 9
- 2
+16
+18
+12
+10

214
+18
+15
+13
+13
+16

r+20
r+33
*21
+18
r+21
+25

+10
+lo
+18
. + 7
+16
+ 9

+22
+22

r+19
r+I£

+18

+29
+31
+20
+29
+37
+49
+26
+ 24

+12
T S
+ 3
+19

+ 2
+ 2

+33 '
+32

+28
+29

1_3
+ 4
+ 3
+ 2
+ 5
+ 6

+31
+37
+29
+29 '
+30
+34

+24
.'+18
+25
+23
+23

+22
+33
+30
+18
+33
+26

+ 6
^3

+33
+32

+10
+ 9

+20
+13

+ 7
7T
+ 7
+ 8
+ 2
+ 7
+10
+ 4

+42
+29
+38
+18
• +42
+1+1
+46

+29
7%0
+14
* +29
+19
+36
+32
+32

+36
+41
+31
+47
+28
.+33
+47 . +39
+31
. + 36
+U1.
+48
+U6
+50
+38
+34

+20
+ 9

Richmond District
Washington
Baltimore

+ 4
+ 2
.+ 2

+18:

+16

+2o

+22

+ 22

115
+12
+21

r+28

D.C.
Md.

Atlanta District
Birmingham
Miami
Atlanta
New Orleans
Nashville

Ala.
Fla. .
Ga.
La.
Tenn.

+ .7
+10
+10
+10
+ 2
+ 7

+24
+29
+29
+35
+1U
+25

+10
+17
+15
+13
- 2
+21

+22
+15
+30
+11
+16 • + 5
+28
+ 21
+ 3
+29
+ 21
+17

r+27
+20
r+lU
+U0
+26
+25

+17
+14
+11;
-Ik
+ 4

Chicago District
Chicago
Indianapolis
Detroit
Milwaukee

+
m
+
+
+

+32
+26
+35
+41
+30

+ 24

+37

111.
Ind.
Mich.
Ms.

+2o
+30
+13

+51
+ul
+36

+23
+20
+ 21
+30
+13

+28
+30
+22
: +23
+35

+10
+ b
+ 5
+23
0




7
7
9
7

+28

'

+34

+14 ,

DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Continued)
Percentage change from corresponding
period a year ago 1/

Federal Reserve district
and city-

M

°Jan.° f Feb.l7|Feb.2li|#ar. 3 Mar. 101Mar. 1?

+ a

St. Loui's District
Little Rock
Louisville
St. Louis Area
. Memphis

Ark#
Ky.
Mo,
Tenn.

Minneapolis District
iiinneapolis
St. Paul
Duluth-Superior

Hisn,
it
"M.is.

Kansas City District
L- .iver
V»i3nita
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Oklahoma City
Tulsa

Colo.
Kans.
Mo.
Okla.

Dallas District
Dallas
Fort YjOrth
. Houston
San Antonio
San Francisco District
Los Angeles Area
Oakland
San Francisco
Portland
Salt Lake City
Seattle

1950

+36
+31
+34

+12
+ 2
+29
+ 9
+13

+11

+ 5

• 11L
+31
+32
+31

+14
+1F
+10
+14

+ 3
+22

+ 6
+ 6

H

+
+
+
+
+

+53 ,

+25
+15

+ 21
+11
+40
+ 22
+ 6

+12
+14
+13

+ 3
0
+ 2
+ 1
+10

+ l
-18

+13
+12
+11
+27

+

+29
+21
+ 6
+16
+ 22

+21
+50
+41
+24
+14
+ 7
+14

H

+20
+20

6
8
2
6
7

+38
+40
+23
+41

-14
-16

+19
+14
+ 9
+lo

+10
+11
+11
+10
+11

+28
+33
+28
+31
+21

-li
+11
- 4

+ 8
+44
+ 4

+ 8
+41
+ 7

+ 6

+39
+33
+29
+31

+lo
+13
+ 5
+25
+23

+13
+10
+17
+13
+20
+17
+20

+ 8
+ 8
+ 7
+11
+ 7

Calif.
Ore.
Utah
V, ash.

+16
+12

+ 8
+ 3
+ 4

+ 7
+ 6
+ 5
+ 7
+11

+65
+45

+60

+22
+ 4
-•8

+35

&

+ 5
+14

3
3
3
2

+12
+26
+15
+ 3

r+20
+19
r+ 7
+34
+24

r+15
+11
+12
'+30
- 7

+12
+10
-14
+20
- 1

+18
+13
+11
+16
+18

r—Revised.
* Data not available.
1/ During March and April changes from a year ago reflect in part the fact that last
year Easter was on April 9 while this year it will be on March 25. For this
reason it is estimated that in comparison with last year allowance should be
made for an increase in sales of about 4 per cent for the month of March as
a whole and for a corresponding decrease for the month of April as a whole.