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H.ll BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM , February 19, 19 5U DEPARTMENT STORE SALES H SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Based on: Dollar Amounts) Federal Reserve District, Area, and City United States Philadelphia District City Philadelphia Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Toledo Erie City Pittsburgh Chicago District metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee 0 -2 r- 2 - 1: + 1 +1U - 3 +10 + u +.5 +16 +13 +30 . - H +11 - 2 + 1 +11 -21. </+21 -21 + 7 : + 6 + u + 8 - 1 + 3 0 +1$ + 9 + 6 -10 +11 +12 + 7 - 1 0 . Mass# » ii R. i.: •So 0 + 9 + 3 r+1 + 2 N. Y. + u + 5 + U - 2 • . + 8" + 6 + 3 + 9 +10 - 6 + 1 + 3 - 7 +12 +11 N. Y. N. J. - 3 + 1 +10 +iU + 2 -3 + 1 0 + 2 + 6 + 1 + 9 -3 - 2 ZJI + 8 v - H - 1 - 3 0 r-12 + j£ 0 Pa. T2 Ohio Pa. + + + + + + I 5 l 6 K 3 - 2 - 9 - 1 •- 2 + 8 -10 - 2 + l' • - 2 . + K + 8 -11 - 1 -51 - k- 2 - 3 - 8 . - 8 +61 - 2 - 5 :+ - 6 -11 Pa. Richmond District Metropolitan Areas Washington D • C. Downtown Washington Baltimore Md. Va. Richmond Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Jacksonville Miami' Atlanta Augusta New Orleans Nashville + 2 , Boston District Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Cambridge Lowell-Lawrence Cities Springfield Providence New York District Metropolitan Areas Buffalo Rochester Syracuse Cities New York Newark Percentage change from corresponding period a. year ago Year i Week ending Jon. 23 |Jan. 30 |Feb. b. |Feb. 23 1953 Ala. Fla. Ga. La, Tenn. -3 +12 - 2 -5 - 2 0 . 0 + 2 | + 3 + 3 -13 - +10 + 7 +12 +19 + + + + + 2 + 3 2_3 r+ 1 - 1 - 2 + 5 + 2 -10 + u + .3 - 2 0 - H + 2 + 2 +11 - 9 - 7 -3 - 5 - 1 - 9 0 + 5 r+ r+ - 6 3 5 3 7 8 6 .-1K 0 - 5 ' r- 2 0 2 - 3 - 3 -10 - 1 + 1 - 1 -10 +10 ±JL 111. Ind. Mich, Wis. + 1 + K + 6 + 1 + + + H 6 5 r+ 2 3 1 K 6 - 1 + + - 1 1 2 6 I_7 - H - 1 - 3 -16 -19 > 5 + + - 5 l 9 1 H.ll DEPARTMENT STORE SALES IN SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Page 2 •(Based on Dollar Amounts) Federal Reserve District, Area, and City S t . Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville St. Louis —Liempnis " =*- Minneapolis District Metropolitan Areas Minneapolis-St. Paul liinneapolis City St. Paul City Cities Duluth-Superior Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago + 1 - 1 0 r- U zJi Ark. Ky. ivlo. Tenn. - 1 0 + 2 0 - 3 - 1 + 5 -IS +12 - 3 + 1 + 9 -12 - 7 - 1 -10 + 5 - k - 3 +15 0 + 6 + 3 + 7 Li Minn, " " + 1 + 1 + 1 + 9 + 1 + 9 * * * "• iviinn. & V,is. + 1 + h - 7 + 5 - u s City : Metropolitan Areas Topeka "...icnita St. Joseph Albuquerque O.Klaho.Tia City • Tulsa City City Ho. N . i:e Okla. Tex. " " " " Calif. - 8 ±1 z_I - h + 1 - 6 r-13 - 7 - 5 - i -16 -3 r- 5 r-l6 -16 -13 - 9 - 9 -114 - 1 r+ 9 r- 9 + 5 r-12 -11 0 + 1 -lit -10 - h -15 - 6 - 5 0 - 1 - 5 - 5 - 9 -11 - 6 zA I_Z -18 -13 . -21 + I -13 "+ k -13 -.8 -15 -11 + 1 - 5 - 6 - 7 -15 - 1 -11 - 8 - 3 - 8 + + + - + + - + + 2 1 u 3 2 0 - 9 - 7 r- 9 - 9 1 1 2 6 0 1 0 3 1 1 - 6 - 8 -10 - 3 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 2 -15 - 5 - 5 - 1 0 - 6 - 5 -10 .+ 3 -10 -19 -12 -31 - 3 -10 - 3 - 2 - 7 - k - 2 -16 - 5 -15 - u - 5 + 8 - 1 -13 -10 - 9 -11 0 -12 -11; - 7 -21 - 2 1 + 2 + 1 - - - > 3 1 3 " : > J:• PS. HI 6C . -U I •• + 6 ! zJL Ore. Utah V. ash » * - 1 + 1 0 - 2 4- 1 S s n Francisco District xetrccclitan Areas Los Angeles Dcv.n-cov.T, Los Angeles ..estside Los Angeles San Diego S a n Francis co-Oakland San Francisco City Oakland City San Jose Portland Salt Lake City Seattle Spokane AVVTIBL * - 1 Mo. Dallas .District . metropolitan Areas = Dallas E l Paso Fcrt •.crth Houston San Antonio ' Week ending Jan. 23|Jan. 30|Feb. 6 |Feb. 13 Year 1953 - 4 -16 | -30 i -32 i 0 -20 • •+ 5 — D a t a not available.