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LWMKi UV h.t t l h c m WJ RESERVE 3AHK CF CLEVELAtlit ' w s f m BOARD OF GOVERNORS-OP THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM H.ll A p r i l 11, 19V, iy£ur.ux-iLaj«. Percentage CTifeulgfi from-CorrBSpronding-Period a Year Ago Federal' Reserve d i s t r i c t and c i t y UNITED STATES Boston D i s t r i c t New Haven Boston Springfield Providence New York D i s t r i c t . Newark Buffalo-2/ New York Rochester 2 / Syracuse 2/ Conn. Mass. R.I. N.J. N.Y. Philadelphia District Philadelphia Pa. Cleveland D i s t r i c t Akron 3/ ' Cincinnati Cleveland _3/ Columbus ™* Toledo' Pittsburgh Ohio Pa. D.C. Md. Atlanta D i s t r i c t • Birmingham Miami Atlanta New Orleans Nashville Ala. Fla. Ga. La. Tenn. . Chicago D i s t r i c t Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee + 7 + 9 +10 +12 +10 +17 +15 + 9 +% +11 - 2 + 2 + 9 +13 +20 +19 +11 + 3 + 8 +18 + 5 . + U +17 +nr +22 + 5 + 9 +26 +16 +10 +18 +23 . +16 +13 + 7 + 7 +T +20 + 5 +18 +33 +16 +11 + 5 • . + 2 + 9 +1L +22 +19 tiff +10 +ET • +16 +19 • +15 +12 +15 . +19 +12 +11 + 7 +19 . +13 +17 +m +15 +23 +10 • + 8 +18 +12 +13 +19 +16 +29 +11 111. Ind, Mich. Wis, Mar. 8 Mar. 15 (Mar.22 Mar..29 >17 +11 Richmond D i s t r i c t Washington Baltimore Week ending l / Month of Month of Feb, .. • Jan. + 8 + 9 • T? +1? - 3 ' + 7 +11 : + 8 . - 1 +15 -20 tll + 9 ; TT. + 5. + 7 + 6 +12 +n \ +10 o * . + 9 ' 1 8 1 5 . r+18 "FIT r+lU 7^5 +11 T9 +10 +21 + 9 +12 +10 • +11 +13 . + 8 + 9 +10 + 7 + 7 +13 +20... „ +15 +12 +13 + 7 TT +12 +12 r+10 +15 , ~n + 8 +10 + 2 +10. ^2,, +11 +15 • +15 + 2 o ... 0 . +^0 . +11 .+ 1 +14 - 6 - 7 + 3 + 8 + 5 r+ + + '+ 2 ^17 + 6 - 9 + 6 r+ 5 + 6 ^ +1U ' . - l +19 " *^r +15 +12 +17 +16 +10 + 9 + 5 +11 +16 + h + 8 +lU TS — +2U +nr +21 + 6 TT , +13 + 7 +10 - 7 + 9 +rr + 5 + 7 +12 +10 +18 +31 +14 +2U + 5 >2U +15 +31 +12 +16 +13 .+TT ; tilj. ,+22 -+19 +28 +18 +26 * r+ L +20 +10 + U + 3 +17 +39 +13 ' DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Continued) P e r c e n t a g e Change from Corresponding p e r i o d a Year Ago Federal Reserve d i s t r i c t and c i t y . .. .... S t , Louis' D i s t r i c t L i t t l e Rock Louisville S t . Louis Memphis Ark'. Ky. Mo. Tenn. Minneapolis D i s t r i c t Minneapolis S t . Paul Duluth-Superior Minn. Kansas C i t y D i s t r i c t Denver Wichita Kansas C i t y S t . Joseph Oklahoma C i t y Tulsa Dallas D i s t r i c t Dallas F o r t Worth Houston San-Antonio San F r a n c i s c o D i s t r i c t Los Angeles Area Oakland San F r a n c i s c o Portland S a l t Lake C i t y Seattle Month of Month of Jan. Feb. +19 • +224 +15 ' +21 +13 +2h +S£ +27 +13 + 3 . , ~ + h + 5 + 2 Week ending l / Mar, 8 Mar.15 Mar. 22 Mar.29 Apr. 5 0 -~~5 +12 - 2 + 1 + 9 TT +10 + 9 + 8 +11* +18 — +16 +18 + 5 .+15 . +20 " +10 +19 +IZ4. +11 +17 +18 +11 TS +19 + 7 (Hot a v a i l a b l e f o r p u b l i c a t i o n ) +13 Colo. Kans .+ 3 !' & Mo. + 6 + 6 Mo. Okla-r + 5 +12 + 5 +13 -10 + 8 + 1 + h 0 + 3 +29 -,7 - 5 + 3 0 - 2 - 1 +ll -12 2 + 3 -10 - 2 +11 • - r+20 +20 ~ ^ 9 + 2 + 9' + 9 . +20 +16 •v +15 +18 + 7 + 8 +10 +16 +51 +14 + 7 +25 + 9 +15 +19 7T9 +21 +30 +16 + 3 0 %TI - 5 +13 +15 +'5 + 2 +2$ + 5 +11 r+l6 TT + 3 • f+13 +21 +23 +18 +13 +19 +TT +25 +25 +29 +12 +IT +15 +1$ +iii +16 ^17 r+2U ~"+2T +13 +13 + 5 +10 + 8 + 9 +13 + 5 +12 +13 +12.. ' +11. +13 + 9 +18 + 5 +25 +21 +20 +27 Wis. Tex. Calif. " Ore. Utah Wash. +16 • TZI +19 • +12 +19 +25 +1U 0 +12 + 3 + 8 +15 + 5 ' + 4 +18 . + 5 + 9 V During March and April' changes from a year ago r e f l e c t i n p a r t t h e f a c t t h a t l a s t y e a r E a s t e r was on A p r i l 21 while t h i s y e a r i t was on A p r i l 6 . For t h i s reason i t i s e s t i m a t e d t h a t i n comparison w i t h l a s t y e a r allowance should be made f o r an i n c r e a s e i n s a l e s of about 3 p e r cent f o r t h e month of March as a whole and f o r a corresponding decrease f o r the' month of A p r i l as a whole. 2 j Sales i n t h e week ending March 8, 1947 r e f l e c t t h e e f f e c t of a snow s t o r m . _3/ S a l e s i n . t h e week ending March 29, 1947 were reduced because of heavy snow s t o r m s . Zh, W & w AtiVHan