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BOARD OF GOVERNORS-OP THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
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A p r i l 11, 19V,
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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
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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

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+1U ' .

- l

+19 "
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+15
+12
+17
+16

+10

+ 9

+ 5
+11
+16

+ h
+ 8
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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 ;
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,+22
-+19
+28
+18
+26
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+20

+10
+ U
+ 3

+17
+39
+13

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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 .




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