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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
G.6

(For Immediate Release)

May 11, 1950

BANK DEBITS--DEBITS TO DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS EXCEPT INTERBANK ACCOUNTS
Bank debits as reported by banks in 333 leading centers for the month
of April aggregated 102,570 million dollars. During the past three months total
debits for the same centers amounted to 3lk,5kk million dollars or 5 per cent
above the total reported for the corresponding period a year ago. At banks in
New York City there was an increase of 8 per cent compared with the corresponding
three-months period a year ago, and at the 332 other centers there was an increase
of 4 per cent.
SUMMARY BY FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICTS
(in millions of dollars)
April
1950

Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Richmond
Atlanta
Chicago
St. Louis
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Dallas
San Francisco

4,369
40,721
4,738
6,769
3,963
4,100
15,353
3/202
2,025
3,836
4,007
9,468

4,194
39,336
4,267
6,797
3,822
3,905
15,021
3,038
2,061
3,84k
3,737
9,678

13,086
126,401
14,488
20,356
11,924
12,635
46,883
9,574
6,265
11,686
12,107
29,138

12,454
117,569
12,912
20,372
11,551
12,073
45,566
9,206
6,147
11,460
11,271
28,713 '

iofe,570
37,025
$4,689
10,855

99,703
35,832
53,374
10,497

314,544
115,864
166,150
32,530

299,295
107,512
160,210
31,573

Total, 333 centers
New York City*
140 other centers*
192 other centers

April
194 9

3 months ended -Apr. 1949
Apr. 1950

Federal Reserve district

DEBITS BY BANKS IN EACH REPORTING CENTER
(In thousands of dollars)
3 months ended -April
Afcril
1950
1949
Apr. 1950
Apr. 1949
DISTRICT NO. 1 - BOSTON
Hartford*
Conn.
5&>,817
452,448 : 1,529,585
1,372,350
It
New Haven*
194,764
174,447
565,978
528,833
tt
New London
20,087
62,372
58,850
19,494
1
If
Waterbury*
175,888
56,640
59,607
174,640
Bangor*
Maine
37,914
114,197
39,808
118,019
ft
Lewi ston-Auburn
25,845
77,699
27,383
79,122
ft
Portland
223,254
75,540
220,800
71,631
Boston*
Mass.
2,433,365
7,306,213
2,393,876
7,055,413
tf
Brockton
41,990
123,664
38,247
111,854
tt
Fall River*
45,864
138,978
46,025
131,160
tt
Holyoke*
31,641
88,086
30,105
99,223
tt
Lowell*
30,604
28,613
94,259
82,461
It
Lynn
49,488
149,234
48,728
129,907
tt
New Bedford*
49,689
148,958
47,140
139,270
tt
Pittsfield
31,378
90,915
33,247
95,380
tt
Springfield
158,234
465,713
157,956
454,304
tt
Worcester*
409,898
137,633
134,709
401,406
Concord
N.H.
23,097
71,485
22,883
70,387
tt
Manchester
43,836
134,447
130,684
42,735
Providence*
R.I.
331,089
1,026,501
302,385
935,689
Burlington
Vt.
26,107
77,271
25,929
75,565
•Included in the national series covering l4l centers, available beginning in 191$.




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DEBITS BY BANKS IN EACH REPORTING CENTER
(In thousands of dollars)
April
1950

DISTRICT NO. 2 - NEW YORK
Bridgeport
Conn.
tf
Stamford
Jersey City
N.J.
tf
Montclair
II
Newark
ft
Passaic*
ft
Paterson
Albany*
N.Y.
ft
Binghamton*
11
Buffalo*
ft
Elmira
ft
Jamestown
tf
New York*
It
Poughkeepsie
ft
Rochester*
If
Schenectady
ft
Syracuse*
ft
Utica
DISTRICT NO. 3 - PHILADELPHIA
Wilmington*
Del.
Atlantic City
N.J.
ft
Camden
tf
Trenton*
Allentown
Pa.
ft
Altoona*
tf
Bethlehem
If
Chester*
ft
Harrisburg
ft
Hazleton
tf
Johnstown
ft
Lancaster*
ft
Lebanon
tf
Norristown
ft
Philadelphia*
ft
Reading
ft
Scranton*
ft
Wilkes-Barre*
ft
Williamsport*
Tf
York*
DISTRICT NO. 4 - CLEVELAND
Covington-Newport Ky.
tf
Lexington*
Ohio
Akron*
ft
Canton
ft
Cincinnati
If
Cleveland*
tf
Columbus*
ft
Dayton*
tf
Hamilton
It
Lima
tf
Lorain
ft
Mansfield
ft
Middletown
tl
Portsmouth
tf
Springfield*
ft
Steubenville
ft
Toledo*
ft
Warren
ft
Youagstown*
ft
Zanesville



137,773
59,942
260,436
35,637
768,858
77,330
128,850
872,537
59,464
537,197
29,515
32,705
37,025,139
39,217
295,971
77,314
208,165
75,375

April
1949

3 months ended —
Apr. 1949
Apr. 1950

398,989
132,678
181,312
55,056
816,005
281,297
103,452
28,960
2,306,478
718,569
247,147
82,845
401,930
123,898
1,987,860
756,777
178,073
58,982
1,609,064
525,048
89,276
29,329
96,482
32,719
115,864,012
35,831,614
39,031
115,977
301,880
922,937
216,492
75,976
652,641
190,907
70,926
213,296

407,218
171,995
878,906
87,991
2,196,735
254,044
370,458
1,688,451
177,179
1,574,366
89,783
94,673
107,511,868.
115,662
921,530
224,215
598,451
205,109

287,952
46,439
117,986
192,278
73,522
27,100
35,512
39,077
105,656
26,885
41,707
74,386
17,132
27,757
3,275,880
100,232
97,184
57,833
26,415
66,609

252,613
44,265
109,450
179,229
73,568
27,264
34,338
43,202
103,147
27,112
43,017
65,376
19,064
26,843
2,878,229
97,999
84,493
61,103
26,034
70,876

873,672
136,275
369,613
529,708
220,852
8l,0l4
106,021
118,995
321,458
78,524
117,407
225,400
51,865
84,534
10,160,916
278,671'
279,482
•173,913
78,732
200,899

757,330
128,122
337,915
517,722
209,923
80,369
99,952
125,986
320,931
80,657
127,381
185,247
56,760
81,675
8,818,187
268,310
243,232
183,730
75,392
213,635

39,422
63,539
237,927
111,803
835,145
1,665,838
534,884
222,131
35,676
42,152
15,731
45,086
37,443
21,049
43,251
22,577
356,671
38,856
161,958
29,396

37,594
56,376
237,099
117,535
799,056
1,748,970
594,579
222,112
34,914
41,888
17,810
42,006
32,222
20,727
44,121
21,217
327,850
37,631
150,977
27,912

117,999
192,923
676,696
320,092
2,598,981
5,071,860
1,629,781
665,877
109,550
124,057
47,333
127,211
112,624
59,857
131,847
65,281
1,015,842
110,618
452,394
78,568

114,436
203,267
669,470
336,321
2,516,476
5,145,753
1,635,963
654,946
107,106
123,142
53,327
125,361
98,365
59,551
129,037
63,983
978,387
111,408
429,982
79,270

G.6b

DISTRICT NO. 4 Butler
Erie*
Frank]in
Greensburg*
Oil City*
Pittsburgh*
Sharon
Wheeling*
DISTRICT NO. 5 Washington
Baltimore*
Cumberland
Frederick
Eageratown
Asheville
Charlotte*
Durham
Greensboro
Kinston
Raleigh*
Wilmington
Wilson
Winston-Salem
Charleston
Columbia*
Greenville*
Spartanburg
Charlottesville
Danville
Lynchburg
Newport News
Norfolk*
Portsmouth
Richmond*
Roanoke
Bluefield
Charleston
Clarksburg
Huntington
Parkersburg
DISTRICT NO. 6 Anniston
Birmingham*
Dothan
Gadsden
Mobile*
Montgomery*
Jacksonville*
Miami
Orlando
Pensacola*
St. Petersburg
Tampa*




DEBITS BY BANKS IN EACH REPORTING CENTER
(In thousands of dollars)
3 months ended —
April
April
1950
1949
Apr. 1949
Apr. 1950
CLEVELAND (Cont 'd)
Pa.
27,957
ft
86,316
If
6,537
ft
19,739
II
17,234
tl
1,964,848
If
26/607
W.Va.
58,776
RICHMOND
D.C.
784,834
Md.
895,610
tl
19,366
if
17,172
it
26,446
48,686
N.C.
ft
264,477
ft
81,910
ft
77,047
If
11,714
tl
120,485
tl
30,458
ft
14,544
tl
125,108
s.c.
60,133
II
101,872
II
83,632
II
46,988
Va.
23,360
tl
22,103
It
36,790
ft
30,744
II
210,602
It
21,594
tl
457,323
ft
94,443
41,685
W.Va.
It
124,087
tl
28,164
If
56,094
ft
25,995
ATLANTA
Ala.
20,945
ft
327,863
ft
12,518
II
19,574
II
112,166
It
67,358
288,828
Fla.
It
273,151
11
60,753
ft
33,352
ft
66,541
ft
137,590

29,603
83,948
7,042
20,945
17,668
1,940,358
28,704
56,592

82,720
254,278
18,841
57,571
51,764
5,921,590
78,087
181,390

88,660
248,371
20,735
62,244
54,235
6,006,472
83,208
172,128

718,597
91l>529
21,126
18,714
26,351
43,746
219,072
72,219
70,690
11,575
131,082
30,302
18,531
114,476
60,627
96,624
74,582
42,021
21,046
21,246
35,685
31,166
169,817
19,802
480,387
87,838
39,869
124,096
27,164
57,507
25,010

2,295,445
2,789,064
59,990
50,318
77,090
139,939
775,408
221,315
234,615
36,379
400,617
95,994
42,132
384,046
182,341
301,396
252,366
143,099
67,937
68,283
111,141
84,413
635,059
60,593
1,373,774
273,849
108,550
346,065
79,231
160,863
73,046

2,182,845
2,756,750
61,087
52,543
77,951
133,241
671,604
238,246
216,735
37,985
392,749
90,451
45,502
351,940
175,738
286,837
229,892
131,765
62,467
65,975
105,135
96,026
510,847
56,916
1,406,308
261,023
136,547
391,912
82,987
166,518
74,870

19,375
305,165
11,955
17,822
127,240
67,693
267,424
237,831
52,833
32,837
61,329
126,390

62,041
975,077
37,938
57,097
353,576
222,389
890,871
660,212
197,512
101,634
203,845
441,482

61,530
931,105
36,531
53,741
386,355
204,256
811,650
772,501
161,132
97,337
183,784
386,279

G.6O

DEBITS BY" BANKS IN EACH RETORTING CENTER
(In thousands of dollars)

April
1950
DISTRICT NO. 6 - ATLANTA (Cont'd)
Albany
Ga.
23,065
II
Atlanta*
843,868
ft
Augusta*
57,866
n
Brunswick
9,142
11
Columbus
58,620
11
Elberton
3,885
it
56,562
Maoon*
it
7,894
Newnan
11
Savannah*
83,555
11
10,477
Valdosta
Baton Rouge
97,515
La*
11
Lake Charles
33,731
New Orleans*
633,573
17,339
Hattiesburg
Miss,
11
136,837
Jackson
it
25,773
Meridian
it
23.176
Vicksburg*
139,931
Chattanooga*
Tenn,
i
t
109,498
Knoxville*
306,659
Nashville*
"
DISTRICT NO. 7 - CHICAGO
Aurora
~TTT0
32,404
it
Bloomington*
37,650
11
C hampai gn -U r ba na
39,108
it
Chicago*
7,967,838
n
Danville
32,275
11
Decatur*
67.177
11
Elgin
22,349
i
t
Joliet
36,134
11
Moline
27,672
it
Peoria*
153,753
n
Rockford*
97,901
it
Springfield
68,184
Fort Wayne*
Ind»
113,357
it
Gary
58,472
11
Hammond
32,591
11
Indianapolis*
598,264
11
Lafayette
38,828
it
Muncie
35,745
it
South Bend*
210,482
it
Terre Haute
66,520




April
191+9

3 months ended —
Apr. 1950
Apr. 1$49

22,331
781,U67
54,690
8,275
46,652
3,621
50,743
7,491
83,746
10,1*26
115,695
35,502
658,633
15,818
127,008
24,2i|JU
22,986
128,455
98,793
278,803

69,877
2,544,085
163,095
26,208
169,965
11,248
167,872
24,203
258,959
32,222
300,859
105,371
2,052,949
52,257
431,356
77,416
71,557
419,899
312,645
939,282

32,904
37,752
37,828
7,757,830
32,720
61,851

20,886

38,758
26,801
163,401
94,293
66,579
115,631
61,937
32,240
579,254
37,338
37,591
207,252
64,215

96,043

116,190

117,513
24,477,647
94,697
193,668
66,763
110,340
83,528
465,432
287,976
206,101
341,944
170,944
95,232
1,802,510
114,963
103,073
589,374
188,735

67,888
2,374,418

167,044

24,507
145,800
10,343
158,401
23,198
251,374
31,858
339,967
104,606
2,164,338
47,610
399,997
73,337
69,350
400,335
303,737
828,415
97,188
116,492
111,217
23,815,885
92,308
182,146
63,797
115,109
77,759
484,584
277,783
205,656.
324,052
173,973

92,286

1,749,157
110,067
105,890
580,301
188,060

G.6d

DEBITS BY BANKS IN EACH REPORTING CENTER
(In thousands of dollars)
3 months ended —
April
April
1950

DISTRICT NO. 7 - CHICAGO (Cont'd)
18,115
Iowa
Burlington
It
Cedar Rapids*
73,893
tl
16,655
Clinton
It
62,153
Davenport*
Tt
266,772
Des Moines*
II
40,989
Dubuque*
ft
27,713
Mason City
ft
11,445
"Muscatine
II
28,624
Ottumwa
If
133,837
Sioux City*
II
57,581
Waterloo*
14,508
Mich.
Adrian
II
41,187
Battle Creek
II
29,498
Bay City*
II
3,090,064
Detroit*
II
92,740
Flint*
It
178,616
Grand Rapids*
II
44,806
Jackson
II
Kalamazoo*
$,937
II
80,913
Lansing*
II
Muskegon
49,632
II
Port Huron
24,977
II
Saginaw
64,999
Wis.
Green Bay
51,070
II
Madison
93,510
II
Manitowoc
19,920
II
814,813
Milwaukee*
II
Oshkosh
24,503
II
Racine
53,543
II
Sheboygan
43,357
DISTRICT NO. 8 - ST. LOUIS
Ark.
El Dorado
22,571
II
Fort Smith
35,594
It
Helena
5,906
II
Little Rock*
121,998
II
Pine Bluff
22,317
Texarkana
II
(See also Tex.)
11,056
111.
Alton
22,439
East St. Louis &
Nat'1 Stock Yards "
93,390
II
Quincy
18,265
Ind.
Evansville*
102,095
Ky.
Louisville*
478,961
II
Owensboro
31,523
II
Paducah
13,166
Miss.
Greenville
16,321
Cape Girardeau
10,964
Mo.
II
Hannibal
7,707
II
Jefferson City
51,270
It
St. Louis*
1,438,939
II
Sedalia
9,485
II
Springfield
54,073
Jackson
Tenn.
17,290
II
Memphis*
616,302




1949

18,533
68,632 .
17,105
66,440
266,412
39,826
26,802
10,862
29,097 1
121,227 1
55,932 i
13,718 ;
40,432
29,989
3,002,278 i
81,428 :
164,458
42,676
59,954
76,031
48,747
23,655
63,235
54,844
96,993
21,393
848,959
22,801
58,999
42,856

Apr. 1950
52,893
216,376
47,938

Apr. 1949
54,202

206,028

31,578
84,25%
399,706
169,648
42,456
123,1'tO
86,615
9,448,840
273,746
529,989
134,639
190,094
238,067
141,163
74,735
190,050
157,562
290,933
59,961
2,618,909
71,424
166,347
132,219

48,823
194,346
750,500
116,475
79,837
32,714
91,647
387,405
166,329
40,307
119,558
88,687
9,051,972
239,863
495,599
125,021
175,999
233,922
146,283
71,232
187,059
161,900
295,549
64,257
2,594,620
70,017
183,795
128,207

20,670
39,890
7,034
118,345
26,397

66,128
105,982
18,592
364,570
71,214

62,719
111,468
22,175
356,283
79,108

9,806
23,083.

31,871
68,449

29,669
68,899

101,67a
28,710
109,488
458,718
26,978
13,414
18,457
10,486
7,560
58,178
1,413,310
9,883
52,519
16,799
466,450

289,489
73,786
329,414
1,495,961
96,687
40,548
54,043

309,362
83,426
309,088
1,443,559
87,292
40,992
61,257
30,973
21,710
134,761
4,262,585
28,065
150,990
50,429
1,460,961

186,008
800,632
118,921
81,772

31,906

23,889
132,438
4,358,980
28,430
156,616
51,841
1,682,793

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DEBITS BY BANKS IN EACH REPORTING CENTER
(In thousands of dollars)

DISTRICT NO. 9 - MINNEAPOLIS
Duluth*
Minn.
ft
Mankato
It
Minneapolis*
it
Red Wing
tl
Rochester
ft
St. Cloud
II
St. Paul*
II
South St. Paul
It
Winona
Mont.
Billings*
II
Butte
II
Great Falls
II
Helena*
Bismarck
N.Dak.
It
Dickinson
II
Fargo*
II
Grand Forks*
It
Jamestown
II
Minot
Aberdeen*
S.Dak.
It
Sioux Falls
Eau Claire
Wis.
It
La Crosse
It
Superior*
DISTRICT NO. 10 - KANSAS CITY
Colorado Springs* Colo.
It
Denver*
II
Grand Junction
It
GreeleyIt
Pueblo*
Atchison
Kans,
II
Emporia
It
Hutchinson
It
Independence
It
Kansas City*
II
Lawrence
It
Pittsburg
It
Salina
tl
Topeka*
II
Wichita*
Joplin*
Mo.
II
Kansas City*
It
St. Joseph*
Fremont
Neb.
It
Grand Island
It
Lincoln
II
Omaha*
Albuquerque*
N.M.
Bcrtlesville*
Okla.
II
Ei id
II
Gvthrie
II
Mu-kogee*
It
Oklihoma City*
It
Olumilgee
II
Tulsa*
Casper
T Cheyenne




April
1950

April
1949

3 months ended —
m
Apr. 1949 *
Apr. 1950

83,999
18,578
920,135
4,932
22,507
13,802
438,878
61,872
13,757
39,346
41,767
41,755
23,729
48,794
4,261
51,453
18,288
5,329
16,779
19,874
63,922
30,166
29,429
11,889

111,916
17,630
922,186
4,896
22,280
13,199
423,038
61,346
14,339
42,875
43,259
42,009
23,898
48,647
5,771
59,146
22,487
5,916
18,068
19,386
65,273
30,276
31,029
11,641

268,192
55,665
2,830,819
15,065
64,077
37,874
1,384,262
206,974
42,985
118,832
125,148
124,983
81,013
124,963
13,052
174,843
58,375
16,008
45,945
67,669
196,422
85,445
89,688
36,696

306,289
53,446
2,758,177
14,419
62,255
35,840
1,292,620
199,790
45,422
121,651
125,244
119,739
73,677
129,600
15,788
187,348
64,052
17,710
48,988
65,386
200,860
82,420
91,547
34,621

39,015
488,062
14,629
22,491
40,962
8,975
9,972
33,058
6,506
69,122
9,701
10,689
30,409
82,263
199,360
25,772
980,819
84,065
17,163
21,585
78,865
452,011
97,457
121,522
30,759
3,953
24,286
332,831
6,504
439,390
26,178
27,152

33,942
485,062
13,672
18,403
41,353
16,726
9,946
39,563
5,979
62,541
9,843
10,474
33,885
85,929
202,790
26,611
978,866
86,026
16,670
21,248
78,220
443,414
74,183
137,841
31,745
4,39323,911
305,033
6,608
485,947
27,577
25,861

116,651
1,491,148
41,359
64,204
116,961
25,769
29,794
106,136
19,431
193,763
30,311
33,478
88,338
261,809
689,423
76,019
2,937,202
262,634
48,864
64,295
231,859
1,369,584
286,497
379,678
98,484
12,267
72,684
995,138
20,263
1,353,815
80,703
87,788

103,863
1,416,359
38,593
55,630
115,488
43,783
27,707
133,415
18,708
190,475
29,413
32,454
98,086
256,066
636,226
79,188
2,932,066
257,274
47,073
61,170
227,843
1,320,221
233,251
405,201
96,494
12,736
67,673
885,571
20,141
1,452,327
81,751
84,041

G.6f
DEBITS BY BANKS IN EACH REPORTING CENTER
(In thousands of dollars)

DISTRICT NO. 11 Tucson*
Monroe
Shreveport*
Roswell
Abilene
Amarillo
Austin*
Beaumont*
Corpus Christi
Corsicana
Dallas*
El Paso*
Port Worth*
Galveston
Houston*
Laredo
Lubbock
Port Arthur
San Angelo
San Antonio
Texarkana*
(See also Ark.)
Tyler
Waco*
Wichita Falls
DISTRICT NO. 12 Phoenix
Bakersfield
Berkeley
Fresno*
Long Beach*
Los Angeles*
Oakland*
Pasadena*
Riverside
Sacramento*
San Bernardino
San Diego*
San Francisco*
San Jose
Santa Barbara
Santa Rosa
Stockton*
Boise*
Reno*
Eugene
Portland*
Salem
Ogden*
Salt Lake City*
Bellingham
Everett
Seattle*
Spokane*
Tacoma*
Walla Walla
Yakima*




DALLAS
Ariz.
La.
ft

N.M.
Tex.
ft

It
ft
ft
II
ft
If
ft
It
II
ft
II
tl
If
It

ft
II
ft
II

SAN FRANCISCO
Ariz.
Calif.
tl

II
ft
If
II
If
II
If
If
ft
ft
ft
tf
II
II

Idaho
Nev.
Ore.
ft
ft

Utah
ft

Wash.
tf

ft
ft
ft
ft
II

3 months ended —
Apr. 1950
Apr. 1949

April
1950

April
1949

57,084
34,694
135,758
16,078
40,775
97,698
122,392
94,647
88,490
9,492
1,087,779
134,593
334,091
65,875
1,061,537
15,962
71,051
29,659
30,659
289,881

58,749
33,713
132,507
13,935
31,638
89,128
118,992
91,619
71,583
9,322
994,521
133,045
293,020
69,553
1,056,782
17,354
57,063
33,727
26,151
249,838

173,958
106,239
408,283
50,294
123,580
296,426
386,172
284,154
270,499
28,758
3,275,061
423,375
1,000,022
198,742
3,192,208
50,313
238,699
95,669
95,280
870,238

180,617
101,175
393,086
40,713
96,188
255,746
396,802
284,216
216,527
28,251
2,977,878
388,663
872,619
207,935
3,230,110
51,125
176,142
101,734
79,128
722,753

15,379
43,346
68,231
61,431

13,939
37,951
47,536
55,396

44,781
127,183
186,683
180,500

40,534
118,191
145,622
165,679

200,426
94,007
82,603
lUU.372
170,448
3,061,117
434,814
110,281
40,522
379,442
52,755
225,633
2,240,453
112,796
39,050
26,014
62,546
68,024
38,872
52,041
512,438
57,758
56,306
214,712
20,811
26,808
611,235
144,848
129,765
20,148
37,435

191,121
96,889
78,687
110,190
164,674
3,067)060
418,568
99,891
37,705
444,134
45,433
225,651
2,378,832
104,479
32,6l6
23,497
58,880
74,655
48,941
49,628
539,503
68,464
54,931
236,955
21,080
26,220
652,450
144,492
119,811
25,320
37,732

606,815
280,089
249,304
UoU.187
522,759
9,175,098
1,256,652
333,033
115,945
1,547,055
153,491
692,903
7,116,858
333,806
115,476
73,437
178,783
216,550
120,535
137,229
1,500,017
185,096
159,289
633,553
57,763
77,729
1,915,076
426,980
378,696
61,553
112,294

585,583
281,775
237,197
352,032
490,950
9,038,387
1,238,060
311,362
112,284
1,458,377
136,701
680,340
7,047,529
312,228
103,031
66,716
169,418
218,429
149,412
130,738
1,548,402
184,459
144,683
658,020
58,185
78,644
1,920,930
438,502
371,796
67,869
121,229