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BOABD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM O c t o b e r 8 , 193° R&S r t p - 142 For r e l e a s e i n m o r n i n g p a p e r s S a t u r d a y , O c t o b e r 10 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES IN SEPTEMBER 193& Preliminary report Department s t o r e s a l e s i n c r e a s e d , i n September by s l i g h t l y more t h a n t h e u s u a l s e a s o n a l amount and t h e B o a r d ' s a d j u s t e d i n d e x advanced f r o m 87 t o 88 p e r c e n t of t h e 1923-1925 a v e r a g e . T o t a l s a l e s i n September were l 4 p e r c e n t l a r g e r t h a n i n t h e c o r r e s p o n d i n g month of 1935, when t h e r e was one l e s s b u s i n e s s d a y . For t h e f i r s t n i n e months of 1936 s a l e s were 11 p e r c e n t l a r g e r t h a n a y e a r e a r l i e r . REPORT BY FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICTS P e r c e n t a g e change f rom a y e a r ago January 1 to September* September 30 Number of stores reporting Number of cities included +14 +11 5^1 259 Boston New York Philadelphia Cleveland +13 +8 +9 +20 +10 +9 +10 +12 55 33 29 16 Richmond Atlanta Chicago S t . Louis +7 +21 +19 +20 +9 +14 +12 +9 55 25 Minneapolis Kansas C i t y Dallas San F r a n c i s c o +12 +9 +18 +16 +5 +2 +17 +11 40 22 20 91 20 11 9 32 Total Federal Reserve districts: 56 36 35 29 65 37 12 17 35 20 * September f i b r e s p r e l i m i n a r y ; i n most c i t i e s t n e month h a d one more b u s i n e s s day t h i s y e a r t h a n l a s t y e a r .