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37/ BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM H. 11 April 1, 19U9 DEPARTMENT.'STORE SALES, BY CITIES """ ' i Federal Reserve district and city- v ; Percentage change from corresponding .. . period a year ago. value X J / Month- of Month of Feb.26 Mar. 5 Mar.12 Mar. 19 Mar. 26 January February UNITED STATES Boston'District New tiaven Boston Springfield Providence Conn. Mass. - k P- 5 - 7 - 8 + h p + 1 T7 + 3 - -2- h -11 -19 -10 . -11 .. -11 -12 - 7 " -19 - 3 -10 -13 - 7 -11 -12 + 8 *$- R.I. Mew York District Newark Buffalo New York Rochester Syracuse + 1 - 3 - 5 - 3. - - 5 * 7 + 3 - 6 - 5 -21. - 1 3U - 8 -11 + + + • + - 3 N. J. N.Y. " " Philadelphia District Philadelphia Pa. Cleveland District Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Toledo. • Pittsburgh Pa. Richmond District Washington Baltimore D.C. Md. Atlanta District - BirminghamMiami Atlanta New Orleans Nashville Ala. Fla. Ga. La. Tenn. • Ohio Chicago District Chicago Indianapolis Letroit Milwaukee ' 111. Ind. Mich. Wis. h • + - 0 0 3 1 5 2 2 . 2 2 8 . 0 . 9 + 5 - i - 6 -35 - h r- 3 + 2 - 3 - h T~E - 3 +13 -12 + 3 + 3 - 1 ru - 3 ^ 3 +12 - 5 - 5 p- 6 ] - 8 0 - 3 - 7 - U -10 - 8 - h - U • + 9 -13 - 9 • • -lU -10 .-12 -10 ' -16 -11 -11 -13 -13 - 6 -16. - 6 • -17 - U - 3 0 - 1 - 2 - . - 8 - 9 -16 -2h -2U -36 -30 -11 .^nr. -10 -10 -19 - 2 r-19 r ^ r-l6 -18 -18 -17 -is -15 -19 -19 -21 - 9 -13 - 8 -15 -18 -3 -21 - 7 -10 -18 r-20 - 3 -111... . -IS -10 -17 -1U -12 -22 -15 -16 - 9 - 9 -11 TT -15 • 0 -16 -12 • r-18 -13 -21 -17 3 +10 - 8 + 5 -16 -1.1 -13 - 7 -16 - 7 -20 -20. - 7 -2U -18 ° -30 -12 -22 - 3 -25 - 7 -16 -17 -12 -16 -lU -lU Zlo - 6 -16 -21 7T6 - 5 - 9 + 2 - 5 : - 3 • - 8 -2h — - l - 3 -3 -16 -23 -27 -23 -31 -28 - 8 - 8 -8 - 8 - 6 - 9 ' -26 -15 H. 11 'DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Continued Federal Reserve district and city St. Louis District Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis Minneapolis District. Minneapolis St. Paul Duluth-Supe rior Kansas City District • Denver Wichita Kansas City /St. Joseph Oklahoma City Tulsa Dallas District Dallas Fort Worth ; Houston San Antonio San Francisco District Los Angeles Area Oakland San Francisco Portland Salt Lake City Seattle Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. Minn. "&Wis. Colo. Kans. Mo. it Okla. ..." Tex. " " Percentage-change from corresponding period a year ago (value) V • Month of Month of Feb.26 Mar. 5 Mar.12 Mar.19 , j Mar. 2 i January February -i - 2 - 8 +10 z4 " Ore. Utah Wash. + 1. +20 - 3 - 1 + .7 - b - 8 - 3 PzJ - 2 -11 + b r-l5 p- 1 - 6 -16 -16 -25 -15 ' +10 - 2 - 8 0 0 - 7 -10 - 7 + 2 -lU - 3 r- 8 Calif. • + 2 + 3 -13 -15 -10 -13 . • -11 - 5 •^10 TZ 6 7 5 7 5 - 5 0 - 7 - 8 -17 -20 -13 -18 -15 -17 -32 -11 -15 -2b (Not available for publication) - 6 • + 9 0 T~S + 8 - b + 8 -13 +b0 -lb - 8 - 5 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 5 - 8 -10 -10 -10 -11 -15 r- 5 -12 -10 P- 9 -12 - 3 - 3 -13 -13 - 5 -li -17 - 8 + 2 - 9 -10. ' - 1 -10 -13 -12 -11 -10 - 1 + 5 - 7 + 6 +22 + 1 +11 +11 +15 -18 -13 -18 -2b -30 -16 -lit -lb -22 -22 -20 -18 r+ 8 +12 r+ 5 +17 0 -12 - 7 -11 -Hi -23 -20 322 -22 -18 -20 -12 - 8 -16 -11 -10 -13 - 7 - 3 -10 -- - 9 + 1 + 2 0 - h -19 -23 -20 -16 -11 -.18 -11 -19 r—Revised, • 1/ During March changes from a year ago reflect in part the fact that last year ~ Easter was on March 28 while this year it will be on April 17. For this re* run it is estimated that in comparison with last year allowance should be made for a decrease in sales of about 6 per cent for the month of March as a whole.
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