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' H.ll BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM A p r i l 10, 1953. DEPARTMENT STORE SALES IN SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Based on Dollar Amounts) Percentage change from corresponding Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t , Area, and City- Jan. Feb. Week ending Mar. 14 1 Mar. 211 Mar. 28f Apr. United S t a t e s + 2 +16 +11 +_8 Boston D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas New Haven Lowell-Lawrence Cities Downtown Boston Springfield Providence + 3 + 6 +19 + 6 + 3 Conn. Mass. - 9 +12 -23 + 25 +19 +11 +10 +18 + 20 +35 Mass* 11 R. I . + 2 + : 0 +.10 + 3 + 1. +15 +14 +37 Z + 8 +13 - 9 -5 + 7 + 8 z l + 6 +10 r+ 1 0 + 2 + h + 8 +17 +16 +18 +12 +19 +13 r+ 7 r+ 7 r+15 +12 +12 + 9 - 9 - 2 + 5 - 1 + 8 +12 r- 2 + 2 - k - 2 + 1 t_k , tii r+ 7 - z± - 2 + 2 +12 . r+ h -7 New York D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Buffalo Rochester Syracuse Cities New York Newark N. I . ii » N. Y. N. J . Philadelphia D i s t r i c t Philadelphia Cleveland D i s t r i c t . Metropolitan Areas Akron Cincinnati Columbus Toledo Erie Cities Cleveland Pittsburgh Richmond D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Washington Downtown Washington Baltimore Atlanta D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Jacksonville Miami Atlanta Augusta New Orleans Nashville Chicago D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee Pa. . + 1 +13 +17 r+12 + 9 Pa. + + + - 0 6 8 5 1 +17 + 3 + 19 + 23 +19 + 8 + 21 +10 + 20 +1U + 19 + 21 +18 + 8 .+12 +10 + 20 + 22 +13 +19 Ohio Pa. - 2 - 2 +14 +10 +17 +13 +13 z- ^ 6 +10 - 6 +_ 2 ' +_5 +11 r+ 7 + 4 . 1 •5 l - 2 - h + 8 +11 + 6 +14 _7 +20 +14 r+13 k 6 +10 + 2 + 5 + 6 + 11 +35 + 3 +12 +12 - 2 +30. +19 . + 5 +17 + 20 + 18 +12 - 8 + 29 +19 - 1 +17 r+ 9 + 8 + 9 ' +18 +J . + 8 +16 r+16 - 1 +12 +19 +10 +12 + 22 + 18 +12 Ohio II II D. C. Md. Ala. Fla. Ga. » La. Tenn. 111. Ind. Mich. Wis. . + " + 5 5 9 0 - + 9+ 1 + 7 • + U - 1 + ~L + 11 + 2 + 8 + 8 +11 , +11 + 9 . + lii +11 +20 . + 9 + 8 + 8 + 9 + h H.ll Page 2 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES IN SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) (Based on Dollar Amounts) Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t , Area, and City St. Louis D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas LittlejRock Louisville St. Louis. Memphis Minneapolis D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Minneapolis-St. Paul Minneapolis City St. PaujL City Cities Duluth-Superior Kansas City D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka Wichita St. Joseph Oklahoma City Tulsa City Kansas City Dallas-District Metropolitan Areas. Dallas El Pas.o " Fort Worth Houston San Antonio Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago 1 / Jan.Week ending Feb. Mar* lk\ Mar. 21| Mar. 201 Apr, h 0 +15 +19 +1U" + 7 Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. + 2 + 3 + 2 0 + 7 + 21 +16 + 7 +19 +17 +19 +16 0 + 8 +16 +19 +19 + L + 5 + !«• Minn. - ' Minn.&SVis,. - 3 +12. ±35 +19 +17 k - 5 0 +12 +lU + 9 +35 +35 +36 +19 +19 + 20 +17 +15 +21 - i +11 +30 +18 + 21 • til +19 +12 tJ. + 2 Colo. Kans. ii Mo. Okla. + 1 - h 0 - 8 + 3 + 7 +15 + 21 + -U +1L + h + L + 26 +11 +11 + U0 + 7 + 6 +11 + 26 +18 + 8 + 9 + 9 +11 + 8 +11 + 6 + 9 + 8 Mo. + 1 +1U +18 +10 +11 + 5 + 8 +18 +16 +18 + 3 +11 + 1 + 9 + 2 - 2 +19 + 1 +13 > +11 +13 - +39 + 7 +10 +38 + 21 + 5 + 8 +29 - 7 + 9 +29 +11 + 25 +16 + 7 +16 . + 9 +10 +15 + 5 - 2 . + 3 0 + 5 + 5 + h +11 + 8 + k +13 + 21 +17 +22 + 8. + 6, 0 +15 +12 " +22. +10 +16 + + + + + +10 + 8 + 9 + h + 12 + 6 +21 +12 + 23 + 6 +17 +13 +13 +18 +Hi +10 +21 + 3 +12 + 22 + 23 Tex, " San Francisco'District Metropolitan Areas Calif. Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles Westside Los Angeles San Diego S an Francisco-Oakland San Francisco City Oakland City Ore. Portland Utah Salt Lake City Wash. Seattle Spokane " : ! 6 2 h 2: • U 0 +13 + 22 + 9 +IT + L r—Revised. *Data not available. 1 / During March and April changes, from a year ago r e f l e c t in part the f a c t that l a s t year Easter was on April 13 while this year i t was on April 5« For t h i s reason i t i s estimated that in comparison with l a s t year an allowance should be made for an increase in sales of about ii per cent for the month of March as a whole and a corresponding decrease for the month of April as a whole. \
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