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I H,8b BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM' i Fori IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 12, 19# WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES • SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS 1 Federal Reserve District, Area, and City Percentage change jfrom corresponding period a year ago ii (Based on retail dollar amounts) -* Jan,~ Y/eek ending Feb, Mar, 16 1 Mar; 23 1 Mar. 30 |Apr, 6 UNITED STATES j-1 + 2 + 1 - 8 BOSTON DISTRICT Metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Suburban Boston Cambridge Lynn Quincy Lowell Cities Springfield Providence + 2 +19 +27 -19 + k ii + 2 0 + 7 + 9 + 6 + 2 - 2. +16 +11 +27 +11 — 6 +15 +18 +28 +19 +52 +!!£ +30 +U6 +50 -19 -20 -17 + k -10 -26 -26 + 1 . + 2 - 3 - 1+ -20 - 1 +18 R. I. + 5 - 2 +39 +11 + 9 -20 -30 +15 +17 New York District + 7 Metropolitan Areas N. Y. Buffalo + 1 New York-N. E, New Jersey N.Y.-N.J, + •8 N. J. Newark + 1 N. Y. New York + k Rochester + 2 Syracuse .+ 1 + 7 +15 r- 7 + 8 + 9 + 7 + 1 - 2 + 5 +23 - 7 + 22 +18 +12 - U r 6 -1U - 6 7 r-10 - 6 - 2 - 8 +12 • +14 t 5 - 7 - 2 + 1 +11 + 7 0 +18 + + + +10 + 9 +38 * 7 +U9 +12 +15 + 3 +2U -5 +10 + 8 -16 -11 r+l8 r- 6 r- 3 + 1 - 1 -19 r-11 +16 +3U +15 +21 +21 - 3 - 3 Philadelphia District Metropolitan Areas Wilmington Trenton Lancaster Philadelphia Reading Scranton Wilkes-Barre-Hazelton Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Lexington Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Springfield Toledo Erie Pittsburgh "Wheel in g—Sheiabenville Mass, II Del. N. J* Pa. 6 2 1 1 9 0 + 1 + 3 Ky. Ohio + 6 - 1 .+ 1 + 1 + 2 ' -12 - 1 Pa, - 1 +• 2 " W,Va«&OhioflO +_1 r+ 8 + k -5 0 - 5 + 2 -18 r+10 r+ 9 +26 iU3 1 - 5 i - ik 1-21 1-16 i- 1 - 9 r-15 r- 5 r-12 :- k . t l ; . , - 9 +13 - 6 -13 -20 -111 - 9 -33 -11 -lU + 7 0 +13 0 + 5 +10 +lu - 3 . + 6 + 8 +23 + 8 , H.8b Page 2 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STCRE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) Federal Reserve District, Area, and City Richmond District Metropolitan Areas Washington Downtown Washington Baltimore . Downtown Baltimore ^ Richmond Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas • Birmingham Jacksonville Atlanta • . Augusta Nev; Orleans Knoxville • * Nashville City Chicago District Metropolitan Areas .Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee gt* Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Reek Louisville St, Louis Memphis Minneapolis District Metropolitan Areas Mpls.-St. Paul Mpls, and Suburbs St. Paul Cities Duluth-Superi or Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago 7 (Based on retail dollar amounts) Jan. Week ending Feb, Mar, 13" | Mar, 231Mar. 30 I Apr. 6 +12 r-3 D. C. Md. Va. -I +lh + 3 + 3 - 3 + 1 -14 - 6 -12 - 1 0 + 3 - 7 + 1 - o - 1 -18 -13 r- 2 r-12 ~ 5 -17 + 1 r-13 r-16 r+ 1 - 3 - h + 2 - 2 +30 +12 +10 , Z_1 Ala, Fla. Ga. La. Tenn. - 2 + 1 + 9 -13 -15 + l - 8 - 3 -12 +Uo Fla. r 111. Ind, Mich, Wis. - 3 h 1 7 Minn. - 1 - 2 0 + 1 -'U - U r-17 -10 -20 -22 -11 -lh + 5 - 5 i-A - 2 + 7 - 9 + 6 - 6 - 6 Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. -13 -21 -11 -11 - - 1 + 2 + 6 - 6 + 6 + 5 +19 2 - u + 2 - 3 + 3 - 5 -10 +10 -22 + 3 + 7 +li* + 7 • -16 2 r+ 3 + 6 1± -12 - 1 + 3 + 5 - 3 -13 - 1 0 - 5 - 3 0 +13 +35 + 2 Minn.&Wis, + 3 -10 - -11 -15 - 6 -lh 7JJ?LP H,8b Page 3 WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES «• SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) • Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago 1 / Federal Reserve District, Jan.Week ending Feb. Mar. 16 I 1 Mar.! 231 Mar. 30 1| Apr. 6 Kansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka Wichita St. Joseph Albuquerque Oklahoma City Tulsa Cities Joplin Kansas City Dallas District Metropolitan Areas Dallas El Paso Fort Worth Houston San Antonio 0 - 2 111 -13 + 1 - 1 + 1 + 4 Mo. -10 N. Mex. - 4 Okla. - 4 II +10 + 8 -5 + 3 -19 -12 -5 —. 6 ^LO -21 + 8 +30 -25 - 4 +13 r-16 -17 -10 r-28 -33 -11 - 1 + 8 +10 +12 +11 -10 + 2 +11 ~ 9 -IP -11 r-15 -11 + 5 - 1 0 + 2 + 1 + 5 + 3 -2 - 3 + 6 +12 + 9 + 5 -21 - i' 1 - 6 -it? CcCU Kans. Mo. Tex. San Francisco District Metropolitan Areas Los Angeles-Long Beach Calif. " Downtown Los Angeles it Westside Los Angeles « Sacramento » San Diego ii San Francisco-Oakland San Francisco City Oakland Portland Ore. Salt Lake CityUtah Wash. Seattle Spokane Tacoma - 4 -3 , f 2 Z-L * 4 •> 1 + 3 + 2 f 2 + i 0 0 -5 + 4 0 - 2 0 r+ 3 -4 r+ 2 -4 r- 8 - 6 -5 - 8 -11 -5 r-5 - 3 -15 + 3 +24 - 7 i - 6 - 8 - 9 -11 -12 -IS -& •-'6 -lji + i - 9 217 - 2 -21 -11 -20 -22 -5 — 6 0 +11 - 1 - 2 -13 r+14 -11 -11 -10 -23 -10 -20 -21 -19 -14 -12 -10 - 4 -19 +11 +13 +10 + 7 + 7 +10 +10 + 6 +94 +10 0 + 9 + 7 • r—Revised. . 4—u a ta not available. 1/ During March and April changes from a year ago reflect in part the fact that last year Easter wee on April 1 while this year it will be on April 21. For this reason it is estimated that in comparison with last year an allowance should be made for a decrease in sales of about 8 per cent for the month of March as a whole and a corresponding increase for the month of April. These allowances apply to the figures for the United States. I
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