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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM April 21, 1950 • H.]l DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES on Dollar Amounts) Percentage change from corresponding [Month of[Month of Mar .18 Mar.25 Apr. 1 Apr . 8 Apr.15 1 Jan., 1 Feb. and city - 1 + 1 zJ= -10 - 2 -.9 — 8 + 7 +49 + 4. +13 +10 - 6 -5 - 5 - 6 - 6 - 3 — - 6 6 6 4 2 + 1 + 8 .+ 1 0 - 5 +14 Philadelphia District Pa. Philadelphia z-6 - 5 ±_6 +12 Cleveland District Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Toledo Erie Pittsburgh - 7 — 8 + 2 - 3 - 7 - 9 — 8 -ii UNITED STATES Boston District New Haven Boston Springfield Providence New York District Newark Buffalo New York Rochester Syracuse - 4 Conn. Mass. « R.I. N.J. N.Y. Ohio Pa. + - 6 2 6 5 + 1 ±_2 -33 + 5 + 3 - 3 0 -19 + 3 -3 + 3 + 2 =28 -43 -23 —40 -29 -20 -20 -30 -18 —18 -27 =12 -20 0 + 1 + 3 +10 + 2 4 3 3 3 7 7 + - 5 4 4 3 r=_3 - 1 - 4 r- 4 + 4 r+ 7 rlO -14 0 - 2 - 4 - 6 z_5 - 7 - 4 - 7 - 7 . -11 - 9 - 5 • - 7 + 4 0 + 5 -10 - 1 + 8 __Q - 9 + 4 + 1 - 5 + 6 - 3 + 1 Z-2 - 9 - 4 + 3 - 1 - 1 - 2 - 9 - 9 - 5" - 4 r+ 2 - 2 -10 - 1. .- +_] -23 - 7 -25 -25 -24 -27 -31 -22 . Richmond District Washington Baltimore D.C. Md. - 2 - 5 - 1 • - 8 Ta + 3 - 4 - 1 + 3 + 2 r=_l =32' + 2 -21 -. 5 ' -16 — Atlanta District' Birmingham Miami Atlanta New Orleans Nashville Ala. Fla. Ga. La. Tenn. -13 0 + 5 - 2 -5 O - 6 0 + 7 + 2 + 2 +15 - 3 + 9 +19 +25 +14 ±_4 - 5 + 4 +20 -12 +12 +11 +15 + 6 + 7 0 +12 +13 +12 : r+14 + 6 + 9 Chicago District Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee 111. Ind. Mich. Wis. — — — - ±! ±_1 . - 2 - 3 + 2 - 2 + 2 + 1 + 6 - 1 5 4 8 8 8 4 8 5 2 + + + + 1 4 1 3 ~ - 1 — 8 - 5 -15 -20 -26 -27 -17 -17 -14 -19 Pagi^ H.ll DEPARTMENT STOKE SALES, BY CITIES (Continued).. Percentage change from corresponding Federal Reserve district1 . period a year ago_ ago Month ofjMonth o f L ' and city|Mar-.l81Mar.25 Apr a 1 Apr. 8|Apr. 15 I Feb* St. Louis District Little. RockLouisville . St. Louis Memphis r_3 • - 3 - 4 + 1 - 9 Ark. ' Ky. Mo." Tenn. Minneapolis District .Minneapolis Minn. " ' S t . Paul • D.uluth-Superior "&Wis«. Kansas City District Denver :• Wichita Kansas City St * Joseph " C>lahoma City Tulsa Dallas District Dallas Fort Worth . Houston San Antonio Colo. Kans. Mo. Okla. " Tex. .. " " San Francisco District Los Angeles Area • Calif. Oakland San Francisco 'Portland Ore. Salt Lake City Utah Seattle Wash. ±4 + 6 : • >12. .-+.2 + 2 '+ 3 , -4 •- - 4 r .5. .. + 3 +12 + 3 - 1 ±2 + + . - 0' • -£t69 . +12 / . -17 3 •... - .1'' - 4 -i-e 1 - 9 2 " f'8" • -22 =-2 ±_1 + 1 - 4+ 5 " "+ 3 - 6 -19 - 4 — 8 - 4 + 5 +18 ••: 0 + 6 -- 2 •0 ; - 7 + 1 •+ 3 •+ 9 + 2 1. ' - 1 •• + 2 '+ 2 +16 0 3 ' - 2 5 . - 6 - 5 4 - 1 4 9 - 4 0 - 2 - 3 ' + 3 0 ±_2 ±_4 + 8 + 3 . + 9 o - 7 3;-'1 +15 -12 -14 +12 + 5 + 4 +12 .+ 4 —14 -10 -15 - 6 -15 -16 - 7 +27 ±4 + 6 +11 * - 5 . * + 2 - 5 . - 6 -- 5 . -18 - 6 -11 - + + + + 7 5 5 2 +1 3 ; + 2 - 3 + 2 - 6 +24 + 5 ±_8 + 8 • •+ 4 + 8 +12 + 6 - 3 -•6 +30 + 2 - 2 0 + 4 + 6 + 9' + 9 ! - 1 - 2 0 + 3 - 5 -11 0 -0 - 4 + 4 + 6 +12 0 0 + + + + - 2 1 3 2 4 0 + 6 ±12 +19 r+18 + 7 +19 rl| -17 -17 -30 =16 -18 -26 -12 r+_8 =23 + 6 -19 + 8 -22 -26 +13 0 . -18 ..+10 -19 +11 -18 £—Revised. * Dala not available'. 1/ During March and April changes from a year ago reflect in part the fact that last year Easter was on April 17 while this year it was on April 9« For this reason it is estimated that in comparison with- last year allowance should be made for an increase in sales of about 2 per cent for the month of March.as a whole and for a corresponding decrease f.or the month of April as a whole •
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