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37? pir^.TMENT . APK25I949 BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYS: 5^EDEflAL H. 11 DEPARTMENT. STQRE; SALES, BY CITIES + (Based on Dollar AmountsO J•Federal Reserve district and city Percentage change from corresponding go "2/ Month of Month of, Mar. 19 ; Mar. 26 Apr. 2 Api*. $•Apr.16 January. February UNITED STATES -li - 5 -16 -16 + 7 + 7 + 7 Boston District New. Haven Boston Springfield Providence Conn. Mass. " R. I. + U 0 -23 -2U +16 4.25 + 3 - l - 2 -23 -31 -28 +lU T7 +15 • 0 +ii +17 +16 • +11 +21 +32 +25 New York District Newark Buffalo New York Rochester Syracuse N* J. N.Y. " " " Philadelphia District Philadelphia Pa. T: rn - 8 - 9 -13 +16 +16 Cleveland District 1 A.cron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Toledo • Pittsburgh + 2 -3 -18 Ohio " " " " Pa. - 2 + 2 + 8 0 • + 9 - k - 3 0 - 1 - 2 -21 -18 -20 ' -15 -17 -1L -12 -22 -15 -16 - 9 - 9 +16 r+16 +12 72B +19 +10 +21 +13 +20 r+13 +12 +10 +27 r+31 +10 ' +12 '+ 7 +16 +20 . +10 Richmond District Washington Baltimore * 3 - u re . -18 -12 D.C. Md. +18 r+19. +13 +26 .• ' +27 717 +12 • + 7 • +13 Atlanta District Birmingham Miami Atlanta New Orleans Nashville Ala. Fla. Ga. La. . Tenri. Chicago District Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee 111. Ind. Mich. Wis. + 8 + 5 + 1 • - 3 > . + 3 - 6 k -5 - 3 • 5 - 5 -21 - 1 T T . - 3 - h - 3 713 -12 * h + 3. - 1 7T - 3 ^3, +12 - 5 ±3 - 6 — - 1 - 3 - 3 -19 - 5 rn 0 - 3 - 7 . r-8 -2U -36 -30 -17 ..•=nr -16 . -16 -18 >17 -18 -19 -17 . -18 . -26 -20 125 -7 -2U -18 -30 -16 ^17 -12 -16 -1U -15 + 8 r+ 5 TZ +18 +18 + 8 r+ 3 * 2 +12 +10 ' 0 -15 •• +""7 " TZ + 2 -12 ! -22 + 3 . +21 - 3 +11 -25 -13 ^0 - 6 -16 -21 + 2. TT' +16 ^ 2 +15 +10 r+18 r+23 • + W . T3 + 5 + 9 -10 r+19 + 5/ + 6 T5 • T ? +16 +12 *1 + 7 - ;2 . 0 + 6 73 " ' +iU +26 + 7 +23' +1U + + + + - l 7 i 6 h H. 11 •' •/ ': • ' ' ' Page r DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Continued) percentage change from corresponding period a year ago Month., of Jtfonth of Apr. If January February'Mir. 19 Mar.26 Apr.. 2 Apr. 9 Federal Reserve district - . . ^ St. Louis District Little Rock Louisville. St. Louis Memohis Minneapolis District Minneapolis St. Paul: Duluth-Superior 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 Arlc. .... Ky. Mo. Tenn. - 9 Minn. Tex. 1 " " Calif. Ore. Utah Wash. + + + + - 3 3 6 5 2 + 2 "T3 - l + 2 + 7 - 3 - 8 - 3 *11 + h (Not available for publication) -15 • "&Wis. Okla. t i = -18 ' +10 - -32 • TZ + 6 -11 +13 -15 +12 -2h - 1 - 6 -16 -16 -25 -15 " Colo. Kins. Mo; + 1 -17 • 735 • •-%25 - -13 - 3 -1 -18 + 7 ; -15 •TT;. - 2 * 8 +10 +10. - 2 - 8 0 0 -18 -13 -18 -21 -30 -16 -lU -18 %19 • -1U -22 -22 -20 -18 -12 - 7 -11 -1U -23 -20 -22 -23 -18 -20 + - -12 -18 -23 -20 -16 -11 -18 -11 - 2 TZ + 6 +13 - u-12 + 1 - 3 - 7 -10 - 7 +• 2 -111 -8 zs - 2 + 3 -13 " ' -15 -10 • - 1 - 5 - 8 " - 9 312 - 3 - 3 -13 -13 - 5 • -10 - 7 • ' - 9 + 2 ' - U 0 . 4 6 - 3" ' T3 rs + 1 +21 + U • 0 +.U - h +18 +11 + 7 + 1 - 3 - 7 +10 - 5 . -10 2 " zJ. • 2 8 " - 1 8 - h -17 3 + 2 +10 +12 \+ 2 -10 + h + 3 0 + 7 + 6 - 2 + 6 T3 +22 +28. - 8 - 5 + 9 r—Revised. ' 1/ During March and April changes"from a year ago.reflect in part the fact that last year Easter was on March 28 while this year it v - s on April 17. For this .a reason it is estimated that; in comparison vath last year allowance should be . made for a decrease in sales of about 6 per. cent for the* month of March as a whole .and for a corresponding increase for the month of April as a whole.
