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LIBRARY OF THE FEDERAL ' Z ? 3
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RESERVE BANK OF CLEVELAND
I BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

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April 2J, 1948
1

DEPAR®{pT( STORE SALES, BY CITIES
PercerftageUhange;Corresponding Period a Year Ago
" Federal Reserve d i s t r i c t
and c i t y
•
•i

a

*

i

i

Boston D i s t r i c t
New Haven
Boston
Springfield
Providence

y
4
i
i
i

+ 9

+17

-12

+_1
+ 2
+ 4
+11
- 1

+_i
•+ 1
+ 2
+13
+ 4

+18
+25
+14
+27
+15

=17
-29
-16
. <-17
-19

+ 5
+5
+12
+ 5
+12
+ 5

'+JZ
+ 8.
+14
+ 6
+14
+22

±_4
+ 2
+11
+ 3
+ 9
- 7

+15
+ 9
+41
+10
+40
+27

+_a
+ 9

+M
+10

m

Pa.

+11
+ 8
+ 9 .
+14
+12
+16
+ 4

+13
+ 8
+10
+12
+ 7
+11

D.C,
Md.

-0
+ 6
- 1

+ 8
+ 9
+ 5

N.J..
N.Y.

Philadelphia D i s t r i c t .
Philadelphia .

Richmond D i s t r i c t
Washington
Baltimore

+ 7
2.
8
3
9
2

Conn*.
Mass.
ii
R.I.

New York D i s t r i c t
Newark
Buffalo
New York
Rochester
Syracuse

+ 8

+
+
+
+
+

UNITED STATES

Cleveland' D i s t r i c t
Akron
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Columbus '
Toledo "
Pittsburgh

*

*1 Week ending l j
Month- 6f Month of
•/
.Jan. . Feb.
Mar *20.- Mar .27 |Apr. 3 [Apr ,10 {Apr .17

Pa*

Ohio
ii
: v
ii

Atlanta D i s t r i c t
Birmingham
Miami
Atlanta
New Orleans
Nashville

Ala.
Fla.
Ga . .
La.
• Tenn*'

Chicago D i s t r i c t
Chicago
Indianapolis
Detroit
Milwaukee

111.
Ind f
Mich.
Wis.




i A

+ 7
+11
t 3
+ 9
-12
m

+ 8
+ 2
+17
+20

,

+10

. m
+15

• +13

+ 8

+12
+ 5
+11
+13.:
+14

+-2
+ 3
- 1
+ 4
+ 5

=11
r+12
-12
-15 • + 2.
-11 r+11 ;:
+ 2
- 4
-17 r+11
r=12
-12

i U

+10

t-i
- 2
+13
+ 8
+4
+ 1
+J
+ 2

+12
+14 '
+20 '
+13
• +17
- +12
+ 7 /

+26
+46
+17
+40
+27
+22
+16

=15 • v + n - • +_8 '
-20
- 8
-.4
+&
+ 2
-21
+10
+ 9
-16
+16
+16
-22
+15.
+14
- 5
+12
+ 7
^14

•

+_2
+11
+ 3

=20
-20
-19

+ ^ '

• + 6
+ 6

+.6
+15
+11
+ 5
+ 7
+ 5

+19
+30
+ 4
+14
+30

+ 7
+ 4 •
+ 2
+ 8
+15

+_S' ;+2Q
+ 5
+17
+11
+ 9
+13
+24
+16
+13

+22
+25
+ 1
+15 :
+32.
+ 2
, l

+15
+10
+19

+_i
+ 7
• + 2

=14 r+17
-13 ; +15
-12
- 9
+10
-14
+58
-27
-16
- 4

+12
+12
- 1
+16
+12
+ 4

=11
-16
-19
- 1
- 3

HQ
+ 5
+ 9
+13
+19

+13
+12
+ 5
+12
+25

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Week ending 1 /
Month of Month of
:
Jajtx.-;
Feb.,:
far *20 Mar.27 Apr . 3 April&: Apr .17

Federal Reserve d i s t r i c t
arid c i t y '
V.
laliisi
L i t t l e Rock
Louisville
• '.St. Louis
Memphis

Ark*
Ky.
Mo, t;
Tenn.

:
;
•
!
•

Minneapolis D i s t r i c t
• Minneapolis S t . Paul
-DuluthfSuperiqr

Minn •
"
"&Wis.

±i.
- 3
+,8
+10
- 6.

i_6
- 2
+13
+4
+ .1

+ Q
+12 +6
+2,0

+ 3
+ 9
+2
+8

+16
+21
+10
+17 ; *
,1."

+14
+36
+23
+ 6
+20

=11: r ; +20; • H I
+23
-14
+ 6
+17
- 3
.
+9
• -13.'
+ 9
+64
-17

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Kansas City D i s t r i c t
+ld
• C o l o .
\ + .1
;Denv^i?-.
J'",Wichit'a
Karisi: j + 9
.Kansas City
M o + 1 1
, S t . Joseph
' ! j
+ 4
..Oklahoma City
,
O k j i . ) +15
Tulsa,.,j +16

+ 3
+.7
+ 1
+ 6
+ 5'
+,-3
+1&

+u

+14
+ 5
+13
+10
+10
+19
+26

Dallas D i s t r i c t
Dallas- Fort'ifprth
• ..Houstpn
San Antonio

+"6
+4
+' 1
+17
+ 5'

+19
+12
+^3.
+34 !
+26

+25
+13
+33
+42
+20

+16
-11
' i l 2 ^->23"
+11- • '"+35:
+13
-'7;

+25
+21
+26
+32 ;
+18 j

+A
"0

+10
+ 5

=14 -• + l ^ -15 : 1 • + t T

+ 5
0 !

+16
+12
+18
+12

#9-21
'+16':
- 5 x 4-3^
-15 ...+14

- 2
+24 '
+33 :
+11 !

.
-

tt

ftftn Franpisco D i s t r i c t
Los Angeles'Area
"Oakland3
'
.. San Francisco
Portland
' Salt Lake City
. ..Seattle

Te^#,
11

"

'

^
!
\
i
•

+'7
- '3
+10
+20
+16

+10
Calif.
+2
"
+13
"''
, + 3
OrdV
• +18
Utah
+ 6'
Wash.
+.7

+^3•
- 1
+10
+ 4.
-' '2' •
-'O'
- 4

m

+ 7
+16
+21
+16
n u

•

*

+•/,
1-HL2

+%

+ 2

r-£
-10
-13
0
-18
- 4
+ 4

+14
+ 6
+22
+29- + 8
+10
+19=
+25
' 4?l: f : +25
+15

r—Revised«
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:
During March and April changes from a year- ago r e f l e c t in p a r t t h e ' f d t i t t h a t l a s t '
y&?.T Easter was on April 6 while' t h i s year i t kas" on March 28. For 7 -this reason ;
i t ' i s estimated t h a t in comparison with' ' l a s t ye&y allowance should'^e'made f o r v
an increase in sales of about 1 per cent f o r the month of March as a whole
and f o r a corresponding decrease f o r the month of April as a whole.
* Data not a v a i l a b l e .