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H.ll BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE' FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM April 27, 1951 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES on Dollar Amounts) Percentage change from corresponding Federal Reserve District:. and city | | (Month of• • • • | Feb. 1 Mar. Mar .24 IMar .31 j'Apr. 7 Arr .14Apr.21 UNITED STATES Boston District . New Haven Boston Lowell-Lawrence Springfield Providence New York District Newark Buffalo New York Rochester Syracuse Conn. Mass * R. I. N. J. N. Y. Philadelphia District Philadelphia Pa. Cleveland District Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Toledo Erie Pittsburgh I +25 +11 +20 +21 +22 +14 . +24 +27, +.6 + 6 + 2 +10 +13 +11 ±2. +42 + 3+12 . +24 +22 -22 -16 -20 -25 -20 -23 +25 +29. +20 +24 +23 +25 +10 +11 +16 + 6 +15 +14 +_9 + 9 +13 + 7 +19 +17 =16 -17 -10 -16 -18 -16 - 6 -11 . - 6 . -11 - 4 +25 +22 +12 + 9 - +11 + 3 =12 -22 =11 -16 +12 +12 + 7 +13 +11 +18 +15 + 7 " +22 +40 +21 +32 +16 +34 +34 +35 Richmond District Washington Baltimore D. C. Md. +21 +21 +20 +12 +10 + 9 Atlart'i District Birmingham Miami Atlanta Nsw Orleans Nashville Ala. Fla. Ga. La. Tenn. +17 +22 +24 +25 + 6 +11 Chicago District Chicago Indimanolis Detroit Milwaukee 111. Ind. Mich. Wis. +28 +23 +29 +32 +23 Ohio Pa. + 9 ' -14 - 9 . >13 =16 -25 -14 -33 -23. -14 =18 + 2 -10 +12 - 1 : - 1 + 7 -26 -17 0 . -12 -10 + 5 -28 -16 — 8* - 7 - 5 + 8 -18 - 2 . -10 -21 - 3 + 1 - 2 +_2 +28 +16 + 4 - 3 + 2 +46 +18 . + 3 + 9 .- - 3 r+20 • __Q + 7 r+29 • +16 + 4 r+19 — 2 ' + 5 r+21 r+32 - 2 +22 +17 -3 . +11 0 + 6 +21 +30 +20 +31 +11 +4 + 6 + 3 + 4 +32 + 7 +12 + .2, . • + 7 +11 . + 4 =27 -27 -26 -10 -11 - 2 r+12 • +31 - 4 =10 -12 - 5 +12 + 8 +11 +27 + 3. + 7 +17 +12 +24 +19 + 8 +11 - 8 -29 — 8 +18 -23 -25 =2Q • +_£ -26 - 2 r+17 - 1 r- 8 -32 + 9 - 7 + .2 -28 ±J +17 + 8 +21 -15 +10 +12 + 9 +11 +21 +11 + + + + =_8 -12 -16 - 2 - 4 +_1 - 3 -11 + 8 + 9 __o - 4 - 2 + 6 + 3 2 2 2 7 5 +17 +13 +22 +22 +21 H .11 Page 2 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Continued) Federal Reserve District and city I Percentage change from corresponding I period a year ago 1/ 1 Jan»- IMonth of 1 Feb. 1 Mar. |Mar.24 'jMar .31'(Apr. 7 [Apr .14 Apr .21 +21 +18 +23 +21 +18 +_6 + 1 +10 + 2 + 8 +_9 +24 + 9 + 6 +12 -21 -29 -22 -22 -19 zl6 -24 -14 -15 -26 Minneapolis District Minneapolis Minn. ! St. Paul Duluth-Superior "&Wis. +25 +20 +16 +22 ±j + 1 - 1 + 7 - 5 -13 0 'zU -12 -17 0 - 3 -19 -12 Kansas City District Denver Wichita Kansas City St. Joseph Oklahoma City , Tulsa +26 +27 +42 +25 +32 +13 +25 tn +31 +17 +12 + 3 +10 +16 +10 +33 +19 +27 + 9 - 5 - 6 -11 +12 — 8 -18 -14 - 1 +19 +20 +16 +16 +27 +13 +13 +11 + 4 + 9 +29 + 4 +14 +13 +10 +19 +34 -10 +27 +23 +21 +23 +36 +32 +40 +11 + 9 +15 +12 + 3 +18 +15 +22 +21 +24 +26 v+ 7 +34 +25 Sto Louis District Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Area Memphis Dallas District Dallas El Paso Fort Worth Houston "San Antonio Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. Colo. Kans. Mo. Okla. " Tex. San Francisco District Los Angles Area Calif. Oakland San Francisco Portland Ore. Utah Salt Lake City Wash. Seattle +n ±A 0 + 3 + 2 +11 __Q - 1 - 3 0 - 2 +19 +20 +17 +30 - -22 + 7 ±Jt + 4 +16 + 6 + 7 + 3 - 7 ±_2 - 1 +16 + 3 - 8 - 6 zU -13 -13 -17 - 7 -29 -14 -19 -23 - 6 +30 + 4 + 4 +10 r- 3 +19 -15 -10 -11 -10 -14 - 8 - 3 - 2 zll -14 -18 -18 0 -11 -13 + 9 + 4 + 6 +12 +15 +16 +18 -12 - 1 - 7 7 9 4 7 0 + + + + + + 4 5 6 3 2 1 ±2 - 1 - 1 - 5 + 8 +19 - 9 r—Revised. . * Data not available. 1/ During March and April changes from a year ago reflect in part the fact that last year Easter was on April 9 while this year it was on March 25. For this reason it is estimated that in comparison with last year allowance should be made for an increase in sales of about 4 per cent for the month of March as a whole and for a corresponding decrease for the month of April as a whole»
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