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' Of THE ffiRVE S U M Qf CLftB/im BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM i April 4, 1947 H.ll DEPARTMENT STORE SaLES/ BY CITIES Percentage Change from Corresponding Period a Year Ago Federal Reserve district and city / Mar. 1 Mar-. 8 Mar,16 Mar .22 Mar ,29 p+ 7 +17 UNITED STATES Week ending l/ Month of Month of Feb. ' Jan, +10 + 9 +26 +30 +29 +15 + 9 + 4 ' +11 + 3 + 8 +10 +12 +17 +13 - r r . +15" +22 +18 + 5 + 6 + 9 + 4 ' +io r+20 >15 +14- .• +16 ' >11 '+ 5 + 9 +T. +11 - 2 + 2 +18 +12 +13 +19 +16 +29 + 8 0 + 2 + 9 +14 +22 +14 + 6 + 6 +15 +18 ] +33 + 8 + 8 - 3 +11 - 1 -20 + 9 +lT + 7 + 8 +15 +11 +13 +14 +15 +12 r+17; +16 Philadelphia District Philadelphia Pa*. +19 +18 +10 .. . +12 +10 +10 +19 +21 +12 r+I5" +19 +19 Cleveland District Akron z/ Cincinnati Cleveland 3/ Columbus Toledo Pittsburgh + 9 + 6 + 5 + 7 +• 6 + 9 +14 + 8 Pa. +16 + 8 +1.9 +15 +12 +15 +19 + 1 +14 - 4 +13 +12 +11 + 4 + 9 +12 +10 ' +11 +13 Richmond District Washington Baltimore D.C. Md. +11 + 6 +12 - 2 ' + 1 - 3 + 7 + 6 +12 +12 +12 +15 r+24 +14 +21 +11 +14 +10 Ala, Fla* Ga. La. Tenn. +u + 4 +11 + 7 +19 +13 +10 +15 0 +30 - 6 +10 + 4 +15 + 2 +11 +14 : + 6 +13 r+ 7 r+10 :r- 7 +18 +41 +31 +14 +24 ; + .5 111. Tnd. Mich. Wis » +17 +14 +15 +23 +10 + 9 r+ 9 +11 +10 + F. + 4 + 8 - + 7 *12 + 5 r w +10 Boston District New Haven Boston Springfield Providence New York District Newark Buffalo 2/ Now York Rochester 2/ Syracuse 2/ Atlanta District Birmingham Miami Atlanta New Orleans Nashville Chicago District Chicago ~-nn" - nerolls Detroit i'il r. nkce Conn, Mass, R.I* N.J. N.Y-. 1!. " Ohio 7 tt it • ' 1 0 - 1 + 2 + 2 . +11 0./ + 1; - 7 • + 1 + 5 +10 . T 5 . + 9 - 4 p+ 9 + 9 + 8 +10 + 8 + 8 + 5 +19 1 +11 +11 +2.5 +10 r+10, T T + 8 +• 9 + 7 +10 + 7 +13+20 r+15 +12 , +13 +26 +16 +10 +77 r r 0 + 8 + 1 + 5 ./+12 +13 + 2 -if + 6 • 9 + 6 + 6 + 6 * 3 • , I W H.ll Page 2 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Continued) Percentage Change from Corresponding'Period a Year Age Federal Reserve district and city jMonch cfjMonth of Jan. [ Feb, 1 St. Louis District Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis Ark. . Ky. Mo. Term, Minneapolis District Minneapolis .St. Paul .Dulu th-.Supe rior • r+24 ' +11 " + 6t +19 . + 7 „ Minn, ' +27 } +18 * ' 'Wis. Tex, Son Francisco District. .Los Angeles Area Calif. " u Oakland San Francisco Ore. Portland Utah Salt Lake City 'Jash. •Seattle •& ZJ M a r . 1 Liar. 8 iMar.IEilMar.22 |Mar.29 i1 1 +.19 p+. 3 . P=-T TZ4 +15 + 4 . +21 ... + 5,. +13 + 2 . . ' • ' r+13 , +2-7 + 3 . '+ 6 . Kansas City District,4/ .Denver , Colo.' Wichita Kans. Kansas City . "&Mo. St. Joseph 'Mo. Oklahoma City Okla. Tulsa " Dallas District . Dallas Fort Worth Houston . •San Antonio ? 6 ' + ' r+19 : +19 ; +21 j +30 + 16 . +18 , TZT. +19. i +12 i +19 : . +25 +14 0 + 9 - 3 + 5 +12 - 2 + 1 4 + 5 +13 . -10 + 8 + 1 + 4., 0 . ' .+ 5 +12 + 1 r+14 r r +16 +18 ' + 5 + 9 + 8 +18 +15 +20 +10 (Not available for publication) - 4 0 -13 - 6 +- 3 +29 - 7 5 + 3 0 - 2 ' -- 2 - 5 + 3. r+4 - 4 +10 0 . + 12 / r+13 + 5. - + 4 p+ 8 , p+10 + 5 + 4 +18 p+ 5. + 9 , + 9 r r +10 .Z± +13 -12 - 2 + 3 -10 - 2 0 r+ 5 - 5 r.+13 . +15 +17 +17 + 9 +17 +21 +14 r r lil+20 + 2 • . + 9 +16 + 7 +10 +18 +29 + 9 +20 +15 +18 + 8 +.2 r+25 + 5 r+11 + 6 r+ 3 r+21 +13 - r+13 +14 +12 + 23 +18 . +12 .TIT +15 T W +14 +15 r+16 Tl7 ' +13 +13 + 5 . +10 + 8 + 9 +13 + 5 +12 +12 ' +13 + 5 +13 +11 + 9 +18 . 1J During March changes from a year ago reflect in part the fact that last year Easter was. on April 21 whilih this year it will be on April 6. For this reason it is estimated that in comparison with last,year allowance should be made for an increase in sales of ab^tit 3 per cent for:the month of March as a whole. Z j Sales v in the. week ending Marih 8, 1947 reflect the effect of a snow storm. 3 [ Sales in the week ending Marih 29, 1947 were reduced"because of heavy snow storms. 4/ Decrease for sales in the we|k ending March 1, 1947 reflects in part the effect ' of heavy snow storms. .. 1 . xfVS3Al-' IvdHOBd Zh, We o;i y L *4 Aovaan . '• "
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