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H.l: BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM , A p r i l L, 1952 !' DEPARTMENT STORE SALriS, M CITIES (Based on Dollar Amounts) ' • Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t and city Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago £/ Lionth of Month ol Mar.l %ar.8 Mar.15 Mar.22 Mar.29 Jan. Feb. UNITED STATES -13 zA Boston D i s t r i c t Nov: Haven Boston Lowell-Lav/renc e Springfield Providence -17 -10 -18 - 5 =13 721 .. "I? -19 - 9 - 5 -10 ' -19 - 2 + 9 , - 7 -1)4 -22 - 9 -15_ KeVZ ' York D i s t r i c t lieivark Buffalo Nev; York Rochester Syracuse Philadelphia D i s t r i c t Philadelphia Cleveland D i s t r i c t Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Toledo Erie Pittsburgh Richmond D i s t r i c t Washington Baltimore Atlanta D i s t r i c t Birmingham Jacksonville :.liami Atlanta Augusta Nev: Orleans Nashville Chicago D i s t r i c t Cnicago Indianapolis Detroit Conn. Mass. » R.I. N.J. H.Y. " Pa. Ohio Pa. " D.C. Lid . . Ala. Fla. Ga. La. Tenn. 111. Ind. Hich. wis. — -19 -12 - 8 -16 -16 -17 - 8 -13 -IS -20 zS. -16 -18 -15 -Hi -12 -16 =rr - 8 - 9 +21 721 -17 =ur -22 -13 -21 -15 - 9 -21 -21 =13 -13 -22 -21 -2 8 -1U -25. -11 •0 + k -16 - 9 -18 -13 -15 - k 7HJ - 9 - 5 + 5 - 7 - 5 - 3 +16 +17 +15 +12 +37 +18 +2U +13 -22 =m -12 -15 r-11 • =13 - 6 +27 +2U +32 -11 —0 -13 r-13 r-2U -13 +10 "-18 + 6 730 +25 - 7 - 5 + 1 -18 =23 -lii -18 -15 -21 " -12 =u - k -T -30 =33 -15 =13 -17 -12 - 5 -lU - 0 -20 - 6 =~~2 h 3 2 8 0 -12 -16 -30 -15 -11 -1U - 8 =~9 -12 - 2 =T + 2 -2k -21 =19 -20 - h =T +• 1 =1? ' -11 - 3 - 8 +1U . + 5 + 7 "'-18 -12 -iii - 5 - 6 - it -25 . -16 - 8 -7 -2u -17 -17 -13 -10 =12 -lii - 7 .-16 + 2- 1 -10 - 6 -lb =17 -17 -12 -13 k - 2 -10 -15 - 3 - 9 -14 +17 + 3 - 3 =10 -10 -16 -10 - l - 9 - 5 +22 722 +16 +U1 .. M-26 . +U2 +1U +16 +1U +1U +18 +15 -16 =22 + 2 -19 - 3 + 1 . - -10 -16 =2IT -13 0 -21 -21 -11 r=T _r-10 r-12 ' -ID -12 - 5 =7 + 6 - 6 -5 - 3. . -11 -1U ~ — -22 =2ir -26 -20 -21 -* -10 +27 +37 711 +22 + : +11 H.ll Page2 DEPARTiSKT STOKE SALES, BY CITIES (Continued) Percentage change iroM corresponding period a year ago V :.ionth of Lionth of d a r . 6 j r l a r . l 5 Liar. 22 Mar.29 Jan. Feb. | Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t and city S t . Louis D i s t r i c t L i t t l e Rock Louisville S t . Louis Area Memphis Ark. Ky. Minneapolis D i s t r i c t Minneapolis S t . Paul Duluth-Superior Liinn. Kansas City D i s t r i c t Denver . Yjichita Kansas City S t . Joseph Oklahoma City Tulsa Colo. Kans. Ho. ii • Okla. Dallas D i s t r i c t . Dallas ElPaso Fort worth Houston San Antonio 2an Francisco D i s t r i c t Los Angeles Area Downtown Los Angeles V.estside Los Angeles Oakland San Diego San Francisco Portland S a l t . Lake C i t y Seattle Spokane Tenn. » "&V,is. " Tex. 11 " CalifL " . n " Ore. Utah " v . ash. | ' -13 =13 -12 -13 - 6 0 - 1 - 1 -17 -17 -17 -10 0 +10 - 7 + 3 -13 =5F - 9 - 9 -21 -16 -10 -5 -11 - 7 + 1 - 8 - 6 + 3 - 5 -10 • - 9 -12 + u + 2 + 2 +k 0 + 2 + 3 -16 - 6 -20 -12 -13 -12 -10 -21 -Hi -15 -18 -11 - k - 9 - 7 - 3 - 6 - 7 - 6 - 6 - 3 - k ="H -12 - 3 + 3 -10 -20 -11 - 8 -12 , +23 '^2 +22 +23 +21 - 8 -18 - 9 -11 - 6 -11 -lL -13 -16 -1U + 3 + 1 + 7 0 -17 -13 -2U -30 -22 -11 - 1 - 8 -15 + 1 -10 -13 -10 - U -15 -11 -13 -30 -13 +12 + 8 + 2 - $ +14 +11 + 9 +13 - 9 -13 0 - 8 -16 -1U - 8 - 3 -27 - 7 + 2 -10 r- 3 -10 -20 -17 + k + 7 +21 + 5 +32 +18 +22 +55 9 - 3 -17 -10 i -23 - k i -12 ! — d -lk - o -15 - 8 -10 +11 -12 I -12 - 5 + 2 - 8 + 7 -13 -16 -19 -25 -17 -23 - 2 -17 -17 -18 -17 - 8 -16 -1U -20 -10 -23 - 8 -2k -17 -21 -19 - 7 + 8 + 3 - k + 6 + 6 +20 + 9 + 2 + 5 + 8 +10 -Ill =ICF -28 1 -12 i -13 i ;• +11 +17 - 3 +1U -16 -17 21 i ~ -16 1 -20 i -21 1- k -IT 1 +16 -12 -17 -15 !- 1 -16 -15 -18 -Ik -_8 '—Revised. • Data not a v a i l a b l e . 1 / During i larch and A p r i l changes from a year ago r e f l e c t i n p a r t t h e f a c t t h a t l a s t year Easter was on tarch 25 while t h i s year i t - w i l l be on A p r i l 13. For t h i s reason i t i s estimated t h a t i n comparison v.ith l a s t year an allowance should be made f o r a decrease i n s a l e s of about 6 per cent f o r the month of March as a whole and f o r a corresponding increase f o r the month of A p r i l as a whole.
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