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3 3 BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERp-SESIEURESEARCH DEPARTMENT H. 11 .. A P R l l W 1 8 19U9 FEDERAL RESERVE BANK ..OF RICHMOND DEPARTMENT STORE SAXES, BY CITIES (Based on Dollar Amounts) Percentage change from corresponding Federal Reserve district and city UNITED STATES Boston District New Haven Boston Springfield Providence New York District Newark Buffalo New York Rochester Syracuse Philadelphia District Philadelphia. . Month of MonthJof Mar. .5 Mar.12 Mar.19 Mar.26 Apr. '< January February - Conn. Mass. h + u =3 R.I. + 8 + 5 + 1 N.J. N.Y. + -.8 - 8 -16 o 0 + 3 - l - 5 - 9 -10 -11 - 7 -11 -19 -11 -12 -19 -23 -27 -23 -31 -28 , -11 -19 =55 -16 -18 -18 -17 P - 3 - 5 h -10 =13 + 3 - 6 - 5 -21 - 7 .. -io -10 -11 -12 . -19 + $ - 2 - I rn - 8 -21 -13 =1H : . + 2 - 3 - 2 + 2 + 8 0 + 9 - a' - 3 0 - 1 - 2 , - 8 -1U -10 -16 - 7 -10 -11 -13 • - 3 -16 -1U -17 • -10 - 5 - 3 - 5 Pa. P- £ : - 9 -16 -21 "TB -2L. -36 -30 + 8 +1h T7 +15 • 0 +11 + 8 r-17 cm +11 r-l6 +19 r-17 . + 8 - 2 -19 r-18 + 9 -13 +16 7m +16 Cleveland District Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Toledo " Pittsburgh Pa. Richmond District Washington ' ' Baltimore D.C. Md. r* 3 TT - 3 - h - h -21 -17 -26 Atlanta District Birmingham MianVi Atlanta Nexr Orleans Nashville Ala. Fla. Ga. La. Tenn. - 3 +13 -12 •- h + 3 + 3 - 1 TH - 3 - 3 +12. - 5 > 3 +10 - 8 + 5 -16 - 5 -11 -13 - 7 -16 - 7 -2b -20 -20 -r 7 -2U -18 -30 -15 =15 -12 -22 - 3 -25 Chicago District Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee 111. Ind. Mich. Wis. - 5 0 - 1 - 3 - 3 - 8 - 6 - 9 -16 -17 -12 -16 -lb - 6 . +16 + 1 -16 - 2 -21 - Ohio p- 6 - h 0 - 3 - 7 . -i6 : -12 1 - -- 5 3 8 8 8 -Hi -12 -22 -21 -18 -15 ' -20 . -16 -15 - 9 -17 - 9 -18 -18 r-12 r r : -15 +13 +20 +27 +10 +16 +18 +12 + 7 TT + 2 + 3 +23 +11 H.ll DEPARTMENT^STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Continued) j Percentage change from corresponding Federal Reserve district •' period a year ago 1/ and city •; • ,Month of Month of Mar _ 5 Mar.12 Mar.19 Mar. 26 I'Apr. 2 t January February St. Louis'District ... . .Little RobnK ' Ark; Louisville • ' Ky.St. Louis Ma. „ Tenn. • Memphis . Minneapolis District Minneapolis ;— St. Paul ;" Du lu t h-rSupe ri o r Kansas City District Denver."Wichita . ' Kansas City St. Joseph . Oklahoma City Tulsa Dallas District Dallas Fort- IVorth Houston San -Antonio San Francisco District Los Angeles Area Oakland San Francisco ' Portland Salt Lake City Seattle .Minn.' "&Wis. Colo. Kans. Mo. — " Okla. " Tex. " " - 2 • • •* 8 +10 + 1 ... +20 ' - 3 . - 1 + 7 - 9 ...TTT - 8 - 3 PzJ • - 2 -11 + h r-15 p- 1 - 3 +10 - 2 - 8 0 0 : - 6 -16 -16 -25 -15 7 -10.'..; - 7+ 2 -lk .. r- 8 • Calif. . " Ore. Utah Wash. ^rz - 2 + 3 -13 -15 -10. - - 1 - 5 - 8 P- 9 -12 - 3 -.3 -13 -13 - 5 • --6 -7" - 5 - 7 —5 -.5 0 - 7 . •r.8. -17 -20 -13 -18 -15 r-18 -32 -11 -15 -2U +10 TE + 6 +13 +12 (Not available for publication) t 9 + 6 + 5 + 8 . '+Uo ;t - 5 - i +22 + 1 +11 +11 +15 ' ' - rz + 8 - 7 +12 - 5 . : -12 +17 0 -10 -10 -13 -12 . -11 -10 - 1 .4- 5 "- 8 -11: -13 - 3 -10 + 1 0 -18 -13' -18 -2h -16 -lk -12 -11 -1U -23 • -12 -T8 -10 - 7 - 9 + 2 - u r-18 -19 -1U -22 -22 -20 -18 - h -20 -22 r-23 -18 -20 + . - 2 2 8 8 3 r-18 -23 -20 . -16 -11 -18 -11 - 3 T"S + U + 7 - 7 - 5 - 2 + 6 +13 - h -12 + 1 1/ During March and /April changes from a year ago reflect in part.the fact that last • %ear Easter was on March 28 while this year it. will be_on April 17. For this reason it is estimated that in comparison /with 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.
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