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W S F t l . 11? LIBRARY OF THE FEDERAL RSRE S/is!! G Cl EA D - " EEV F iV l S " " BOARD OP GOVERNORS;, OF, THE FEDERAL. BE SERVE SYSTEM . E.ll - l v " "».-•• • • AugUt 1, 1941? . .... • LDEPiJilffNT SIOKEJAIXS, BY fllT^S .,. ... : ; i ... — Percentage Change from; Corresponding- Beriod-a Year Ago..,. Federal Reserve d i s t r i c t - -and c i t y -r- --- Apr. ; UNITED STATES Week ending Month of ttay June"28 July 6* July 12 J u l y , 1 9 J u l y 26 "+10 Boston D i s t r i c t New Haven Boston Springfield Providence New York D i s t r i c t Ne-'f-rk ' Buffalo* New York '-Rochester Syracuse . +10 Conn. Mass.. R. I , +12 '+4 + 2 •+•9 N. J . N. Y. + 6 + 8 + 9 + 3 +16 +10 E +ii + 4 +17 +12 +15 + 8 +18 +20 Philadelphia D i s t r i c t . Philadelphia Pa,. tl3 .+13 +18 +16 Cleveland D i s t r i c t - Akron Ohio Cincinnati " Cleveland " . Columbjus . " " Toledo -. . •, " Pittsburgh Pa. +10 Richmond . D i s t r i c t •Washington Baltimore m. Atlanta District* Birmingham iviiami Atlanta New Orleans Nashville - Ala. Fla. Ga . La. Tenn. Chicago D i s t r i c t Chicago Indianapolis Detroit idilwaukee D, C. ' 111. Ind. Mich. Wis . +16 + 8 +18 : : +10 +14 +10 +15 +18 + 5 t j + 5 '+11 + 8 +12 ; 7 + 5 +13 + 2 +11 4 ni ..." 5 + 6 V I +12 - 1 + '9 + 7 H ft o + 5 I r r +10 .+ 8 +10 + 6 +19 +23 +13 +16 +12 +n + 5 '+;;a; " >* 4 4 8 t 8 ' .-t 3 . +21 + ?. +. 2 +3o ,+10 ' +10 + 8' ; - a ,-*• 6 .r-^s. 8 8 ..+12 - 1 t&O. + 4 : +13- • +11 +20 . r+,7 •fl 4 + 7 . . tii. ;i8 o +i4 • +13 ,r+17 . \ i t 3 +15 , +14 .; + 6 +14 - 3 - 2 . + 5 + 7 + 5 +10 . +m- • + 4 +13 +38 +12 +10 > 5 + 3 + 7 Ai - 4 - 4' - 5 + 3. .-14, .;•+ 5 - 6 +29 "1.4 +11 + •2 + .8 ; . +18 +28 - 1 ; +15 + 9 .+ 3, + 9 . v- ~ . • + 4 ., .,+ +26 +M • : '•>':4 +% +11 + 6. .. + 7" ... • - - 4 4 - 2 W + 4 -M W73 V . - i - 1.. -+r2— 8 -2 t 6. .M- :+9 +16- • ~ .r + 4 , , • 3 . • +11, + 2 -3 . +10 +T + 5 +18 + 4 r+ 6 . , +17 +. 1 . - 2 — 6 - 8 +13 . +13 + 8 +16 + 6 + 4 — + 4 +11 - 2 . H.ll v' • , Page 2 DEPaRTiJENT STORE SALES; BY_ CITIES ( C o n t i n u e d ) , •, Percentage Change |; f rota Cdr ire spending Period a Year Ago Federal Reserve' d i s t r i c t and tfity S t v Louis D i s t r i c t L i t t l e Rock Louisville S t . Louis Memphis • Apr 4 : . + 9: + 1 +10. . Ark. Ky. +ii: + 4 T'enn. +15 +10 +19 +10 -Minneapolis D i s t r i c t i.'Iinn* Minneapolis , " St * Paul Dulufh-Superi or "mis. Kansas .City D i s t r i c t Denver. Colo, .Wichita Kans • Kansas City IviO 4 " S t , Joseph Oklahoma City Okla# Tursa - ;Dallas.District Dallas v:-." Fort Worth. ,•, Houston San Antonio Tex. • San Francisco D i s t r i c t Los Angeles Area C a l i f . " Oakland .. , -C. > • Saji Franei^ecro Ore. Portland S a l t Lake City Utah Wash. Seattle Week ending ^ionth - of May June 28 J u l y 5* J u l y 12 J u l y 19 J u l y 2 6 < . • . + 7 . iii + 7 .. . . +17 +11 ~L1 + 3 -12 - 3 ' - 6 " +25 : +n +21 +21 +12 -16 + 8 +17 +17 +11 +11 7f- 1 + 4 +e +7 • +17 - -10 r.8 .11 • + 7 +14 +16 . m - 4 . +io + 8 + 4 + 5 .' +i • + 3 + 6 +15 + 9 +11 +11 + 7 + 7 +13 +10 + 7' ; + 4 + 8 +11 • , '* 8 (Not a v a i l a b l e f o r p u b l i c a t i o n ) • •+ *4 + 3 +11 +14 + 6 +11 + 9 - 3 - 5 +11 - + 9 + 3 +13 +12 +15 - 2 -10 + 3 + 4 + 1 - 5 - 7 J' - 1 + 4 -14 + 8 ' +14 + 7 . + 1 + 9 + 7 + 4 ' - 1 7- 5 , + + - 5 8 7 3 - 4 + 7 +23 + 2 !:•: + 1 + 1 + 8 + 8 • -15 -29 + 1 + 8 •+10 - 9 +10 + 3 - 1 . '..+.8 ;. + 3 - 1 - 4 + 1 +11 + 1 .+ 7 : ; _+ 6 r+ + + + + 8 -9 1 9 2 2 + 2 + 1 + 1 0 ~ + 7 "" +14 ""+ 6 + 3; ' + 1 0 + Z ' + 2 - 1 + 8 + 5 +14 + 3 • • +• 3 + 6 .' 1 +16' 'r "+ 8 +12 -20 + 6 + 1 r+ 3 —5" - 2 + 1 +11 +52 0 r — R e u s e d • .. . > . **Data not a v a i l a b l e v ! ir Sales i n t h i s week of 1947'werg reduced owing t o a c u r t a i l m e n t i n p u b l i c transportation service* " • .. . * I n ..using year ago comparisons f o r t h i s week 'allowance should be made f o r the f a c t t h a t , i n observance of the Independence Day h o l i d a y , l a s t yeair s t o r e s i n . .many c i t i e s closed on both Thursday and F r i d a y , as well as Saturday, whereas " t h i s year they were closed otie day leisMi.i^'.?G3r .* ;>