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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

H.ll

August 10, 1951

DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES
(Based on Dollar Amounts)
.Percentage, change from corresponding
Federal Reserve District
period a year ago
and city.
Jan.- Month of
July 7* July lit July 21 July 28 Aug. I4
June
May
UNITED STATES
Boston District
New Haven
Boston '
Lowell-Lawrence
Springfield
Providence

• •

+11

+ 2

Conn.
Mass.
"
"
R.I.

+ 6
+11
+7
+3
+10
+10

Z
+
-

N.J.
N.Y.
"
"
"

+13
+Hi
+13
+12
+13
+13

Philadelphia District
Philadelphia
Pa.
Cleveland District
Akron
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Columbus
Toledo
Erie
Pittsburgh
Richmond District
Washington
Baltimore

-New York District
Newark
Buffalo
New York '
Rochester
Syracuse

1
T
2
2
1
!|

-10

-23

- 2

. -16

-13
- 1

+2U

+ 1
0

-11

- 3
- 9

+11
+11
+ h
+lU
+ 3
+ 6

TT
+22
+18
- 1
+
hh

+ 2
+T
- 7
+ h.
+ 5
-10

+11
+ 9

0
- 1

+1S
+21

54 SI

Ohio
"
"
"
"
Pa.
"

+lh
+TB
+8
+16
+11
+17
+16
+13

+
+
+

2
h
U
5
- 0
+ U
+ It
0

D.C.
Md.

+ 9
+ 9
+10

+ $
+1
+1
+ 3
- 1
+ 9
+ U
+1
' +2L
- 1
- 2

Atlanta District
Birmingham
Jacksonville
Miami
Atlanta
Augusta
New Orleans
Nashville

. Ala.
Fla.
»
Ga.
"
La.
Tenn.

+ 8
+8
+11
+1U
• +10
+23
+1
+3

Chicago District
Chicago
Indianapolis
Detroit
Milwaukee

111.
Ind.
Mich.
Ms.

+13
+11
+13
+17
+13




- 1
- 1'
+ 6
+ 3
+2

0
- 2
- 1
- 5
+1U
0
0
-=4
+ 3
0
m
+ 7

'

-1U
-16

-20

-30
-12
-29

-20

-lU
^20
-111
-lh

- 6
. -21

-18
-10
-lh
-10

-15
r-19
r-15
-lh

-11

-21

- 6

E§

' a

% $

-17
-11

-28
-17
-17
- 7
- 3

- 7 "
- 6
- 7

-12

-10

-t
-ie

-33
-25
-19
-23
-16
-26

=T
+ 2

-18
-23"
- 7

r-21
-21
-19

-2U
-19
-23
-25
-25

r-18
-m

=1!'

- 9

- 8

:®

- 7
-17

+26
+13
+12

=IF
-11
-15
- 6
+ 1
-23
- h

0
u
8
1
h

- 7

-22

- 7
- 9
0

-12

+
+
-

•S

-18
+ 8
-Ik

+ 2

-IS

-21

+ 7;

-26
-26

-10

-25
-19

-11*
-17
-11

-lh
-26

-21

-21

-21

-21
-23
-16
- 7 .

-18

"

M
-17
-26
-25

/

SI

-17
-12

-lh

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DEPAR1MEN r STORE SALES, BY' CITIES (Continued)
percentage change from corresponding
period a year ago
Jan.- Month of July 7-"- July lit July 21 July 28 Aug. li
May
June
-10
/+ 7
-22
-lit
-23
- 3
- 9
=10
=2n
=33
Ark.
-13
.^3 -~7
+ l
- 6
. -16
-17
Ky.
t 8
-25
-25
+ 8
-23
-111
- 9
-17
Mo.
- 9
- 3
- 8
+ 7
-11
-13
Tenn.
-25
-33
- k

Federal Reserve District
and city
St. Lcui.: District
Little Rock
Louisville
St. Louis Area
. Memphis
Minneapolis District
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Duluth-Superior
Kansas City District
Denver
V.ichita
.Kansas City
St. Joseph
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Dallas District
Dallas
El Paso
Fort Forth
Houston
San Antonio

+10
"

"mis.
Colo.
Kans.
Mo.
Okla.
"

Tex.

"

San Francisco District
Calif.
Los Angeles Area
Oakland
San Diego
"
San Francisco
Ore.
Portland
Utah
Salt Lake City
Seattlu
"Wash.
Spokane

-13
-12
-16
- 7

-29
-29
-32
-2h

-27
=2F
-33
-23

-25
=24
-30
-lk

- 8
=3

-26

- 2
- 9
+ 1
-10
-13

-15
-bo
- 7
-2o
-30

r-33
-26
• -19
-1*6
-31
-35

r-2h
-27
-21
-25
-lit
-26
-3k

-12
=IH
+ k
- 9
-10
-24
-2k

-20
-18
-10
-18
-lit
-35

-30
-2o
-32
-19
-hi

r-19
-22
-12
r-2o
- 5
-29

-11
-22
-lk
-16
+11
-18

-19
=18"
-21
-21
-lk
-25
- 8
-18
-18

-31
=35"
-31
-25
-23
-33
-22
-29
-29

r-2U
-25
-25
-2it
-18
-2k
-21
-lk
- 9

-1U
=IF
-10
-17
-1U
-16
-18
-19
-11

+ 3
+
8

- 3
- i
- 7
-10

-12
0

+12
+12
+26
+13
+10
+ 3
+10

- 1
- 2
+11
0
+ 6
- 2
- 7

+

+10
9
7
+ 8
+22
+ 5

+ 6
+ 3
+11
- 2

- 7
-11
+ 8
-11
- 3
+ 3

+12
+10
+11
+15
+11
+13
+17
+18
+13

+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+

- 9
-11
- 9
- 9
- 3
-12
+ 5
- 3
- 2

Minn.

+ 2

+

3
3
5
9
k
2
u
6

+5

.

- 9

-•—Revised.
Data not available,'
• I n using year ago comparisons allowance should be made for the fact that stores
in some cities were closed on Monday July 3 last year and, therefore, the week
this year had one more trading day than the corresponding week last year in
those cities.