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TRANSFER ^ LIBRARY OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF CLEVELAND BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM H.ll August 13, 1948 • - - * • •v/'DBPAHIMro'iSrdRB SAEBS, BY CITIES .Perceatft^.(^nge^£rom-.Corr.&spj>ading..RftgLocUa Year Ago, ,Fqp^ra'l Reserve d i s t r i c t . . andLcity. . New York D i s t r i c t Newark Buffalo New York , Rochester .y,- Syracuse +"7 Conn. Mass. N. J . N. Y. +10 .+ 8 TT + .6 + .9 +10 + 9 • + .7 Ohio " Pa. D. C,Md. Atlanta D i s t r i c t . Birmingham ffiBUi Atlanta. New Orleans Nashville Ala • Fla; Ga. La. ' Tenn. Chicago D i s t r i c t Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee ~ 111. Ind. Mich* Wis , + .4 ~ + .1 " •SlZ +12 >6 + 7 ' +ie + ? + 7 . +~4 + 2 +10 +13 + .9 +13 + 8 +io 0 : + 5 ; +20 o• . " + 5 I / + 5 : +11 i + 5 i HI + 9 > + 7 + 4 1 +11 + 9 +19 +. .5 , > 6 R. I . Richmond D i s t r i c t Washington Baltimore : ,0 . Philadelphia D i s t r i c t Pa, . Philadelphia . Cleveland D i s t r i c t Akron . Cincinnati . Cleveland . Columbus Toledo Pittsburgh - f . , ' Week ending, / ' J a n . - Month of j -i-May...... ^ - June.-. July* 10* July 1.7 July 24 July 31 M g . 7 -"UNITED' STATES " ~ ' Boston D i s t r i c t , New Haven Boston Springfield Providence -- -10 r ? - 2 -11 - .6 -11 + 8 + 3 +1? • +13 TT + 2 +11 + 3 , + 1 + 2 " +17 + 1 Tie , 4 +14 +10 , H 0 - 4 +10 +14 +8 *" 0 + 7 •, + 4 - +12 - 3 • > 7 , ' ' +16 + 1 . +10. + 3 - .5 - 4 *• 4 + 2 r+ 6 r+ 4 + 1 r 0 > • .+16 1 +13* - 1 - 3 +1.2 -'v r+ 4 •. r+ 7 r+T r+10 • +13" : , -+12 ' T9 +10 *. +11 ! +13 i + 7 1 • +16 - 4 5Tg r 3 -,3 + 4 - 1 rl-0 +15 +10 ns" . + 7 +36 - 5 + 9 +11 +20 +19 + 3 +11 +12 A • +12 ; ,*• *8 -11 - .2 V : +12 +13* - 1 ' +13 - 1 + 2 +15 • +10." • - 9 - " " +12 - 9 .. • + 9 + 6 .. +20 +12 +11 +8 +11 +13 0 • 7 - 1 + 4 8 T"? +11 .... + 5 +4 + 6 . :. + 6 7T + 9 r+ 5 +17 + 2 0 r+ 6 + 1 +14 + 9 717 + 6 +18 +10 +12 + 7 ., +27 "' + 9 . +24 +14 +13 ?I2 +22 +18 , +27 +19 +27 +26 +21 +12 +Tl +13 +13 til ' + .:8 +10 +26 +19" ' + 8 " + ' 5 7 ' + 1 . 8. . r+ 7 . +16 +18 ... +30 + 7 0 .• > 2. • +16 Tit +11 +17 +18 + 6 *10 ; + 7 +8 +11 +13 Zgl +12 +10 - 2 +13 +17 m ; : + 9 +15 + 9 +15 +22 +16 +22 3c H.ll Page 2 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Continued) Percentage Change from Corresponding Period a Year Ago "' 'Week ending F e d e r a l . R e s e r v e d i s t r i c t . ...Jan,.^,.. Month.of May JUne and c i t y , . , . . , , , Jul^r 10* J u l y 17 J u l y 24 J u l y 31 Aug. 7 S t . ' Louis D i s t r i c t " L i t t l e Rock Louisville S t . Loufis. . MfemphiCTT • Ark. Ky. wo. Tenn^ . +. .7 . - ... -V+20-+ 7 w +11 : +13__ , . +27, + I6 <• • til+#; :• Minneapolis. D i s t r i c t jkinneaptolis S t . Paul Ituluth-Superior . "Wis. Kansas City, D i s t r i c t : Denver Colo,: Wichita Kans. Kansas City Mo. S t . Joseph Oklahoma .City ...Okla. Tulsa " ' 'Dallas D i s t r i c t Da.1 l a s F o r t Worth Houston San Antonio Tex. / , " :< San F r a n c i s c o D i s t r i c t Los Angeles Area C a l i f . " .. Oakland ii £ J. San F r a n c i s c o Portland Ore.. • S a l t Lake City Utah Seattle , Wash*. ;. i i " + 8. + 3 +14 + •9 + 7 + 9 +22 + 8 ' +11 + 6 +1.3. +U •: + 8 M + :s.. +10 + 1 - 7 - 3 - 7- - 1. +17. -11 ** : +n. +7.5" + 9., +2?„ +10. ! +17 + •6 . +16 +33 +18 +u.; +18 •7 + 's 0 + 9_ + 2 -8.; + 6 + .;2 : +16 + 8 +19 : +12 +12 +14 •0, -10 -14* -14. -.8% -,4. ** -17. ' . +1-1 +18 + 9 + 7 + 6 +11— .+TT +13 ' +12 + 2 >• +24 +32 +33 +18 - .+23 (Not a v a i l a b l e f o r p u b l i c a t i on) •: t- +,8, --#T +i*: ?18 + 5 +15 / +6 . 1 + § ' TT + 6 , + 8 + 4 +15 +19 +10 + 8 +13 + 8 +13 +14 +21- +14 + 4 . + 8 •; +39 , +10 ? +21 . . , +16 +17- - • +.4 +14 ,+12 +39 "+?;9 +13 +12 ' +23 +16 + 3'y >20 +24/ +16 " ' *'• +29 - 5 "" +26 +17 . +21 :+!4 +30 + 2 + 4 .+ 2 ( " + 2 • w • — + 3 + 8 , . + 5. + • + 7 +19 " '• '' + 5 +11-;; ** * - V* ' ** - 4 + +15 +10 • + 8 +34 +15 r+15 ~+2T +18 '-'+11 : +10 1 6 r—-Revised* In using y e a r ago comparisons . f o r t h e week ending J u l y 10 e allowance should be made f o r th£.-,fact t h a t i n observance of Independence Day h o l i d a y s t o r e . c l o si n g s t h i s year* occurred i n t h e v/e$k e n d i ^ ^ jt-ulg JLO whereas, l a s t y e a r t h e y occurred i n t h e p r e v i o u s week. !V«303d ' ' **-Data not a v a i l a b l e . I K 6 91 * 4