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. BOARD OF GOVERNORS'' OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
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August 23,

1946

DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES
P e r c e n t a g e Change f r o m C o r r e s p o n d i n g P e r i o d a Y e a r Ago

%

Federal Reserve d i s t r i c t
and c i t y

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UNITED STATES

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*

Boston D i s t r i c t
New Haven
Boston
Springfield
Providence

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]
i

New Y o r k D i s t r i c t
Newa r k
Buffalo '
New York
Rochester
Syracuse

. t%6 .
+22
75T
+23
+16
+21

Conn.
I'ass.
"

R.I.

d
|
1

I

|

Richmond D i s t r i c t
Washington
Baltimore'

;!

Atlanta District
Birmingham
i'.iarrii
Atlanta
New O r l e a n s
Nashville '

i

Chicago D i s t r i c t
Chicago
Indianapolis
Detroit
Milwaukee

.

Week'ending
' J u l y 20 J u l y 27 A u g . 3 A u g . 1 0 Aug • / ? *

+31/ .

+28

+ 33

+30

+26
+53
+27
+ 17
+20 '

+24
750
+27
+ 18
+26

+28
75?
+31
+ 18
• + 32

+22
75?
+23
+24
+25

+31
+ 37
+24 +32
+25
+40 ,

+ 36
+SF+3i
+ 36
+ 56
+43
-+24
+19'

+ 33
73?
+26
+ 35
+26
+ 33

+ 37
' +39
+28
+ 39
+ 30
+ 35

+26
753

+ 32
+ 30

+26
+23

+ 32
+27
+ 35
.+27
. +34
+25
+4%

. +26
75?
+ 30
+ 19

Pa.

+26
TIE
+ 30
+24
+26
+17
+31

+ 18
+ 34

+3.5
+42.

+22

+24

D,C.
yd.

+21

+22

+ 16
+14
+21

+20
TT3
• +28.'

N.J.
N.Y.

Philadelphia District
Philadelphia
Pa.
Cleveland D i s t r i c t
Akron
Cincinnati
C"1 eve l a n d
•
Columbus
Toledo
Pittsburgh

Month of
June •

May

Ohio'

+25
7 R
+27
+ 32
+22
+ 38

Ala.
Fla.
C-a.
La.

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•

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'
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•

+26
111.
I nd -.
t'ich..
Wis.




'

+ 21
+21
+ 31

'

+27
+zr
+26
+29.
... +36 .
+43

+29
*+34'
+ 34
+25
+26
. +42

+ 32
735
+ 33
+29
+ 50

+30
723
+22
+26
+ 54

.

+36
+41
+ 32

'

+ 33
75F
+ 34+ 32
+ 36
+.49
+22
r+17

r+30 . .

+87
+43
+28
+ 38
+28
+ 34

. +156
7T9F
+131
' +166
+90
+ 107

+20
+14

+104
+108.

+ 33
+29.
+30
753
+25
+29
+28 ..... +27
+29
+29
+28
r+2'2
+42
+37
+23
719
+26

+90

+121
. +19
7 1 ? - —7155
+134
+19
+24
+100
+ 120
+24

1

.

+98
755
+96
+104
+92
* +90
+1.08

+55
r+19
.713". . .... 7 4 8
+20
+66

+ 30
73?
+47 .
+26
+ 35- . .
+51

+ 34
+Z5
+45
+ 32
+15
+53

r+26
+33
. +32
r+26
! .+26
+29

+42 <
74?
+42r
+38 '
+41

+ 33
735
+25
+25
+ 32

r+33
734
+19
+33
+28

+74
+61 .
+89
+67.
+127
+74
759
+ 119
+89
+ 77

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A'dMrTT-'SFT STORE SALES, BY CITIES ( C o n t i n u e d )
P e r c e n t a g e Change f r o m C o r r e s p o n d i n g P e r i o d a Y e a r Ago,

Federal Reserve d i s t r i c t
and c i t y

S t . Louis D i s t r i c t
L i t t l e Rock
Louisville
, S t . Louis
Memphis

Ark.
I'y.
i'o.
Tenn.

Hay
+26
722
+26
+27
+26

Minneapolis D i s t r i c t
Minneapolis
I'inn.
S t . Paul
"
Duluth-Superior
' "«Wis .

+ 32
+36
+ 30
+ 13

Kansas C i t y D i s t r i c t
Denver
Wichita Kansas C i t y
S t . Joseph
Oklahoma C i t y
Tulsa

+23
+ 30
+ 15
+23
+ 31
+ 16
+ 15

Dallas District
Dallas
F o r t Yvorth
Houston
San A n t o n i o

Colo.
Fans.
"'-ro.
.ro.
Ok l a .

Tex.
tt

San F r a n c i s c o D i s t r i c t
Los A n g e l e s A r e a
Calif.
Oakland
San F r a n c i s c o
"
Portland
Ore.
S a l t Lake C i t y
Utah
Seattle
Vfash.

I ' o n t h of
June

" '

+33
72?
+26
+ 35
+ 35
+35
Too
+ 33
+ 18

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Week e n d i n g
J u l y 20 J u l y 27 A u g . 3 A u g . 101Aug.17*
+26
+24
+30
+22
+30

+ 35
+ 19
+ 33
+ 39
+30

+ 37
+ 17
+49
+ 30
#+70

r+31
+13
+24
+32
+35

+72
777
+84+62
+101

(Mot a v a i l a b l e f o r p u b l i c a t i o n )

+19
+25
+ 39
+21
+ 26

+24
+29
+ 19
+16
+46
+22
+21

+ 31
744
+ 7
+ 34
+17
+24
+25

+ 29
74?
+20
+27
- 1
+26
+27

+ 27
+33
+21
+30
+29

+ 32
+35
+24
+47
+25

+ 31
+ 32
+24
+ 56
+44

+25
+24
+44
+ 33

+24
+ 30
+ 14
+20
+27

r+30
+ 32
• +35

+64.
+63
+51
.+71
+ 78

+21
725
+17
+ 16
+21
+30
+ 13

+29
+40
+27 •
+21
+.27
+30
•21

+28
+ 30
+23
+ 17
+ 25
+42
+19

+ 30
729
+24
+18
+ 06
+52
+22

+28
735"
' +19
+16
+30
+42
•+15

r+33
+36
+30
+20
+35
+28
+20

+80
+77
+70
+69
+ 104
+106
+82

+27
*

+20
730
+11
+21
+11
+ 9
r+30

+67
+78
+46
+58
+ 37
+ 71
+75

r — R e v i sed .
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•7 T h i s l a r g e i n c r e a s e r e f l e c t s i n p a r t t h e e f f e c t o f ' s p e c i a l s a l e s t h i s y e a r .
* I n u s i n g y e a r ago - c o m p a r i s o n s f o r t h i s week a l l o w a n c e s h o u l d be made f o r t h e f a c t
t h a t l a s t y e a r s t o r e s w e r e c l o s e d f o r one o r two d a y s d u r i n g t h e c e l e b r a t i o n of
t h e J a p a n e s e a c c e p t a n c e of t h e P o t s d a m D e c l a r a t i o n .
** D a t a n o t a v a i l a b l e .