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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
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H. 11

August 26, 19h9

'

DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES
"(Based "on Dollar 'Amounts) •
Federal Reserve district
and city"
May
UNITED STATES
Boston District
New Haven
Boston
Springfield
Providence
Nev; York District
Newark
Buffalo
Nevz York
Rochester
Syracuse

.

Conn.
Mass.
R.I.
N.J.
N.Y.
»
"

-k

•- 7

-10

•^11

0

- 5
0

-11

•' - 7

- 5
- L

-10
-17
-1U

- 2 •
- -18

- 9
-10
- 3
-11
-13
- 7

-10
..-13
- 9
-10
.-1U
-11

-13
-17
• - 5
. -12
-18
>15

-1U
3T5
- 7
-15
-16
-lU

r-20
323
-20
r-19
-26
-21

.- 6
-11
-12.
- 7

• - u

-1H
H

-lU

r-18
r—21

- 8
- 9

-16
31U
-1.2
-17
-15
-13 \
-16

-15
315
-lU
-13
-17
- 9
-17

-22
3IB
-21
-21
-lU
-26
-2k

3TE
-lU'
-10
-16
- 9
-16

72E

+ 5

-11

-lU
3IC
-11

r-16
313
-20

-10
-10
- 9
-13
- 1
-13

- 8
-12
- 9
-12
- 3
-12

-lU
- 5
315
-20
. 0
- 6
-13
-17
- 9 " + 9
-lU
-19

-111

-11
-10
-15
-12
-11

-17
315
-18
-19
-21

+ 3
• 0

-k

- 6
+
-

1
7
5
6

k

- 3
Tn

- U

Cleveland District
Akron
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Columbus
Toledo
Pittsburgh

Pa.

-1
1"T
- h
1
+ 1
- 1
0

- 8
-10
-10
- 6
- 7
- 8 >
- 8

Richmond District
"Washington
Baltimore

D.C.
Md.

- k

- 3
~0
- 7

Atlanta District
Birmingham
Miami
Atlanta
New Orleans
Nashville
Chicago District
Chicago
Indianapolis
Detroit
Milwaukee

-it
"

Ala.
Fla.
Ga.
La.
Tenn.
111.
Ind.
Mich.
Viis.




... ...

Percenta:ge change from corresponding
period a year ago
Month of
July
23 July 30 Aug. 6 Aug. 13 Aug. 20
June

Philadelphia District
Philadelphia
Pa.
Ohio

.

+ 3

- k

- 3
- 1

- k
- k
+ k

- 7
- 5
- 1

-k

- 6

.- 3

- k '

- 3
+ 8
-12
-11
-10
- 6
-11
- 8

-2k

-13
-17
-15
- 9
- 9
- 9 •
+ 7
- 8
-10
-20
- 2
-10
- 2
- 9
-13
-11

-lk

-18
- 5

;

-Ik

-18
-12

-12

r-l5

-20
- 7
-13
- a . -20
-18
-22
-20
-11

- 7
- u
- 2
-12
-10 .
-10

-lk

- 3
+ 1
-7

- 7
3H
- 9
-12
-10 •

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DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Continued)

Federal Reserve .district
and city
May
St. Louis District•
Little Rock
. Louisville
St. Louis
Memphis

Ark.
Ky.
' Mo.
Tenn.

—• 3

Percentage change from corresponding
period a year ago
Month of
July 23 July 30 Aug. 6 Aug. 13 Aug. 2(
. . . June
- 9

—

.

-12
-13
- 8
-12
-10

- 1
- 5
+ 2

-12
-10
- U

Minneapolis District
Minneapolis
Minn.
11
St. Paul
Buluth-Superior
m i is.

-

- 8

- 8

-12
- 6

-13
- 6

Kansas City District
Denver
Colo.
r :
. ichita~.__
Kans.
Kansas City
' Hp.
St. Joseph
Okla.
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
... "

- 6
T!
+ 2
- 9
- 7
- 9
- 8

- 6

-13

Dallas District
Dallas
Fort Worth
Houston
San Antonio

- .6
- 5
- 9

Tex.
"
"

San Francisco District
Los Angeles Area
Calif.
Oakland
San Francisco
Ore.
Portland
Utah
Salt Lake City
Seattle
TTash.

u
2
7
1

- 6

- 7
- 2
0
- 9
- 6
- 1

Til .. -12
r-g
-11
-19
-11
-11
-lh
-15
-12
r-B
-19
' 9

-lh

-10

-11
-ii
-10
-13

- 8
- 7

3
-17 T2
-13
-2U
-2u : - 9

-16
-22
-11
-17
-25
-13
-18

- 8
-16
-19 . ^12
-17
-16
-10
-20
- 3
-13
-15
-19

+ 1
-10
-10
- 8
- 9

-11
-16
-21
-11
-18

' -13
1
-18
-13
-22
-15
-19

+
-

U
9
9
6
1

- 7
-12
- 2
- 3
- 1

-11
-13
- 3
-15
- 5

-9
-10
-10

- U
+ 2
r+ 1
-13
- 6

- 7
-11
- 5
- 3
- 6
- 7
- 2

-10

- 7
T3
- 7
- 5
-12
-18
• - 1

-12
riH
- 2
- 1
-lU
-18
-15

r- 7
-10
- k
- 8
- 5
-15
- 2

-10
- 3
-12
+ 9
- 7

-11

r—Revised.
* Data not available.
1/ Figure based on reduced sample owing to work stoppages in certain stores.




- 7
-17
- 3
- 9
+ 6

- ?

-13

-10
. - 3
- 1
2J
+ 2'"
-13
- 3