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N O BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM j 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 • H. 11 Page 2 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