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U B R A R f OF THE hhUbtWL RESERVE BANK OF CLEVELAND « BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM August 27, 1948 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES Percentage. .Change frwq Corresponding Period a Year Ago Federal Reserve d i s t r i c t " ^ =ity.; ;. v . ; ' "Jan Week ending Month-<}f July 24 J u l y . g i J UNITED STATES Boston D i s t r i c t New Haven Boston Springfield Providence New York D i s t r i c t Newark Buffalo New York Rochester . Syracuse - - - +8 + 3 0 +8 '• r r "IT : •' ,o • 1' +10 v + 2 + 5 + -1 +20 + 5 ' - + 2 0 Conn, Mass. ii R. I . + 1 +13!: t % - 4; + 4 +ii ' ; + 1 TIT •:~r — .. + 9 + 7 + 6 • +10 + .4 •" +11 o. .• . + 4 + 9 +4 +19 + 1 + 5 : + 6 ; - 3 0 + .5 N. J . N. Y. • . ~ Philadelphia D i s t r i c t Pa. Philadelphia no + 7 • lii +13 + 4 + 3 ! + 7 .+10 Cleveland D i s t r i c t Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Toledo Pittsburgh Pa. +8 + 7 + 6. + 9 . +10 + 9 + 7 +12 • - +15 + 7 + 9 +10 +36 + 9 +11. +13 +19 + 7 + 3 +16 +12 + 6 + 2 + 9 + 5 +17 + 2 0 Richmond D i s t r i c t Washington Baltimore D. C. Md. +. 4 +12 +13* - 1 Atlanta D i s t r i c t Birmingham Miami Atlanta New Orleans' Nashville Ala. Fla. Ga. La. Tenn. + 7 • +12 + 6 + 7 +12 + 2 Chicago D i s t r i c t Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee 111. Ind. Mich, Wis, + 7 + 4 + 2 +10 +13 Ohio ' + 1 v:-' v •' -r+l4_ +12 + : 9; ;.. , * 1 8 . , • W 0 +Tf'• + 6 +19,v +18 +28.;. :• / + 5... Z + ' G +10 5 i)+LL -. r+.13,,,, / + 5 • + - 7 ... f;; — +23 r+33 +22 +.9.. .r+ ?: + 1 +15 +24 r+31 ,,t.4 J : r+11 r+10 +21 +18" +27 +19 . +27 +26 +21 +21' +18 . + 5 • I i ! ' +21 + 8 . +15 +24 r+19 +21 • +22 -+24 +27 +23 r+23 +23 +19 + 6 TT +14" +15 +12 . TIT , W +13 +19 + 7 +"T + 8 +13 +26 + 8 - 8 +30 0 +11 . + 8 + 5 + 7 < +16 + 7 +16 . +11 +11 +13 •+4 +11 + 7 +17 +18 +14 q - + 8 +18 +14 + 9 +12 +34 +23 +12 - 211 + 9 +11 + 8 j +15 +11 + 9 +13 +15 *+10 +T +8 +11, +13 +16 +13 +17 +16 +26 +24 +24 +22 +21 +39 +13 ,+15 +10 +12 + 9 +20 + 5 + 4 + 6 . z Ayg.l* Aug.21 121 +23 +22 +16 +22 1(6 Hill •DEPARTMENT STORE,SALES* B CITIES' (Qontinued) Y Percentage^ Change from Corresponding Period a Year Ago ...Federal Reserve d i s t r i c t " " Jan.-l and c i t y ' ' _;' May S t . Louis D i s t r i c t L i t t l e Rock Louisville S t . Louis Memphis Minneapolis D i s t r i c t • Minneapolis s ., S t . Paul :• Duluth-Superi or Kansas City D i s t r i c t Denver Yn'ichita - Kansas-;City S t . J dseph rOklahoma City iyr/Tuls*— Dallas D i s t r i c t . Dallas Fort Worth ; Houston San Antonio ' + 7 + 7 +11 + 6 • + 4 Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. Minn, . " "&Wis . Colo. Kans. Mo. + 3 +14 + 4 9. Month of June + 9 + 7 + 9 (Not available f o r publication:) +11 + 6 +10 +11 + 8 +18 +18 +10 +18 Tex. + 5 + 9 +23 + 6 +16 +10 +18 o • + '9 " +19 •San Francisco D i s t r i c t Los Angeles Area Calif, Oakland * / " San Francisco " Portland • Ore . Salt Lake City Utah . Seattle Wash, + 2 '+ € +' 2 * +17 • +10 + 8 +13 +8 +13 +14 +21 ' +12 +23 ;r+-.9 + 7 +T ,+ 3 , •" +16 +24 +20 +18" " +19 +16- . ; t29 j +:6 5 • * 26 '.. . .,v g +17 +16 +8 +21 +14 +30 +15 +29 4 +16 ' +4 +12 +39 . +15 +15 +10 + 8 +34 +15 . '>12 + : 4., . +10 0 . +11 +.3.9. +26 • .+ 8 , * 6 +12 +12 • *-2 1_£ + 1 ., +8 . + 5 + 5 + 6 + 5 +11 ^16 +21 +18 +11 +10 r+10 +13 + 3 + 7 +19 r+ 1 5 + 2 + 4 . +16 +12 + 7 , . + 2 + 6 + 3 +33 +14 * +21 +17 +14 +39 +13 * , * r—Revised. * Data not a v a i l a b l e . +10 +24 +17 +32 W , +33" ' v W -z-i+W +18 + i i . . ."+18 15 +23 :> +22 Okla. " " Aug .14 Aug .21 +11 +11 +18" +11 + 9 , ..+13 + 7 . :• +12 + 6 + 2 +13 +11 July 24 July 31 +20 +13 +13 +27 +11 + + 1 Week ending- . r 7 _ W ' N I f & Q i flf any auvmh * .+ 6