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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM H.ll August 28, 1953 DEPARTMENT. STORE SALES IN SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS on D o l l a r Amounts) Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t , Area, and C i t y Percentage change - from corresponding p e r i o d a year ago Jan.-1 , . • Tkeek ending June I Aug. 1 -| Aug. 6 1 Aug* 15 I Aug. 22 United S t a t e s +_U - 1 + 2 0 0 Boston D i s t r i c t ' Metropolitan Area • Lowell-Lawrence -Cities Downtown Boston Springfield Providence + 2 0 + 1 - 8 0 Mass. + 9 4 6 .".-111 Mass. + 1 + 2 - b +17 + 2 New York D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Buffalo Rochester Syracuse Cities New York Newark R. I . • N. Y. ii ii N. Y. N. J . - Philadelphia D i s t r i c t Philadelphia Cleveland D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Akron Cincinnati Columbus Toledo Erie Cities Cleveland Pittsburgh Chicago D i s t r i c t ' M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee 1 -10. - 5 - 6 + b zJl 0 0 + b + 7 + 8 + 7 + 3 + 5 +10 +8 + 9. + 7 + .3 r+ ii. -3 + 2 2 + 2 + 1 + 7 - 7 —k - 1 , t l + 1 + 8 Pa. + 1 - 2 + 9 Ohio + + + + + +1 Pa. ' Ohio Pa, Ala. Fla. Ga. . . . . La. Tenn. 111. Ind. Mich. Ms. . 3 8 8 U 6 ' .- 2 . ±A +_5 6 + b + 3 +11 + 3 + 6 +10 -12 • b - b - t l + 3 + - 5 +11 - 7 - 3 +28 - b + 2 + 5 + 2 +10 + 2 + 2 + 3 - 7 + 2 + b + 5 + 6 + 2 - - 2 + 7 - 2 - 2 ' - 5 0 . Richmond D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Washington D. C. Downtown Washington Baltimore Md. ' Richmond Va. Atlanta D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Birmingham . Jacksonville Miami Atlanta Augusta New Orleans Nashville + +32 + 3 + 1 -2 • ... b + 6 + 3 + 8 • +7 - 1 + 9 - 8 + 1 r- 6 - 1 - 5 0 + 1 - 9 -13 - 9 + 1. + 3 + 6 0 - 5 - 5 -10 - 7 - 3 -3 - 7 - 2 t A + L + L - 9 + 7 + 3 - 2 + 6 . . 3 .. - b + 6 + 2 - 5 + 7 - 2 0 + 7 + 1 -11 + 8 +10 + 5 -15 + 7 + 3 + 6 + 6 + 1 +2 + 5 - 5 +10 + 2 + 8 +10 - 1 . - • ' - 5 : - 6 - 8 + 2 . - 5 -18 -27 + 1 •- 3 ,. +7 - 5z + 5 8 -12 +1*2 + 2 + 2 t l + 2 + + + + .U +10 - 2 5 8 9 b + 2 + 1 +13 •+ b 0 8Z1 -H.ll DEPARTMENT STORE SALES H SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continuted) (Based on Dollar Amounts) Federal Keserve D i s t r i c t , Area, and City St.. Louis D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas L i t t l e Rock Louisville S t . Louis Memphis Minneapolis D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas M i n n e a p o l i s - S t . Paul Minneapolis C i t y S t . Paul City Cities Duluth-Superior Kansas C i t y D i s t r i c t Metropolitan Areas Denver .Topeka _____ Yiichita S t . Joseph • Oklahoma C i t y Tulsa City Kansas C i t y Dallas D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Dallas El Paso F o r t "Worth Houston San Antonio San Francisco D i s t r i c t Metropolitan- Areas -- Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles Y'iestside Los Angeles San Diego San F r a n c i s co-Oakland San Francisco City Oakland C i t y Portland S a l t Lake C i t y Seattle Spokane Percentage change from corresponding p e r i o d a year ago Jan.-I Tveek ending June Aug. j Aug. 6 | Aug. 15 1 Aug. 22 + 3 - 3 Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. + + + + - 0 - 1 -12 + 1 + 2 - 2 - 3 0 - 3 + 2 + 2 Minn. + 2 + 2 + 3 +_8 - 2 - 1 - 9 + 8 +10 + 5 - 3 - 3 - 2 0 + 1 -3 - 8 - 9 - 8 Minn^Vvis. + 2 + 5 + k r- 5 -10 +_3 Colo. Kans 0 + + + + + + 2 5 3 1 1 7 zS - 2 ZJl - 1 - 9 - 2 - 8 -22 -12 - 3 - 9 +10 - 1 - h - 8 + 7 - 9 +12 - 6 - h - k + 2 - 3 + 2 - 3 0 + 1 0 + 'U - 3 - 2 -10 + 2 0 • » Mo. Okla. Mo.- Tex. " 2 3 5 h 6 7 2 5 - t l + 1 - 1 lit + + + + 2 +12 -11 + 3 -11 + 1 0 -11 + 7 - 9 + 9 0 - 9 + 8 - 2 5 7 1 6 0 + U - 6 + u 0 + 5 - 3 + h + 3 + h + 5 + 6 + 5 + 6 - h - 3 - 5 - 7 -10 -11 ' - 9 - 3 - 2 - 2 - 21 0 r-J - k - 1 + h 0 + + - 3 5 l 5 8 - 5 • Calif. Ore. Utah "Wash. r—Revised. Page 2 + 1 - 1 + 6 -1L - 3 - 3 - 3 + h - 8 +12 - 3 - 1 - 7 + 2 -10 - 7 - 7 - 8 - 9 - 6 - k - 6 -x-—Data not a v a i l a b l e . - 1 - U + 2 -10 - h • - 5 - 3 - 9 - h -11 - 7
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