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RESEARCH DEPARTMENT AUG SJ949 . BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTSMFEDERAL'RISERVE BANK OF RICHMOND August15!»' H. 11 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Based on Dollar Amounts) Percentage change from corresponding Federal Reserve district and city- May Conn. Mass, " R.I. New York District Newark Buffalo New York Rochester Syracuse N.J. N.Y. " " " Philadelphia District Philadelphia Pa. Atlanta District Birmingham Miami Atlanta New Orleans Nashville Chicago District Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee -11 -11 -10 -17 -lU - 7 325 - 2 -18 -2L r-10 -13 r- 9 -10 -lU -11 -lU -17 - 7 .-lU -18 -15 r- h -lU -11 -10 -10 - 9 -10 -10 -11 -13 313 -17 -15 . - 9 - 9 - 9 -16 3HI -12 -17 -15 -13 -16 + 3 733 7 + 1 TZ 3 + 7 7l5 - 8 + 6 +2H -11 + + + + 1 2 5 5 0 - 8 - 6 TS - 6 - 7 - U - 9 c—10 320 . - 2 -10 - 2 - 9 -10 -10 - 9 -13 - 1 -13 -11 %12 - 3 -15 - 6 -12 - 6 -16 -13 r-13 -11 -lh -18 - 5 -lU -12 -lh -18 -12 -10 - 7 -10 - 5 -8 - h - 5 - U -10 - 5 -18 -18 - 8 315 - 6 -11 -lb - 8 TB - h -19 -18 - 9 ^10 - 3 -11 -13 -7 -15 317 -9 -16 -16 -.6 -11 -11 313 - 6 - 9 .-,10 . -12 -10 -10 - 5 - 5 - u rn -12 ^13 -7 - 7 3T - 8 3l0 -10 - 6 - 7 - 8 - 8 -12 - 9 -10 - 9 -10 -15 -lU - 8 - - u > i +1 -1 - 0 h - 3 0 - 7 0 Boston District New Haven Boston Springfield Providence Richmond District Washington Baltimore c-10 - 7 UNITED STATES Cleveland District Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Toledo Pittsburgh tenth of July 2 July 9 July 16 July 23 July : June + 3 0 - h + - 6 7 1 7 5 - 6 H -• i Ohio Pa. D. C« Md. Ala. Fla. Ga. La, Tenn. 111. Ind. Mich. V/is. - H . - 3 - 7 - 3 - h - U ' + U - 7 - 3 rs - u - 3 + 8 -12 - 2 - 3 + 3 -11 - -11 -10 - 6 -11 - 8 -12 312 - 7 -17 -13 5 3 l h 6 - 6 9 9 9" 7 ' , H. 11 PagJ^2 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago Month of July 2 July 9 July 16 July 23 July 3C June Federal Reserve district and city Msor St. Louis District Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis - 3 0 - 1 - 5 + 2 Minneapolis District - h Minneapolis Minn. - 2 St. Paul " - 7 Duluth-Superior 'Wis. . - 1 - 8 rn -12 - 6 Kansas City District Denver Colo. " Wichita Kans. • Kansas City Mo. St. Joseph Oklahoma City Okla. Tulsa - 6 -6 + - + l -10 -10 - 8 - 9 + 2 -10 + 2 + 3 + 1 -12 -10 - U Dallas District Dallas Fort v:orth Rouston San Antonio Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. Tex. " " San Francisco District Los Angeles Area Calif. Oakland San Francisco " Portland Ore. Salt Lake City Utah Seattle Wash. r—Revised. 2 9 7. 9 8 -/ -11 -11 -11 -15 - 8 -12 -13 . - 6 -19 - 9 - 6 -10 - 2 - 9 -12 -1U -10 * + + - 1 2 5 u 7 2 3 r- 9 - 9 -15 - 8 -21 - 8 -10 -13 .ZiE -ii -16 -21 -11 -18 -15 -19 - 1 - 2 - 2 * 5 +15 - 7 0 -15 - 7 - 7 -12 r- 2 - 3 - 1 -11 -13 - 5 -15 - 5 -10 -10 - 7 - 2 - 3 -16 - 6 0 -10 - 3 -12 + 9 - 7 - 7 - 5 -12 -18 - 1 - 6 - h - 6 - 5 - 9 + 9 ,- 6 - 1 + + - 7 - 7 -11 - 5 - 3 - 6 - 7 - 2 -11 -13 - 8 - 7 -11 - 9 - 5 - 2 0 - 9 -6 . - 1 U1 2 U2 -12 -13 - 8 -12 -10 -17 -13 + - -13 -10 -12 -16 - 8 -11 - 9 c—Corrected. u 7 5 7 5 ' - 9 -13 - 3 - 1 -13 - 2 + -U -lh -13 -18 -13. % Data not available ^