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LIBRARY OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE RANK OF CLEVELAND T*.^',gE& BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM H.ll August 6>,1948 D E P M I T # T STORE SALES, BY J CITIES • .. Perbentage Change from Corresponding -P-e^iod a Yetar, Ago ; Week ending Month" dfi v • June July 3* July 10* | July 17 July 24 July 31 "" Fe'deraY ResferVd"districtv • arid" city' • : , May u n i t e d States + 7 +13"... +2f.: Boston District .New Haven Boston Springfield Providence __0 • + 8 < - 3 +10 +20 . + 5.:. +27" +13 +28 +27 +lf> +11 +11 + 7 +37 +31 +34 +38 +37 +36 • =10 : .-9. - 2 +2Q r+12 r=_l - 3/.1 • . +13 Philadelphia P A t r r ; Philadelphia- ' Pa. Richmond District Washington Baltimore 0 + 5 0 R# I• New York District N. J . Newark N. Y. c , Buffalo -- • • 11 ... : " New York Rochester 11 '-'J- 1 • Syracuse / ^ Akron - ^ Cincinnati ' . Cleveland .; Columbus ' Toledo Pittsburgh 0 , Conn.* Mass. ts + 5 + 9 ; + 4- . + 9 • + 5 - •' Ohio . M II 1It V . Pa. +11 +19 + 6 ; +16" +iq + 7 +30 +j + .7: +.6 . . + '9 'm + 9. +10 +11 +13 +-7- +10 + 9 + .7 ; +16 : D • C. Md. ' + '3: +i ; Atlanta District Birmingham Miami Atlanta New Orleans Nashville Ala»-' Fla.... Ga. La.: Tenri * + 6 + 7 •+12 + 2 Chicago District Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee 111, Ind. Mich. Wis. ±2 + 4 + 2 +10 +13 ±3. +12 i m +Ir •• -::V +22 +60 .. V + 1 0 +26 +12 +22 + 9" AY' +26 : • +20 • .-.'+35 ' m . '+15 +12 +12 +16 +13 : - 4 ; ' +11 + 3 +14 +17 +10 '""+26 +27 +36 +20 +26 + 8 .0 +14 -11 - 6 . -11 y +12 + : - 7 -1 + A J 8 2 1 2 :,A7 / 1-1 +10 •+ 3 - 5 •yr* Ttii : . ±Jk , + 2 r-4 r+10 + 5 ri>. 0 , 6 , + 5 'rf-4 . • • +;;1 r- 3, , + 1 " l i .: + 6 + 2 + 8 + 6 + 2 +18 . + 7 ' - 5" ' +36. + 1 1 f f'+ 9 +20 +19 +11 i3 +12 +12 ''A + 6 +11 - 1- '• + 2 — 9 *: y * 6 • ^13 V_Q'.V 0., i + + + + ±10 -ii' - 2' 1 +11 + 8 +11 +13 • z-4 i22 - 9 +39. +19 : - 3 +26 • - 3 +30 = -• + 4 +221 - r +37 -10 +22 +48 +29 t,9...;:;r+8 - 5 +12: . +10 +19 + 1 +18 + 2 'r+lO.N. ' - 2 +13 +17 r+_S + 4 + 6 + 9 + 3 : +17 + 2 0 •' +_z + 1 +14 m +26 + 8 - 8 +3P 0 m + 8 . t 6 +16 + 7 +01 + 9 +15 + 9 +15 + 8 +11 +13 + 5 + 7 3* H.ll r^ge 2 r DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Continued) Percentage Chaiige; :from :Co'rrespending Period a Year Ago • r Week ending Federal Reserve district I Jan.- (Month of anOity . j May . . 1... June july 3tt j^lfl0ttjjuljr 171July 24! July 31 St. Louis District Little Rock Ark. Louisville •St. Louis : MO. - Memphis" • • Tenn. e +11 + 6 ±26 .;+i3: (+13 +27 . +12 +26 +50 + 8V +36' - +13 .. m +18 +18 ' + 5 + 9 +15 r. - + 6 •'* 6'1' 1 7 3 7 + 4 +11 Minneapolis District : .Minneapolis Minn. St. Paul " Duluth-Superior "&Wis. + 7 + 8 .+ 3 +14..;. •H •+ 9 *+22 Kansas City District Denver Colo • Wichita Kans. Kansas City Mo. St. Joseph Oklahoma City Okla. i Tu3 ea +_& + 4: + 9 +10 ' + 1 +10 +18 +11 + 6 +13 +11. + 8 +18 +18 +20 +20 - 4+17 +14 +17 -11 + 7 , +22 •;; + 8 +26 ' — 8 Dallas District Dallas Fort Worth Houston San Antonio iii + 5 + 9 +23 +10 +12 + 6 +16 +33 +18 +22 +14" ;k +17 • ' +36 +26 • __o -12 +11 +13 - 7 M l + 4 + 8 +39 +10 +_8 0 + 9 + 2 + 8: + 6 + 2 +16 + 8 +19 +12" fl2 +14 +12 +23 +15 +14 +21 +61 =10 -14 -14 — 8 - 4 + 2 + 2 + 3 + 7 • +19 +18 -17 Tex. » " " San Francisco District -^"tos Angeles Area Calif. Oakland. ... " ; "San Francisco ' Portland Ore. Salt Lake City Utah Seattle-,, Wash. +11 +11 +13 +12 + 2 (Not available for publication) , - "+_S • + 5 ' + 6 + 8 m.. + 8 >13 +'8= +13 +12 'f + 3 If +24 +16 -.5 r / •; . f i... r-+17 +15-'- • • • +19 '-+21 "1 +14 i •i-'+ai V;L v + l i +17 ' + 4 ' +U. • +12 +39' +39 +13 ' +15 '±A + 1 :5i.+ 8 + 5 + 5 % # t±2 ? '-:-+-- 2 r—Revised... . . . * In using, year ago comparisons for the weeks ending' July 3 arici July 10 allowance .. should, be made for the.fact that in observance^ bf Independence Day holiday V ' . Store closings this year occurred : in the week ending July 10 whereas last year they occurred in the previous week. Data not available. - ,• : U N V r 3AU3S3M i m S B d ' ! 6 .ween 6 sop % 1 > S + 5 + 6 +11 - ** - 4-bi 1