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BOARD OF GOVERNORS .OFTIJE .FEDERAL RESERVE S Y S W
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August 9, 1946

DEPARTFEVT STORE 'SALES, BY CITIES
PercGntage 'CfiaRge f r o m Corresponding P e r i o d a Year Ago'
F e d e r a l Reserve d i s t r i c t
and c i t y
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

May

Month of
;June

+26

+31

+23
+16
+21

+26
+2?
+27
+17
+20

+33
+55
+28
+35
+26
+33

+37
+39
, +28
+39
+30
+35

+22
Mass.
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R.I.
N.J.
N.Y. '

Philadelphia District
Pa^
Philadelphia

+26

Cleveland D i s t r i c t
Ohio
Akron
Cincinnati
Cleveland •
Columbus
Toledo
Pa.
P i t t sburgh

+26
+T5
+30
+24
+26
+17
+31

Richmond D i s t r i c t
Washington
Baltimore
Atlanta District
Birmingham
Miami
Atlanta
New O r l e a n s
Na s h v i l l e
Chicago D i s t r i c t
Chicago
Indianapolis
Detroit
Milwaukee

D.C.
Md.

+22
TT9
+21

Ala.
Fla.
Ge.
La.

+25
723
+27
+32
+22

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+26.

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+ 21
+21
+ 31

+ 32
+ 3?
+23
+34
+28
+25

+38
+36
+24
+43
+27
+31 .

+32
T2?
+ 35
+27
+34
+25
+42

, +25

+24

+20

•

+22
r+26
TCT
+26
+29
+36
+43

+32
+35
" . +33
+29
+30

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+28
, '+24
+%0
+27
+i§
+26

.

+33

+30

+28
+24
+31
• " +18
. +32

+22
754
) +23
:V +24
+25
s

+31
+57
+24
+32
+25
+40

r+36
+55
+31 '
r+36
+36
+43

+32
+25
+34"
+32
+35
+49

r+26
r+25

r+24
r+T9

r+22
+16

. +25
+26
+Zo
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+17 .
+ 30
+24
+19
+25
+18
+15
+31
+34

+36
r+2?
- +41
•+32
+35
+42

+32
750
+29
+28
+29
+23
+42

r+13
rTT

+25
+28 +15
+ 5
+34

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+26.
+22
+2o
+28
+ 8
+24

+23

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+12
+22";+ 7
+41
+26 -

+32
+5o

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111.
Ind.
Mich.
Wis.

Week e n d i n g

J u l y 6* J u l y 13 J u l y 20 J u l y 27 Aug. 3.

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-+18

+ 7
+T
+ 9

+16
+14
+21

+20
+T5
+28

+21
+T5
+26

+24

r+25

:
.+30

+29
+5?
+34
+25
+29

+30
+55' '
+47
r+26
' +35
+51

r+34
+42"
+45
+31
+15
+53

+29
T5T
+18 .
+30
+25

+ 30
-m
+22
+26
+34

r+42
%42"
+42
+38
+41

+33
+36
+25
+25
+32

+23
+33
- 2
+48
+jl
+ 8
+25
+32
+28

-

+39
+26
+41

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DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES ( C o n t i n u e d )
P e r c e n t a g e Change from Corresponding P e r i o d a Year Ago

F e d e r a l Reserve d i s t r i c t
and c i t y "
St • - L o u i s D i s t r i c t
L i t t l e Rock
Louisville
S t . Louis
I'.'emphi s

Ark. •
Ky.
Mo.
Tenn,

Minneapolis D i s t r i c t
Minneapolis.
st..psLi
Duluth-Super i o r
Kansas C i t y D i s t r i c t
Denver
V/ichita
Kansas- City
S t . . Jo seph
Oklahoma C i t y
Tulsa
Dallas D i s t r i c t
Dallas For't -;orth
Houston
San Antonio

.

Month of
• 'June

Jan.Kay

+32
Minn. . Tgg"
. +30
+13
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Week e n d i n g
J u l y 6* J u l y 13 J u l y 20 J u l y 27 Aug." 3 '
+28
72o
+ 51
+28
+26

• +33
+Z%
+26
+35
+35

+26
TZZ
+26
+27
+26

+ 35
+F3
+33
+18

+26
+17
+26
+26
+22

+26
724
+30
+22
+30

+27
Ts7
+ 19
+25
+39
" +18
+26

+27
+54
+ 59
+20
+21
+22
+33

+17
+26
+ 3
+11
+19
+13
+19

r+24
729
• +19
+ 16
+46
+22
+21

+27
+ 53
+21
+30
+29

+32
+ 55
.+24
+47
+25

+38
+So
+ 33
+ 31
+37

+21
+30
+10
+22
+19

+ 31
+ 5?
+24
+ 36
+44

+21
+25
+17
+16
+21
+50
+13

+29
+40
+27
+21
+27
+30
+21

+30
T£6
+51
+14
+ 54
+29
+17

+24
+28
+15
+16
+50
+28
+14

+28
+50
+23
+17
+25
+42
• +19

San F r a n c i s c o D i s t r i c t
Loa Angeles Area
Calif.
Oakland
San F r a n c i s c o .
Portland •
S a l t Lake C i t y
Utah
Seattle
Wash.'

+35
+37
.+19.
TTT
+33
+49
+39
+30
+30 **+70

(iTot a v a i l a b l e f o r p u b l i c a t i o n )

+23
+ 50
Colo.
K e n s . -. +15
+23
"&Mo.
+31
k'o.
+16
Okla.
+15
Tex.

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+34
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+20
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+44
+33

+26
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.+18
+20
+27

r+30
+29
+24
+18
+36
+52
+22

r+28
735
+19
+16
+30
+42
+15

r-'-Re vised..* I n many c i t i e - s s t o r e s were c l o s e d on F r i d a y , J u l y 5, s s w e l l as on Thursday,
J u l y 4, nnd cor sequent l y t h i s v/eek i n c l u d e d one l e s s t r a d i n g doy as compared
w i t h th'v c o r r e s n o r . d i " g v;cek l a s t ye s r .
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jM^Data na±" a v a i l a b l e .

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