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TRANSFER Z3| iibrary of .the federal BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF TEE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM R S R E B N Of -CifVOJIKfl EE V A K X Ball December 1, 1947 _DEPABXMT STORE SALES, BY CITIES Percentage Ch'dfigfd T r W Ciifm^pdharrig1 Period S Ye&T Ag^ ' 1 i . • - Jan.Month of -Septr" • O c t ; : >v V X 5 Conn. Mass . ,, New York D i s t r i c t Newark"- Buffalb" New York Rochester Syracu&e Philadelphia D i s t r i c t Philadelphia I + 7 \.+is 1 4 ~ P--2 - 8. 2 •V -0 -.3 • 3 ^TT' - 4 + 1. - 4 - Boston D i s t r i c t ., New Haven Boston Springfield Providence 1 P*> i UNITED STATES ' Cleveland D i s t r i c t Akron •;. , Cincinnati Cleveland .. . Columbus Toledo Pittsburgh Week ending Oct .25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov.15 >\ : f: : v +S a, i . ; .N. J . . :N. Y. *-v Ohio : Richmond D i s t r i c t Washington -Baltimore D. C. •Md. Atlanta D i s t r i c t Birmingham Miami . Atlanta, . ' , New Orleans Nashville xra.~- ' Fla. ' Ga, La. Tenn. Chicago D i s t r i c t Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee 111. Ind. Mich. Wis * •if 15 + 8 + 9 + 8 +10 +io +36 + 4 - 7 + 9 + 6 + 2 + 3 + 5 + 2 •+22 i • . : 7+ 3 " ZJl >2 + 2 - + 4- +10 . +.i; + 7 . - 1 • + . $:'• TT . + 4 r.7 +11 + 5 + .£3 + 6 + 2 . t 2 —v + 6 + +38 ^+26 +17, ; +21 :f+S5, 2 + 4 5 + 9 + 9 + 4 - 3 +30 iP^o + 4' • +10 + 4 +12 ' •+ 9 : >..5 • +7 i : + 7 ' + 4 1 + '8 • +10 + 3 +24 r+30 Q ; : Pa. • Pa. + 8 +.3 1 :: . % " s TT 0 0 + 2 • , + + 1 ' + 2 ' -3 • P+ 6 + 4 0 +11 + 6 +10 : II* • 'Federal R e s e r v e ' d i s t r i c t - • arid c i t y +11 . +9 5 6 9 r f • - 3 +12 , + 9 2"" + J8.™ + 3 "4- 8 1 § + 5 ~ + ^6 + 7 + 3 - 1 : r+ 9 rTT +14 r+ 9. +13 .+19 r^lf + 5 W 2 + 6 + 6 0 m + 7 . + 7 +12 + 6 0 + 8 - 3 + 4 . - 5 + 4 - 6, +14 +12 >is +HF +17 w +13 + 1 8 , . >10 + 7 : ,+12 + 7 +11 +13 +11 ,,-+15,-. + 9 +12 - <2. + 5 . +12 - 2 : + 9 + 6 -2 0 - 4 + 3 L I 0' -IT - 4 0 ' +4 - 2 + + + + + 5 5 2 8 5 + 8 > 4* +22 , + a +13 * • > 8 +12 + 9 + 4 +20 +20 • 1% ' UL + 2. .. + 6 + 3 +,3 +14 +26 + 1 + 6 -+w r+lO rfI9r • '+:!', " j >27 , +15. +Ii + 5 +10 - 6 +12 + 9 + 8 +17 +13 + 8 + 5 +16 + 6 +10 +14 +19 +15 ayzL Page 2 H.ll DEPARTMENT STORE S^LES, BY CITIES (Continued) P e r c e n t a g e Change from Corresponding P e r i o d a Year Ago ...-Jan,-, . Month of Oct. Sept. F e d e r a l Reserve d i s t r i c t and c i t y 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 t . Paul Duluth-Superior + .&... Ark. Ky. tiiO. • Term. +10 + 7 + 1 i-iinn . + 5 +13 : "ccV/is . San F r a n c i s c o D i s t r i c t Los Angeles Area Oakland San F r a n c i s c o .Portland S a l t Lake C i t y Seattle ; : . ! .. ' + Y +10 -- 3 + 7 : + 7 ' + 3 r+ 5 , • ! Ore. Utah Wash • +20 714 +37 +18 + 7 +16 +20 +31 + 9 +16 +16 +11 •+~9 T~7" +12 ..til. + 8 +20 0: ..F+13 P* 8 +12 (Not a v a i l a b l e f o r p u b l i c a t i o n ) + 7 + 1 + 4 ' 1 +' 6 •+ 6 • +r 4 + 6 Calif. p+ 6 + 6 p+ 5 1 2 : Tex. 0 - 4 +15 - 3 - 4 -TT Kansas C i t y D i s t r i c t Denver bolo. ' v/ichita ~ Kans . " Kansas! C i t y S t . Joseph Okla. Oklahppia C i t y Tulsa'"'Dallas D i s t r i c t • Dallas F o r t Worth Houston San Antonio p+ 5 ' Week ending Oct ,26|N.OV. 1 Nov. 8 Nov.15 Nov.22 + 7 + 4 + 3 +10 + 7 + 4 +12 +17 + 7 +11 +10 + 7 + 7 + 1 +' 7 ' +10 + 5 + 3 +12 +21 0 ; +• 7 V -- 7 F ' - 2 P+ +17 +25 +27 +48 + 5 +30 +10 +21 +17 +11 +10 +18 +20 , ; ; '+17. •. +19 +14 . . +27 +41 +31 + 3 " +16 3 + 3 - 3 + 6 + 4 +17 +22 i-t 3 + 6 r.f 1 • +10 - + 6 + 1 l i s " +39 +29 1 +13 0 + 9 +18 - 2 +16 0 0 r,:t.2 .F 4 +16 +10 + 7 +19. +10 +13 +11 r+15 7T~T + 5 - + I G - :% : F : 9 + .9 *r+14 : +35 +14 +11 0 +13 +30 + 8 1JL- • 1 1 3 • -T. 2 7 : + 2 + 2%; - f t 1:,.:, ft .6 +12"" -13 0 +%6:, . +18 + 2 +20 : —Revised. p—Preliminary .. . I n u s i n g year ago comparisons f o r t h e c i t i e s of New York and Newark i n t h e s e ; r weeks allowance should be made f o r t h e u ^ c t . t h a t . l a s t y e a r t h e r e were work ,!v; stpppages i n the trucking i n d u s t r y , lvy3aA . ' "t "U ,-x * T J ; . > r * Data ~not a v a4i l a b l1 e # &JW £ I 330
