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2%f i l R A M S F E R ^ ^ LIBRARY OF TlfE FEDERAL BOARD OP GOVERNORS, OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM H.n BANii CF CLEVELAND December 12, 1947 DEPARTMENT STOKE,SaLES, BY CITIES ' Pe re ent ag3~Chtmge "frdrn tTorresponding P e r i o d a Year Ago •• Ii: Ii: 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 f M New York D i s t r i c t Newark ^ Buffalo ^ New York Rochester Syracuse Philadelphia D i s t r i c t Philadelphia + 7 2 + 5 8 - r r + 9 • 5 r y 2 + 8 - 6 +12 + + 6 3 0. - 2 1 + 8 +13 + 6 + 3 - 3 + 9 + - + 3 + 8 + 8 8 + • T : + . + . + 9 T • 8 Richmond D i s t r i c t Washington Baltimore D, C. lvld • • + 3 i T J + 2 + U 7 4 t 3 + 5 . .0 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 7 - 1 •+ S + 9 + 4 +11 + 5 . + 2 + 3 + 5 + 2 +22 7 +10' 7 + 9 + 9 +10 +Io Pa. 111. Ind. Mich . Wis . + + ' +24 +30 +13 +36 + 4 8 , +10 Chicago D i s t r i c t Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Mi lwaukee + - ' + N. J . N. Y. - + +10 8 + .3 R. I , Ala. •Fla. Ga. La. Tenn. +• 9 + " Ohio ..+U +10 8 Pa, Atlanta D i s t r i c t Birmingham l/aami Atlanta New Orleans Nashville 7 0 : Cleveland'District Akron Cincinnati Cleveland. • Columbus Toledo Pittsburgh i + Week'ending y / Nov,.. 8 Nov,15 N o v . 2 2 Nov,29 Dec , , + + Conn, ulass, konth of. : Oct. * 0 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 - 3 + 6 + 4 0 +11 + 6 9 8- + + 5 - 6 7 3 2 + + - 7, 8 1 + 2 3 + ,5 + 9 + 5 r r + i r r r "~+T +14 + 9 +13 +19 + r+9 rr 2 r+ 8 + 5 + 2 . + 2 - 4 +15 +10 + t 6 + 7 + 3 - 1 +16 TIT +15 +12 +17 .+13 + 7 +11 +11 +12 +14 . .+io + +12 + 7 +15 2* * ' : + + 6 - 2 +14 , +26 + • -+18 2 .+ 2 + 3 +10 719 1 + 5 +27 +11 + 7 , +15' + 2 +12 + 9 +15 +10 +14 +19 +15 + 8 +17 +13 2 + 6 + 6 0 r+3.9 ~+5T 0 + . m •. + " 6 : < ' + 8 + 7 + 2 +16 +15 f+'g + 1 + 0 2 " T T . + 3 +.1 + 7 TW - 5 ' r+13 +23 +13 x^+ll + Z - +17 +ib — 6 - +10 + 9 + 8 + 5 +16 + 6 6 716 113+ 9- • r + I P +16 +10 +20 +12 +13 +13 + 9 +15 + 7 * +T . +15 +11 +18 +25 +10 . , + 7 ns + 9 - 1 8 + +10 + 9 + 1 +18 + 7 Z3C H.ll * ' Page 2 DEPARTMENT STORE SALEL, 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 Minneapolis D i s t r i c t Minneapolis' S t . Paul Duluth-Superior Kansas C i t y D i s t r i c t Denver Wichita• • ..Kansas City. S t . Joseph .Oklahoma-City Tulsa - ' Dallas D i s t r i c t Dallas F o r t "forth . Houston San Antonio 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 + Ark. Ky. ' + + + + 6 2 +10 + 7. + 1 'Tenn. ' + "&Y/is. ; + .i.2 ' . • . +.7 +10 — 3 . t 7 + 7 . + 3 + 5 Colo. Kans. i'.lO . Okla. i | Tex. . =:{ t + 7 + 8 + I + 7 +10 + 5 Ore . Utah Wash . + i i + 7 +11 + 8 +13 T T - T + 9 +25 . 112 + 9 + 2 +48 + 4 +30 • 0 +21 +19 +16 +10 +11 +10 + 7 +18 +13 +17 .+11 " ' + 9 3 1 7 7 2 +18 + 6 +14 +39 +29 + 3 - 3 + 6 - 1 +10 + 6 + 1 r+17 tl6 ' +21 +18, . •• +• 9. : : + 8 + 5 +11 + 8 + 4 (riot a v a i l a b l e f o r p u b l i c a t i o n ) + 5 .+ 5 + 2 0 +16 " • + 2 . T l +12 .+13 +16 -13 + 2 0 4. AdVHBil + 4. - 1 +10 +,2._ +- 6" +22 +18 + 20 ;!NVg 3AtPr --•* 1Vd3Q3d SI 330 + 8 +19 +15 -; . + 7 +12. 2 +38 . + 2 2 + 1 +15 + 8 . Zk^6£.'d +11 • + 6 +15 + S +15 - . i - 6 +15,\ - +.9 + 3 • +16 +11 . + 1 +14;;.; - 3 +11 0" +14 +30 + 8 +15 ..-:+ 7 •+14 +35 +14 r—Revised, * Data not a v a i l a b l e . ' r + 4 ! + 6 + 7 - + 4 + 3 • +10 : + 7 + 4 ' +16 " + 9 +12 +20 0 - Nov.22 liOv.29 Dec. 6 + + + - + 6 . + 6 ' + 4 Calif. 5 ' ' ' +16 1 +20 6 +31 6 + 9 +16 5 + 8 +12 + 7 + 1 : +n T-+ 6 ! +13 Week•ending-r S t . . Louis D i s t r i c t L i t t l e Rock Louisville S t . Louis Memphis J a n . - - Month of Sept . , • Oct., . Nov. 8 •I F e d e r a l Reserve d i s t r i c t and c i t y X) +21 + 8 + 7 +12 +14 +15 . + 5