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3 V TRANSFER • LIBRARY O F THE FEDERAL BOARD OF GOVERNORS; OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE ' O F CLEVELAND December 17, 194; , BY b i l i s s Percentage Change from Corresponding Period a Year Ago F e d e r a l -Res-erve-tiis-tricfc atid.city, 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 YorkRochester Syracuse fee'p^' ..." ; " R. I . " . . " ... Richmond D i s t r i c t Washington Baltimore 3 " 3 3 8 2 : Chicago D i s t r i c t Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee 111. Ind. Mich. Wis, - "5 - 6 - 6 +12 +11 +10 , +13 +16 +17 +10 - 8 - 3 -7 5 . - 3~ - 4 — 4 - 2 . • - 2: + 6 - i • + 2 ' ' +10 +14 + 7 + 8 . +14 + 8. + 6 + 5 + 9 +12 -11 - 9 - 5 - 6 * +10 * - 5 +10 + 2 + 9 . -io + 3 +13 + 7 +14 + 8 + 7 - 8 - 4 -3 - 6 - 3 > 6 — 3 - 5 - 3 r- 3 - 3 + - + 3 + 4 - 4 — : + - 1 2 0 1 9 - - 6 - 3 ' " 9 — 8 r- 5 - 7 ™ 4 - 7 - 5 - 5 -14" " " -14 TV -12 - 6 •r B . - - 8 • - 3 •+ 2 0 - 2 4 . . 7 - 5 r-lP, J . - 3 - 3 +10 2 7 4 7 - 1 + 4. 2 3 - 6 - 2 - 8 - 1 - 7 0 - 2 - 2 + • - 6 + - - 1 2-1 - 4 - 4 - 1 -Li. • . - 4 i 6 - 9 -10 D. C. Md. Ala. Fla. Ga. La. . Tenn. - 7 n r - 5 -10. -13 +11 + 7 + 7 , + 5 . + 3 . y/- - - 6 ; >12 -20 -12 - 9 -11 " +11 . . -12 - 8 *T" -14 +10 - 7 - - 3 + 5 -13 " - 9 +19 - 3 -10 +12 -15 - 3 Pa. " Atlanta D i s t r i c t Birmingham Miami Atlanta New Orleans Nashville - Week'efading N.oy.2.0.. Noy.27 Dee .,..4 Dec .11 Nov. + 6 ' + 5 +11 + 5 +11 + 5 +10 + 8 + 8 + 9 +13 +10 + 9 . Oliio : 1 + 7 + 7 +T + 7 +10 +10 •: +11 + 9 M. J . N. Y. Philadelphia D i s t r i c t Philadelphia P a . .. Cleveland D i s t r i c t • Akron. • J) Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Toledo Pittsburgh + 8- * + + '+ + + ' Conn. kiass. " Month of October + + + + + + + 2 7 1 2 3 4 3 3 6 1 2 + 3 + 6 0 + 2 + + - 4 1 8 8 - 4 - 1 + 1 - 4 - 1 + 2 + 4 + 2 H.ll -• - -• Page 2 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, 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 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 iJemphis 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 C i t y S t . Joseph Oklahoma C i t y Tulsa Dallas D i s t r i c t Dallas Fdr.t Worth Houston San Antonio "*, S e p t . +10. -.. ; . + _ I • J - 7 4 -+ 7 +~T +11 ?13 + : 9'' +i2- 3 - 6 + 6 + 9 -13 - 5 . +;6.:. + 8 ;+'?; : + 9 + .7 + 8 : + 8.- ' + 5 : + 4' (Not a v a i l a b l e +20 ;+12 Minn. " "mis . Okla. Tex.. " Ran F r a n c i s c o D i s t r i c t Calif. Los Angeles Area Oakland San F r a n c i s c o Ore.: Portland : S a l t Lake C i t y Utah . .Vash. Seattle Weekending Nov.13 Fov.-EO. Nov;27 Dec v; 4 D^c , i : • , : : Ark ." ' " Ky. Mo. T-enn. Colo. Kens. Mo. Month.of October : + 7' ' ;+ 4: . : +10 ;+ 0 " . 0 +10 +17 • • +12 * 6 +10. • +29 ' +10 .. • i_8 11 t 9 • i 5 • "• +10 - + 3 +, 4 6 •• - 3 " . - 3 - 5 - 9 0 - 6 . r 5. - 1 0 - • y- 1 : for publication) + 5 ' + 6 ' + 9 + 1 - 5 + 1 +10 - 4 - 2 + 6 -14 -11 -11 + 2 + 4 o; : + 1 ' +10 ' + 1 -10 -12 -13 - 2 -17 -13 -10 + .7 - - 4 - 7 0 0 - 1 - 1 + 2 -12 -17 -14 - 4 - 6 - 8 — 8 -10 ^15"' ' - 7 - .4 - 7; -13 ' - 9 -10 zJ. -15 -11 - 9 .. : - 1 2 . - 6 0"" - 2 - 2, - 5 - 5 - 6 ,• -v 9 ; ' " 3 - 5 + .2 - ,:4 - 9 - 6 0 - 8 - i + 3 + 4 — 3 '5 r - 7 ' : : ."J. r- 5 - 7 - 8 + 1 ., +11 -\Z - 7 " 5; . • - .4 - 3 . - 1 - 4 -10 . —. o :• . 8 " % 5 . - 4 : 4 6 . r-; o .,+ 7 6 - 4. , . + 1 3 8 1 4 + + + 3 2 5 1 2 r — R e v i s e d .• j * Data not a v a i l a b l e . | N o t e : - - S i n c e s a l e s r i s e s h a r p l y wi-th t h e approach of C h r i s t m a s / t h e f a c t t h a t , t h e c o r r e s p o n d i n g week l a s t y e a r was two days n e a r e r Christmas becomes i n c r e a s i n g l y . s i g n i f i c a n t i n comparing w e e k l y - d a ^ a . Allowance should be'made f o r t h i s c a l e n d a r i r r e g u l a r i t y i n e v a l u a t i n g t h e weekly p e r c e n t a g e changes from a y e a r a g o , - . ' .
