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33? UBriARY GT THE FEDERAL TXAINSRAR RESERVE B N OF CIEVFUVID AK BOARD OF GOVERNORS OP THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM December 3 , s1948 /DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES Percentage*XHiange - from Corresponding Period a Year Ago F e d e r a l Reserve d i s t r i c t . . . and. c i t y . Sept. UNITED STATES + 8 Boston- D i s t r i c t • New Haven •• Boston Spring-field • Providence + 3 - 11 N.J,.' N. Y. Richmond. D i s t r i c t ' Washington Baltimore Ohio . » ELI + 5 - + 7 +10 +10 + 3 , m7 . - 7 + 3 > - 6 + 6. « 7 - 3 -11 ' :"V"+ s • + 5 •V +11 + 5 •i*ll + 5 • +11 + 3 +10 + 5 +19 +12 + 7. + 4 +. 9 + 5 +33 - 5. •' zA +11 + 7 • .; i + 5 + 4 •- 2 +12 +ir +10 +13 +16 +17 +10 + 9 -10 +14 + 1 - 9 +12 . - 6 . + 6 -13 + 2 5 +11 -13 : - . " . • 2 • ~ R. I . P h i l a d e l p h i a D i s t r i c t : •• - Philadelphia Pa. Cleveland D i s t r i c t Akron . Cincinnati . -Cleveland - Columbus •• Toledo• P i t t s b u r g h ,; - : p+ 7 + 3 + 8 + 2 • Conn. 1 . 'Mass. '• New York D i s t r i c t Newark •1 Buffalo New York Rochester Syracuse ; ' Week e n d i n g " ' Month of October ' Oct .30 Nov. 6 Nov.13 Nov.20 N&V.27 - " Pa. +10 + 8 + 8 "' + 9 . +13 i '• +10 | . • + 9 ; vd; c • • Md. - ; + 7 --.+ 5 + 3 Atlanta D i s t r i c t Birmingham ; Miami Atlanta ~ New Orleans Nashville Tenn. . --+10 . -+14 -+ 7 ; + 8 ~ 7 l V + 8 Chicago D i s t r i c t Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee 111. Ind. Mich. Wis. + 8 + 6 + 5 + 9 +12 Ala. Fla. Ca • • • : ' +10 +10 • + 9 + 4 + 5. ' + 5 - 8 - 5 — 3 0 >10 - 7 - 2 + 6 + 2 -11 -10 -12 -12 - 5 . - 7 - 5 - 6 -12 • -14 - 7 -13 . -10 'r -15 - -4 - 4 - 1 - 6 8" 3 : + 9 3 3- - 9 %10 r— 6 » • - 8 6 7 2 7 4 7 — 2 - 3 ~ - 2 - 7 -11 . - 3 : - 5 - 9* -4 4 - 5 2 • -• 2 + 5 - 6 - 1 :-+ 2 7. • • - • 5 ' + 2' -10 1 + 3 + 9 . '- 6 +T '+13 : -13 + 7 +32 ,.i +16 + Z +14 0 + X " " +14 "-ii + 7 + 4 -16 P+ 7 + 7 + 8, + 8 +10 - 9 - 7 -12" TIT -20 -12 : - 5 • *10 - 9 -11 -13 r- 9 - 7 - 8 - 7 • - 4 0 + 4 -14 - 6 — 8 + 2 . , z"' . -.14, .,-10 - 7 - 7 - 5 - 4 - 3 3 • 8 4 T 3 0 •+ 4' • - 2 - 7 -14 r 8 -.4 - 7 - 5 5 7 7 . 4 332 Page 2 , DBfjtRimfT..STORE..SALES,. B X . t l . M S (Continued) Percentage Change from Corresponding Period a Year Ago Federal. Reserve. < l i § 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' Sept. Moirth. .pf October +10 +11 +12 + 9 + 7 'ELI ' + 7 " p+ 9 + 6 ,+ 6 Minneapolis D i s t r i c t - Minneapolis " Minn. S t . Paul " . 1,1 Duluth-Superior "&Wi h j + 8 + 4 +12 Ell T+ 8 + 5 +20 Kansas City D i s t r i c t Denver Colo, • ^Wichita i'Ka'ns . Kansas City "Mo". S t . Joseph " 'Oklahoma City * --'Ok-la . "Tulsa ' ' '" + 7 + 4 +10 + 9 0 +10 +17 Dallas D i s t r i c t Dallas P o r t Worth Houston San Antonio +12 + 6 +10 +29 _ +10 " .Ark, Ky. Tenn. Tex. 11 " " San F r a n c i s c o D i s t r i c t Los Angeles Area Calif, Oakland San F r a n c i s c o Portland Ore. S a l t Lake City Utah Seattle Wash. + 8 + 1 + 9 ••+ 5 +10 + 3 + 4 , + 6 9 ' + 1 - 5 - + 1 +10 + 4 0 + 1 +io + 1 EL-± p- 7 0 - 0 - 1 - 1 + 2 r—Revised. ** Data, not a v a i l a b l e . Week ending Oct .30 Nov. 6 Nov.13 l:ov.20 Nov.27 - 1 • ci£ : •-16 + 5 ' - 6 - 3 : -12 - 2 ' - 3 + 6 (Not a v a i l a b l e f o r p u b l i c a t i o n ) - 3 + 4 - 1 -10 -12 - 5 - 4 - - 8 - 0 - 2 -11 - 9 - 7 -11 6 8 3 4 6 -10 -13 -17 '-12 - 5 - 3 ' - 6 - 3 0 - 8 0 -10 ••^7 -11 +11 ' - 5 *- 9 8 p—Preliminary. XVf »" 6 - -7-• 4.: ' +13" - 3 . - 6 - 9 -13 - 5 . - 6 + 8 -12 -10 1^303; »t! b ' 9 33(1 r- 4 + 6 -14 -11 • -11 + 2 -10 -12 -13 - 2 '' -17 r- 3 + - • 4 + 2 :;; 1 4 - 7 9 — 3 6 -10 0 - 2 r- 8 - 6 -13 -10 + 7 - 7 - 7 - 6 -12 -10 r-10 -17 -15 -15 -14 - 7 . - 9 - 4 • • - 4- 6 - 6 - 7 - 2 — 8 -13 ' - 5 - 8 - 9 - 6
