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JBRARV OF J H F FEDERAL
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RESERVE BANK OF CLEVELAND
BOARD OF GOVERNORS! OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
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December 31, 1948
:;
D"EPARTMENfcliSTORE' SALES , BV. CITIES
m
Federal Re^rvet, d i s t r i c t . ,
and c i t y
Jan.'Oct.;
1 ! •
:
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_ 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
"
R. I .
N. J .
Y..' \
:
Richmond D i s t r i c t
Washington
: Baltimore
Atlanta D i s t r i c t
- Birmingham
. Miami .
. Atlanta
New Orleans . , ,
Nashville
Chicago D i s t r i c t
Chicago
Indianapolis
Detroit
Milwaukee
- 5
p- 4
- 5
^ 1
"
4
• * 8
- 4-
- 2
— 1- 6
- 47.':
1
+ 3
r+ 6
: * '5> "+11
+ 5
• '+12
+ 6
- 4
• 6
>
'+ 1
5
. .. o
' - 4
+
-
»
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.
Philadelphia D i s t r i c t
Philadelphia
Pa.
'Cleveland D i s t r i c t
. Akron .
:, .Cincinnati
Cleveland
. .
Columbus
. Toledo
• Pittsburgh
-p* 2
, +.3
+ 3
. .* + : 3
: '."+'8
+ 3
••
Conn.
Mass .
-
Peircetita^e bhange from corresponding
!
-ftfefiod'-a y e a r ago ( v a l u e )
Month of
November Nov.27 Dec. 4 Dec .11 Dec .18 Dec.25
,"
Ohio
: "
•
. "
"?a.
• + 3
- 3
•- 1
-. + 1
+ 1
•+ 4
+12
'+• 7
. +- 5
+ 4
-• 1
- 0
0
111.
Ind.
Mich.
Wis.
y;
.
r+10
+14
+ 7:
•
+ 9
•'
•: +13-.'
+ 7
+ 8
+, 6
+ 5
+ 9
+12
+
+
+
2
2
2
1
3
2
+
1
4
2
1
3
- 4
+ 1
- 1 .
-
2
0
+ 1
•14
- 8
- 4
- 7
- 3
.
- 1
- 2
- 2
- 7
- 4
2
6
- 3
+ 3
- 7
- 1
-.1
r+ 4
-4
+3
r+ 3
+48
..'•+65
+36
+50
+29
+33
.+ 3
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+43
+45
+
+
+
+
+
+
3
4
3
3
6
1
+ 2
• 2
6
0
- 2 '
-
+32
+ 2
+ 4
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+ 9
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+• 8
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+10
+13
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-+-11
" + 9
0
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.+ 1 . . . + 3 4
+ 1 •' +42
* 6 • +34
- 2
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- 5,;'
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+ 2
+ 6
+ 4
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+31
+36
+23
+26
+32
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DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Continued)
Percentage, change f r o m c o r r e s p o n d i n g
p e r i o d a y e a r ago ( v a l u e
J a n . - Month, .of. Nov.. 2 7 Dec. 4 Dec ,11 Dec .18 Dec,25*
Oct.
November
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
Kansas C i t y D i s t r i c t
Denver
Wichita
Kansas C i t y
St'. J o s e p h
Oklahoma C i t y
Tulsa
Dallas D i s t r i c t
Dallas
P o r t Worth
Houston
San Antonio
—+10
+10
+11
+ 9
+ 7
•Ark.
Ky.
Mo.
Tenn.
Minn.
; ,r
' "&Wis ,
Colo.
Kans.
ivio .
Okla.
Tex.
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
Ore-.
Portland
S a l t Lake C i t y
Utah
Seattle
Wash.
+ 7
+ 8
+ 4
+13
+ 7
+ 4
+10
+ 8
- 1
+ 9
+16
+
p
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+ 4
+ 3
+ 1
. +
+
+11
+ 5
+ 9
+27
+ 9
+ 7
0
8
5
9
3
4
+
+
+
+
+
1
3
3
o
0
6
6
9.
5
1
- 2
- 5
- 2.
0
p-10
- 5
+ 1
- 2
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 6
- 3
- 9
- 6
-10
0
- 5
+ 1
0
0
+ 2
- 1
+ 1
- 1
+T
+ 4
- 3
- 5
+23
+30
+31
+21
+28
(Not a v a i l a b l e f o r p u b l i c a t i o n )
- 5
- 7
+ 1
- 7
- 3
-10
- 2
- 2
. - 8
+12
- 5
- 1
- 5
0
5
4
6
7
6
- 4
- 3
- 4
0
- 4
-10
-15
- 9
- 6
- 2
- 5
- 6
- 8
-11
-12
0
-
-
?
-.5
- 9
+11
- 1
+12
0
7
+14
.+ 6
4
: +11
1
+ 6
5
6: - +23
r- 2
+
+
+11
- 4
- 4
- 4
- 8
+
r+
+
1
2
2
8
1
- 4
+
+
+
+ .2
- 4
.
+25
+30
+21
+31
+21
0
2
2
6
5
8
6
+28
+28
+38
+44
+15
+19
+29
- 1
2
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3
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5 " '
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r—Revised.
p—Preliminary .
* The l a r g e i n c r e a s e s shown f o r t h i s week r e f l e c t i n p a r t t h e f a c t t h a t t h i s y e a r
Christmas f e l l on S a t u r d a y and t h e week t h e r e f o r e i n c l u d e d f i v e days of heavy
p r e - C h r i s t m a s shopping as compared w i t h t h r e e days l a s t y e a r when Christmas
u
• f e l l on T h u r s d a y .
Wve
' 3 aC
** Data not a v a i l a b l e .
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