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1 H.ll BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM. December b, 1953 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES H SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Based on Dollar Amounts) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago Week ending Oct. Nov. 7 1 Nov. Ik |Nov. 21 |Nov» 2tf Federal Reserve District,Area,and City United States He* York District Metropolitan Areas Buffalo Rochester Syracuse Cities New York Newark Philadelphia District City Philadelphia Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Toledo Erie • City Pittsburgh Richmond District Metropolitan Areas Washington Downtown Washington Baltimore Richmond tl + 1 'Masp. +.7 Mass. tf R.I. . 0 + 3 0 N.Y. ii n N.Y. N.J. + 2 0' - 2 +_U -2 h *13 + + 1 + 7 + 3 + U + 9 - 2 + 1 zl + .1* + 6 + 5 + 7 +11* + 6 +10 + 7 r+ 5 + 2 + k - 1 - 3 + 1 - 5 ' - 3 +• 2 + 7 - 1 r 0 - 7 - 1 + 2 -13 +13 0 Pa. -12 + 8 - +12 - 5 - l - 3 -_6 0 -13 +12 r+ 2 - 6 + U + 6 + 2 - 2 - 7 + 2 0 + 7 n ii Pa. + 2 + 5 + 2 + 6 + 5 . + U - Pa. + 1 Ohio D. C. Md. Va. Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Jacksonville ' Miami Atlanta Augusta New Orleans Nashville Ga. ii La. Tenn. Chicago District Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee 111. Ind. Mich. Wis. + 2 1 + Boston District Metropolitan Area • Lowell-Lawrence Cities Downtown Boston Springfield Providence +13 + 5 + 7 I + 6 I +13 + 5 + 6 - 2 + 5 - 7 0 u - k 1 V i - I 0 6 - 3 - 6 - 2 0 - 5 I -8 9 I. - + 3 . Ala. Fla. 0 • -3 + 6 + 2 . - 9 + k >k - 2 li .+ 6 II .+ 2 k 0 >- .1 0 + 5 - it. 7 1 7 2 3 1 % - 7- 8 -10 - 6 •- 2 tl - 2 - 1 +12 + 6 - 9 + h + k + '3 '-13 + 9 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 1 - 5 -18 - 3 + U -lU - 1 + 1 + 2 -11' u - 2 0 + 2 + 8 -11 . + h +10 + + + + 1 5 7 1 •+16 • + 2 + 7 + 5 + 6 + + + + -1^ u 3 2 3 - 2 + 5 0 -5 0 + 2 + 3 - h + 2 8S? H.ll * Page 2 ^ DEPARTMENT STORE SALES IN SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) (Based on Dollar Amounts) Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago Week ending Nov. 7 | Nov. 1U! Nov. 211 Nov. 28 Federal Reserve District,Area,and City JJan.jOct. St.. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little RockLouisville --- St. Louis Memphis Minneapolis District Metropolitan Areas Minneapolis-St. Paul Minneapolis City St. Paul City ,Cities Dulutn-Superior Kansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka Wichita St. Joseph Albuquerque Oklahoma City Tulsa City Kansas City Dallas District Metropolitan Areas . Dallas El Paso Fort Worth Houston San Antonio + 2 + 6 - 2 - 3 - 1 Ark. Ky. Ho. Tenn. - 1 0 + 3 + 1 + 3 + h +10 + 2 - 1 + 2 -2 - 8 - + 2 + 2 - 2 + k + 5 lA r- 7 Lk Minn. + 1 + 1 + 1 1 + L * 1 + 1 - 6 + 3 Minn.Mv is. + 1 + l 0 r- 9 + 1 0 + 2 zl -10 0 + 2 + 2 0 + 1 5 - i + 5 -lU - l +13 - 8 - 5 -11 -IS -111 - 7 -12 - 6 -11 -13 - 9 -13 -lU h - 5 - 9 0 » Colo. Ivans. it Mo. M.Mex. Okla. " Mo. Tex. San Francisco District Metropolitan Areas Calif. Los Angeles " Dovmtovm Los Angeles Viestside Los Angeles ii SarHDiego " San Francisco-Oakland i t San Francisco City II Oakland City Ore. Portland Utah Salt Lake City wash. Seattle » Spokane • Tacoma " r—Revised. - 2 + 2 0 1 + + k 6 5 3 S z_h - h + 5 - U + 6 • -Ul -lk - 7 - k + 1 + 7 - 2 zS + 2 + 3 - h + k - 2 +9 5 9 3 7 - 3 - 2 - 5 0 - h - 7 - 3 - k - U -10 + 5 -18 - 3 - 3 - 9 0 - 7 - 6 zl + 2 + 3 0 j + 3 + k i + 6 -10 - 5 + i •+ U 0 •+ 5 0 j + h + 2 ,1 - 5 + 1 1 - 6 + 2 j - 1 + h 1 - 6 + 2 1 +18 - 3 - 6 + 1 - 9 - 8 - 9 - 5 -13 -17 - 8 -15 - 1 - 3 - 6 - 2 - 7 - h - 3 - 6 -lU -13 - 3 - 2 - 3 - 8 - h - 8 -17 - 5 - 5 - k -13 -12 - 9 - 9 - 6 + 2 | + + + r—Data not available. .
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