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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
H.ll

,

December 5,

1952

DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES

(Based

Percentage-change ; from corresponding.

F e d e r a l Reserve Di-st-rict'
and c i t y ..
•

-

UNITED STATES

t Month of
S e p t . ' t Oct, [Nov,; 1 Nov. 8I.Nov. 15;NoV.:22^ ,'Nov, 29.#.

•

+ 6

0' '

+ 3 •
- 3
+.:5\

• + 5
Boston D i s t r i c t
- 1
• r ?
Conn.
• New Haven
Boston:
•; Mass-* • - 3- .
+ 3J
it
+ 3
: + 7
Lowell-Lawrence
ii
+ 2
• +11 Springfield
: +-9
Providence
- 1
R.I.
New York D i s t r i c t
Newark .
Buffalo .
New York.
Rochester
Syracuse

,i

'

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
Erie
Pittsburgh
Richmond D i s t r i c t
• Washington
Baltimore
Atlanta D i s t r i c t
Birmingham
Jacksonville
Miami
Atlanta '
Augusta
New Orleans
Nashville
Chicago D i s t r i c t
Chicago
Indianapolis
Detroit
Milwaukee

0 "
-10 "
- 3

- 1
=~~2

:

- 2

T2 " :
o ' ;
- 2
+ '5

II

:

-8
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+ 3
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+29
+32
+ 9
+33
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- 7
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+ 9
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Mich.
Wis.

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Page 2
DEPARTMENT STORE SALES BY CITIES ( C o n t i n u e d )

Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t
and City
S t . Louis D i s t r i c t
L i t b l e Rock
Louisville
S t . Louis Area
Memphis

Ark.
Ky.
Mo.
Tenn.

Minneapolis D i s t r i c t
Minneapolis
Minn.
- ,St. Paul
"mis.
Duluth-Superior
Kansas City D i s t r i c t
Denver
Topeka
Mchita
Kansas City
S t . . Joseph
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Dallas D i s t r i c t
Dallas
El Paso
Fort Worth
Houston
San Antonio

Colo.
Kans.
it
Mo.
"

Okla.
"

Tex.
"
"

San Francisco D i s t r i c t
Calif.
Los Angeles Area
Downtown Los Angeles "
-•'"Westside Los Angeles "
Oakland
"
San Diego
San Francisco
Portland"
Ore.
S a l t Lake City
Utah
Seattle
YJash.
Spokane
"
r—Revised.

Percentage change from corresponding
period a y e a r ago
i J a n . - I Month of I
I
I
I
1
S e p t . \ Oct. [Nov. l[ Nov. tHNov.l5lNov.22-::-l Nov. 29;
0
+ E
+ -k
+ l
+ 3

+ 8
+12
+ 9
+ 8
+13

- 7
=3
-Ik
- 3
-12

0
0
- 5
0
- 1

- 2
+ 3
- 7
- 6
+12

- 1

+ 5
+~8"
+ 8
+ 5

- 3
r r
- 8
-10

- 8
-12
- 5

- 6

r+ 3

+ 1
0
2
7
2
9

+ 3
+ 2
- 4
+ 2
+ 1
- 3
+ 5
+ 10

+
+
+
+
+
+

6
3
7
3
9
7

+ 12
+12
+ 2U
•+ 3
+ 23
+ 5

+
+
+
+
+
+
+
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k
1
5
2
h
6
5
2
1
1
1

+ 8
n j
- 1
+11
+ 3
+
3
+ 9
0
+ 2
o
+ 1

- 2
+ 2
+ 1

+
+
+

+16
+11
+ 1
+ 8
+18

-1U
H2
-17
-17
- h

•+ 8
ZW
+ 2
+16

+
+
+
+

7
7
8
5

-11
=U
- 6
-12

+23
+ '5
- 3
- 8
+ 1
0

+ 3
TT
- 6
- U
- U
+ 8
- h
+16

r+12
+ 7
- 2
+13
+10
+13
+ 5
+28

-lh
-11
-11
-22
-15
-21
-12
-19

-12

- 8

+ 8

-30
-13
— 6
-17

+ 1
-15
-15
- 7

+11
+ 1
+ 12
+ 7

+1U
719
+ 7
- 1
+16
+ 1U

-17
=2li
- 3
-lh
-10
-21

0
-2
r j
- 2
-11
- 7
+ 2
- 2
- 2
- 3
- 5 . - 7
-20
- 1
| + 2
0
i + 3
- 2
+ 1
+ k
+ 5
I - 3

+ 5
4T
- 5
+ 5
+ 5
- 8
- 6
+ 8
+' 8
+ 8
+ 1

-19
-12
- 9
-25
+ 3
- 5

—

r+19

- 7

+18
+31
+22
+19
+13
+23
+ 6
+13
+ 3

-13
-11
- 7
-13
-15
- 8
- 9
0
+ 2

•JKc-Data not a v a i l a b l e .

*In using year ago comparisons f o r the weeks ending November 22 and November 29,
- allowance should be made f o r t h e f a c t t h a t i n observance of the Thanksgiving
h o l i d a y , s t o r e closings occurred i n t h e week ending November 2It, 1951 whereas
t h i s y e a r they occurred i n trie week ending November 29,