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I * BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM F e b r u a r y 1 , 1952 H.ll DEBARMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Based on D o l l a r Amounts) H Nov, P e r c e n t a g e change from 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 -d • Month of Dec. 2 9 V J a n . 5 J a n . 19 J a n . 26 Dec, I Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t and c i t y UNITED STATES + 5 - 1 +12 -21 -13 -ll* Boston D i s t r i c t New Haven Conn. Boston Mass. Lowell-Lawrence " Springfield Providence R.I. + 2 + 1 -31* -17 =U- + 2 + 2 +1 - 2 -37 -22 -31* -35 -ll* ~BT -19 - 3 - 3 - 1 8 .. -13 + 3 - 2 + 5 0 +25 +C2" +15 *75 +U3 +38 -16 - 3 0 -!2 -18 -13 -13 -20 New York D i s t r i c t Newark N.J. Buffalo N.Y. Mew York Rochester Syracuse " + + + + + + + + +1U +25 +18 + 9 +3U +U2 -26 -27 -17 -26 -28 -17 r-20 =13 r- 8 -22" -13 -18 -15 -17 - 9 -16 - 9 -10 -16 -16 -11 ~lU Philadelphia District Philadelphia Pa. + k + 3 - u +13 + b -17 . =15" -11 -11 -11. -11 -111 =IF + 8 +10 + 1 + 8 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 7 - 3 - 3 - 2 -10 0 - h + 1 + 7 + 9 + 7 +18 ,.+16 ^ +23 +1U +18 - 6 -21* -30 -31 -28 -20 -17 - 3 -21 -11 - F -10 - 9 - 2 -10 - 2 -18 r-16 -12 -26 - 8 -25 -11 0 -19 -15 =15 -13 -16 +10 -15 + 2 -21 + 1 +25 /2- +19 -19 =17 -21 —ll* + r-11 =ir -17 -15 + U+ 2 • + 7 + 2 - 3 +17 + 7 + 8 r+22 +27 r+30 +13 + 2U +1|2 +22 +2)4. -13 ^9 0 -11 -26 + 9 -13 - 9 - 7 -12 . . - 1* - 5 -15 +2l* - 6 + 7 -21 -lb -27 -27 -21 -12 -11 - 5 -15 - 6 Cleveland D i s t r i c t Ohio Akron Cincinnati .Cleveland Columbus Toledo Erie Pa. Pittsburgh " • Richmond D i s t r i c t Washington D.C. Baltimore Lid. Atlanta District Birmingham Jacksonville Miami Atlanta Augusta New O r l e a n s Nashville Chicago D i s t r i c t Cnicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee Ala. Fla. Ga. La. Tenn. + 5 '+ u + 6 ^ + k + 2 9 + 7 + 1 +21 + 1 + 2 + - 3 =-% 2 5 2 6 h - 2 + 8 + 5 + h + 2 - 7 0 + 111. Ind. Mich. wis. 6 b 6 5 7 8 1 +18 +27 - 3 + 5 +20 ' -22 - - 8 -.="5 -1U -16 -10 - 7 -12 r-12 + 2l* - 5 - 6 - 7 -12 + 3 - 9 -12 +19 + 6 -18 :-lU -13 ' -Ik -19 -20 -13 -11 -17 -16 -11 H.ll DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES ( C o n t i n u e d ) P e r c e n t a g e change irora 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 Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t J j J a n . - IMonth of and c i t y Doc. 2 9 I / J a n . 5 J a n . 12 J a n . 19 J a n . 26 _ _ _ _ _ j Nov. j Deo + 2 + 2 + 2 + 3 - 2 + 2 + 3 0 + h +10 +10 +19 + 6 + 6 -26 -21 -36 -2k -18 - 5 -10 - 5 - 2 -11 r- 8 =17 -15 -10 -12 Minneapolis D i s t r i c t Minneapolis Minn. » S t . Paul D u l u t h - S u p e r i o r %Wis. 0 0 -5 - 1 - 5 - 1 - 2 0 + 5 0 +10 +23 -16 -lb -17 -18 -16 -19 -12 -11 -26 -2b -26 -15 Kansas C i t y D i s t r i c t Denver Colo. V.icnita Kans. Kansas C i t y Mo. S t . Joseph " Oklahoma C i t y Okla. Tulsa . " + 3 r r +15 + ii +1 - u + 2 + 1 r r + 6 + u - it - 2 f u +10 +13 +11 +19 - h + 9 -17 -19 -11 -13 -10 -26 -28 -13 -17 - 2 -13 -20 -10 -12 -10 =IF - 6 ^6 -13 -13 - 9 - + 5 +JL + 8 + 6 + 2 +10 + 5 +17 +12 +1U +10 -11 -lb -16 -±h - 7 - 8 -13 =13 + 1 -15 -10 0 r-10 =nr -4O -17 0 -10 - 8 =19 -10 -12 + 8 - 9 + 2 + 1 - 2 + 5 + 8 - h + I + 1 - h + 2 + 5 + 6 +17 +15 ~ - 7 +12 +20 - 1 -18 -12 -19 -3h - 6 -36 -17 -2h -13 -15 =nr -13 -12 -10 -21 -10 -lU -10 r-18 =2F -15 -12 - 7 - 9 -17 -11 -111 -12 -13 -lb + 6 - 9. -lb -16 -12 -26 : . t . Louis D i s t r i c t L i t t l e Rock Ark. Louisville Ky. S t . Louis Area Ho. Memphis Term. Dallas D i s t r i c t Dallas E l Paso F o r t Worth ticust on San Antonio - — Tex. " " " San F r a n c i s c o D i s t r i c t Los Angeles Area C a l i f . Oakland San Diepo Ssn F r a n c i s c o " Portland Ore. S a l t L?.ke C i t y Utah Seattle V.ash. Spokane ~ — + 2 + 2 +15 + 1 + + + + + + + + h 2 6 5 2 7 6 5 — " -15 =m -17 -13 -15 -22 =Io -33 - 8 -15 =21 - 3 - 9 -23 -22 -12 --rV-'Vli: _/ Hio i n c r e a s e s shov.n f o r t h i s v.-eek 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 Tuesday and t h e week t h e r e f o r e i n c l u d e d one day of heavy p r e - C h r i s t m a s shopping; i n 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 C h r i s t m a s f e l l on Monday.