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H.ll K BOARD OF GOVERNORS.. OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM February 12, 195U DEPARTMENT STORE SALES IN SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS' (Based on Dollar Amounts) Federal.Reserve District Area, and City "+_2 zJt United States Boston District • metropolitan Areas Boston Downtown Boston Cambridge Lowe11-Lawrence Cities Springfield Providence New York District Metropolitan Areas Buffalo Rochester Syracuse Cities New York Newark Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Toledo Erie City Pittsburgh Chicago District Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee -lh -23 +15 + 9 0 -lit 12 + u• + 5 + h - 6 - U -3 - 2 + 8 + b » ... R. I. + 3 0 N. Y. ii " N. Y. N. J. 0 -3 + 1 + 1 Ohio Pa. . -16 . +10 -23 ' ; +iu zJ> +21 + 7. Q + 3 - 6 r+ 3 r+ 9 V + 1 +10 + 3 r+ 2 r- 3 + 1 0 - 2 - 3 - 12 -12 - 2 + 1 : -12 -11 •+ 5 + 1 -13 + 6 - 5 + it -10 + '3 -13 - 9 - 1 - 2 "+ 8 -10 - 2 r + h - 0 \ -11 . - 2. + U' + 8 • -11 • - 1 1 -51 - k - 2 - 3 - 8 -'8 * 0 -23 - 3 ' r+12 \ 1 2 - 2-21 - 5 , -2h - 2 , -29 • o -11 + 2 + 3 + 3 -13 +10 + 7 +12 +19 + 2 ll - 3 - 9 111. Ind. Mich. Y;is. + + + + +J± +11 +12 + .8 La. Tenn. ii •ii • + 6 . -10 + 9 -11 - 1 - 2 - 9 +.5 - 3 + 2 - 8 -10 - 6 + k j -13 +' 3 -1U Ga. +11 +11 |l/+10 Pa. Ala.' Fla. ' - 2 + 1 -21 -21 0 Pa. +10 r-3 +16 +13 +30 - U • + 5 - 1 r-; 2 -18 -18 -16 9 -15 Mass. it ii ir • Richmond District metropolitan Areas V; ashing ton D. C. Downtown Washington Baltimore .. Md. Va. Richmond Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas - Birmingham Jacksonville Hi ami Atlanta Augusta New Orleans Nashville 0 " + 1 Philadelphia District Philadelphia Percentage change frcm corresponding period a year ago * V<eek eriiding Year Jan. 16 |Jsn. 23 |J<m.. 30 [Feb. 6 1953 1 U 6 1 - 2 -7 , 0 - 3 ' - tt - 5 + 2 : - 1 + 2 - 9 +11 r 0 r+ 5 - 9 h 0 - 2 -10 - 8 " - 3 + 2 - + h - 6 + 5 +3 + 1 + k + 6 0 + 6 3 5 ' 1 * + 9 •- 6 1 :_5 - - 3 - 3 -10 - 1 + 1 - 1 -10 +10 m Page 2 H.ll DEPARTMENT STORE SALES IN SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) (Based on Dollar Amounts) Federal Reserve District Area, and. City St. Louis District Metropolitan Areas Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. Minneapolis District Metropolitan Areas Minneapolis-St. Paul Minneapolis City St. Paul City Cities Duluth-Superior Kansas City District Metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka Wichita St. Joseph Albuquerque Oklahoma City Tulsa City Kansas City Dallas District Metropolitan Areas Dallas KL Paso Fort V.orth Houston San Antonio ^ Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago week ending Jan. lb | Jan. 23 |Jan.30 [Feb. 6 Year 1953 + 1 - 7 - 1 0 - 2 - 1 0 + 2 0 — 6 -17 - 3 -17 - 3 - 1 + 5 -15 +12 - 3 + 1 + 9 -12 - 7 - 1 -10 0 +_6 + 6 Minn. + 1 + 1 + 1 + 7 + 9 + 1 + 9 Minn. & V,is. + 1 + 6 + U - 7 + 5 - 1 + 1 l_5 r- 8 Colo. Kans. - 1 + 1 0 - 2 - 6 -1H - 7 - 5 - 1 -16 - 3 - 6 -15 -16 -13 Mo. , N. Mex. Okla. ii ' " San Francisco District Metropolitan Areas Calif. Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles uestside Los Angeles San Diego San Francisco-Oakland San Francisco City Oakland City San Jose Portland Ore. Utah Salt Lake City I, ash. Seattle Spokane Tacoma - h - k + 1 + 1 ' - 2 - h > 5 -13 -11 - 5 0 + 8 - 1 - 5 - 5 + 1 IJt -11 - 6 - U + + + - 3 2. h + 2 - 2 - 1 -13 - 3 -18 -18 -21 + 1 -13 + h -13 - 8 -15 -11 + l -5 - d - 7 -15 0 - Z_9 1 1 2 6 0 1 0 3 1 1 1 2 1 0 + 1 + 1 + 2 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 6 -16 + 2 -20 -17 -15 MO. Tex. + 7 + + + + + + 2 1 6 - 6 - 8 -10 - 3 - 5 - 5 - 5 - 2 -15 - U -16 -30 -32 - 1 + 8 -11 + 5 -17 -11 0 -9 ' -9 -1U r- 7 - 8 " - 5 - 5 -i 0 - 6 - 5 -10 + 3 ' -10 -19 0 • -20 + 5 -12 -31 - 3 -10 - 3 - 2 - 7 - h - 2 -16 - 5 -15 - h r—Revised. ~ —Data not available. 1/ The increase shown for this week reflects in part the fact that sales last year were reduced because of a curtailment in public transportation service in the city of Philadelphia.
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