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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE .FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM H. 11 : ' February 2k, 1950 DEPARTMENT 'STORE' SALES, -BY CITIES(Based on Dollar Amounts) Federal Reserve district and _ cityUNITED STATES Boston District New Haven Boston Springfield Providence New York District Newark Buffalo Hew York Rochester Syracuse Philadelphia District Philadelphia R. I.: o - 5 - 6 N. J. N. Y. ^ 7 - 3 - 8 - 8 - 5 Pa. H - 7 - 8 - 6 - 5 - 7 - D.C. Lid, Atlanta District Birmingham Miami Atlanta New Orleans Nashville Ala. Fla. Ga« La. Tenn. Chicago District Chicago Indianapolis j Detroit Milwaukee 111. Ind. Mich. V.ris. Jan.Nov. - 6 Cleveland District Akron Cincinnati Cleveland • Columbus Toledo Erie Pittsburgh Richmond District Washington Baltimore Percentage change from.corresponding period a year ago h - 5 + l - 7 - 3 - 6 + 1 - 7 T T - U - 8 - 7 Dec. Jan.21 Jan,28 Feb, U Feb.11 Feb,18 + l + 2 - i + l - I; + 8 + 6 + 3 +10 + 2 + 5 + i ^2 + u -U — 8 +2 -9 — 1|_ - 1 -18 —11 - 3 - i - h - h - 3 o tt + 1 - 2 o ~cT - 3 - l + 6 o ^4 +13 - 6 + 4 + 7 - l r- 6 r- 3 - 1 - 6 - 5 + 8 - 2 - ii o ~~"o o '.Sf l/m 0 + 1 +23 — 2 - 7 2 +10 - 6 - i - 2 - 3 o - 3 -.1 . 0 - 5 9 3 7 l + 6 - 7 + 1 - 8 - 2 + 5 + 5 -t - 3 - 6 0 + 2 - k - i TIT - h 4 # +A + 2 lb :l + i +12 + 6 + £ + 1 TT + 3 + 1 + 2 — - 7 o - i+ + 5 + 3 + 2 5 4 - 2 - 5 - 5 + 5 +10 - 6 - 2 + + + - 6 3 2 9 1. k - 3 o - - 5 - 3 - 1 - k -11 - 2 + 2 - 7 - 5 - i -k. & - 1 - 8 - h -15 - 7. - 3 - 5 r- 2 +1 - U - 8 +11 +T. 0 +19 +1U + 8 . r+ 2 TT 0 + l r+ 3 - 3 .. + 8 —o +3 +13 * +10 - 1 - h + 1 - 7 + 1 0 0 + 2 - h 0 +7 - 4 5 9 5 5 Pag^2 H. 11 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES,. BY CITIES (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding Federal Reserve district and city St. Louis District Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis Minneapolis District Minneapolis St. Paul Duluth-Superior Jan. - Month of Jan. 21 Jrm, 28 |Feb. U Feb.11 Feb.18 Dec. Nov. - 6 Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. - 5 - 7 - 3 - 6 Minn. " "&Wis. - 9 - 6 Kansas City District Colo. Denver' Kans. V/i chita . Mo. Kansas City St. Joseph Okla. Oklahoma City Tulsa " - 7 - 7 - 2 -10 - 7 - 7 - 9 Dallas District Dallas Fort Worth Houston San Antonio - 3 - 9 -5 - 6 Tex. " San Francisco District Calif. Los Angeles Area Oakland " San Francisco Ore. Portland Utah Salt Lake City Wash. Seattle - 7 -10 - 5 - 2 -10 5 - 2 - 2 +1U - 3 +19 +31 + 3 +28 + 1 -10 -32 - - 1 -11 - 2 TH + h +11 - h -15 -15 -17 -lU - 2 + 2 0 - 1 0 + 1 + 2 + 9 ; + IV - fc 0 +16 '0* +18 + 3 +12 - 3 +11 + 5 - 1 +U9 +2U TH + h - k + 2 + U + + + + + 0 - 2 " 0 + 1 - 1 + 6 + 2 zJ - 1 - 6 + 1 -30 + 8 -10 - 1 CTT 0 0 - 2 + 1 + 2. - 1 + 8 3 3 8 3 3 +18 725 +38 - 1 +15 + - h 3 8 U 8 1 5 + 1 r- 3 0 - h - 6 -0 - 2 + 2 + 2 - 7 -10 0 - 2 +10 T"8 +16 + 1 + 7 +11 + 3 - 3 - 3 -lit - 3 -11 - 2 -12 r- U - 2 - 7 - 9 - 8 - 1 -15 + - 2 -12 - 9 + 9 +15 + 1 r+ - 1 +1U + 9 . + 1 +10 + 6 +19 0 + 3 - 2 + 3 -20 +11 - 2 + 6 0 + 1 +10 +18 +l6 + 8 + 5 - 3 + U + 5 +17 + 8 +15 -x- Data not available. r—Revised. 1/ The large increase shown for this week reflects in part the fact that sales in ~~ the corresponding week last year were reduced because of a curtailment in public transportation service in the City of Philadelphia. 3 U h 3 U 5 3
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