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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM February 26, 1949 H.ll '; • TDEmTIENT-Srp^E; -SALES-, • iBY • ClfflES •••Percentage change from corves}jonding' . ', period a year ago (value J a n . - •Month--ofDecember Jan.22 Jan.29 Feb: 5" Feb .12 Feb.19 Nov. Federal Reserve d l ' s t r i c S and c i t y : UNITED:STATES Richmond D i s t r i c t Washington Baltimore . + 2 ; ' * 2 + 3 . R.I, : * 2- . + s" , N.J • . ,N.Y. ti ' " « ii ' • J J 4" .. +M + 5 . ' V/Pa. •- • +?2 "~0 *,3. , +-3,+ 3 1 1 + 6 + 1 + 2 + Chicago D i s t r i c t Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee 111. Ind. • Mich. Wis. + 7 + 5 + 4 + 8 •L KO +16 - 2 - 2 +12/ -13 '^14 + .4 +•13 0 +21 . , - 1 5 • ..«14 . 9 - 7 *17' " +11 + r - 3 - 3 - 8 -19" . .+ 1 : - 7 -10 — ' 0 - 4 : -10 + 3 ; 7 1 r+ 2 r-10 +- 9 + 1 +•13 +- 4 +12 +• 7 .. - 1 +35 - 4 - 5 -11 +16 - 1 +18 - 8 + 9 -7 -12 - 7 ; >;9 -16 +TcT + 9 +::% +10 -• : 8 • •' • - - 4 -4 7 * - —•.trr5 - 8 r- 6 + 1 -'8. -15 ' r - 7 r+ 2 r+ 1 + 6 0 •TT - 7 " +g? +14 -14 * 1. + 7 +17" + 1 +10 +24 + 7 - 7 -13" - 5 .. • 6 +10 — .8 +26 - 8 +12 -10 -10 -13 + 2 - 4 -10 + - + 1 , + 4 + 5;:.. ' +13 -2 ' +17 + 1 0 + 4 + 3 + 6 - 1 +11 ! + 2 + 3 + 2 .+ 4 -46* - 1... K ^ 7 ::: + 2 +17 + 1 • + s - 6 . + 5- • +11 > 9 " + 3 . r 7 +12 - 3. + 3 + 3 . -21 -L0 ; ; i TIF - 5 - 7 rl3" . +.3" - 6 : - e - 8 -2 + 9 +12 + 8 +1'2 + 7 . ".-J ' r r 3 Ala, • Fla. Ga. ,-La. ' Term. + 6 •0 + 2 + 6 ' + 5 . + 6 * 1 •" - 7 v 1 ' * 2 0 + 6 .0 + 3 + 1 14 Atlanta D i s t r i c t Birmingham ' Miami" Atlanta New Orleans ; Nashville ';... + 9 •- • +~7 + 7 . + 9 „ +12 +10 + 9' " D»C. M. + *10 + 7 • Ohio • . » f +X ' ; ' Philadelphia D i s t r i h Pa. Philadelphia Cleveland D i s t r i c t Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus .Toledo Pittsburgh ; '7 Conn. ivla6s . Boston-. D i s t r i c t New Haven Boston Springfield .. Providence : • New York D i s t r i c t Newark• -.Buffalo . *•'; • New York - Rochester • Syracuse + 5 3 7 4 5 + 1 —0 +•• 3 + 8 - 6 r'6 -14 -10 - 3 - 4 - 4 -•5 ' - 4 — ' - 9 - 2 — T.1 -13 +28 -21 - 7 — 6 w3 - 6 • Page 2 H.ll . DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Continued) .Federal Reserve d i s t r i c t ... and c i t y . S t . Louis d i s t r i c t . L i t t l e Rock Louisville S t . Louis Memphis Minneapolis D i s t r i c t Minneapolis S t . Paul .Duluth-Superior Kansas City D i s t r i c t Denver Wichita Kansas City S t • Joseph Oklahoma City Tulsa Dallas D i s t r i c t Dallas Fort Worth . Houston . San Antonio San Francisco D i s t r i c t Los Angeles Area Oakland San Francisco Portland ' Salt Lake City Seattle Ark-. Ky.Tenn. Minn. "&Wis. Colo. Kans . Mo, Okla. Tex, Calif, Ore. Utah Wash. Percentage change from corresponding * - • -period-a year ago (value) ' J 6 n , - Month of Jan,22 Jan,29 Feb. 5 Feb.12 Feb ,19 Nov; " December + 6 0 • +T . + 6 +- 4 +10 +• 7 . - 4 . + 6 + 4 + 7 + 8 + 3 +11 +- 6 + . + + 2 1 4 4 - 7 + 4 + 4 -16 +35 + 7 +54 + 4+- 6 -112 + 3 -18 T~3 - 6 -15 -26 :36 -20 + 3 + 6 - 1 - 2 - 5 - 1 +18 -17 - 3 - 7 + 4 .+ 2 -14 - 9 -15 - 9 5 0 1 7 . + 3 4 + 6 8 0 2 + 2 3 + 4 - 7 - 1 0 -13 -14 -12 - 9 -14 + 1 + 3 - 7 -19 ' -10 -10 -10 -11 - 1 -1.6 -16 - 6 +10 + 4 + 7 +23 + 8 + 2 — +13 +14. + 1 +13 +22 - 8 + 2 - 2 . -10 - 7 (Not a v a i l a b l e f o r publication). - 7 +~3 + 2 -18 - 2 -20 +- 2 - 1 +10 +11 + 6 - 2 - 2 " - 6 + 7 0 +14 - 2 + + ' + + + + - 2 + 4 *• 7 . . — 6 • + 8 • — +21 + 4 - 1 +•11 +14 -10 + 9 ' — 8 —6 +15 +15 - 5 +17 + 6 - 4 -11 . -21 - 9 - 8. r+ 9 • - 8 +18 -10 +15 - 4 + 3 - 8 - 8 - 8 -11 -12 - 5 - 8 -11 -25 - 6 - 8 6 - 4 - 2 -17 -17 - 3 -Revised-. The large decrease shown f o r t h i s week r e f l e c t s i n p a r t the f a c t t h a t s a l e s were •- reduced because of a curtailment in public t r a n s p o r t a t i o n service i n the City of P h i l a d e l p h i a . ' . . . ** Data not a v a i l a b l e . * I