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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
February. 29,

H.ll

1952

DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES
(Based on Dollar Amounts)
Percentage change from corresponding
period a year ago
Month of
Jan.26 Feb. 2 Feb. 9 Feb.l6 Feb.23
Dec.

II

Federal Reserve District
and city'

h

- 8

- 6

-12

+ 1
- 2
•• 0
-10
+ 9
—toi

- U
+31
- 9
+11
+ 8
-11

-

h
ThO

- 6
- 9
+ 3
-10

-13
-20
-15
-17
' + 2
-li;

-16
-20
-16
-17
-11
-13

- 7
+ 6
+ 9
-10
- il
- 6

-12
-13
- 2
-111
- 9
+ U

- 7
-16
+ 2
r- 7
- 7
-15

-10
-13
- 3
-10
-12
-17

-li;
=15'

i_5
+ 6

- k
- 7

- 5
r%3

-7

+15
+16
+28
+10
+65
+ 6
+12
• + 6

- 6
- 8
+ 2
-19
- 6
-15

-lh

UNITED STATES

+ 5

- 1

Boston District
lie./ Huven
Boston
Lowell-Lawrence
Springfield
Providence

+ 2

+ 1
•ru
.+ 2
+ 2
+ 1
- 2

-17
. -13
-18
-13
-13
-20

— 3
=-5

Conn.
Masso
"
R.I.

+ 3
- 2
+ 5
0

New York District
Nev-ark
Buffalo
New York
Rochester
Syracuse

N.J.
N.Y.
"
"
"

+
+
+
+
+
+

Philadelphia District
Philadelphia

Pa.

+ h
+ 3

Cleveland District
Akron
Cincinnati
Cleveland
•Columbus
Toledo
Erie
Pittsburgh

Ohio
"
"
"
"
Pa.
"

+ 8
+10
+ 1
+ 8
+ 6
+ 7
+ 8
+ 7

Richmond District
Washington
Baltimore

D.C.
Md.

+ 6

+

Ala.
Fla.
."
Ga.
" •
La.
Tenn.

+ h
+ 2
+ 9
+ 7
+ 1
+ 21
+ 1
+ 2

+ u i
+ 2 |
+ 7 !
+ 2 I
- 3 i
+17 j
+ 7 ' j
+
8 ,

Atlanta District
Birmingham
Jacksonville
Miami
Atlanta
Augusta
New Orleans
Nashville
Chicsgo D"strict
Cnica£0
Indianapolis
Detroit
Milwaukee

•

11

6
T
6
5
7
8

+ 5




-

2
5
2
6
k

1

—

-15
- 3
-lb
- 3
-13
-2
-16
-10
+10
0
-15
-U
• + 1 • j+ 2
+
7 j -21
> 1

|

i

k

- 2

+ 8
+ 5
+ h

+2

+
111.
Ind.
Mich.
Yv'is.

+
+

7
0

j

-11
- 7
-15
- 8
-12
+ 3
- 9
-12
+19
+ 6
—18

-13
-11
-17
j -16
-11

!

+

+19
+12

- 9

• -i:
-17
u
-13
— 5
-16
- 5
-16
-15
-15
-12
-10
- ? , - 7
-13
-22

+ 3

r-11

+

b2

+ 2

-11

+11
+30
-11
-10
- 8
+16
+27
+218

- 3

- 8

+

h

+10
+3o
- 7
- 1

r- 6
-11
-15

+ 2U

+15
+17

r- 7
-12
• -lit
- 2
: - 7

-8. '
=T -

Z±

- k - ' - 5
-12
-lb

-10

+ 2

- 8
-10
- 6
-10
- 9
- 5
-20
+ 4
-13
-19
-17
-19
-22
-21

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DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Continued)

percentage change frc3m corresponding
period a yezir ago
Jan.- Month of
Jan.26 Feb. 2 Feb. 9 [Feb.16 Feb.23
Nov.
Dec.

Federal Reserve District^
and city
St. Louis District
Little Rock
Louisville
St. Louis Area
. Memphis
Minneapolis District
' Minneapolis
St. Paul
Duluth-Superior
Kansas City District
Denver
Y.ichita
•Kansas 'City
St, Joseph
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Dallas District
Dallas
El Paso
Fort Worth
Houston
San Antonio
San Francisco District
Los Angeles Area
Dov.-ntov.Ti Los Angeles
Y.-estside Los Angeles
Oakland
San Diego
San Francisco
Portland
Salt -Lake City
Seattle
Spokane

Ark.'
Ky.
Mo.
Tenn.
Minn.
"aY.is.
Colo.
Kan s.
Mo.
Okla.
"

Tex.

+k

0
0
- $
- 1

" I

=TS

- 2
0

-33
- 8

+ 3
+ 3
+15
+ k
* l
- h
+ 2
+ 5
+ 1
+ 2
+ 2
+15
+ 1
+

Calif.

Ore.
Utah
"i.asn.

-Ik

+ 2
0
+ 2
+ 2
+ 3

k

—

0
- 1
+• 2
+ 6
+ 5
+ 2
+ 7
+ 6
+ 5

- 2
+ 2
+ 3
0

+
+
• +

-17
-13
-15
-22

1
1
6
U

+24
+36
+36
+18
+67

- 6
-13
+ 9
- 7
- 8

r- 5
r-g
-14
+ i
-ii

-10
+ 1
-17
-11
- 9

+ 2

- 3
- 3

0
+ 6
-12
- 6

r+ 2+10
-21
- 8

~~0
+ k

+

-12
-19
-15
- 8

- 2
+ h
+ 5
+ 2
+ 6
+ 2
+10
+ 5

+29
- 7
+36
.-19
-10
- 3
+18
-12
+
8 - +53
+38
- 9

+
+
+
+
+
-

-13
-13
-16
- 9
-14
+ 6
- 9
-16
-16
-12
-26

2
1 '
1
9
2
5
8

ii
+ 1

+ 1
- k

ii

+10

+ 5

-15
-23
- 3
- 9
-23
-22
-12

-k

- k

k
- k
+

+ 5
+10
+ 2
+ 6

-12
-12
- 9
-14.
-14
-16
-15
-11
- 1
+ 3

r+ 4
- 7
- 1
+11
+12
+13
+27

-13
-19
- 2
-10
-21
-17
- 8
-12

- 9
- 8
- 2

r+13
+11
+11
+12
+11
+ 6

- 9
-10
- 2

-11
-11
- 9
-11
. -10
-15
- 7
-15
-ii
-15
-16

- 9
-11
-15
- 5
-10
- 7
- 6
-11
-14
- 8
- 8

- 9
z?
-13
- 2
-13
- 3n
-20i
- .8
-12
-12
- 9

-Ik

-19
-10
- 8
-16

- k

- k

- k

r—Revised.
Data not available.
1/ The decrease reflects in part the fact that sales this week were reduced because
. of a curtailment in public transportation service in the City of San Francisco