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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 e Page 2 H.ll 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