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boarb of governors op the federal reserve system
Fee IB- 8 w AM N7
February 7, 1947
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FEBEF V- r SERVE 8AHK
Min DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES
Percentage Change from Corresponding Period a Year Ago
•-Federal Reserve district
. and city

Nov« .
•

UNITED STATES
Boston District
New Haven
Boston
Springfield
Providence
New York District
Newark
Buffalo
• New York
Rochester
Syracuse

Conn,
Mass,
R. I.
N. J.
N. Y.
"
"

'

Month of
Dec . /

Week ending
"Jan* 4* Jan,11 Jan *18 Jan,25 F e b / 1
If
+38
+17
+24
+10
+17

+28

+24

+27
+27
+26
+20
+24

+21
+25
+23
+17
+19

+36
+54
+39
+34
+30

+18
;+i5
+24
' +12
+ 6

+13
+ 5
+20
+ 3
- 3

+28
+26
+28
+28 .
+27
+37

+42
+30
+46
• +19
+31
• +17
+42
+34
+51 . +18
+48 • +31

+19
+13
+17
+20
+22
+31

ft-

+31
+30
+29
. +29
+31
+38 •

Philadelphia District
Philadelphia
Pa. •

+29
+25

+24
+23

+38
+34

.. +24
+19

Cleveland District
Akron
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Columbus
Toledo
Pittsburgh

Pa. •

•+28
+19
+32
+28
+29
+23
+29

+27
+19
+25
+32
+25
+21
+30

+39
+44
- +35
+35
+41
+26
+44

+23
+12
+24
+19
+ 8
+18
+32

Richmond District
Wa^hi&gton
' Baltimore

D. C.
Md»

+22
+19
+23 •

+17
+10
+21

+23
+13
+37

+11 .
+ 7
+27

Atlanta District
Birmingham
* Miami
Atlanta
New Orleans
Nashville

Ala*
Fla.
Ga.
La.
Term.

+26
' +24 :
+31
+30
+26
+3.7

+22
+19
+37 .
+24
+23
+24

+26
+36
+22'".
+"38 ''
+11
+39

+ 9
+18
+ 6
+18
+20
+11
+13 ' + 2
+33
+12
+25
+15

Chicago District
Chicago
Indianapolis
Detroit
Milwaukee

111.
Ind,
Mich.
Wis

+26
+24
+27
+24
+23

+37
+39
+39
+20
+57

Ohio




+30
+30
+25
+27
+34

'

+17
+14
+11

+20:

.. + 9
+17
+21

+ 3
- 3
+ 4r

+20
+23
+21
+21
. +16
+15
+28 ' +23
+31
+15

+19
+17
+ 7
tl2
+22
+21.
+16 ' +17
+ 8
+15
+17
+12
r+12
+18
r+11
+24

+13
+ 9
+ 7
+13
+11
+28

+22
+12

+24
712

+17
r+ 3
+16
r+11
+17
+16
+27

+12
+ 2
0
+17
+12
+ 6
+19

+ 8

+ 5
+T
+11

—

+17
+ 7

.+nr

+13
r+ 2X
+11
+ 7 '

+ 9
+13
+ 4
+22
+ 1

r+17
0
"+14
~
+23 • + 5
+ 3
+19
+17
#-46

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DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Continued)
Percentage Change from Corresponding Period a Year Ago
,

Federal Reserve district '
and' city '
'

St. Louis District
Little, Rock.
Louisville
St> Louis
Memphis
Minneapolis District
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Duluth-Supcrior
Kansas City District
Denver
Wichita
Kansas City
St. Joseph.
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Dallas District
Dallas
Fort Worth
Houston
San Antonio

Ark,
Ky,
Mo,
Term,
Minn ,
"&Wis ,
Colo.
Kans ,
"&Mo, ;
:
Mo.
Okla,

Tex.
"

San-Prarcisco District
Loo iugeles Area
Calif. •
Oakland
San Francisco
"
Portland...
Ore.
Salt Lake City
Utah.
Seattle
Wash..

Jan.r
Nov.

MontH-' of
Dec',

.Week ending
Jan. 4* Jan.11 Jan.18 Jan,25 Feb. 1

: +29
+22
* +50
+30
' +30

+25
+ 9
+2-7
+30
+20

+34
+35
+36
+25

+27
+24,
+31
+23

+26
+35
+18
+25
+32
+19
+23

+23
+36
+12
+24
+36
+15
+20

+35
+65
+ 4
+30
+33
+15 +29 /

+29
+32
+24
+55
+28

+22
722" ^
+21
+26 1
+19

+44
+32
+40
+46
+91

+21
+23
+21
+23
+25
+29
+19

+26
• +30
+22
+20
+26
+30
+19

+31
+34
+25
+33+30

+26
+23
+20
+27
+26

+24
+23"
+18
+25
+22

+25
+23
+20
+27
+15 •

+13

(Not available for publication)
+24
+41
+18
+16
+27
+15
+18

+16
+19

+24
+23
r+23
+29
+20

+14
+15
r+18
+21
+ 5

+21
+20
+23
+31
+12

r+10
+ 7
+ 6
+23
+14

+53
+57 -

+26
+29

+18
+20

+15
+16

r+14

+51
+62
+75

+13
+23
+27
+25

+12
+16
+29
+12 -

+10
+15
+31
+12

. + 8
+11
+15
0

426

+17
+28.
+12
+ 6

r+16
+37
0'
+ 8
- 2
•+ 5•
+13 '

- 1
+10
- 5
- 8
-14
- 2
+ 3

r—Revised
* In using year ago comparisons for this week allowance should be made for the fact
that this year had 5 trading days as compared -with 4 in the corresponding week
>• last, year when stores in many cities were closed on Llonday, Decombef 31, as
well as on Tuesday, January 1.
** Data not available.
*
' '
-if Sales in Milwaukee were reduced because of snow storm.