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H.ll BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM January 16, 1953 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES IN SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Based on D o l l a r Amounts) F e d e r a l Reserve D i s t r i c t , Area, and' C i t y " Percentage change from c o r r e s p o n d i n g p e r i o d a y e a r ago Week ending Jan. — Dec. 20 | Dec. 27*1 Jan. 31 J a n . 1 0 Nov.- United S t a t e s Boston D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas New Haven Lovre 11-Lawrenc e Cities ' Boston Springfield Providence New York D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Buffalo Rochester Syracuse Cities New York Newark Philadelphia D i s t r i c t = Civy Philadelphia Cleveland D i s t r i c t " k e c r n p o l i t a n Areas Akron Cincinnati Columbus Toledo Erie Cities Cleveland Pittsburgh Richmond D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Washington Baltimore Atlanta D i s t r i c t Metro;,vIl'-.an Areas B: l'ii'.uigham Jacksonville Miami Atlanta Augusta New Orleans Nashville Chicago D i s t r i c t MtiV,fopoj.3.tan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee 0 +_h +52 r + It - 1 +_3 +6U + 5 Conn. Mass. + 2 + 3 + 2 + 3 +72 +91 - 9 +27 -21 0 Mass. " R. I . - 2 • + 3 - 1 + 3 + 5 + 2 +65 +53 +50 - 1 +15. +18 - 6 -lb -12 - It -11. N- Y. " " 0 - L - 3 +12 + 5 4-2 +5o; +U2 , +39 r+ 3 r+l5 r- 3 + 2 +11 +11 N. Y. N. J . -10 - 6 - 2 + h +15 +55 r- 6 r- h -15 -11 - 1 +J± +U3 - 2 + 2 " +iiO - 5 +51 r+ 9 0 - 6 Pa. - 2 : ±2 +U6 - 8 - 8 +26. +16 +20 +16' +16 - 2 -11 - 1 -11 - 5 Ohio " " " Pa. + 2 0 + 5 - 6 + l + 5 + 8 +11 + 7 + 3 Ohio Pa. - 2 ./ - 5 ^ + 9 + 7 ' +51 +3h +10 + 3 - 8 + 2 + 7 +U7 r+ 2 + 1 +12 + 2 +59 +28 - 2. +16 +69 r+13 . +10 + b - 2 +11 + 8 +10 + 3 0 +db +89 +69 r+59. r+90 +75 +72 - b +17 r+22 r+22 r+ 1 + 7 •fib +10 - 3 +1? + 7 +18 + 6 -12 +12 +J + 7 -10 -10 - k - 5 D. C. Mi. - 2 + 2 , ± i Ala. Fla. " Ga. " La. Tenn. 111. Ind. Mich. Wis. + 6 + 5 + 5 + U +27 + 9 + 8 + - h 1 I 3 +37 +56 +71 +78 "+57 z l - ±i +60 - 1 + 8. +lh + 3 +63 415 +66 +59 . -10 U + 8 - . Page 2 H.ll ' fS. JL M DEPARTMENT STORE SALES IN SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued) (Based on D o l l a r Amounts) F e d e r a l Reserve D i s t r i c t , Area, and C i t y S t . Louis D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas L i t t l e Rock Louisville S t . Louis Memphis. Dallas D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Dallas E l Paso F o r t Worth Houston San Antonio Colo. Kans. Mo. Okla. n - r"' Mo. Tex. " »i " San F r a n c i s c o D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Calif. Los An/eles ' -Doivntovm Los Angeles " Westside Los Angeles " San Diego San Francisco-Oakland .» San Francisco C i t y " Oakland City Ore. Portland Utah S a l t Lake C i t y Wash. Seattle Spokane " 0 ±h ±52 r+17 -_6 h 3 1 h 0 + 1 + 5 - 3 +55 +75 +53 +81 +11 +19 +23 +16 - 1 -12 - 8 + 5 - I ±J> +56 + 6 0 - 1 + 7 + 3 +53 +63 + 8 + li + it + 8 - U + 5 + + + + Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. Minneapolis D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Area M i n n e a p o l i s - S t . Paul,Minn. " Minneapolis C i t y " S t . Paul City Cities Duluth-Superior Minn. &Wis. Kansas C i t y D i s t r i c t M e t r o p o l i t a n Areas Denver Topeka ^ Wichita S t . Joseph Oklahoma C i t y Tuls a J^ty Kansas City p e r c e n t a g e change irom c o r r e s p o n d i n g p e r i o d a y e a r ago Week ending Jan. Dec. 201 Dec. 27*| Jan. 3 | J a n . 1 0 Nov. - 2 +51* - 1 + 1 + 2 r+b6 r+11 - 2 0 - 1 - 6 + 1 + 9 - 3 + 5 - h - 7 + 5 + 5 +bh +58 +37 +39 +17 +51 + 6 +2h - 1 + 2 +36 +19 + l - l + 3 -11 + 5 + 2 + 5 +UU +10 + u + 1 + 1 v +68 r+_9 +_8 8 2 1 7 1 +53 +82 +h7 +76 +78 +12 +U6 +19 +16 -21 +12 +12 + 3 + 8 + 2 - 1 +7U + 6 ±h + + + + + + + + + 3 8 2 9 5 ±1 ii ±1 + + + 3 5 3 6 + - 2 1 2 5 +82 +65 +72 +78 + 1 - 3 + 1 +16 + + + - 5 3 2 1 1 1 - 3 + 2 + 3 - 1 + h +13 +83 +82 +63 +6h +66 +50 -11 ~ + 5 +37 + 5 + 7 + 9 + k - h 0 - 5 + 2 - 2 +10 + 6 + 8 + 5 +16 iJf ** r—Revised. *-*Data n o t a v a i l a b l e . -%-The l a r g e i n c r e a s e s shovm f o r t h i s week r e f l e c t i n p a r t t h e f a c t t h a t t h i s year Christmas f e l l on Thursday and the week t h e r e f o r e i n c l u d e d t h r e e days of heavy p r e Christmas shopping as compared with one day l a s t y e a r when Christmas f e l l on Tuesday.
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