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J a n u a r y 24, 1947
' DEPARTMENT' STORE SALES, BY--CITIES
p e r c e n t a g e Change .from Corresponding P e r i o d a Year Ago
Federal- Reserve d i s t r i c t
and-city
; +29
UNITED STATES
Boston D i s t r i c t
New Haven
Boston
Springfield
Providence
:
;
i
!
,
Conn,
Mass .
«
R. I .
New York D i s t r i c t
Newark
Buffalo
New York
Rochester
Syracuse
Cleveland D i s t r i c t
Alp: on
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Columbus Toledo
Pittsburgh
Pa.
;
••
:
D. C.Md.
'
Ala.
Fla.
Ga. •
La.
Tenn.
Chicago D i s t r i c t
Chicago
Indianapolis
Detroit
Milwaukee
+27
+26
* +32
+21 ••
+26^
•
•
.
; +29
j +26
'
Atlanta D i s t r i c t
Birmingham
Miami
Atlanta
New Orleans
Nashville
+26
+28
+35.
+26
+23
+25
+28 •
+29
+25
+26
+33
+35
+25
+20
.
Ohio
.
+24
+27
+26
+26.
+20 •
+24 -
• +51 •
TsT'+30 '
. +30 +30
+39
N. J ,
N. Y.
Philadelphia District
.'Philadelphia
Pa.
Richmond D i ' s t r i e t
Washington
Baltimore
• Month of ... • . . . Vfec3k ending
Nov.
D e c . 2 1 Dec .28 if- J a n . 4* J a n . 1 1 J a n . 1 8
Jan,Oct.
•Til.
Ind,
Mich . '
Wis.
+28
+20
+33
+28
+29
+23
+30
:
+26
+16
+24
+26
+30
+23
+27,
' • +77
+80
+87
+82 •
+85
+70
+77
+31^
+27
+74
+71
;^53
+28 . +78
+84
7^35
+41
+86
+26
.72?
+60
+50
+24
+17
+36
+54
+39
+34
+30
+18
+15 ,
+24 •
+12
+ 6
+13
+ 5
+20
+ 3
- 3
.
. . . +42 .
+30
+46
• +19
r+31
' r+17
+42
+34
+51
r+18
+48
+31
r+38
r+34
v
+19
+13
+18
+20
+23
+31
' +26
r+21
+?
r+23 :
•
7+l2"
+24
+19
r+ 8
+18
+32
+17
+12
+ 8
+21
+ 9
+17
+21
+10
+27 .• +92
+21
+69
+24
+82
+27
+154
+22
+74
+12
+83
+35"
+75
+39
+44
+35
+35
+41
+26
+44 '•
+16 ..
+IT.
+23 ,
+56
W
+45
+23
+13*
+37
r+11
• T T
+27
+ 1
TT
+ 4
+26
+3S+22
+38
+11
+39
+18
-m
+20
r+13
+33
r+25
+ 8
TT
+11
+ 2
+12
+15
+23
+2T
+16
+28
+31
+20
+ST
+15
+23
+15
+23
+19
+24-
+16m
+16
+27"
+26
+32
+32
+27
+39 .
+20
m
+25
+18
+24
+27
r+23
+26
+22
,+20
+35
• +75
• m .
+64 '
+81
+85
+55
+27
+2T
+21
+25"
+27
+28
. +25"
+27
+31
' .+23 '
+81
+76
+88
+79
+74
+30
+31
+25
"'+28
+35
+38
1
+37
+39 .
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+20
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2.11
DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES (CcLtiriuod)
P e r c e n t a g e Change f r o m C o r r e s p o n d i n g P e r i o d a Year Ago
Month of
... >Tov».
Jan.-'
F e d e r a l Reserve d i s t r i c t
and c i t y
- -- -Oct...
S t L o u i s D i s t r i c t •„
L i t t l e Rock
Louisville
S t , Louis
Memphis
+26
+ 7
•+26
+25
+26
+26
+23
+20
-• +27
+26
+31
.+34
+25
+33
• +30
+96
+62
+88
+106
+88
.
"&Wis:.
+35
+36
+36
+28
+25
+23
+34
+21
+26
+35
+19
+26
+32
*19
+23
+21
+30
+11
+19
+26
+19
+25
+18
+51"
'+ 8
+31
+14
+.20
+17
" +30
+35
' +25
+36
• +29
+24
+21
+20
+30
+23
r+24 .
+29
+17
+26
+26
+63
+59
+55
'+69
+73
+27
+31
+23
+20
+26
•'+32
+20
+20
+22
+23
+18
+20
. +17
+12
+27
+25
+74
+72
+53
+57
r+26
+29
+70
+72
+79.. ' :
+87
+51
+62
+75
+26
+13
+23
+27
+25
i
Minneapolis D i s t r i c t
Minneapolis
St P a u l
D u l u t h - S u p e r i or
Minn.
ti
Kansas C i t y D i s t r i c t
Denver .
Wichita
Kansas C i t y
S t . Joseph
Oklahoma C i t y
Tulsa
Colo, ;
Kans,
"Alio,'
Mo-,
Olcla t ,
Da?las D i s t r i c t
Dallas
F o r t Worth
Rouston
San A n t o n i o
+24
+19* ;
+30 •
+25
+22
.+30
+25
+50
+31+31
Ark/
Ky.
L!o.
Tenn,
Tex,
!
San F r a n c i s c o D i s t r i c t
i
Calif,
Los Angeles Area
Oakland
San F r a n c i s c o
Ore.
Portland
Utah,
S a l t Lake C i t y
Seattle
Washfc
:
Week e n d i n g
-Dec . 2 1 Dec , 2 8 # J a n . 4* J a n , 1 1 J a n .18
+25
+23
+18
+25
+22
;
{Not a v a i l a b l e f o r p u b l i c a t i o n )
+25
+29
+23
' +26
+69
+127 '
+47
+68
+148
+49
+59
+35
+65
+ 4
+30
+33
• +15
+29
r+24
+41
+13
+16
+27
+15
+18
.
•
**
+16
+19
j
J
+24
+23
+25
+29
+20
+43
+32
+32
+46
+91 '
+17
+28
+12
+ 6
+14
+TF
+21
+21
*
;
?
+5
r+lf
+20
**
+12
+16
+29
+12
r—Revised
* I n u s i n g y e a r ago comparisons f o r t h i s week a l l o w a n c e s h o u l d be made f o r t h e f a c t
t h a t . t h i s y e a r had 5: t r a d i n g days as compared 'with 4 i n t h e c o r r e s p o n d i n g week
l a s t y e a r when s t o r e s ifn many c i t i e s were clos*cd on Monday, December 31, as w e l l
as on Tuesday, J a n u a r y *1,
(iNt ; "
** Data n o t a v a i l a b l e .
MWg 3AV?siy
# The l a r g e i n c r e a s e s shown f o r t h i s week r e f l e c t i n p a r
f a c t that t h i s year
C h r i s t m a s - f e l l on Wednesday and t h e week gfaotti£grcQIugIxidcd
two days of heavy
p r e - C h r i s t m a s shopping; as compared w i t h one aay l a y c jKCir'Sphen C h r i s t m a s f e l l on
T u e s d a y . I n t h e c i t i e s of C l e v e l a n d , S t , Louis iand Denver s t o r e s were c l o s e d on
Monday, December 2 4 , 1945 i n a d d i t i o n t o C h r i s t m a s ^ t L y .
# # Comparison of s a l e s i n B u f f a l o and R o c h e s t e r i n t h i s week a f f t i c t c d by s t o r m s i n
t h e week ending December 22 l a s t y e a r .
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