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3* 7 BOARD' OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM H. 11 January 2h, 19h9 • -DEPART]1,fENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES Federal Reserve d a . s t r i c t . . and c i t y UNITED STATES Oct. +-8 Boston D i s t r i c t New Haven Boston Springfield • Providence • Philadelphia D i s t r i c t Philadelphia -h .^3 - h -h r- 8 0 - +32 0 0 +36 T3 + 1 •" +3U ' + 1 +U2 • - 6 +3U : r- 1 TZ r+ 7 rj- it r+18 + 9 + 7 * 3 +23 + 5 + 8 + U + 6 + 7 73 + 6 m +1U + 5 - 7 r U • 0 ;+ l + 3 71 +U3 +fe - 7 Pa." = • +10 + 9 + 8 +10 ' +13 - +11 - + 9 + 3 7-2 - 1 + 1 + 1 + u +12 + 2 73 + i + 3 - 1 + 7 + 1 +31 +30 . +U9 +29 +21 D.C. Md. • + 7 - 73 + h - 1 "0 0 - 1 7TI - 3 +ai TCI +UU +11 ; " . " Atlanta D i s t r i c t . Birmingham= ' ' 'Miami-'. • • Atlanta New Orleans Nashville Tenn. Chicago D i s t r i c t Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee 111. Ind. Mich. Wis. Ala. Fla. Ga; •' , ' +28 + 6 +19 + 2 +19 +19 +15 +U8 +35 • • +38 +50 +29 +3U ,. Pa. r+ 8 . + 3 +18 7™2 + 2 +12 -17 ; + s i + h +17 - 3 TH + U - U + 3 + 3 • ?' Richmond D i s t r i c t . Washington ...Baltimore ? + 1 - 5 0 - U N.J; N.Y. Ohio ( - '+ 6 71 +11 + 5 +12 + 6 R.I. • Month of November, Dec.18 joec. 25* Jan.. 1 [Jan.- 8'. J.an. 15 4-3 + -3 4-3 '+-8 + 3 Conn. Mass. 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 Akron Cincinnati ClevelandColumbus Toledo. * Pittsburgh !Percentage change from corresponding W 1 + + ¥.• '.+13 +11 Tn m 6 + u + k 2 +10 +1U 2 . . .,+lU + 5 2- - •+• 9 . + 2 ;+i8 3 +21 r+ 9 TUT + 6 + 8 +13 + 3 " +10' •" • - - 2- - • . 3 . +28 0 r+ 3 •: +1U TT'"" 729 • r ~ 7 731 + 7 + 2 , o ' +25 . — 4 * 7 + 9 - 1 + a + 1 +27 - 3 +13 + 3 •_o . + 5 - 3 •: +38 + 7 + 2 + 9 - 2- v +2& - 7 + h •iKf * 9 + 9 +11 +16 + 8 TZ + 5 + 9 +12 - 3 - 1 - 2 - 2 + 2 n + 6 + h + *5 - 7 -16 +32 + u +23 +26 . +32 +20 +17 - 7 r+13 721 +13 +10 + 1 + 9 Til + 3 + 8 +19 Page 2 H. 11 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Continued) Percentage Changs$ from corresponding .vaiuey • fteri'od a yeST SCgo"( • "• Federal" R e s e r v e " d i s t r i c t ' • ' Jan. - Month of Dec.18 De'cl 25* Jan. 1 Jan. 8 ! Jan. 15 and cijby r "Oct.- "" Nbv.emb'eir 1 St. Louis D i s t r i c t L i t t l e Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis Minneapolis D i s t r i c t Minneapolis St. Paul : Duluth-Superior, Kansas City D i s t r i c t Denver. • . . V ; .chita v . Kansas City . St. Joseph , Oklahoma City Tulsa. Dallas:District - Dallas F o r t YJortlv . Houston San/Antonio . -- • - .Ark.: Ky. .Mo. . "Term: : Minn. .. , ' " ' +10' no +11 : + 9 • + .7 : ' "&T'is. Colo. Kans. Mo. :Okla. ii Tex. : . . : " " San Francisco D i s t r i c t Calif. Los Angeles Area Oakland San Francisco .Ore. Portland :. Utah S a l t Lake City .Wash. Seattle : i : : ±7 73 + U +13 .. *3 + 1 - 3 - 3 • 0 TU + 3 + 1 r- 3 0 +.6 - 6 - 9 Q - 0 + 2 - 1 + 1 • +27 *" 730 +31 +21 +28 r+10 7l5 + u +11 + 7 + 3 7T + 5 + 1 +15 (Not a v a i l a b l e f o r p u b l i c a t i o n ) : - 1 0 7 h 1 5 6 . r+ 7 -12 +11 +13 .7-8 +12 73 TU :+ 8 -21 +lli +25 + 6 -18 +11 . +13 +11/ +13 -19 + 6 - +25: , , + 8 : -30 • +23"' ~42% r :+lU -15 + 7 TU +10 + 3 - 1 + 9 +16 +-I + + +11 T3 + 9 +27 + 9 - 2 TE 5 - 2 0 +26 . +30 +21 - 2 + 2 +31 - k •• +21 +-7 • 0 + 8 + "5 + 9 + 3 + h -5 -10 - 5 + 1 - 2 - 1 - 2 + + + + £ * 3 +23 - 1 - 7 - 7 ; . - 1 0 . - +27 2 T2H .2 +38 6.- +hU +15 5 8 +19 6 +29 - +11 * e " '-TU: + +10 : .i 9 • +1'2 , + 2 3 . +19 -3b - 6 -11 • 0 + 3 -18 r+ll • ; - 1 - 2 7m + 8 +10 r-10 - - - 3 - - : - +16 • - +16 - 3 - 9 • + s 0 - 1 . -15 - 2 + 7 - 5 - 8 —XiSV156U.» j ? { • " • ' . The l a r g e increases., shown f o r : t h i s , week r e f l e c t i n p a r t * the f a c t t h a t t h i s year C h r i s t m a s . f e l l on,Saturday and- the week t h e r e f o r e . i n c l u d e d f i v e days of heavy pre-Christmas shopping as compared with t h r e e days l a s t year when Christmas f e l l on Thursday.. ^ ** Data", not a v a i l a b l e . " : f: *