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0 " " BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM H.ll January U, 1952 DEPARTMENT STORE-SALES, BY CITIES (Based on D o l l a r Amounts) Federal Reserve D i s t r i c t and c i t y Sept. UNITED STATES Boston D i s t r i c t New Haven Boston • Lowell-Lawrence Springfield Providence New York D i s t r i c t Newark Buffalo New York Rochester Syracuse Conn, Mass, " it R.I. N.J* N.Y. " Philadelphia D i s t r i c t Pa. Philadelphia Cleveland D i s t r i c t Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Toledo tirie Pittsburgh Richmond D i s t r i c t Washington Baltimore Ohio Pa, " D.C» Md. + 3 + 8 + b - 1 - If' + 2 +11 + 1 +T + 2 - 2 + u 0 + + + + 6 6 7 2 5 0 - 2 rr- 3 - 5 + 2 - b 0 =TT 0 + 1 - 2 i_5 +25 - 1 5 2 u + 9 - 1 + 2 0 +15 +75 +43 +38 + 6 +3 + 6 + b + 6 + 7 + 6 + 15 + 7 + 3 +12 +12 - 3 =T - 8 + + + - 7 -10 - 1 + 1 - 6 -11 0 - 6 0 -2 0 + 1 - 3 0 + it r+ 7 ' +12 , +20 +19 + 6 +33 +42 - 7 - 9 -12 -11 r+ 6 +62 ^3 +15 +68 +60 - 1 +12 - 1 r r + i -12 + U - 1 - 8 -5 - 5 -17 -10 - 1 0 0 73 + 2 - 2 - 1 + 1 + 9 - 1 + 9 +T +18 +16 +23 +14 +18 - 6 0 + 1 ~Q + b + 7 +21-/ +21 +19 b 7 1 6 3 7 7 3 + 9 m .+ 7 + 9 +13 + b •+1U + 3 + 2 + b +13 +17 1+ b +13 . + k •+25 + 6 + 8 . +U3 +13 +10 ' - 1 • L I + 7 +18 - 1 +11 -.3' - 4 + 9 I- 5 - 5 + + + + + + + Atlanta D i s t r i c t Birmingham Jacksonville • Miami Atlanta Augusta New Orleans Nashville Ga. " La. Tenn. - Chicago D i s t r i c t Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee 111. Ind. Mich. Wis. + + +• + + || 7 6 b U + 8 + 7 ' H + 2 ?~2 + 6 + 6 0 +16 - 2 - 2 Ala. Fla, Percentage change frc)m corresponding p e r i o d . a 3rear ago Dec.^2) Month of Dec. 1 Dec. 8 Dec. 15 Dec. 22 Oct, b 3 6 6 b + - 1 . - b M + + + 2 5 b 9 4 5 z A & - b +10 + 1 r+ 6 + 3 •+ 6 r+ 6 + 1 +13 +11 +10 r+23 +27 - 1 0 - 3 - 4 + 3 +15 +27 - 3 + 5 +20 + 3 ~0 + 3 0 0 +22 + 5 +12 + .5 + 3 - 3 +14 + b + 1 + + - 1 3 U 6 8 : 7 9 1 8 7 +27 +22 +27 Page 2 H.ll DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Continued) P e r c e n t a g e change f r o n c o r r e s p o n d i n g period a , , Jan.Dec.^29. iDec. 8 Dec. 15 Dec. 22 1 Sept. F e d e r a l Reserve D i s t r i c t and c i t y S t . "Louis D i s t r i c t L i t t l e Rock Louisville S t . Louis Area • L'enphis Minneapolis D i s t r i c t Minneapolis S t . Paul Duluth-bup er i o r Kansas City D i s t r i c t Denver v.icnita Kansas City S%. Joseph^ Oklahoma "City Tulsa Dallas D i s t r i c t Dallas EI Paso F o r t v.orth Kouston San Antonio 0 0 + 1 +12 +16 + 9 +16 +14 + 1 ~0 - 6 - I - 2 : + 2 - 1 Ark. Ky. Ho. Tenn. Minn. "&Ytis. — + 1 Cole, Kans. Mo. Okla. " +1U + 2 + 1 - 5 0 + i Tex. " " " SarNFrancisco D i s t r i c t Los Angeles Area Calif. Oakland San Diego " " San F r a n c i s c o Portland Ore. S a l t Lake City Utah Seattle Spokane "• 0 0 1,2 - 2 + + 2 + 2 k h 2 5 6 5 + + + + + + + 2 *2Z + 3 - 2 + 6 + 6 + 8 + 5 + h +16 - 7 TT - 2 -10 - u — -10 -10 + ^ - +11 ^13 ' + 23 . +15 + 9 + h +10 + 1 2 + 9 0 - 6 - k + 6 + 5 ^3 + 3 - 7 - h + 5 +15 +13 +~~9 + 9 +13 +17 +16 +10 + 8 0 + 3 + 6 +17 +11 + + + 6 3 6 5 0 - 2 + 9 + 7 + 3 + 3 r+ k + 3 + 9 + ~8 + 2 +13 - 7 + 6 +12 + 9 +13 - 6 - 2 + 6 +10 +15 T + + - 2 3 3. 8 2 7 2 1 -X- 1 1 2 5 + 9 + 9 + 5 +19 + 6 + 6 2 T h 6 r+ 1 r — - 1 r 0 + 5 ~~0 +10 +2a - 3 r+ h ^3 + 9 — — + 3 - 2 + 8 +13 +11 • - h - 2 - 2 + 9 - h + 9 + 5 r+ 3 + h Zio ~ — + 2 + h +12 - k - h + 3 - 2 + 9 ~ + 1 +11 • +10 - i + 7 + 2 + 5 0 +12 +12 + 6 + 3 0 - 1 +12 +1U +10 + i — + 6 +17 +15 - 7 +12 +20 - 1 r—Revised. Data not a v a i l a b l e . " 1 / The i n c r e a s e s shovm f o r t h i s v/eek 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 y e a r .»* Christmas f e l l on Tuesday and t h e r e e k t h e r e f o r e i n c l u d e d one day of heavy . ^ e Christinas shopping; 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 Christmas f e l l en Monday. 2 / F i g u r e s f o r t h i s week b a s e d upon a s h a r p l y r e d u c e d sar.iple,