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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

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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,
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R.I.
N.J*
N.Y.

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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,
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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
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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
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S%. Joseph^
Oklahoma "City
Tulsa
Dallas D i s t r i c t
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San Antonio

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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
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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,