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769 H.ll BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM ' January 5> 1953 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES ' (Based"on Dollar Affiounts) - Percentagechange from corresponding Federal Reserve District' period a year rfgo ' | 1 •• i • I , y and City Jan.- t Month of 1 Oct. Nov.29^ Dec. 6 pec.13 Dec»20(. Pecy27 =/ Sfept. UNITED STATES- - -0 Boston District New Haven Conn. Boston Mass-. Lowell-Lawrence " Springfield : • Pr u ride nee Ril. - 1 + 3 — -3 +3 ' ;+«2 1 New York District l e war i i c N.J. Buffalo N.Y. New York " 1 1 Rochester Syracuse " " -7 - -6 0 -10 -h - 3 Philadelphia District Philadelphia Pa. Cleveland District • "Ohio Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus • Toledo Erie Pittsburgh 11 Y- 1 - 2 - 2 +. 2 - 5 Richmond District Y. ashing ton D.C. Baltimore Md. Atlanta District Birmingham • Jacksonville Miami Atlanta Augusta New Orleans Nashville Chicago District Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee ; + 6 W + 3 + 7 ,+11 + 9 /+ .2 + 1 +10 -.1 + h + 2 r ? + h + 9 . + .3 +. 2 + 9 G.a. + + ^ U +29 Tenn. + 9 .+ 9 111. Ind. Mich. Wis, - 3 - 3 0 - 3 - U •+ 5 -16 on .- 8 4 +16 +13 .4-32 + 11 + 9 + h + 1 + 6 +10 + 6 +57 - 2 --3 -19 -31 -23 -16 -2k -19 -15 H •:4 : +3" t. 7 1 + 1 = T .- 1 -18 +12 • Ala 1 Fla. -1U - - r+ 3 +6U >72 + 65 +91 — + 3 - 2 + 3 6 +11 + 2 II +.1 -.3 . + 2 - 6 '-T" 0 ' +10 - 8 " - 9 0 + 3 •+ h + .1 0 r+ U r+12 - : ! • • » + 52 +U6 + U2 +38 2 +. 5 + 2 ; + "2' •-^0 a n + r + + + +15 +12 ,+iU + 7 2 r 6 u 2 9 :-4 m . +11; + 8 + 9 +11 + 7 + 3 + 7: +56 +5U +71 +78 +57 +3U • . -.17 • + 2 r+ 9 Tff -12 . " t T . -21 • - 2 , + 8 + 7 + 12* +2 +5? -.13 -11 -10 - 9 - 2 -17 - u rr -16 - 8 + 8 - 6 + .6 + 7 +11 +1 . 0" + 6 + 25 + . 6 ry 1 + 6 + + 7 -7 -12 + 7 * if . +• 6 +9 -111 +3 + 6 -17 0 + 10 + 8 + •£ -12 -17 + 8 - 1 — + 5 nr - 2 r+n + 8 +U7 +28 +71 • TBI ; +89 +7U +11 - • +86 5H + 3' •5 0 + 72 r+ 5 • +8 +1U +3 + 60 '^3 +li5 +66 +59 'v' Hil Page 2 DEPARTi.'IEl:T STORE SALES BY CITIES (Continued) Percentage change from corresponding Federal Reserve District [ period a year ago and City ( Month of Sept. i Oct. Nov.29>r[Dec. 6(Dec, 131 Dec.201 Dec.27 0 +T + h + l + 3 + 8 +12 + 9 + 8 +13 Minneapolis District - 1 Minneapolis Minn. - 1 » St. Paul - 2 Duluth-S.uperior "mis *4-2 + 5 r-E + 8 + 5 Kansas City District Denver Topeka Vii chita Kansas City St. Joseph Oklahoma City Tulsa + 3 + 2 ~k + 2 + 1 - 3 + 5 + 10 St. Louis District Little Rock Louisville 'St. Louis Area Memphis Aric. Ky. Mo. Term. Colo. Kans. » Mo. Okla. " + 1 =~2 + 1 0 + 2 - 7 + 2 + 9 + 6 i , 1 -12 "17 1 -17 1 '- h -11 -13 - 6 -12 'i j 7 3 9 7 + 12 + 12 + 2ii + 3 + 23 + 5 | j J i ! ( San Francisco District + h . Los Angeles Area Calif, + 1 Downtown Los Angeles " - 5 + 2 Y-estside Los Angelas " Oakland - u + 6 San Diego San Francisco " + 5 Portland Ore. - 2 Utah + 1 Salt Lake City Seattle W ash. + 1 Spokane - 1 + 8 +13 - 1 +11 + 3 + 3 + 9 0 + 2 0 + l ; ' i Dallas District Dallas El Paso Fort Worth Houston San Antonio Tex. " ^ — + + + + i i ; i ; ! ; + 11 + 7 + 1 f21 - 1 + 5 + 5 - +13 +11 + h + r + 3 r 7 5 + 5. +T+ 6 + 2 + k 0 + 1 + 5 - 3 +60 + 75 +53 + 81 + r + r- 5 ? 3 2 +56 ^3 +63 +5U 2 3 5 h 5 7 5 5 +U5 +6r -lU "IT -11 -22 -15 -21 -12 -19 + k T T + 1 - 6 + 3 + h - l + 7 + + + + + + + + 7 3 h 7 h 8 1 8 + + + + + -17 =2IT - 3 -lii -10 -21 + 8 r z +17 - 5 +11 +10 + + + . + + 2 1 6 5 6 3 r+ k T B + 2 - 1 + 7 + 1 +U7 +76 + 78 - 7 rr -13 -11 - 7 -13 -15 - 8 - 9 0 + 2 - 1 + 1 - 5 0 - 3 - 1 -13 + 3 + 5 + l + l 0 r- 1 + 2 ~ 1 - 2 + 2 - 5 - 3 + 3 - 1 + h + 13 + 7U ^B2 +65 +72 + 82 + 78 + 83 +63 +6U + 66 +50 — - 6 0 + h - h - 9 + 2 0 + 3 + 5 +37 +hb +39 +U7 +51 + 66 +53 r—Revised. -::-:0ata not available. '"In using year ago comparisons for the week ending November 29, allowance should be made for the fact that in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, store closings occurred in the week ending November 2k, 1951 vhereas this year they occurred in the week ending November 29. 1/The large increases shown for this week reflect in part the fact that this year Christmas fell on Thursday and the week therefore included three days of heavy preChristmas shopping as compared with one day last year when Christmas fell on Tuesday.
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