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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM H.1I January 8, 195U DEPARTMENT STORE SALES IN SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Based on Dollar Amounts) Federal" Reserve District, Area, and- City- Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago Jan Yteek ending / Nov. Dec. 121Dec, 19 jDec»26w-;<-| Jan. 2 United States + 2 - 3 - 1 +12. + 1 Boston District Metropolitan Area Lowell-Lawrence Cities Downtown Boston Springfield Providence + 1 + 2 - 1 +16 - 2 + 6 +"5 - U *20 - 7 0 + 30 + l + h +' 2 + i - 3 - h +13 +15 +20 - 2 + 6 -5 • New York District Metropolitan Areas Buffalo Rochester Syracuse Cities New York Newark R.I. z2 + 5 "+ 5 +. 5 - 1 0 + 1 - 1 + 1 - 1 +18 +20 r+lU .+ 6 + 8 N.Y. N.J. - 2 + 1 -10 - 2 - 3 - U r+19 +20 - 1 - 5 Philadelphia District Philadelphia Cleveland District Metropolitan Areas Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Toledo Erie City Pittsburgh +19 - 7 N.Yi + 2 - 7 + 1 r+10 +J. 0 - 7 + 1 r+ 9 +11 0 - i +10 + _8 - h - 1 Q + 8 - 1 - 2 - 7 + 2 - 2 • + 9 - 6 -6 + 3 + 5 + 8 +21 Wl? + 5 + 1 +16 +10 .+ 5 - 1 + 6 + 2 +11 + 3 Pa. t_k' Ohio » ii " Pa. , + 2. + 6 + 1 • + 6 + 5 ' +• k Pa. Richmond District Metropolitan Areas Washington D.C. Downtown Washington Baltimore i-id. Richmond Va. Atlanta District Metropolitan Areas Birmingham Jacksonville Miami Atlanta Augusta New Orleans Nashville La. Tenn. Chicago District Metropolitan Areas Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee 111. Ind. Ilich. \i is • /' 0 * .zA - 3 - 6 - 2 0 3 - h - 5 0 + 2 - 1 + + . + L 2 2 5 4 2 +16 +13 + 9 + 3 +m ; + U + 3 0 +12 -12 . Ala • Fla. Ga. 0 - 1 0 - 2 - U ' - 0 + 6 • , +. 1 - 8 + 2 + 5' - 1 -10 -12 - 7 + 5 . - 3 >8 + h 0 - 1 lA - 3 + 1 +.i ••+ h + 7 + 1 - 3 0 - 5 - 3 + + 1 1 2. 2 +15 + 5 +18 +12 + 5 +2U r+ 9 -22 -20 - 7 . - 5 +11 + i +10 +16 + 9 *+16 - i + 9 . - l H.ll DEPAPX1EKT STORE SALES IK SELECTED CITIES Ai® AREAS (Continued) (Based on Dollar Amounts) Federal Reserve District, Area, and City St. Louis District .'ecropolitan Areas , -^fttle Rock Louisville St. Louis • Lienpnis Ark. Ky. Ho. Tenn. Minneapolis District Metropolitan Areas Minneap olis-St. Paul 1:1 inn. Minneapolis City St. Paul City " Cities Hinn.dt Y.is. Duluth-Superior Kansas City District metropolitan Areas Denver Topeka l.ichita St. Joseph Albuquerque Oklahoma City Tulsa City Kansas City Dallas District Metropolitan Areas Dallas El Paso . Fort V.orth Houston San Antonio Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago Jan.week ending Hov. Dec. 12|Dec. 19|Dec.26a* | Jan. 2 + 2 zA - 1 0 + 3 0 + - + 1 r+10 t_£ 2 6 k 8 + u + h 0 - u - 2 +11 +11 + 5 +21 - 6 + 7 + 1 0 + _1 - 3 r+11 r- 1 + 1 •• + 1 + 1 + b - 2 +11 - 1 + 3 - 6 + 8 - 8 - 2 r+ 5 + 2 - 5 - 9 - 2 +lli -10 - 5 +10 - 6 - 6 +10 -10 + 5 + 6 + 1 - 1 Colo. Kans. liO. . U.Hex. Okla • it - 1 +1 +1 -1. - 3 + 2 0 Ho. ! " " " Ban Francisco District Metropolitan Areas Los Angeles Calif. Dov.-ntcv/n'Los Angeles '..estside Los Angeles San Diego San Francisco-Oakland San Francisco City Oakland City » San Jose Portland Ore.. Salt Lake City Utah Seattle Lash. Spokane Tacar.a + + + - 2 2 3 h 2 U: + 2 o + 3 - 6 + 1 0 + 1 + U o o + l + 3 + 2 z_u 1 ! i - 4 t 0 1 - 7 i - 3 - 3 - 9 1 - 7 i - li. tl + 2 +18 + 3. " - 3 — 6 - h + 8 - l + 6 + 7 - 4 - 5 r+10 + 1 - h j - 5 | - 9 i — ; - 8 - 5 - k -11 - 5 - 6 +12 - 3 + 1 +13 +12 + 8 - 3 - 1 -5 - l -_1 + 8 - 7 - 6 - 7 -S 5 - 8 - 8 - 6 - h -10 - k - 3 - 3 - 5 + 8 + h + 9 + 6 +13 +12 +16 +16 + 2 + 7 +10 + U +11 - 5 - 8 + 2 -12 - 7 - 5 - 9 - 7 -13 - 7 + 2 + 1 Tex. Page 2 1 - 6 j j - 6 i - 7 - 7 - 4 j i i I ! s i | - 5 - h - 7 0 - 7 - 3 - 2 - k - 6 - 8 r—Revised. —Data not available. The large increases shovrn for this week reflect in part the fact that this year Christinas fell on Friday and the v;eek therefore included four days of heavy preChristmas shopping as compared with three days last year v/hen Christmas fell on 'Thursday. .