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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

H.I1

July 13, 1951
DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES

Federal Reserve District
and city
Apr.
+13

UNITED STATES

Perc;entage change from corresponding
period a year ago.
Month of June 9 June 16 June 23 June 30 July 7*
May
+ 6
+ 1
+ 1
- 2
+ 3
+ 3

12
+11
+ 9
+ 4
+10
+11

+ 2
+10
0'
- 1
+11
+ 8

- 3
- 9
- 6
r-10
-10
- 2
- 8 . - 9
0
- 7
. -10
- 4

12
+ b
+ 2
+ 8
+10
+ 3

- 1
+ 1
0
+ 3
>3
- 5

117
+lb
+24
+ 1
0
+ 2

+ 7
+ 7i
+12
+ 4
+12
+ 4

+16
715
+ 4
+19
+ 6
+ 4

+12
+10
+ 5
+15
0
+ 5

+14
+ 9
+13
+15
+13
+ 9

+ 8
+ 2
+ 4
. + 9
r+18

"

+14
+17
+14
+14
+13
+16

+3

+16
+ 7
+22
+17
- 1
+43

Philadelphia District
Philadelphia
Pa.

+13
+11

+ u
+ 2

+ 1
0

- 3

+ 6
+""3

- 3
r- b

116
+2l

Cleveland District
Akron .
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Columbus
Toledo
Erie
Pittsburgh

12
+ 4
+ 2
+ 6
+ 2
+ 4
+ 3
- 1

•
+
+
+
+

0
?T
- 4
- l
- 2
+ 3
+ 5
+ l

+ 5

r+
-

- 1

11

+18
+22
+10
+19
+14
+ 21
+20
+17

D.C.
fid.

+11
+10
+10

+ 4
+ 3
+10

0
- 2
+ 3

- 3
- 2.
- 4

- 1
+
+
+
.+

4
7
6
9
5
2

+ b
+10
+ 8
+32
+ 7
+25
- 1
+ 6

+
+
+
+
+

5
b
7
4
6

Boston District
New Haven
Boston
Lowell-Lawrence
Springfield
Providence
New York District
• Newark
Buffalo
New York
Rochester
Syracuse

Richmond District
Vt ashington
Baltimore

Conn.
Mass.
"
"

R.I.
N.J.
N.Y.

Ohio

Pa.

Atlanta District
Birmingham
Jacksonville
Miami'
Atlanta
Augusta
New Orleans ,
Nashville

La.
Tenn.

+11
+11
+14
+16
+15
+27
+ 2
+ 3

Chicago District
Chicago
Indianapolis
Detroit
Milwaukee

111.
Ind.
Mich.
Yvis.

+16
+13
+15
+21
+15

Ala.
Fla.
Ga.
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DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Continued)
Percentage change from corresponding
period a year ago
Federal Reserve District
and city
June 9 June lb June 23 June 30 July7*
May
Apr.

H.ll

St. Louis District
Little Rock
Louisville
St. Louis Area
^Memphis

Ark.
Ky.
Mo.
Tenn.

+ 9
+ b
+10
+10
+ 9

0
- 3
0
+ 1
+1

Minneapolis District
, Minneapolis
St. Paul
Duluth-Superior

Minn.
"
'&V<is.

+12
+9
+ 5
+12

+ 4
+2
- 4
- 3

Kansas City District '
Denver
Colo.
Wichita
Kans.
Kansas City
Mo.
St. Joseph
»
Oklahoma City
Okla.
Tulsa
"

+14
+HI
+29
+15
+14
+ 5
+13

+ 3
+ 3
+13
+ 4
- 3
- 5
+ 1

Dallas District
Dallas
El Paso
Fort Viorth
Houston
San Antonio

+12
+12
+7
+8
+24
+7

+ 4
+1
+ 8
-- + 4
+lb
-4

+10
+ u
+15
+ 4

San Francisco District
+14
Los Angeles Area
Calif.
+12
11
Oakland
+12
San Diego
"
+lb
San Francisco
"
+13
Portland
Ore.
+18
Salt Lake City
Utah
+19
Seattle
Wash. — +22
Spokane
. "
+17

+ 3
+3
+ 8
+10
+ 3
- 3
+10
+ 4
+ 3

+ 3
o
+ b
+11
+ b
0
.+ 4
+ 7
+10

Tex.
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+ 3
-

2

+ 1
+ 5
+ 3
-11
-10
-12

-15

- 9
-12
- 5
- 8
-17

+ l
- 4
-10

- 9
-11

Em
— t>
- 9
-11

- 1
+ 2
- 5
-12

Wr
- 6
* 1

—18
- k

-12
o

+ 2
- 1
+21
- 3

"A
+ 2
+ 4

+ 3

- 2
- 2

+21'

+ 7
- 5

+
+
+

4
1
3
3

- 5
- 7

=22

+ 2
+ 2

0

-

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2

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+ b
- 2

+ 5
+ 4
+ 9
+lo
+ 1
+ 5
+ 4
+ 4
+ 4

+ 4
+11
+ 4
+23
- 7
+11
+ 2

+12
+ 8
+ 5
o
+ 7
+ 9

2

- 6

- 9
+ 1

-T 6
-15

-13

+ b
-

- 7
-

+ 4
r- 2
- 5
-10 _

-•10

- b
-11
+ 8
-11
- 3
+ 3

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-11

- 9
- 4
- h
- 5
-

2

- 3

- 9
- 9
- 3
-12
+ 5
- 3
-

2

r—Revised,
Data not available.
-:c- In using year ago comparisons allowance should be made for the fact that stores
in some cities were closed on Monday July 3 last year and, therefore, the week
tnis year had one more trading day than the corresponding week last year in
those cities.