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LIBRARY OF THE FEDERAL TRANSFER RESERVE BANK OF CLEVELAND BOARD .OF GOVERNORS OF, THE FEDERAL.RESERVE.SYSTEM H.ll - July 23, 1948 . i DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES. --Percentage- Chaise;<£rm--Corresponding Period a Yetir'Ago; " . ;/ ... — ! Week ending J a n . - Month of % Apr", f May -- " June 19 June 26. July 3"* J u l y 10* July 1 Federal Reserve d i s t r i c t a n d ' d i t y - •• " Boston D i s t r i c t New Haven Boston Springfield Providence. New York D i s t r i c t Newark Buffalo . New York Rochester Syracuse + 7 • — 5 - 1 - 5 +18 + 8... • +18 +29 +16 + 1 +27 +11 -11 . *13:,, • - . * 1 6 . . . + i r : ,/'• +28 - 4 +14' +23 > +27 , ; +10 • •+ 2 " +16 +12" + 5' +11 +r + + + + + - +16, . +20 ' *13. +17 " +17 + 5 ' +n +7. + 5 "+7. +17 +17.. / ^LO + 7; +8 +11 . +iil,-;1 +10 + 7 + 3 '• + 5 ' + 1 + 3 + .8 . +4 •+ 4 +23 +29 +10 . +29 +15+ 2 +21 +19 +12 . + 3 +20 +26 +31; V +12t .; +50 + *8" . +22 +26 +25 +14 , +37 + 5 0 - 6 - 5' + 6 ' + 5 - 5 + 3 S + 2 *7 + 2 <7 + 1 Conn, Mass R. I . - 4 + £• H. J . " N. Y. ' ' Philadelphia D i s t r i c t ¥ho. iadelphia '•Pa. Cleveland District. Akron Ohio Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus . Toledo Pittsburgh ' Pa. Richmond D i s t r i c t Washington Baltimore +21 + 8 UNITED STATES . - — .2. 4 ' 1 1 3 1 +11 D. c ; M. TT +z Atlanta D i s t r i c t Birmingham Miami Atlanta New Orleans Nashville Ala. Fla-;* Ga. " La. Tenn. + 8 +12 >7 +8 +13 + 2 " .+32 ~ • +45 +21 +4 +28 + 6 • +31 ' + 3 +33 Chicago D i s t r i c t Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee 111. Ind. Liich. Wis . +l6' : +T +""3 +12 +15 + 1 + 1 + 5 • " + 3 +11 +i + 1 +21 +22 +27 +13 +28 +28 r- 5 —>:- + 6 + +29 W 7 +12 +4:3 +11 •+3 +17 -10 v... . + 7 r r +13 + 7 + 7 +12 + 8 t3.7. '+31 + 4- • '• +34 +10 - +38 +37 +12 - r ; - +36 + 9 r- 2 -U r - 6" • r-U " • " 2 „ +11 ..JR.. . - 4'. ' - 9 - 3 - 3 • +4 - 1 -10 'ill +18 •K'6 +11 . +2&;: +11 +12 +39 +48 • +29 r- 8 -11 - 2 + 9 +7 +11 + 3 + 8 + 6 +10 +29 +60 • +26 +22 +26 * +35 - 1 + 2 : 9 r- 9 + 6 -13 +10 +19 • 2 +18 ' + 2" + 9. 71a +26 +27 0" +12 +28 8h« H8 8£ g Ad»aan 0 ' * 0 ' - 7 ezinr +10 +10 - 2 +13 +17 Page 2 H.ll DEPARTMENT 'STORE SAIES, " Y CITIES'^(Continued) B Percentage Change from Corresponding Period a Year Ago Federal 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. Memphis _ +9 ATlt'jf': -Ky ^Mo. -Tenn. Week ending Month of May June 19 June 26 July 3* July 10^_ J u i y „ i 7 Apr . +8. + 5' .1:. + 7 Minneapolis District^+ Minn. Minneapolis V + 3 . .. StPaul "&Wi.'s* +15 . Duluth-Superi or 8 + 8 +4 + 9 +11 + 1 +12 +17 Kansas City .District Colo. Qenver Kans , Wichita , iio . Kansas C.ity S t . Joseph Oklahoma City .V. Okla. Tulsa Dallas D i s t r i c t ; ; Dallas Port Y ^ o r t h Houston San Antonio Tex, 3 +3 +13. ' 6 + 8 +36 r- 3 -Ti - 3 - 7 +14 +18 •+ 5 +15 + 6 (Not available f o r publication.) +22 +20 +20 +14 +17 + 7 +22 +26 +19 +16 +25 +26 +31 ' 0 - 3 + 6 - 4* • 1 + 2 - 6 + 3. +18+ 7: +38 -- T +23" +35 +59 +43 / U. - 8 + 7 +34 - 3 .. ±22 +14 +17 +36 +26 + + + + +17 +10 +26 +25 +16 . + 1 - 5 . +10 + 5 + 5 • +23 v +15 +14 +21 +61 + 9 +8 San Francisco D i s t r i c t 0 Los Angeles Area , C a l i f . . +io Oakland + 2 " San Francisco +10 Ore. Portland +6-. . Salt Lake City ~ '4Jtah Wash. ' ' . Seattle • -+5Q • + Br~ + . +19 ' V +14 +44 ' '+I3 -+31—— - + ^ #+66, . #+18 + 2 +29 TJ... : Z12 •V + 7 +11 . ' +25 ; , +10 + :>* * '"2 + 4 + 1 + 1 0 + & 0 , + 6 +20 r£- + 5 1 3 3 4 6 1 ** - +21 . - 1 +17 -11 + 8 - 8 0 -12 r+11 +18 - .7 -10 -14 -14 - 8 . - 4 - 1 ' ^ +18 -17 . + 8 : + 5 + 6 +8 +4 +15 +19 +14) +4 + 8 +39 +10 r+ 2 + 2 + 3 + 7 +19 •"4 r—Revised, . * In using year ago comparisons for- the wepks ending.'July 3 and July-IO''ffllTJwatxc.e should be made f o r the. f a c t t h a t in observance .of. Independence Day holiday ' store closings t h i s year occurred in the^ week ending July 1.0 whereas l a s y e a r • they occurred i n ' t h e previous week. •' .. # ** Dkta not a v a i l a b l e . if The large increases shown f o r these weeks r e f l e c t in part the f a c t t h a t sales l a s t year were, reduced.because., of a curtailment in public t r a n s p o r t a t i o n service. • uNvW.V.O *!NV8 3AtiBS3B !Vti3Q3d nw W 9h 9 H 9Zin^ 1
