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TRANSFER LIBRARY OF THE FEDERAL BOARD OF GOVERNOR^/ OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE S Y S % # ^ BA,\iK O F C L E V E L A N D H.iV J u l y 30, 1948 Percentage Change..from Corresponding Period a Year Ago Federal - R e s e r v e - d i s t r i c t ' 'arid 6 Ify - May . - - ! > + 7 "• :• p+13 ;V ; UNITED STA.TES Boston D i s t r i c t Nevi Haven. Boston Springfield Providence « " Week ending Month of; J •tfune June 26. July 3* July. 10* July 17 Jttly 24 - Conn. Mass, R. I . 0 + 5 Hew York D i s t r i c t ' N. J . TT Newark + 9 Buffalo , N. Y, » +4 New York " • + 9 Rochester 1 1 .+ 5 Syracuse . +11 • • + 8 +37 Tit 731 + 7 , .. + 4 +34 +38 +11 ; • +10 • +19 +12 ^+37 + 6 - 1 •. +36 +16 ?I3 : . +12 T"9 +10 +11 +13 + 7 +16 ... +10 " +~2 : +12 + 3 • +12 + 8 +14 +12 . • +13 - 1 0 Philadelphia.District . Philadelphia Pa. . Cleveland D i s t r i c t Akron •r ^ 9hio Cincinnati. Cleveland. Columbus - k / Toledo Pa. Pittsburgh. + 8 '.+ 7 • + 6 • + 9 ... . +10 + 9 . ,+ 7 Richmond D i s t r i c t Washington Baltimore , . +10 TT + 4 D. C. - . T T ',•••+ 1 Md. 111. Ind. Mich. Wis. +12 +11 + 8 +11 +13 r+30 r+30 . +29 ""+29 +19 . +26 • +30 +22 +37 -+39 5~" + 1 • +16 - 4 +10 + 9 } • +12 7T3 +11 •- 2 - 3 +: 3 +11 713 +15. • + -7 +36 • + 9 . +19 . + 3 +12- r+10 - 4 V +18 • - 3 r- 5 : +11 - 3 + 4 +20 +11 - 1 -10 .. ;.+12 r+ 8 •+T • +11' +12 ,. +19— +19 • •r+ 1 ' +18 ! + 2• + 9 +10. 0 +12 + 8 m +29 +26 +27 +36 +20 +26 ,+ 3 +^8 + 2 t I.. + 2 ' -10 . T+" 8 • s + 3 r 0 - 3 -2i .' *+14 . ; ... +.9. r+ 8 -11 3 + 7 i . .+' 3 - - 6 +12 1 - 2 ... -11 - 8 %IT . - 2 . +9 ' , T +17.V " +12 +29 , " - 1 ^60 W + 3' ' ""+26 - 9 + 8- .. +22 - 9 + 6 . • + < : +26 • 3 +10.- . +35 .-13 . +13 TTs Ala. - m +10 F l a T ' • +_6 +12 Ga.. v + 7. :+12 • . . +. 9: La. . Tenn.. - + %: • +20 Chicago D i s t r i c t Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee + 6 7T • - 5 + 7 Atlanta D i s t r i c t Birmingham •-Mi-ami Atlanta. New Origans Nashville r+ 7 + 4 . + 2 +10 +13 +28 + 8 , +11 +27 +13 - 9 '- ..rn +n +28 +10 +27 +20 • ... +23 + 2 " • +16 + 5 : 0 0 0 + 5 -a + 7 . :• 0: 0 - 7 - 1 + 4 • +10 • +10 - 2 +13 +17 + 4 + 4 + 6 +13 . m + 8 - 8 +30 0 +11 : + 9 +15 + 9 +15 Page 2 DEPARTMENT -STORE SALES 1 BY CITIES (Continued) Percentage Ch6og6 f^riin 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 . LoutsMemphis Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. Jan»T May, + 7 + 7 +11 + 6 + 4 Minneapolis D i s t r i c t Minneapolis Minn. + 3 S t . Paul " Dulu th-Superior "feV/is, +14 Kansas C i t y D i s t r i c t Colo, Denver . .Kans, Wichita Mo. Kansas City S t . Joseph Okla, Oklahoma City Tulsa , " ..Dallas D i s t r i c t Dallas Fort Worth Houston San Antonio Tex. " " " San Frsnoisco D i s t r i c t Los Angeles Area C a l i f . 11 Oakland . San Francisco " Portland Ore. S a l t Lake City Utah Seattle Wash, Week eliding • Month of June June ,26' July 3* J u l y 10* July 17 July 24 +14 Tl3 + 9 +18 '. + 2 • p+20 Tl3 p+13 +27 p+11 r + 9 +22 + . + - + 1 +10 +18 +11 + 5 + 9 +23 +10 +17 T-6 +16+33 +18 + 2 r+ 8 + 6 + 2 +50 + 8 +36 - 7 - 3 - 7 +11 +18 + 9 + 7 + 6 r+13 +18 + 5 +15 + 6 (Not a v a i l a b l e f o r p u b l i c a t i o n ) Pill r+ 8 0 + 9 - 3 7 .. +13 +11 + 8 +18 +18 . +10 +19 - m p+l_6 p+ 8 +19 +12 p+12 p+14 +12 + 6 - 1 - 4 +17.--11 + 8 8 r+ 9 . + 5+ 6—v * + 8 + 4 +15 +19 +22 •• +14 +17 +36 +26 0 - -12 +11 +18 - 7 +14 + .4 + 8 +39 +10 + 1 +23 +15 - 5 . +10 +14 + 5 " +21 + 5 - .+61 -10 -14 -14 - 8 + 2 + 2 • + 3 + 7 +19. . + 7 +34 - 3 .• +20 +20 • +14 , +17 + 7 • +22 +26 0 3 6 4 1 2 6 ** +18 - 1 _L ' ~* +10 T™8 +13 + .8 +13 +14 +21 +21 +17 +14 +39 +13 + 4 ~ + 8 '+ 5' + 5 4 -17 - 4 + 7 -Revised. p—Preliminary. In using year ago comparisons for.ithe weeks ending J u l y ' 3 and July 10 allowance should be made f o r the f a c t t h a t in observance of Independence Day holiday s t o r e closings t h i s year occurred in the ..week ending July 10 whereas l a s t year they occurred in the previous week. Data not a v a i l a b l e . 8M#i hZ 6 Adwan I ftti