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/ BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SISTER - _June__10, iji9 H. 11 DEPART),SMT STORE SALES, BY. CITIES (Based " n - Dollar Amounts) o: Federal Reserve district and city UNITED STATES Boston District New Haven Boston • • Springfield Providence .- 7 Conn. Mass. " .R.I. New York District Newark M.J. Buffalo . N.Y. New Y o r k — "-* • " Rochester " Syracuse " Philadelphia District Philadelphia Jan. Mar. Pa. Richmond District Washington Baltimore - i -f. - 9 -11 Atlanta District Birmingham Miami Atlanta New Orleans Nashville Ala. Fla. Ga. La. Tenn. * D.a. Md. Chicago District Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee Ohio + .3 + 2 • +12 T7 +1U + h Ind. Mich. Wis. ^0 - 8 - h -1 -h - 2 r +12 + 6 -3 - 5 • 0 TT + 7 - 3 + 6 + U - h Tl + 3 + 6 + U + 2 +10 T9 - 2 + l -10 -ii rr - 8 -17 -10 -J 73 1 : 1 + -10 + 9 + 7 +11 + 5 rc — 3 - 6 - 7 • 0 + 1 + 7 . 0 - 1 + 7 y 'fl r- 8 -- 6 + 3 - + 5 + 6 + 9 +11 +12 H 4 T3 + U - 5 - U • 0 -11 +16 • + 8 111. - T9 - 3 ' - 5 - 9 Pa. Cleveland District Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Toledo Pittsburgh Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago Month of May 7 May lh May 21 May 28 June h April 1 3 3 1 S - 7 — ,± Ji :. -io + 2 . ".+ 2 •—12- - 9 r-11 -12 + 1 - 1 * — * + - •4. - 6 -19-16 l r- 9 l - 7 l -r- 5 r- 8 l o - h' -9 - h • 0 T2 - 3- a: rr • 0 0 r fl - 7 -.$• -11 TT -10 - 2 +19 +12 - u- —13 + 9 -12 -i? o - 3 r§ 0 ~ + 3 + 3 - 2 + 2 - 1 + 8 -11 -•$ - 6 + 8 + 1 - 6 - 2 - U 3" -12 -10 -12 - 7 + 8 - 6 - 3 -12- -1U H. 11 PagA DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Continued) Federal Reserve district and city Percentage change from corresf>onding neriod a year ago 1/ Month of May. 7 May lU May 21 May 28 June h • ' Mar. April . . St. Louis District Little Rock... . Louisville St. Louis Memphis Minneapolis District Minneapolis " St. Paul .Duluth-Superior Kansas City District Denver .j " '.Wichita Kansas City V • St. Joseph • :Oklahoma City : Tulsa • Dallas, District Dallas Fort Worth Houston San Antonio San Francisco District Los Angeles Area Oakland San Francisco Portland Salt Lake City Seattle " + 2 ':+T + 1 .7-8 Ti • + 9 + 9 + 5 - U ' . -.1... +a.. . ,+ 2. . >.7 + 8 + h. - k - " 2 i " Ky.. Mo. Tenn. Minn. " "&ms. Colo. Kans. Mo. - 7 T H •-10 • - 3 ' + h TT + 1 + 8 - 7 - 2 Tex. i t " " Calif. - " Ore. Utah Wash. + - - 6 Okla. • + 1.. •-10 - 9. -11 - 7 - 5 r-B 0 - 6 -11 - 6 - 5 - 9 -10 -11 - 6 - 3 -12 - 9 - 6 ' 6 6 1 8 6 ±J: +11 +12 - 3 + 3 + 8 : y r-11 -11 7% -11 -13 -13 -7" .-.6 .. -10 ,. .-13 - 6 -10 - 3 (Not,available for publication) • + - 1 2 3 5 6 0 - h - 3 - 1 '- 2 - 3 • - 8 0 -lU + h + 5 0 + 6 73 420 + 8 + 6 - h -10 + 3 + 5 0 -10 + l - 8 - 8 . 0 -12 +13 0 - U - 8 r-12 • - 3 0 -11 - 7 . - M : -11. . Jr 1. -16 -13 - 7 - 8 -23 -17 -13 -13 - - 1 -16 -17 • - h -10 -10 + 3 • -12 ^ TB - 6 -19 -31 - 6 + 1 - a - 6'.; . v. i-;. v r V + + 6 r- h 9 - 2 U 2 - 7 -IS 5 8 -10 1 . - 1 . - - 7 -10 - 8 - 5 - 2 -13 - 5 r-.-Re vised. • Data not available. 1/ During March and April changes from.a year ago reflect in part thej fact that last year Easter was on March 28 v;hile this year it vras on April 17. For this reason it is estimated that in comparison vdth. last year" allowance should be made for a decrease in sales of about 6 per cent for" the month of March as a whole and for a corresponding increase for the month of April as a Trhole.