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393 AE5E*mCH OePARTMB?fj BOARD OF GOVERNORS O * THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM F JUN 2 0 1 9 4 9 H-.ll ' ' 'DEPARTl^EKT' STORE' SALES', BY CITIES : • c; . • (Based on Dollar Amounts) Federal Reserve district and city Percentage change, from corresponding - period a yerar ago "Sr!" -April°f IvIay M a y 21 UNITED STATES + 3 - 3 Boston District New Haven Boston. Springfield Providence +12 + U New York District r Newark ' Buffalo . New York Rochester Syracuse Conn. Mass.. R.I. -3 • '- 9. - 7 r-T - l - 8 - 9 N.J. N.Y, -11 Philadelphia District Philadelphia Pa Cleveland District Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus • Toledo Pittsburgh .71 +1U +16 +12 TT + 7 - 3 + 6 + h :.+ 9 h - Ohio' : - 8 h- - - 1 - h Pa. - 2 D.c; +13 + $ + 6 + 9 +11 +12 -10 + 7 - 7 Hd., Atlanta District Birmingham Miami Atlanta New Orleans Nashville Ala.. Fla. Ga. la. Tenn. Chicago District Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee Ind., Mich, Wis, - 5 - "=11 0 ' -11 - 6 + 3 +u :| t 2 -12 + 1. „ - 1- - 3 1 1 3 3 1 5 + 3 - 7 - rT% + 2 - 9 -11 - o rfl8 r-15 + 1 - 7 -23 -3 -12 + 2 r- h rT3 T1 - 8 - 1 + 1 - 1. 0 • - h 8 - 7 - $ - 5 - 8 -U. r . L" "- T - 9 - 9 V. .0 -10 H " + 9 * 7 +11 + S 0 -13 + 9 -12 2 -16 ..M T? - 3 T? - 7 -10 ; V2" - 6 H : 0 -11 - 0 - 3 - 6 - 6 - 3 % - 6 r i - 7 -"2 .- 6 + 2 - 1 + 8-11 • ZlO - 7 . - 1 +12 : - 5 - 3 -12 - 2 - 6 - 5 - 7 + 8 o TT 111. rr - 8 -17 -10 + 1 -10 -10 + 2 2 - 7 + 5 + 1 -10 - 5 - 7 - -11 + I Richmond District Washington Baltimore May 2& June i. June 11 j zl - 7 + 7 0 - 1 - 7 -h - 3 -12 -10 -12 . -lh" - I. j ' H.ll Page 2 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Continued) Federal Reserve district " city../ St. Louis District - Little .Rock Louisville St. Louis . Memphis ^ Ark. Ky. Mo.; Term J Minneapolis-Pistrict Minneapolis Minn. St, Paul . '^ "' Duluth-Supe ri o r J '&Wis. Kansas City District Denver Wichita Kansas City St. Joseph Oklahoma City ' Tulsa Dallas District Dallas Fort Worth Houston San Antonio Colo. Kans. Mo. i l Okla. " • Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago i/ Jan.May lk May.21 May 28 June k June 11 ' Mar. " ~&pril' + 2 + 1 - 7 + 1 -10 : { + h •+ h m +1 - 5 -ll , -li - 8 - + L i -11 - i i - 3- 7 • -13-- -13 - --15 - 6 -10 -13 - 7 — 3 —10 — 6 —11 (Mot available for publication) - 3 - 7 %% + 1 - 2 — + 6 -6 - 1 - .7 • - 2 - 3 -•M. - 9 0 -lb - 7-17 -13 -16 5 . -10 + 6 -10 o - 6 -U • +20 -11 - 7 Tex. San Francisco District Los Angeles Area" "Calif. Oakland San Francisco Portland Ore.. Utah Salt Lake: City Seattle Wash. •' 2 + + I+ 5 + 2 — i i - 6 - 5 - 9 -10 ZTT - 6 - 3 -12 9 - 6 + 1 ^3 +11 +12 - 3 • + 3 - 8 -19 + 8 - 6 • + 6 - 6 - h ^9 -- - - 6 8 - 8 - 0 -12 +13 I -12 -11 -11 -16 -23 -13 -17 * :31 - 1 - i i - 7 - 2 - 7 - 5 . -15 -10 - 1 2 - 8 -.75- -1 -13 + 2 -•8 - 1 - k • • rll -16 -.7 -11 - 6 ^3" +11 - V; r- 8 .+ 1 + 3 -10 - 8 -•5 - 2 -13 - 5 - 2 + 2 -12 ; -I6 r—Revised . 1/ During "March and ApriO^ changes from a. year ago .reflect in part the fact that; l&st . year Easter was on March 28 '/mile this year it was on 'April 17. For this "; ' . reason it is estimated that in comparison with last ye-ar allowance should be . made'- fpr a decrease in sale's 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 whole.