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, m w m LiBRffl OF T E FEDERAL : . • ; , V/<S H.ll RESERVE BftHK' OF CLEVEIAND BOARD OF GOVERNORS^OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM V / t/ / June 2 > 1947 ^DEPARTMENT-STORE SALES, BY CITIES Percentage Change from Corresponding.Period a-Year Ago • Federal Reserve district ; . arid city • ' . : Month of Apri11/ Jari;- p+ 5 UNITED STATES Boston District New Haven Boston Springfield Providence Conn, Mass • " R. I. New York District Newark Buffalo New York Rochester Syracuse . Richmond District Washington Baltimore Atlanta District Birmingham • Mi ami. Atlanta New Orleans'v. Nashville Chicago District Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee + 2 Apr.26 May . May 10 May 17 May 24 3 +12 ' +13 +11 +13 +19. +12 + 7 + 5 . + 8 +37 +10 +15 . +12. 0 . + 6 ; + 8. +' . 2 ,.+ 9 . +17 + 8 >£2 + 9 + 8 +14 - 7 +18: +12 +10 +15 + 8 + 4 +16 + 6 +17 +20 y + 9 •.6 . +. +18 + 8 r+ 9 +18 , • +9 - 1 + 8 . 9 + + 5* TT +14" + 2 +17 +16 + 8 • 8 + +23 +23 +16 +12. r+15 r+13 +14 +14 +22 +24 +12?,; V.+ -5 • + 5 ; +TT + 2 +12/ + 4 +10? + 3 +•10 . + 3 +13;: " .+.18 +20 + 8 +17 +15 +17 +21 +16 TTo+16 " +15 +11 +13 +17 +12 +~5 +18 +11 ,+ 7 +. 6 : +12 +12' + 3 +11 +11. + 6 +11 +15 . ill +10 +13 + 8 . + 7 +11 + 5 +11 + 5 +11 +. 6 . +12 v . +l£j ; • Ohio » • 2 6 3 2 3 Week ending +12 w . t24. + 9 .+15 +16 +12 ; + 8 + 7 +13 • ' +13 +18.; - ; N. J. : N. Y. . 1 1 Philadelphia District Philadelphia Pa. • Cleveland District Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Toledo Pittsburgh + + - ;••+14 * 8 +16 +i 6 + 4 . v . ' D. C. , Md. .Ala. . .. . ' Fla. • Ga._ La , . Tenn. 111. Ind. Mich. Wis. * 7 e; ~ K * + 2 ' - 3 .T 2 +17 W +ao - + 4 +11 +17 " + 8 r+12 -+~T +20 +14+16 .. . + 1 +13 " " + 4 - 1 +11 . +13 ' + 5 1'' : + 4 . : + 2 r+15 * -• 3 — 4 . +29 + 5 +i3: +10 +14 , " +13 +24 + 2 + 3: + 2'. + 9 +25 " +21 *8i +12 . +10 + 7 +12 + 8 +16 P+ 7 ' + 3 - +16 +10 +33 + 7 +12 + 9 - 1 +18 w:. +15 +17 + 8 . +26 +19 +15 + 3 +12' +TT + 9 +13 +12 +11 ~ . +12 +11 +21 . +20 . ' +13 +1.2 +10 +22 ,+20 + 8 W : + 6; V + 2 ' + 6 . ' +13 +15 +13 +18 +15 . - \%o Page 2 • U Di^AlSivfel^iT^E SALES, BY CITIES (Continued) JN Percentage Cb^n^^from Corresponding Period a Year Ago Federal Reserve district and city St. Louis District Little Rock Louisville •St. Louis- : Memphis •• Ark. Ky. Mo.Tenn. Mar. +10 + 3 +11 +12 r+ 6 ' Week ending Month of April.1/ Apr .26 May 3 May 10 May 17 May 24 p+ pp+ + - 6 5 6 7 2 ' +15 + 8 +13 +16 + 6 +16 " '+12 + 3 + 6 +13 +14 + 8 +19 , +11 +19 + 7 +20 +19 +14 +20 + 4 +53 +11 +18 Minneapolis - District Minneapolis Minn. - St. Paul Duluth-Superi or "&Vfisk • +17 +12 +21 +13 +12 + 5 +15 + 6 Kans-as City District .D.enver 'Widhita • Kansas City St. Joseph Oklahoma City Tulsa ' • 9 + +20 . . - 3 +10 . + 6 ' 5 + + 6 + 6 . +10 - 6 +11 +14 + 2 + 1 +14 . + u r+14 +25 . +19 +20 + 6 + 9 + 7 + 6 +21 +14 + 2 + 5 +18 +16 +11 - + 8. + 5 + 7 +10" " +. 8 + 6 +12 • +13 • 9 + - 4 +11 • + 4 +14 +11 .+ 6 - 4 + 6 6 + 3 • + 7 + 4 +13 + 4 + 5 +13 +10 .+ 4 . +12" +15 +16 +10 +14 +22 +11 + 8 +~T + 4 , +16 +21 + 5 rr +n + 5 +20 +10 + 6 +10 +11 +11 +19 + 6 +11 +18 + 2 + 6 +10 + 9 0 : + 8 +14 + 9 .0 +11 +23 + 3 + 7 +11 +10/. 0 + 3. 0 +: Z . Dallas District Dallas Port Worth • Houston . > San Antonio Colo. .Kans. "&Mo. . Mo. Okla . Tex. » San -Pruneisco District Los Angeles Al*ea Calif. ». Oaklandu ;San Francisco Portland Ore, Salt Lake City Utah Seattle • Wash , + 9 •+ 5 . ; + 7 +20 . ' 9 + + 3 + 4 +10 +14 • +15 +10 +10 +16 +13 +10 • P+ 4 p+ 1 0 - 1 + 7 + 3 0 (Not available for publication) x _- 1 + 7 + 2 + 5 __ . p—-Preliminary. 1/ During March and April changes from a year ago- reflect in part the fact that last year Easter was on April 21, while this year it was on April 6. For. this - reason it iff .estimated that in comparison with last year allowance shquld be . mude for an increase in sales 'of about 3 per cent for the month of March as a . : whole -and for a corresponding decrease for the month of April as a whole. # '.The large increase for this week reflects in part the fact, that last year 'sales ; ' • were reduced because of a. power shortage. . •' '
