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UBR1RV Of i:i: FlSISAL ftf TRANSFER RESERVE BiiiK Of CLEVELAND / BOARD OF GOVERNORS W THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM vi-.;: H.ll ' '' , June 20, 1947 DEPARMNir STORE* SiiLESfTY'^ITigS'* " •" y- Percentage-Change from 'Gbrrebpcmdiiig period, pi Year Ago Federal..Reserve district knd city Jan.- < Month of Mar.;...'. April;:!/ ! [ UNITED STATES Boston District New Haven Boston1 Springfield Providence New York District u Newark • Buffalo f New York i Rochester r Syraout&e r ' R.I. N.J. N.Y, . «« 11 Philadelphia District . -Philadelphia Pa. Cleveland District Akron , Cincinnati Cleveland Columtius Toledo Pittsburgh Pa. Richmond District •Washington Baltimore D.C. Md. Atlanta District Birmingham Miami Atlanta N q w Orleans Nashville Ala;. FH..: Ga^, u;Tenn, : Chicago District Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee 111. Ind. Mich. Wis. Ohio May 17 May n 24 May 31 j W e 7 < f e l 4 +11 + 2 . +13 +17 +12 . /+ 6 >16 5 + 6 1 + 4 - 3 ; +12 : T T + 7 +13 , +13 +18 +..2 0 + 9 - 1' + 8r + 9 + 9 + 6 +18 + & + 9 +18 +11 . F T • +11 ' +11 •+21 •• +21 + 8 TT +13 +13 +22 +24 +' 5 +TT + 2 + 4 + 3 + 3 + 2 +12 +15 +11 + 7 r+ 7 "+T +10 + 5 —5 +11 +13 +18 . +12 .- + 8 + 5 +11 +12 +11 +12 + 6 +io- „ +13 + 3 +10 +11' • *22 • + 6 .'+.4 +10 +15, +20 + 3 + 3 k-8 + "&' - 3 - 2 + 5 « *12 + 5 +TT + 6 • +12 1 +15 +16 +12 • T T +12 +10 ' +10 +13 +14 ] + 7 + 4 + 8 +:f +18 m ' +2T + 8 + 9 + 7 +14 T-? ~ +22 • +18 + 9 +12 +• 8 ' •' +10 i H4; M&GS., . -Week- ending — + + + + 7 + 8 + ~6 1 F ' *12 3 0 4 * 3 +15 + 7 r+ 5 + 8 +"T +10 +11 +15 • •+ 4.•. + 7 +17 +13 +10 + 9 +12 / r+12 +13 +13 + 7 + 6 + 8 r+10 ~tlo + 7 — 0 • .+ 1 + 3 • +? + 1 - 3 + 8: + 4 + 8 +12 "+13 . r+ 7 + 4 -7T + 7 +20 •' +18 +19 • "+19 . *~9 *+14 . + 1 + 6 ... ' +13;;.. *1)6 • +13 +12 " +" 4" '"'Y 3 . +15 + 3 r- 1 - 2 V* 2 + 5 +10. + 6 • +17 + 5 + 9 .. > i 3 ' + 2; - + 9 + 3 :" + 7 +13 +32 + 2 +12 +10 + 7 +12 + 8 + 7 + 3 +10 + 7 - 1 +12 +11 + 9 +13 +12 +15 +13 +13 +18 +15 +16 +14 + 8 +26 +12 +14 +16 + 7 +11 +16 / +10 + 9 + 6 +14 + 7 Page 2 H.ll DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Continued) Percentage Change from Corresponding Period a Year Ago Federal Reserve district • -. and ol.ty St. Louis District , Little Rock " Louisville St. Louis Memphis Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. Week ending Jan.- •: Month- .of Mar. May -12-.May 24, May. 31 June.. 7, June 14 +10 • +6 >11 +12 + 6 • + 6' + .7 - 2 Minneapolis District Minneapolis' Minn. St. Paul " Duluth-Superior "&v«is. +17 +12 +21 +13 +1? Kansas City District Colo, Denver Kans . Wichita "&Mo. Kansas City • S/t. Joseph Qkla. Cklahbma City Tulsa + 9 725" • 3 +10 + 6 + 5 + 6 + 6 +10 - 6 +11 +14 + 2 + 1 ™+ + 3 - 3 + 3 + 4 +10 "Julias' District Dallas~ • Fort-' Worth . Houston San Antonio 9 + 7 + .9 •San Francisco District ~~ Los Angeles Area Calif• Oakland " San Francisco " Portland Ore • Salt Lake City Utah Seattle %ash. +14 +15 +10 +10 +16 • +13 +10 + ^ +15 + 6 + 4 +T 0 - i + 7 -'+ 3 0 +19 + 7 +20" +19 +14 +20 ... + 4 4 ' +53 -- +33 +20 +11 +16 +18 + 1 rr - +.10 + 6 - 5 • + ti + 5 r+ 8 T"3 (Not available for publication) + 6 + 8 +13 +12 + 9 - 4 ' + 4 +11 +11 +14 + 6 - 4 + 6 + 6 + 8 — + 4 +16 +21 + 8 + 5 + 2 +10 +12 + 6 +15 r+ 9 ITT-:'., + 6" +16 + 6 +™6 + + + 6 +10 ' + 4 9 1 1 4 + 9 + 6 TT +15 +11 + 5 — +22 +12 -+20 r+ 7 "TT + 8 +12 r+ 9 r+. 1 T T + 6 + .4 + 5 + 3 0 r+ 2 + 2 7;—12 + 4 0 - 1 - 6 + 9 + 7 +14 +TT + 9 +10 0 " - 1 + 7 + 3 + 2 0 + 2 ' + 5 " + 1 -10 +10 : +11 +10 0 — 3 +16 + 1 - 4 r—Revised. • • • • * Data.not available. '1/ During March and" April changes f.rom 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 is estimated thai in comparison-*with last year allowance should be made for,an increase in sales of about 3 perjcent for the month of March as a whole and-for a.corresponding decrease for the month of April as a who+e. f Sales in this week were reduced owing to a curtail^me^; in transportation -Tioev: :: i V; ' '^^'0