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BOARD OP GOVERNORS ,OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM^ VAitil Oi 0 ® ^
June

n ii

1946

DEPARTMENT STORE-SALES-,- BY -GI-T-I-ES:-- •
Percentage* Change f r o m C o r r e s p o n d i n g P e r i o d a Year. Ago .
F e d e r a l Reserve d i s t r i c t •
and c i t y

Boston D i s t r i c t
New.Haven
Bo ston
Springfield
Providence'

May 18|May 25 J u n e / 1 June 6) June 15

. +52

+ 9

>38

+34

+32

+39 '

+37

+49

+14

UNITED STATES

Week ending

Month of
April V

Mar.

"+31
+34
-+32
+34
+29

"+28

+37
+2F
+39
+25
' +38

+36
• +35
+29
+31
. +28'.,

+28
+2?
• +34

+~&

+11
+ 2
+ 9

: +46
+48
+50

+21
• •+£T
+17
+22
+15
+21

+59
+62
+53
+61
+51
+57

Philadelphia District
Pa.
Philadelphia

+1?
+To

+57
+55

Cleveland D i s t r i c t
Ohio
Akron
it
Cincinnati
it
Cleveland
Columbus
Toledo
Pa.
Pittsburgh

+12
+17
+11
+15
+ 4
+18

Richmond D i s t r i c t
Washington
Baltimore

+10
TT
+ 9

New York D i s t r i c t
Newark
Buffalo
New. York
Rochester
Syracuse

Atlanta District
Birmingham
Miami
Atlanta
New O r l e a n s
Nashville
Chicago D i s t r i c t
Chicago
Indianapolis
Detroit
Milwaukee

Ma s s •
R.I.
N.J •
N.Y.

D.C.
Md.

+-?

La.
Term.

+15
+15"
+20
• +22
+10
+25

111.
Ind.
Mich.
Wis.

+13
TT?
+ 10
+ 7
+16

Ala.
Fla.
Ga.




'

'

. +51
+%6
+52
+54
_+5T
+49
+60 '
+55
+68

'

+38

+33

+37
+38
+35
+38

+33
+32
+25
+51

+31
+30

+28
+18

r+33
r+32

+41

+36
+34
+38
+33
+37
+21
+41

+32 . r+41
+3o
+25"
+40
+32
+34
r+37
+22
+28
+28 • +29
+52
+36

+30
+28
+34

+29
W
+23

^42
437
. 1&6
+33
+46
• +26
•tzz

+26
+39 •
+36
+43
+41
+53
+52
+45
+43
+35
+49 •
| +45

+22

• +47
-+o4-; • 4 1
• +30
+32
+50 • • • +43
+37
r+36
'+39
+36

+47
+53
+52
+38
+39

.

' +54
+33"
; +6i
+55
+52
+44
+63

+53
' +F7
+47
+46
+64

+32
+15
+22

+42
. +38

+35
"+3l .
+37
+33
+36
+31
+32 .
• --+-2-6+413
+25

r+30
"+56
+ 32

+28

• +40 • +2& - r+33
+Z0
+39
+ 38 .
+46
+ 31 - r+33
+48
r+37
+ 30
+18
+42
+49 : +38

r + 34
"+3T
+35
+32
. +32
+54

r+39
+£T
. +37
+35
+38

+38
+35
+35
+39
+38

+ 39
745
+33
+ 34
+42

+31
+3S
+ 19
+20
+ 35

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DEPARTISr'T STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Continued)
P e r c e n t a g e Change from Corresponding P e r i o d a Year Ago
F e d e r a l 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 . Louis
-Memphi s >
Minneapolis D i s t r i c t
Minneapolis
•St. Paul
Duluth-Superior
Kansas C i t y D i s t r i c t
•Denver' •Wichita •
-Kansas- C i t y
S t . Joseph.
Oklahoma C i t y
'-Tulsa
Dallas District
Dallas
F o r t Worth
Houston
San Antonio •

Ark.
Ky-.
Mo.
Tenn..
Mi-nn.
""

"&Wis.
Colo.
Kans.
"6-.I.'o.
Mo-.
Okla.

:"

Tex.
ir-

San F r a n c i s c o D i s t r i c t
Los Angeles Area
Calif.
Oakland
1
San F r a n c i sco
I Portland
"Ore. ' '
S a l t Lake C i t y Utah
Seattle
Wash.

Month of
An'r'Il 1 /

Mar*.

-

+15
•-Tin
+16
+15
+16
+19
+22
•+16
+ 3

•

+56
+69
+60
+37

Week e n d i n g
May 18 May 25 June 1 June 8 June 15
+31
' +56
+32
+32
+22

1+52 .
— +5?"
- r+48
+54
+56
-

+45
+58
+4o
+43 •
+54 •
+ 36
+ 39 .

+ 18
+24
+10 : •
+18
+24

+53
+31
+56 . • +35
+49
+32
+ 38
+62
+15
+53
r+46

-

+43
+40
+43
+51
+3^

'•

+36
+^F
+41
+38
+ 30

+23
" +21
+22
+25
+24

r+37
+^3
+35
+39
+ 33

+42
+36
+40
+43
+38

(Not a v a i l a b l e f o r p u b l i c a t i o n )

+ 13 .
•+T8
+ 6
+13
+19
+ 7
+ 8

+ 10
+To
+ 5
+ 6
+10
+20
+ 3

Page 2

+31
+4T
+12
+29
+40
+26
+ 30

+33
+27
+ 32
+30
+38
+61
+ 33

+27 .
T33 .
+16 "
+30
+25
+23
+ 18
.

+22
+38
+17
+22
+30
+16
+ 16 :

+ 30
+36
+26
+ 35
+28 '

+28 5
+ 37+•22
+12
+32

+28
- m .

:

+26
+28
+33 .
+ 37
+20

+ 38
+45
+32
+29
+ 33
+37
+ 17

+31
+46
+25
+25
+4-1
+18
+30

"+36
• +49
+24
+35
. +39
+30
+34

r+29
+39
• +39
+40
+25 " :+3i
• +25
. •. *
+ 2 2 - • :+41
+39
r+36
+40
+&E
+27
+32
+26
+26
+35
+27
+42 • +38
+ 37
+21

l / During March and A p r i l changes from ^ y e a r ago r e f l e c t i n p a r t t h e f a c t t h a t . l a s t
y e a r - E a s t e r -was on A p r i l 1- w h i l e t h i s yoe.r i t was on A p r i l 21. For t h i s r e a s o n
/ / a t ' i s - e s t i m a t e d t h a t i n comparison w i t h l a s t y e a r allowance should be mad0 f o r
a d e c r e a s e i n s a l e s of about 7 per c e n t f o r t h e month.of March as a whole and
. . f o r a c o r r e s p o n d i n g i n c r e a s e f o r t h e month of A p r i l a s a w h o l e .
* Data n o t a v a i l a b l e .
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