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TRANSFER LIBRARY OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF C L E V J p N D - BOARD OF- GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM H.11 " ' ' ' ; Z ; . ' - - * • • > • • • • / ; • • < J u n e 25, 1948 DEPARTMENT STORE .SALES, BY CITIES PercentagelIEarige 'from Carreapbiiding Period a Year Ag6' * ' = • ; -: " W W Federal Reserve d i s t r i c t and c i t y + 8 UNITED STATES Boston D i s t r i c t New Haven Boston Springfield Providence Nfew York D i s t r i c t . Newark. • , Buffalo New York Rochester Syracuse April/ + ?: » N • J~. • N.Y. II . Vj" Pa, . Richmond D i s t r i c t : Washington Baltimore D.C., Md. .Atlanta D i s t r i c t • Birmingham Miami Atlanta New Orleans. . Nashville . •, Ala. . Fla. Ga. . La. Tenn. Chicago D i s t r i c t Chicago Indianapolis •Detroit . .Milwaukee - . 111. Ind. Mich. Wis. + +12. + 8 +,6. + 7. + 7. + 3. m +13. +11 +12 +1? +10 + 8 Ohio , I 6 ~ • + * +Jt F is + 3 +J£ +14 + 2 + 4 +11 +10 + 8 + 2 , + 6 + & +U +, 7 I + 5 + 3 + 5 + 2 + 5 +11 +15 y' 14 + 1 >21 ±* =_8 ,, = 4 . v 7 :>i3 -11 -.5 o 0 - j " '-8 ,+ 8 +18 : +29 ! +16 +24 ?L9 . + 2 1 , ;; +25: " +27. +121: • z-S $ -12 - 7 - 8 + 4., -12 • a - 5 +22 +19 m +22. +10 +22 ' + 3 4 7 " +23 +> +10 .... m . , , . . + 4 v , JL2. , + _ i •: + 4 +15 . . ..+ 5 , :2.„. +12 . f r 8 \ . _ : + .8. , + A ; , : + $ / : +13 + 3 +13 • . +14 : , '+17... + 7.,, . + 4 , • i: . - 3 , . ; - -2 ' - 1 2 , ±2 , + 5 " +19' +lfcr - 4 +'8 - 5. + 2, , , # 2 + 3 - 2 #h m: +n Cleveland D i s t r i c t , Akron• Cincinnati • Cleveland ~ 'Columbus Toledo : , .Pittsburgh . =&• + ; 4 .6. + +14 + 5 +14 +.9 Philadelphia D i s t r i c t Pa. . Philadelphia + 7 * +a +•1' + i. + 2 + 4 Conn* • Mas?.; .. + 3 ii + 8 + 2 Rel • tiding May-22 May 29* June 5* June 12 i 5 n M - 1 .:,. t; +2o . r - 4. Y : . f i 3 ,+16 ... o +19 V„-+17 + 4 r=10 r-13 .. -3~1 +i2 + ? l r.8 "sJL ;::':+22 - 6 • . . r ,9., • +15 • L 5 -' ' " + 2 1 -10 , - 7. •' /T ? .v , +20 t : +31 , +24 - 3 . . + 6.. . +25 1 2 - , . m +14 "v+i: +13. . - >'3,.. +3. -.2... + n . ; .. .. - 2. + 3 . . - 5 .: +16 r 5 +22 +45 +21 +29 +31 +33 =_2, - 6 -15 ^: ': i +J 1 ' 1 " + 3 ... +12- . + i , + 7 -S 2 +21; +15 -:9 , . . . +15, . ,;+ 4 ' -+?8..; .. . ' +18 , . . +12.;; , : P +J - 1 •: T,X. -9 , 0 . +^ . + 5 +21 +22 +27 +13 +28 Page 2 H.U USW&PARTMENT STORE S A L E S , BY C I T I E S ( C o n t i n u e d ) .nge from Corresponding Period a Year Ago Percen" - — 1 St;-Louis D i s t r i c t - . . . . . " : L i t t l 6 Rock. . Arje. •Ky. "'Louisville Mo. S t . Loui^f 1 Memphis "Tenn. .. +-9 -- + 6 +14 + 8 . + 3 +10'"*1 +16- • +13 . + 7 + 9' + 6 . Minneapolis D i s t r i c t 7"9 ; Minneapolis Minn. + 3 S t . Paul "&Wis.• +13 Duluth-Superior + 7 + 1 +18 +J + 4..: ; +m 4 Kansas Citv D i s t r i c t Denver ' Wichita Kansas City x S t . Joseph Oklahoma City Tulsa Dallas D i s t r i c t Dallas Fort Worth Houston San Antonio 1 1 ! - Week ending J a n . - 1Month of " Mar. j Apr. 1 / May 22 (May 29* Colo . Kans. Mo. Okla. Tex. San Francisco D i s t r i c t j-8 + 1' Los Angelas Area Calif. Oakland +12 San Francisco + 3 Portland + 9 Ore. -Salt Lake City Utah x + 4 Seattle + 3 Wash. • ±3. r+_6 . — 8 +44 + 2 +31 +12 " #+66 +29 - 2 +12 +10 +10 +11.. ... - .6 +24 - 1 +18 0 If." + 8 +10 + 1 • +10 +15 • ill ' + 6 +11 +23 +11 +_&' +15 . . :-rl0.„... + 7 + 3V : +12 +13 - 1 " +16 +25 : ±11. +12 +13 +31 +10 ±8 + 1 • + 5 0 +12 +11 . + 3 (Not available f o r publication) +2S + 5 : +25 +20 +50 +15 +24 +20 +38 +16 ' +31 +39 +34 m ' =_2 -13 r+ 3 + 1 - 5 + 1 - 1 +15 ' . +10. + 7 +37 ... + 9' + 9 +12 +22 +10 • +J: + 6 + 9 + 5 +11 +22 +17 ' - 2 +24. - — 7 +29 - 5 +36 -14 + 5 +20 • • - 7 +11 + 1 +16 +26 +19 + 8 + 3. + 3 •• + 3 + 1 +18 , +11 r+10 0 + 6 : +25 +19 Z~k r+J +11 + 7 + 1 +12 +22 +18 +19 +16 +25 +26 +31 +28 +23 +34 +59 +43 m +10 +26 +25 +16 ** + 9 +21 r—Revised. 1 / During March and .April changes f r o p a year ago r e f l e c t in p a r t the f a c t t h a t l a s t year Easter was on April 6 while t h i s year i t was on March 28. For t h i s reason i t is__estimated t h a t in comparison with l a s t year allowance should be made f o r an increase in s a l e s of about 1 per cent f o r the month of March as a whole and f o r a corresponding decrease f o r the month of April as a whole. * 1% using year ago comparisons f o r the weeks ending June 5 and May 29 allowance should be made f o r the f a c t t h a t in regions observing the Memorial Day holiday • s t o r e c l o s i n g s ; t h i s year occurred in the week ending June 5 whereas l a s t yeatr they occurred in the previous week. ** Data not a v a i l a b l e . : # The l a r g e increase shown f o r t h i s week r e f l e c t s in p a r t the f a c t t h a t s a l e s l a s t year were reduced because of a curtailment in public t r a n s p o r t a t i o n s e r v i c e •
