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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM June 3# 19U9 H. 11 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Based on Dollar Amounts) Percentage change from corresponding Federal Reserve district and city Jan* — Feb. Month of Apr. 30 May 7 May lii May 21 May 2f March UNITED STSTES - a + 2 T ? + 5 + 2 - 3 -16 - U -11 Boston District New Haven Boston Springfield Providence New York District Newark Buffalo New York Rochester Syracuse Philadelphia District Philadelphia Conn. Mass, i f R.I. • -lU -15 -17 -11 + 2 - 3 - 5 - 8 + u T 7 + 6 - 1 - 3 Vu + 3 + 6 - 3 - 5 + U ^o + 7 - 7 - 8 - 2 • 0 .+ 1 -10 -11 - 8 . Z-k T 3 - 2 + 3 - 6 - 9 -13 . + U + 2 - 1 9 -11 0 -11 6 + 3 — Tl + L - 5 - U -10 - 8 T 3 + 2 .- 9 -10 -12 - U T 3 + 3 - 6 - U -13 - 8 -ii -16 - 8 - 5 -12 + 1 ~0 +10 . + 9 - 5 r- 3 rn • - 6 0 N.J. N.Y, -10 - U %I2 -13 - 5 - 9 + 8 0 + 3 — 5 + 7 + h + 6 + 5 + 1 - 3 r- 1 1 3 3 1 5 1 + 1 r- 1 0 • - h - 7 TT - 7 - 6 - 6 - U - 9 - 7 • 0 n - 3 - 3 + 3 - 7 -n Pa. Cleveland District Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Toledo Pittsburgh Pa. Richmond District Washington Baltimore D.C. Md. Atlanta District Birmingham Miami Atlanta New Orleans Nashville Ala. . Fla* • Ga. La. Term. Chicago District ' Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee Ill, Ind. Mich. Wis. Ohio • - 3 h -lU -10 - 8 - 9 -10 -13 - 3 -iU + + - 2 T 8 3 . 7 2 -12 - 9 -15 - 7 -20 + 7 *1U +11 +11 +36 -11 ^ - 6 2 1 2 5 - 9 - 7 - 7 -10 -11 - 7 T 5 - 2 -11 - 8 + + 1 1 i i •- 3 1 h 1 ' * 2 ' + 8 m . +1 -u +1U. 0. +19 +12 - h + 2 + 2 -12 + 1 - 1 . - -10 . * 3 TU 0 -13 + 9 -12 0 - 3 +~7 , 0 -11 0 - 3 - 6 - 1 + 8 -11 - 9 — ~ + 8 + 1 - 6 - 2 — + 3 + 3 - 2 - U - 3 - 8 -12 -10 -12 f Page 2 H. 11 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Continued) Federal Reserve district and city St. Louis District Little Rock Louisville St. Louis Memphis Minneapolis District Minneapolis St. Paul Duluth-Superior Kansas City District Donver . • Wichita Kansas City St. Joseph Oklahoma City Tulsa Dallas District Dallas Fort V/orth Houston San Antonio San Francisco District Los Angeles Area Oakland San Francisco Portland Salt Lake City Seattle Ark. Ky. Mo. ' Tenn. Percentage change from corresponding period a year ago V Jan. — Month of Apr.30 May" 7 May lU May 21 May 28 Feb. March + + 2 9 3 5 8 " -10 - 2 cm - . + 2 -. . +15 - 7 -10 - 9 - 8 + 2 + 5 T~B + 9 + 1 + 8 + + + + - 2 1 5 2 u - 5 .7T - 7 - 6 - 3 s -10 -11 -13 -10 -10 E i - 8 (Not available for publication) Colo. Kans. Mo. Okla. " Tex. -10 0 -13 - 7 - 8' ^7T. + 2 - 9 -12 -13 - 8 - 7 - 9 - 1 -11 - 5 - 8 - 6 - 9 ^3 +11 -12 - 6 -12 - 3 3 - 5 .- 6 0 - h - 5 - 8 -11 " - 1 -11 h -10 -11 - 5 - 5 -17 -15 + k + 5 0 - 9 "&V&S. -12 - 5 T-g 0 - 1 - 7 - 6 - 8 - U -10 •+ 3 + 5 0 -10 • + 1 " n Calif. " Ore. Utah Wash. - 3 0 -13 -lU •- 7 -T6 -10 - 7 -10 - - 2 - u . - 1 0 - 3 l 2 3 8 0 -lb . - 8 -13. -11 -11 - h - 7 ' -16 -23 -17 -13 -13 -16 -17 + 6 -10 -12 t3 +20 • r-19 - 6 + 8 - 6 + 6 - U r- 6 — - 8 - u - 8 - 2 0 . - 5 + 8 -12 + 1 +13. -10 -3.1 - h - 1 -10 - 7 - 2 - 7 • -15 • -10 - 1 r—Revised. Data not available. 1/ During"March and April changes from a year ago reflect 'in part the fact that last year Easter -was on March 28 while this year it was on April 17. For this reason it is estimated that in comparison, with last year allowance should be made for a decrease in sales of about 6 per cent foi4 the month of March as a whole and for a corresponding increase for the month of April as a whole. | zrs Minn. r • p i & r 1 1 * 4 f
