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L I W QF THE FEDERAL

RESERVE DARK Of CLEVELAND
BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM

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June 7# 1946

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' DEPAHTFTNT STORE "SALES, BY CITIES •
Percentage Change frpm. Corresponding Period a Year Ago
Federal Reserve d i s t r i c t
and c i t y

Week ending
yZ
• J a n . - •' Month of
1/
April i /
Mar.
June
1
May
25
May
11*|May
18
May 4
+29

+40

+34

+31

+23
TZ2"
+25
+ 17
+22

+28
+31
+38 •
.. W : . +29
+5?
+32
+40 ' • - +32
+34 ' +15
+ 34
+22
+29
+35

+37
. +25
+39
+25
+38

+59
+SY
+53
+61
+51
. +57

+38
+31
+31
+42
+24
+34

+54
+4d
+41
+58
+42

+47
+35
+33
+52
+38
+39

r+38
+39"
+37
r+38
+35
r+38

+33
"+43"
+33
+32
+22
+51

r+31
r+30 -

+29

+31
+59

UNITED STATES

+14

+52

Boston D i s t r i c t '
- New Haven
Boston
Springfield
Providence

+ 9
TT
+11
+ 2
+ 9

+49
+^
+46
. +48
+50

+21
72T
+17.
+22
+15
" +21 ..

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

R.I.
I'. J .
N.Y.
tt
"

:

:

+ 4 2

+38

Philadelphia D i s t r i c t
Pa,. Philadelphia

+13

-+m

+57
+56

+27
+54

+47
+48

Cleveland D i s t r i c t
AkronCincinnati
Cleveland
Columbus
Toledo
Pittsburgh

+54

Pa.

+12
+~4
+17
+11
+13
+ 4
+18

+29
+ST
+24
+29
+29
+17
+35

+40
+3F •
+ 39
+48
+ 32
+22
+40

+41
+33
+42
+37
+.36
+ 33
+46

+36
r+34
- +38
r+33
r+37
r+21
' +41

Richmond- D i s t r i c t
Washington
Baltimore

+ia
+~g
+ 9-

+51
+16
+52

+22

+34
"+SF
+48

+26

+30

D.C.
Md.

- +26

+15" '

+54"'
+51
+49
+60
+55
+68

+•41
+37
+45
+ 37
+35
+ 75

+39
+36
+43
;+4i
+53
+52

Ohio

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.
Yi/i s .




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+20
+22
+10
+25

+13
+17
+10
+ 7
+16

+61
+53
+52
+44
+63

.. +53
+517
+47
+46
+64

,

TZT
+24

' +24
+35
+12
+31
+35
+29

+34
TO.

+22,
+ 30
+38'

+16
+51
+50

+45
+35
+49
+45

+34

r+33
+55
+32
+36
+22
-+28 .
+36
+27
+3J
. +23'

r+40"" •.."+26
.**
+38
+58
+46
+30
r+48 •
+18
+30 '
+35
r+49 .
r+39
+23
+ 33
. +34
+42

+31
+35
+19
+20
+35

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DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Continued)
Percentage Change from Corresponding Period a Year Ago
Month of
April l /

Federal Reserve d i s t r i c t
and c i t y :
. Louis D i s t r i c t
L i t t l e Rock
Louisville
'-••
S t . Louis
Memphis
Minneapolis D i s t r i c t
Minneapolis
StPaul
Duluth-Superior
Kansas City D i s t r i c t
Denver
Yiichita
Kansas City
S t . Joseph
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
• Dallas D i s t r i c t
Dallas
Fort Worth
• -Houston
San Antonio .
San Francisco D i s t r i c t
.Los Angeles Area
Oakland
San Francisco
Portland
Salt.Lake City
Seattle .

Ark.
Ky.
Mo.
Tenn-.
Minn.
"

"&Wis.
Colo. •
Kens.
"&Ko.
Fo.
Okla.

Tex.
"

Calif.

UtahTfa sh.

Week ending
May. i . ray 11* May 18 May 25 J u n e l

+15

+52

+25

' +16
+ 15
+ 16

+45
+54
+56

+•16
+29
+21

>.19

+56
"+69
+60
+37

+16
+ 3
+13
+18
+ 6
+ 13
+19
* 7
+ 8

1

+45
+50
+40
+43
+54
+36
+39
+53

+18
+n
+10
+ 18
+24

+49 '
+B2+53

+ 10
TT5
+ 5
+ 6
+ 10
+20
+ 3

+45
758
+43
+40*
+43
+51
+34

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+46
7^9
+41
+49
+ 39

+31
+26
+32
+32
+22

+36
+55
+41
+38
+30

+24
-+22
+25
+24

(Mot; a v a i l a b l e f o r p u b l i c a t i o n )
+37
+31
+54 '
+31
+12
. +29
+38
+34
+40
+25
+26
+30
+29

+26
+34
+10
+46
+26
+11
+21
+ 33

TZS

+33

rz6

+20
+ 33
+ 32

+38
+38
+44

+24
+2T
+27
+20
+28
+ 32
+19

+46
+27
+52
+43
" +18

+ 31

+2'7
+23
- +3&- -• +38
+16
+17
+30
+22
+25
+30
+23
+16
+18
+16

+ 3-1 - r+30
+35
+32
r+26
+ 38
+35
+ 15
+28
+33 +37
+32 .
+ 30
+ 38
+61+ 33

+32
+37
+20
+32

+28

r+37
+45
+26
+32
+28
+29
+33
+33
+37 • • +57
+20
+17

r—Revised.
1 / During March and A p r i l changes from a year ago r e f l e c t in part the fa ct--that • la st
year Easter was on A p r i l 1 while t h i s year i t was on A p r i l - 2 1 . For t h i s reason
i t i s estimated t h a t in comparison •vith l e s t year allowance, should be made f o r
a decrease i n s a l e s of about-7 per cent f o r the month of ?<arch as a whole and
f o r n corresponding i n c r e a s e f o r the month of A p r i l as a whole.
* The i n c r e a s e s shown f o r t h i s week r e f l e c t i n part the''x'ant t h a t i a s t year many
s t o r e s were c l o s e d on May 8, f o r V-Z day c e l e ^ ^ i t l i r s / " " '
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