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TRANSFER "5-TT-i—{'it lit' Tit LIBRARY OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF CLEVELAND ; BOARD OF GOVERNORS/OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM Maroh 1 2 , 1948 H.ll , ,. / . D E P A R T S . SJORR SALES. BY CITIES . P e r c e n t a g e d^nse';!from P e r i o d a Year Ago I .j | j 1 \ ' ' y -i:6 ' - 8 + 2 + 2'+ 4 5 +11 * •*1 - 1 +16 , - 3 + 9 TT" + 9 " + 9 ;+ 8 . ;+ 5 + 5 TT +12 * + 5 +12 + 5 " +30 V;T ' W ' +12 » + 1 +44" 714 r-l4 +17 ' • + 1 •+10 r r+22. + 3 +34 +11 -19 + 6 1 v. +21 +15 + 5 - I ' " ' + 1 9 ' " '" r + 6 > ' Philadelphia District Pa. Philadelphia. • +11 ' +H" + 8 +10 TlO Cleveland D i s t r i c t Akron. Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Toledo Pittsburgh +10 ' TT + 8: + 8* + 5 + 9 , +io +11 +T +>. +14." +12 +i4; + 4' . +20 •-• .•Richm&nd D i s t r i c t Washington Baltimore . ^.tlanWDistrict , , Birmingham . . Miami" — • • A% 1flnta -•• • - • New Orleans Nashvilie. ' 1 4 ^ , j + 4 •+ 6* * Po;1 :+ 7 + 4 - New York D i s t r i c t Newark Buffalo New York - • Rochester . Syracuse . 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" 0 - 3 * +16 +!? +•6 +17 *25 +40 +80 +34 r+25 r W • -15 , ' - 8 -20 - 4 •F 7 . - 8 ' : +14 + 2 +T +29 - 3 +20 +17 • +11 +20 +10 +n 718 + . 9 *:• +23 +11 + 4 + 3 " +15. + 4 + 7 • -:i+41 • + 3 + 9 . +12 : +15 +13 +14 : +37 : • r+17 +35: •: ' + r f r • f +21 +45 + 1 +T - 2 +16 r+13. . + 7 +T5- - •.r+25 TT? + 3 x.M' - l . r + 1 6 . .. + 2 +14 • • ,+l'2. " +37 0 %+:6 ; +11 +11 r+ 9 •' - 4' • + 6 -Tt-. *:'£ •• •• +:*6 1 •+ 1 :;.+16: •• f 9 - -3 : . + 1 0 • + 9 1 + 3 :•.+ $ ; +11 + 1 -+ 7 + 1 +11 Z6-Z-. LIBRARY 9 w i ^ V:' • Pe r, FEDERAL RESERVE BAHn DEp ^, :riJENT S T Q R E S A L E g # B Y CITIES (Continued) Of Cl.EVELA>,'peroentagQ ^ h a n g e 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 • Ark. „ Kv. r Mo. Tenn. % - r I, ; V.-. • • • + 8 —. - . + 6 . : + 2 - 3 + -5 " +11" : +8 +10 + 3' -?G.t - 8 >'' .4* j - i +15 + 4 + 6 — + - 5 > +26 t- 4 - +14 + 5 + 4 - 1 -10 -10 +33 • Minneapolis District? Mirihe-apolis • l\ inn.. S t . Paul Du lu t h - S u pe r i or Kansas'City D i s t r i c t .Colo,7^ Denver ; vWichita •s Hans. Kansk's C i t y .Mo. S t . Joseph Oklahoma C i t y • ,. O k l ^ v Tulisa. rrDallas- Distr$o-t Dallas -Ti; " Fpr't Worth Houston • San- An t o n ! o& . . ; .. Sen Franois.'o.o 1 -District Los A n g e l e s A r e a Calif. ; Oakland ™• San Frantfis'oo *f-;- j Ore. • Portland S a l t Lake C i t y Utah Seattle . Wash, i 1 1 - - ' r .:i7j%bMending \ J - Year -~ y o u t h , of 1947 Jan. F e b . 7 F e b . 1 4 F e b 7 2 i * PeGVZBv m ? . Federal R e s e r v V d i s ^ r l W " - - - : . ? s i tity,.. S t . Louis D i s t r i c T Littlef'Jtock rLouisville S t . Leu i s «.• Memphis -T 6e : i t 1 +; 7 " +11" +13 • ' ' £ i +R . o + 9 + 9 + 5 : -+ 6: +" 9-'+TP + 6' +10 +-11 + 8 +31 +H, +10 +19 ±4-'., + 8." 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F o r t h i s r e a s o n • i t i s e s t i m a t e d t h a ^ I n - c o m p a r i s o n w i t h l a s t y e a f - a l l o w a n c e should, be made f o r an i n c r e a s e i n s a l e s of -about 1 p e r c e n t f o r t h e month of March a s a w h o l e . *; I n u s i n g - r y e a r ..ago c o m p a r i s o n s . f o r t h e weeks e n d i n g F e b r u a r y 28 and F e b r u a r y 2 1 , w . a l l o w a n c e s'Kou'ld be mad 6 f o r - t h e f a c t " t h a t i n c i t i e s o b s e r v i n g tl^e W a s h i n g t o n f s • Birthday h o l i d a y , s t o r e ; c l o s i n g s t h i s " y e a r occurred in the"week.ending - F e b r u a r y 28- w h e r e a s l a s t y e a r t h e y o c c u r r e d i n . t h e o r e v i c v ? **•' not?.