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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
March 17, 1950
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DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES
(Based on Dollar Amounts) '

Federal Reserve district
-and - city •

New York District
"• Newark
*
• Buffalo
New York
Rochester
Syracuse

-

Conn*
Mass.
"
R.I.
N#J.
N.Y.
"
"
,f

Philadelphia District
Philadelphia
Pa.
Cleveland District
Akron
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Columbus
Toledo
Erie
• Pittsburgh

Ohio
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11

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- 5

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- 6

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- 6
- 3

- 5

- 6

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- 7
- 7
•- S
- 7
- U
- 7

- 7
r~5
+ 2
- 3
- 7
- 9
- 8
-11
- 3

Richmond District
Washington
Baltimore

D.C,
Md.

Atlanta District
Birmingham
Miami
Atlanta
New Orleans
Nashville

Ala.
Fla.
Ga.
La.
Tenn»

Chicago District
Chicago
Indianapolis
Detroit
Milwaukee

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UNITED STATES
Boston District
New Haven
'•
Boston
Springfield
Providence

Ye'ar
19U9

Percentage change i'rom corresponding
period a year
perxou
.yest ago
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Mar.11
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H. 11
DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Continued)
Federal Reserve, district
and city
St. Louis District
Little Rock
Louisville
St. Louis
Memphis

Ark.
Ky.
Mo.
Term.

Minneapolis District
Minneapolis
Minn.
"
St. Paul
Duluth-Superior
"&Wis.
Kansas City District
Denver '
Y/ichita
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Dallas District.
Dallas;
-'Fort Yiorth
Houston
San Antonio

Colo.
Kans.
Mo.
"

Okla.
"

Tex.

"

San Francisco District
Los Angeles Area
Calif.
Oakland
"
San Francisco
Ore.
Portland
Utah
Salt Lake City
Seattle
Wash.

Year

19h9

Percentage change from corresponding
period a year ago
Month of
Feb.11 Feb.18 Feb.25 Mar. UjMar. 11
Jan.

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r—Revised.
1/ The large increase shown for this week reflects in part the fact that sales in
the corresponding v/eek last year were reduced because of a curtailment in
public transportation service in the City of Philadelphia.