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PXCE'-,hCH o. 11949' BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTI ; M r d s r a l RESERVE BANK , 7 OF RICHMOND H. 11 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY 'CTTIES • Percentage change from corresponding"" ' UNITED STATES Boston District New Haven Boston Springfield Providence New York District Newark Buffalo New York Rochester ' Syracuse II Federal Reserve district and city Conn. Mass. " R.i.' + 6 . + 2 71 . + 3 + 6 + 2 Month of Mar.12 January Feb. 12 Feb. 19 Feb. 26 Mar. $ 0 -4 ' + 9 710 ^3. + 8 • +9 • + 0 ; + 7 + 1 : +10 -9 - 7 + 1 r- 8 - 8 -11 - 7 ^15 - - 7 - 9 -16 + 3 - 2 - h - 9 -IE -10 -11 - 7 -11 -12 -19 - 7 .^13 + 3 - 7 - 6 . -21 - 3 . r-10 r%l3 r- 7 + 5 -11 - 1 - 6 ' *12 r+ 9 -3£ - 9 -11 -19 - 2 -21 ^23 -11 " +.U + 3 + 9 + 3 + 9 ; + u ; Philadelphia District Pa. Philadelphia + 9 . + 7 - 1 - 8%Tl -37 - h - 2 r-13 riB + 8 + 2 - 6 ^1E' -10 - 3 - u - U - 5 - 9 2 2 8 0 9 + 7 T2 + 3 + + 9 + 3 +12 -10 -11 • -13 -6 -6 r-lU Zl5 -16 -11 r-13 -16 -17 + 6 7 3 ' +'3 - 2 7"2 - 3 • 0 73 - 7 -.5 7% r 9 • o 715 -13 r-l6 -12 -21 -17 + 7 7~2 ± 6. +10. +26 +12 - "2 . - 9 -.1 ^13 +28 -19 * + - 5 9 2 5 3 8 r* 3 no a 8 + 5 -16 - 5 -11 -33 - 7 -16 - 7 -2U + 1 ~o + 3 + 8 - 5 - "=1, - 8 - 5 ^3 - 8 - 8 - 8 z_l N.J. N.Y. " r 3 rh + n . - 5 + + - - 3 - g Cleveland District Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Toledo Pittsburgh Ohio ~ Pa. + 6 +• 8 +11 +10 + 8 Richmond District Washington Baltimore D.C. Md. " Atlanta District. Birmingham Miami . Atlanta New Orleans • Nashville Ala. Fla, Ga. La. Tenn. + 8 +11 + 5 + 7 +11 + 5 *.3 +13 : -12 - u + 3 + 3 Chicago District Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee 111. Ind. Mich. Ms. + 6 7T + U + 7 +10 - £ 0 - 1 - 3 - 3 . + + • + ' . < 6 1 7 7 7 6 3 6 - U -10 - 8. - 8 — - 7 -10 - 3 -1U -10 - 8 - 6- 9 C H. 11 Page 2 DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Continued) Federal Reserve district . and; city ' : St. Louis District Little Reck Louisville' St, Louis • • • • Memphis .. . Porcontaee...change from corresponding. period a year ago (value) 1/ Year _ Month of lFeb< 1 2 Feb.19 Feb. 26, jFar. Mar.12 _ 5 19U8 January I Ark. Ky. Mo. Tenn. H 9 - 8 +13 +IH — + l - 2 -10 +13 +22'" ' — 7 H 6 > Miningapolis District "Nirneapolis St. Paal . lath-Superior ' +10 ^TT - 8 - 3.. rns City District -16 +15 +15 - 5 + 7 + 6 r+ 9 rs - U - h • + 3 + 9 -11 -13 -21 +ho -lU - 9; . v- 8 - 8 - 2 - 1 + +lu +. 3 - 8 - 8 %0 - i. r-10 i - 8 -11 - 8 -IS — Wichita • Kansas City S+. Joseph • Oklahoma City "Tulsa +1.0 - + 5 - 3 + 6 6 • -16 • +12" Tex. " " " S ~ F^-ancasco District • ai Los Angelas Area Calif. Orkland - •" San Francisco • •" Portland Ore. Salt Lake City Utah : Seattle. Wash. • ••• •; (Not available for publication) + 8 Denver Dalian District " " f Lias . • "!a '• Fort orth Houston. . • San Antonio -10 r- 6 - u TT — 0 -13 -11V. • '.J. - 5 - 5 ; - 8 ' :T T + 6 :1 M + 6 . + 5 + 7 + 2 + 3 2 • -Ih - 2\A + 3. -13 -16 -10 -11 "12 - 5 - 8 -11 -25 - 6 -"'8 - 6 — - ' 8 ~6 - h •- 2 ' -17 -17 - 3 -11 %7 a. : + 2 - 9 -10 - 1... 5-5 - 6 -12 -10 - +6 — +22 + 1 +11 +11 +15 y - 2 +17 0 -10 - 9 ZTI -13 -12 -13 ^11 - 3 -10 > -10 + 1 - 1 1 0 r—Pevi s r ef. " - • ' l/. During ^arch changes from a year ago -reflect in' part the fact that last year : Easter v:as on March ?3 v/hide;t.his year it vail be on April 17. For this reason - it is estimated that in coirpdrison vdth last year allowance should be mace for a decrease .in Piles of about 6 per cent for the month of March as a v/hole. * The large decrease shorn for this veek reflects in pr-rt the fact th$t. gales ' f r yee reduced because of a curtailment in public- transportation service in the"City of Philadelphia.' ' --: Data "not available. x:-
