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BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTI
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MAR 2 3 1949
•FEDERAL RE#ER

Federal Reserve d i s t r i c t
and c i t y

11

DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES
Percentage change from corresponding
period a year ago I value) 1 /
.
Feb.26 Mar. £ Mar.12 Mar.19

UNITED STATES

+6

-U

Boston D i s t r i c t
New Haven
Boston
Springfield
Providence

+ 2
TT
+ 3
+ 6
+ 2

+ U

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

Conn.
Mass.
"
R. I .
N. J.
N.Y*
Jl

"
"

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

+
+
+
+
+
+

U
3
9
3
9

k

111.




-11
- 9
3d
-10 „.;.rll.
-12
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-19
- 7

-23
^27
-23
-31
-28

- 7
^13
+ 3
- 7
- 6
-21

- 3
+ 5
- 1
- 6
-35

-11
,10
-SC..
- 7 "r-10
-11 r-10
*12
-19
+ 9
-2

-12
-18
-18
-17

-13
315

-21

-9

-1U
-10
-16
-11
-13'
-16
-17

- 8
- 1
- 7
-10
- 3
-lit
-10

-18
r-5
-21
-18
-21
-15
-17

-16

-12

-18

+ 2
*
+
+
•
+

- 6
"=531
-10
- 3
- u- u
- 5

-9
%2
-10
-11
-13
-6
L
> 6

- 2
7T
- 3

- S

0
+15
-13

-21

-17

- - 9
+ 2
. - 5
- 3
-8

- 3
+10
- 8
+ 5
-16
- 5

-11
-13
- 7
-16
- 7
-21*

-20
-20
- 7
-2k
-18
-30

- 8
T?
-u
-10
- 8

- 5
T3
- 8
- 8
- 8

- 8
- 6
- 9

-16
317
-12
-16
-lit

+ 6
T3
+ 3

Ind.
Mich.
Wis,

- 7
-12
- 7
- 9
-16

+ 8

D.C.
Md.

Chicago D i s t r i c t
Chicago
Indianapolis
Detroit
Milwaukee

-16

- h
T?

Richmond D i s t r i c t
Washington
Baltimore

Ala.
Fla.
Ga.
La.
Tenn.

- 8

-37

"
"
Pa.

Atlanta D i s t r i c t
Birmingham
Miami
Atlanta
New Orleans
Nashville

- 8

- 1
rn

+ 6
+ 8
+11
+10
+ 8

11

-3
+ u~
, -5
- 3
- 5

- 7
+ 1
T7
+ 3
- 2
-u

+ 9
TT

Cleveland D i s t r i c t
Akron
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Columbus
Toledo
Pittsburgh

Ohio
"

+ 8
+ .5
+ 1

- 9

n

±1

+11
+ 5
+ 7
+11
+ '5

+ 6

TT

+ U
+ 7
+10

2
2
8
0
9

- ±_3
.
+13
-12

TH
- 9

- 2

+ 3
+ 3

- 1
' -13
+28
-19

- 5
~0
- 1
- 3
- 3

- 6
- 3
- 6

- h

- 7

!

-17
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-26

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Federal Reserve d i s . t r i c t
aM" "city /
St. Louis D i s t r i c t
L i t t l e RockLouisville
St.:' Louis.
Memphis
i\i z
Minneapolis D i s t r i c t
:
Minneapolis
St. Paul ,
;
Dtiluth-Superior' • •

Arkr
Ky.:"-:
Mo. Tenn.

II

DEI?ASTMEWT STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Continued)
Percentage change from corresponding .
- '
• period a year ago (value) 1/
Month of Feb.19 Feb.26 Mar. 5 Mar.12 Mar.19
January

+ 7
+ 9:
• + 9.:
: + 6.
+ 6

- 2
. * 8
+10

. + 7
+ 2
: "&Wis.' +10

Minn.

' Dallas .-District
• " Dallas
Fort Worth • Houston
San Antonio,;

Tex.;:II
(

San Francisco D i s t r i c t
Los Angeles - Area •. __
Oakland
: .
San Francisco
Portland
S a l t Lake City
Seattle

: + 9
/ TU"
; + 6 +$0 ^
+ 7'
+_$-

Calif. /
Ore.
Utah
Wash.

+ 6
+ *7
+ 2
+ 3

T~2

1

' - 6

r- 5

- 5
- 7
- 5

0
- 7
- 8

-17"
-20
-13'
?
-l8
21$

; (Not a v a i l a b l e f o r p u b l i c a t i o n ) "'
- 6
0

'' - 8
• TH
- h
-11
-21
- 9
- 8

-13
- 6
-16 .
-16
-25 "
-15

- 8
-10
- h
- 8
- 8

- ?

+ .2 ;
-9,
73"
- 2
+ 3
<3
-16
-10

*10

-13
-11
- S

TH

-* 2
-10
7

- 8
- 3

"

Kansas City. D i s t r i c t
Denver = "J
Colo.
+ 3
Kans. ..
+10
Wichita/.
•;
Kansas City ,ilp.
- ' + 5
_; St. Joseph
- 3
+ 6
Okla.
- Oklahoma" City..+12.
^.Tulsa,:.
T ii . .

- 8

- S

•

-h

-13
.-1U
r 8
- 2
-10
-10
;.-io
. -11
! !

- 8
-11
-"5
-17
- a. : r 8
- 2. . . + 2
-17
- 9
-10
-17.,
- 1
' - 3

•

+ 9
r s
+ 8
+ 8
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- 6
-12
-10
-10
-13
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- 1
+ 5

+_6',

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+22
1.
+11
+11 .

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-18.
-13
-18
-2L
-30
-16
.

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+12

+17-

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0

-23
-12

-m

-10
7
: 9
+ 2
- h

r—Revised.
1/ During March changes from a year ago r e f l e c t i n p a r t the f a c t t h a t l a s t year
~~
Easter was on March 28 while t h i s year i t w i l l be on April 17. For t h i s reason
i t i s estimated t h a t i n comparison with l a s t year allowance should be made f o r
a decrease in s a l e s of about 6 per cent f o r the month of March as a whole.
* The large decrease shown f o r t h i s week r e f l e c t s ; in p a r t the f a c t t h a t s a l e s were
reduced because of a curtailment i n public t r a n s p o r t a t i o n service in the City
of Philadelphia.
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