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®ESEA«CH %P*TMEN-r BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTI H,ll [ 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 -il -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 — -26 334 H. 11 ...• N * J • -:*f. 1 ; •' ; - : , -• * ' Page 2 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 +U0 , - r - zj. - 6 -12 -10 -10 -13 '-12 . -11' -ip. - 1 + 5 +_6', : +22 1. +11 +11 . t- -18. -13 -18 -2L -30 -16 . ±2: +12 +17- ' -12 ~ ..jai r-28 ' Til : •: -13 - T r 3.1: , --10' • ':. + 2 v 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. : , * f.
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