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: us. LIBRARY OF THE FEDERAL I f b BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL R E S E & # % f M # O F CLEVELAND -v« r- .-«• H.ll. " •. March 2 6 , 1948 * DEPARTMENT-STORE SALES, BY CITIES * .Percentage JChahge fronTCoi^spondihg Period - a Year Ago F e d e r a l Reserve d i s t r i c t andcity Year .1947 1... "-• jMonth of + 8 + 8 Boston D i s t r i c t New Haven Boston Springfield1 Providence + 6 0 + 7 + 4. t 3 +-2 . ,„+ 2 \ + 4 : "+n - 1 Kev York D i s t r i c t Newark Buffalo New York 'Rochester Syracuse N.J. N.Y. n .' ~ + ^ ;': + 9 "+ 8 f +5 Philadelphia D i s t r i c t Philadelphia. ; . Pa. •' . • • •• ' • +22 '+35 •+45 1 + 8 '• + 4 • ' + 9 •• . 2 Chicago D i s t r i c t Chicago Indianapolis Detroit Milwaukee ' 111. Ind • Mich. Wis, + 5 +13 + 6 ' ' m £T~* + 7 ^ +14 +11 1 + 3 '+14 + 9 ' +37 +11 -12 •n2 + +17 +20 + 6 + 4 + 1 +10 + 6 E + 7 + 7 ^ +21 + 2 +13 + 4 + 9 + 7 '+_S "m - 1 --+14 '+20 +12 +13 - 2 .. + 6 .+17 - 1 \ +12 + 7 :+5:r +_2 m +20 ' ••^17 ' '•+51 • -+3 + 6 - ir +16 r+20 " H ' +12 : o +21 +16 +ii +16 + 9 +11 9 ±4 +2.. r^2" +12 + -1 • - 1 ' + 6 + 6 - 7 - 2 "m H" ; J w r + 2 • +: i r + 2' r + 4 ' r+ 2 • - + 2 + 3 +10 - 8 r-l'5 J ^ - 6 -+ 6 - 1 Ala. Fla • • Ga. • • La. Tenn•'• + 5 ' % +1 +27 - 3 +21 +17 +11 +13 +11 + 4 : +J4 +12 +13 Atlanta D i s t r i c t Birmingham : Miami .• i Atlanta ' ' : • * New Orleans vNashville- .fir rig -14 * +22 -19 +21 • +44 +10 +34 + 8 +19 +20 +20 +23 +15 +41 ' + 9 +15 ' ±4 • 7 8 :U::« 9 % - 8 • 3 "• - 6 - 4 :':'+-4-8'': +10 J HIS + 9 + 3 + 7 + 3 +14 Jii + 3 • ---+31 '+40 +80 • +34* + $4 •-• + 8 >. + 9 +14 LL; +12 • +16 r i + 4 D.C. Md. ; ' " =16 -24 + 5 r + J . . +23 r + 2 ' : i +26 . Richmond D i s t r i c t Washington Baltimore ' •+ $ ' +10 + ;4 +15 m Pa. M '^.•2c +25 ...+20 Cleveland^District • Akron Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus! Toledo Pittsburgh + 7 + $ + e + 5 +12 + 5 +12 + 5' . +8 :- • + 9 •,+u Ohio ' Feb.21* UNITED STATES Conn* Mass. : • JI* . . R.I. Week -ending ^ I 1 v. t i +12 + 4 +12 +30 +20 ,±_4: v - 2 +2 + 5, + 7 + 3 +11 + 1 +5 +13 +11 +5 +13 Z6^ p& H.ll ^ DEPARTMENT STORE SALES, BY CITIES (Continued) P e r c e n t a g e Change from Corresponding Period a Year Ago S t . Louis D i s t r i c t • L i t t l e Rock; ' ' 'Louisville S t . Louis Memphis Minneapolis D i s t r i c t Minneapolis S t . Paul Duluth-rSuperior Kansas C i t v D i s t r i c t Denver Wichita "Kansas C i t y .'St* Joseph - Oklahoma C i t y Tulsa Ark; Ky. * Mo. Tenn. .. 4 • W e e k ending 1 / • Year . • Month.of Jan* .... 1947 Feb .21* j i e b .28* {Mar . - 6 Mar *13 jMar.20 F e d e r a l Reserve - d i s t r i c t and c i t y Dallas D i s t r i c t Dallas F o r t Worth Houston San Antonio ge 2 " --- ' + j T 2 "+11 + 8 + 3 : ±11 + 7 +11 +13 Minn. "&Wis. Colo. Kans. Mo. " Okla. " Tex* " 1 1 San F r a n c i s c o D i s t r i c t Los Angeles Area Calif, Oakland -; . San F r a n c i s c o Portland Ore. S a l t Lake City, : Utah Seattle, Wash. • - ±JL. . ±_7 : ' +26 ' • + 8 - - 3. J +10 - 6 , ; ±J +_2 +12 .+ 6 +io m +12 0 + 9 + 9 + 5 + 7 ••+1 + 9 +11 ££ '+JZ- + 1 + 7 +12 + 5 + 5 + 8, + 3! +11} +:8: *• 4 ; + 4 +15 +16 + 5 • : + 5 + 4 + 4 ""•"*27 +33 + 3 +12 +25 ' +18 +10 '" + 7 + 6 +17 + 3 + 4 +16 +23 +21 +10 +17 : . ' (Not a v a i l a b l e f o r p u b l i c a t i o n ) + A . :?+_! . ' + 1 7 +18 tl6 m • + 8 +31 +11 +10 +19 +14 - 2 +13 + 7' -13 + 9 +12 tie+28 +13 +25 tu +13 + 5 +24 +14 ' +23 +20 +15 +40 +20 ' ±2 - 5 z.8 - 3 +_1 + 1 +29 ,+ 2 :'+26 • +14 -16 + 1 -43. -21 - 3 +10 " +20 - &16 '.i+12 +17 l !+ 2 " +20 •: + 5 ' +11 -+ 2 +13 + 3 . +18 ; '> 6 f + 7 m ** + + + + + 3 + 4 + 7 -13 - 5. - 3 +_8 % + 3 - 1 +16 + 9 • -+19 +12 +23 +34 +26 + J l '• r+_4 r 0 - 4 -•?* 3 0 9 - : . ..+12 3 + 4 1 +-2 ' : . -* * + 4 • +12; + 4 + 2 r—Be v i s e d . . , 1/ d u r i n g M^rch-changes ff-om a y e a r ago r e f l e c t i j T p a r t the, f a . c t t h a t l a s t / . y e a r Easter,, was on A p r i l - 6 while, t h i s year- i t w i l l be on March" 2 8 . For 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 t i n comparison with l a s t . y e a r allowance should be made f o r . ' . an increase', i n s a l e s , of. about l ' p e r c e n t f o r t h e month of March as ar-whole # I n usijig, year : ago comparisons f o r t h e weeks ending February 28 and F e b r u a r y 21 allowance should be made f o r t h e f a c t t h a t i n c i t i e s observing t h e Washington's B i r t h d a y h o l i d a y , s t o r e c l o s i n g s t h i s • year occurred i n t h e week ending -!•' •February .28" w h e r e a s ' l a s t year.-:they o c c u r r e d i n t h e p r e v i o u s week. •' . ** Data n o t a v a i l a b l e . + ! • + ' - I': . ».WST6 *»mn stm 0 + 7 +16 +21 • +16 +24 +14 3 • ft -