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LIBRARY OF THE FEDERAL

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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
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- 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.

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-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

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Feb.21*

UNITED STATES
Conn*
Mass.
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R.I.

Week -ending ^

I
1

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t i

+12
+ 4
+12
+30
+20

,±_4: v
- 2
+2
+ 5,
+ 7 + 3
+11
+ 1
+5
+13
+11
+5
+13

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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

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' + j T

2
"+11
+ 8
+ 3
:

±11
+ 7
+11
+13

Minn.
"&Wis.
Colo.
Kans.
Mo.
"

Okla.
"

Tex*
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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

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. '
(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

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+
+
+
+

+ 3
+ 4
+ 7
-13
- 5.
- 3

+_8 %
+ 3
- 1
+16
+ 9 •

-+19
+12
+23
+34
+26

+ J l '• r+_4
r 0
- 4
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3
0
9 - : . ..+12
3
+ 4
1
+-2

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+ 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
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•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.
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