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LIBRARY OF THE FEDERAL
I f b BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL R E S E & # % f M # O F CLEVELAND
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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
+ 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
•n
+ 2
+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
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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
A t l a n t a ' ' : •*
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
•
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'+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
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'^.•2c
+25
...+20
Cleveland^District
• Akron
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Columbus!
Toledo
Pittsburgh
+ 7
+ $
+ e
+ 5
+12
+ 5
+12
+
5'
. +8
:- • + 9
•,+u
Ohio
Week -ending ^
Feb.21*
UNITED STATES
Conn*
Mass.
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jMonth of
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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.
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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.
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Okla.
"
Tex*
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11
San F r a n c i s c o D i s t r i c t
Los Angeles Area
Calif,
Oakland
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San F r a n c i s c o
Portland
Ore.
S a l t Lake City, :
Utah
Seattle,
Wash.
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•
+ 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
""•"*27
+33
+ 3
m
+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
+ 4
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+
+
+
+
+ 3
+ 4
+ 7
-13
- 5.
- 3
+ 7
+16
+21
• +16
+24
+14
+_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
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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
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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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